80 FR 65161 - Final Flood Elevation Determinations

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 206 (October 26, 2015)

Page Range65161-65164
FR Document2015-27186

Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 206 (Monday, October 26, 2015)
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[FR Doc No: 2015-27186]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket ID FEMA-2015-0001]


Final Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified 
BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and 
modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that 
each community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being 
already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for 
participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

DATES: The date of issuance of the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) 
showing BFEs and modified BFEs for each community. This date may be 
obtained by contacting the office where the maps are available for 
inspection as indicated in the table below.

ADDRESSES: The final BFEs for each community are available for 
inspection at the office of the Chief Executive Officer of each 
community. The respective addresses are listed in the table below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering 
Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 
20472, (202) 646-4064, or (email) [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA) makes the final determinations listed below for the modified 
BFEs for each community listed. These modified elevations have been 
published in newspapers of local circulation and ninety (90) days have 
elapsed since that publication. The Deputy Associate Administrator for 
Mitigation has resolved any appeals resulting from this notification.
    This final rule is issued in accordance with section 110 of the 
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR part 
67. FEMA has developed criteria for floodplain management in floodprone 
areas in accordance with 44 CFR part 60.
    Interested lessees and owners of real property are encouraged to 
review the proof Flood Insurance Study and FIRM available at the 
address cited below for each community. The BFEs and modified BFEs are 
made final in the communities listed below. Elevations at selected 
locations in each community are shown.
    National Environmental Policy Act. This final rule is categorically 
excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR part 10, Environmental 
Consideration. An environmental impact assessment has not been 
prepared.
    Regulatory Flexibility Act. As flood elevation determinations are 
not within the scope of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-
612, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
    Regulatory Classification. This final rule is not a significant 
regulatory action under the criteria of section 3(f) of Executive Order 
12866 of September 30, 1993, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR 
51735.
    Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This final rule involves no 
policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
    Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This final rule meets 
the applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.

List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67

    Administrative practice and procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: October 8, 2015.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department 
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

    Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is amended as follows:

PART 67--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 67 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 
1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR, 
1979 Comp., p. 376.


Sec.  67.11  [Amended]

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2. The tables published under the authority of Sec.  67.11 are amended 
as follows:

