71 FR 39 pgs. 9975-9976 - Final Flood Elevation Determinations

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Type: RULEVolume: 71Number: 39Pages: 9975 - 9976

FR document: [FR Doc. 06-1823 Filed 2-27-06; 8:45 am]

Agency: Homeland Security Department

Sub Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency

Official PDF Version: PDF Version

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

Final Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations and modified Base Flood Elevations (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:

Effective Date: 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 FIRM is available for inspection as indicated in the table below.

ADDRESSES:

The final base flood elevations 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:

Doug Bellomo, P.E., Hazard Identification Section, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2903.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency makes the final determinations listed below for the BFEs and 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 Mitigation Division Director 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. 4105, and 44 CFR Part 67.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency 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 rule is categorically excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR Part 10, Environmental Consideration. No environmental impact assessment has been prepared.

Regulatory Flexibility Act. The Mitigation Division Director certifies that this rule is exempt from the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act because modified base flood elevations are required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and are required to establish and maintain community eligibility in the NFIP. No regulatory flexibility analysis has been prepared.

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 rule involves no policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This 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 record keeping requirements.

Accordingly, 44 CFR Part 67 is amended to read as follows:

PART 67-[AMENDED]

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.

§ 67.11 [Amended]

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

State	City/town/county	Source of flooding	Location	#Depth in feet above ground. *Elevation in feet (NGVD) Modified ?Elevation in feet (NAVD) Modified
NM	Silver City (Town) Grant County (FEMA Docket No. P7699)	Central Arroyo	At the confluence with Maude's Creek	?6,013
			Approximately 7,770 feet upstream of the confluence with Maude's Creek	?6,193
		Cottonwood Creek	Approximately 800 feet upstream of the confluence with Silva Creek	?5,953
			Approximately 190 feet upstream of Cain Drive	?6,067
		Maude's Creek	Approximately 210 feet downstream of U.S. Route 180	?6,000
			Approximately 6,100 feet upstream of U.S. Route 180	?6,125
		Pinos Altos Creek	Approximately 1,200 feet upstream of 32nd Street	?6,042
			Approximately 3,770 feet upstream of confluence of Tributary 8 to Pinos Altos Creek	?6,141
		Tributary 2 to Maude's Creek (Lower Reach)	Approximately 16,260 feet upstream of the confluence with Maude's Creek	?5,853
			Approximately 17,340 feet upstream of the confluence with Maude's Creek	?5,868
		Tributary 2 to Maude's Creek (Upper Reach)	Approximately 590 feet upstream of U.S. Route 180	?6,047
		Tributary 2 to Maude's Creek (Upper Reach)	Approximately 5,020 feet upstream of 32nd Street Bypass	?6,227
		Tributary 8 to Pinos Altos Creek	At the confluence with Pinos Altos Creek	?6,053
			Approximately 1,310 feet upstream of 40th Street	?6,145
ADDRESS:					Maps are available for inspection at the City Annex Building, 1211 North Hudson Street, Silver City, New Mexico.
?North American Vertical Datum of 1988.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, "Flood Insurance.")

Dated: February 2, 2006.

David I. Maurstad,

Acting Director, Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. 06-1823 Filed 2-27-06; 8:45 am]

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