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                                                                      * Elevation in
                                                                      feet (NGVD) +
                                                                    Elevation in feet
                                           Location of referenced   (NAVD) # Depth in
           Flooding source(s)                    elevation          feet above ground     Communities affected
                                                                    [caret] Elevation
                                                                     in  meters (MSL)
                                                                         Modified
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                              St. Charles County, Missouri, and Incorporated Areas
                                       Docket Nos.: FEMA-B-1062 and B-1167
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Baltic Creek...........................  At the confluence with                  +470  City of Cottleville, City
                                          Dardenne Creek.                               of St. Peters, City of
                                                                                        Weldon Spring,
                                                                                        Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 0.7 mile                  +492
                                          upstream of the
                                          confluence with
                                          Tributary 7.
Blanchette Creek (Backwater from         Just downstream of Katy                 +455  City of St. Charles,
 Missouri River).                         Trail/Abandoned Railroad.                     Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        St. Charles County.
                                         At the confluence with                  +455
                                          the Missouri River.
Boschert Creek.........................  At the confluence with                  +441  City of St. Charles,
                                          Cole Creek.                                   Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 0.6 mile                  +532
                                          upstream of Sibley
                                          Street.
Cole Creek.............................  Approximately 0.4 mile                  +443  City of St. Charles.
                                          upstream of the
                                          confluence with Boschert
                                          Creek.
                                         Approximately 800 feet                  +529
                                          upstream of Graystone
                                          Drive.
Crooked Creek..........................  At the confluence with                  +475  City of Cottleville, City
                                          Dardenne Creek.                               of O'Fallon, City of
                                                                                        Weldon Spring,
                                                                                        Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 0.7 mile                  +574
                                          upstream of I-64.
Crystal Springs Creek (Backwater from    At the confluence with                  +457  City of St. Charles,
 Missouri River).                         the Missouri River.                           Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 871 feet                  +457
                                          upstream of South River
                                          Road.
Cunningham Branch......................  At the confluence with                  +535  City of O'Fallon,
                                          Dardenne Creek.                               Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 1,250 feet                +644
                                          upstream of State
                                          Highway D.
Dardenne Creek.........................  Approximately 400 feet                  +444  City of Cottleville, City
                                          downstream of Norfold                         of O'Fallon, City of St.
                                          Southern Railroad.                            Peters, Town of Dardenne
                                                                                        Prairie, Unincorporated
                                                                                        Areas of St. Charles
                                                                                        County.
                                         Approximately 2.3 miles                 +748
                                          upstream of Oberhelman
                                          Road.
Duckett Creek (Overflow from Missouri    At the confluence with                  +462  Unincorporated Areas of
 River).                                  the Missouri River.                           St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 0.5 miles                 +463
                                          upstream of Jungs
                                          Station Road.
East Branch Spencer Creek..............  At the confluence with                  +458  City of St. Peters.
                                          Spencer Creek.
                                         Just downstream of Boone                +503
                                          Hills Drive.
East Branch Tributary B................  At the confluence with                  +480  City of Cottleville, City
                                          Dardenne Creek.                               of O'Fallon,
                                                                                        Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 150 feet                  +525
                                          upstream of State
                                          Highway K.
East Cole Creek........................  At the confluence with                  +457  City of St. Charles.
                                          Cole Creek.
                                         Approximately 600 feet                  +478
                                          upstream of Canary Lane.
Femme Osage Creek (Backwater from        Approximately 0.4 miles                 +476  Unincorporated Areas of
 Missouri River).                         downstream of State                           St. Charles County.
                                          Highway 94.
                                         Approximately 1.4 miles                 +476
                                          downstream of Defiance
                                          Road.
Kraut Run..............................  At the confluence with                  +506  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          Dardenne Creek.                               St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 1,000 feet                +607
                                          upstream of Wilson Road.
Lake Sainte Louise.....................  Entire shoreline within                 +546  City of Lake St. Louis.
                                          community.
Little Dardenne Creek..................  At the confluence with                  +554  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          Dardenne Creek.                               St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 0.9 mile                  +719
                                          upstream of Morrison
                                          Lane.
Mississippi River......................  At the St. Charles                      +434  City of O'Fallon, City of
                                          County, Missouri/St.                          Portage Des Sioux, City
                                          Louis County, Missouri/                       of St. Charles, City of
                                          Madison County, Illinois                      St. Paul, City of St.
                                          county boundary,                              Peters, Town of West
                                          approximately 6.2 miles                       Alton, Unincorporated
                                          downstream of Melvin                          Areas of St. Charles
                                          Price Lock and Dam.                           County.
                                         At the St. Charles County/              +444
                                          Lincoln County boundary,
                                          approximately 3.0 miles
                                          upstream of confluence
                                          with Peruue Creek.
Missouri River.........................  At the St. Charles                      +434  City of St. Charles, City
                                          County, Missouri/St.                          of Weldon Spring, Town
                                          Louis County, Missouri/                       of West Alton, Town of
                                          Madison County, Illinois                      Augusta, Unincorporated
                                          county boundary,                              Areas of St. Charles
                                          approximately 7.4 miles                       County.
                                          downstream of the Lewis
                                          Bridge.
                                         Near the St. Charles                    +492
                                          County/Warren County
                                          boundary, approximately
                                          22.3 miles upstream of
                                          the Daniel Boone Bridge.

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Oday Creek.............................  At the confluence with                  +505  City of Lake St. Louis,
                                          Dardenne Creek.                               City of O'Fallon, City
                                                                                        of St. Charles,
                                                                                        Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 425 feet                  +587
                                          upstream of State
                                          Highway N.
Old Dardenne Creek.....................  At the confluence with                  +486  Town of Dardenne Prairie,
                                          Dardenne Creek.                               City of O'Fallon, City
                                                                                        of St. Charles,
                                                                                        Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 350 feet                  +502
                                          upstream of U.S. Route
                                          40/61.
Peruque Creek..........................  Approximately 0.3 mile                  +530  City of Foristell, City
                                          downstream of State                           of Wentzville,
                                          Highway Z.                                    Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 1.3 miles                 +630
                                          upstream of State
                                          Highway T.
Peruque Creek Tributary 12.............  At the confluence with                  +471  City of St. Paul,
                                          Peruque Creek.                                Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 0.4 mile                  +527
                                          upstream of Meadow Farm
                                          Lane.
Peruque Creek Tributary 14.............  Approximately 0.2 mile                  +464  City of O'Fallon,
                                          upstream of the                               Unincorporated Areas of
                                          confluence with Peruque                       St. Charles County.
                                          Creek.
                                         Approximately 1,000 feet                +512
                                          upstream of Civic Park
                                          Drive.
Peruque Creek Tributary 15.............  Approximately 900 feet                  +464  City of O'Fallon.
                                          upstream of the
                                          confluence with Peruque
                                          Creek.
                                         Approximately 1,300 feet                +507
                                          upstream of Main Street.
Peruque Creek Tributary 2..............  At the confluence with                  +613  City of Foristell,
                                          Peruque Creek.                                Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 600 feet                  +734
                                          upstream of State
                                          Highway T.
Peruque Creek Tributary 8..............  Approximately 1.0 mile                  +505  City of Lake St. Louis,
                                          upstream of the                               City of Wentzville.
                                          confluence with Peruque
                                          Creek.
                                         Approximately 0.6 mile                  +546
                                          upstream of I-70.
Peruque Creek Tributary 9..............  Approximately 1.0 mile                  +505  City of Lake St. Louis,
                                          upstream of the                               Unincorporated Areas of
                                          confluence with Peruque                       St. Charles County.
                                          Creek.
                                         Approximately 0.4 mile                  +539
                                          upstream of Henke Road.
Sandfort Creek.........................  Just downstream of                      +442  City of St. Charles,
                                          Norfolk Southern                              Unincorporated Areas of
                                          Railroad.                                     St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 350 feet                  +497
                                          downstream of Muegge
                                          Road.
Schote Creek...........................  At the confluence with                  +481  City of O'Fallon, Town of
                                          Dardenne Creek.                               Dardenne Prairie,
                                                                                        Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 1.6 miles                 +583
                                          upstream of U.S. Route
                                          40/61.
Spencer Creek..........................  Approximately 365 feet                  +444  City of St. Peters,
                                          upstream of the railroad.                     Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 1,200 feet                +526
                                          upstream of Millwood
                                          Drive.
Taylor Branch (Backwater from Missouri   At the confluence with                  +460  City of St. Charles,
 River).                                  the Missouri River.                           Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 0.6 miles                 +460
                                          upstream of South River
                                          Road.
Tributary A............................  At the confluence with                  +469  City of St. Peters,
                                          Dardenne Creek.                               Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 500 feet                  +536
                                          upstream of Starlight
                                          Drive.
Tributary No. 1........................  At the confluence with                  +464  City of St. Peters,
                                          Dardenne Creek.                               Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 400 feet                  +473
                                          upstream of Harris Drive.
Tributary No. 13.......................  At the confluence with                  +486  Town of Dardenne Prairie,
                                          Dardenne Creek.                               City of O'Fallon.
                                         Approximately 700 feet                  +508
                                          upstream of McClure Road.
Tributary No. 15.......................  At the confluence with                  +495  Town of Dardenne Prairie,
                                          Dardenne Creek.                               City of O'Fallon,
                                                                                        Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 300 feet                  +567
                                          upstream of Keystone
                                          Crossing Drive.
Tributary No. 17.......................  Approximately 0.8 mile                  +522  City of O'Fallon,
                                          upstream of the                               Unincorporated Areas of
                                          confluence with Dardenne                      St. Charles County.
                                          Creek.
                                         Approximately 900 feet                  +895
                                          upstream of Hopewell
                                          Road.
Tributary No. 19.......................  Approximately 1,300 feet                +505  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          upstream of the                               St. Charles County.
                                          confluence with Dardenne
                                          Creek.
                                         Approximately 2.1 miles                 +573
                                          upstream of the
                                          confluence with Dardenne
                                          Creek.
Tributary No. 2........................  Just upstream of Ohmes                  +465  City of St. Peters.
                                          Road.
                                         Approximately 0.5 mile                  +478
                                          upstream of Ohmes Road.
Tributary No. 3........................  At the confluence with                  +469  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          Tributary A.                                  St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 0.8 mile                  +503
                                          upstream of St. Peters-
                                          Howell Road.

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Tributary No. 4........................  At the confluence with                  +469  City of St. Peters,
                                          Tributary A.                                  Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 1,150                     +509
                                          upstream of Woodstream
                                          Drive.
Tributary No. 7........................  At the confluence with                  +482  City of St. Peters, City
                                          Baltic Creek.                                 of Weldon Spring.
                                         Approximately 0.8 mile                  +504
                                          upstream of Pitmann Hill
                                          Road.
Tributary No. 9........................  At the confluence with                  +480  City of Weldon Spring,
                                          Crooked Creek.                                Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 0.5 mile                  +497
                                          upstream of Guthermuth
                                          Road.
West Branch Spencer Creek..............  At the confluence with                  +450  Unincorporated Areas of
                                          Spencer Creek.                                St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 400 feet                  +510
                                          upstream of Willott Road.
West Branch Tributary B................  At the confluence with                  +489  Town of Dardenne Prairie.
                                          East Branch Tributary B.
                                         Approximately 150 feet                  +622
                                          upstream of Bryan Road.
West Sandfort Creek....................  At the confluence with                  +450  City of St. Charles,
                                          Sandfort Creek.                               Unincorporated Areas of
                                                                                        St. Charles County.
                                         Approximately 1,400 feet                +459
                                          upstream of Harry S.
                                          Truman Boulevard.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
# Depth in feet above ground.
[caret] Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.
 
                                                    ADDRESSES
 
City of Cottleville
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 5490 5th Street, Cottleville, MO 63338.
 
City of Foristell
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 121 Mulberry Street, Foristell, MO 63348.
 
City of Lake St. Louis
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 200 Civic Center Drive, Lake St. Louis, MO 63367.
 
City of O'Fallon
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 100 North Main Street, O'Fallon, MO 63366.
 
City of Portage Des Sioux
Maps are available for inspection at the County Adminstration Building, 201 North 2nd Street, Room 420, St.
 Charles, MO 63301.
 
City of St. Charles
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 200 North 2nd Street, St. Charles, MO 63301.
 
City of St. Paul
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 2300 St. Paul Road, St. Paul, MO 63366.
 
City of St. Peters
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 1 St. Peters Centre Boulevard, St. Peters, MO 63376.
 
City of Weldon Spring
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 5401 Independence Road, Weldon Spring, MO 63304.
 
City of Wentzville
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 310 West Pearce Boulevard, Wentzville, MO 63385.
 
Town of Dardenne Prairie
Maps are available for inspection at Town Hall, 2032 Hanley Road, Dardenne Prairie, MO 63368.
 
Town of West Alton
Maps are available for inspection at 201 North 2nd Street, Room 420, St. Charles, MO 63301.
 
Unincorporated Areas of St. Charles County
Maps are available for inspection at the County Adminstration Building, 201 North 2nd Street, Room 420, St.
 Charles, MO 63301.
 
Town of Augusta
Maps are available for inspection at Town Hall, 239 Green Street, Augusta, MO 63332.
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SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesThe date of issuance of the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) showing BFEs and modified BFEs for each community. This date may be obtained by contacting the office where the maps are available for inspection as indicated in the table below.
ContactLuis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4064, or (email) [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 65161 
CFR AssociatedAdministrative Practice and Procedure; Flood Insurance and Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

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