[Federal Register: June 26, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 123)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 43073-43075]
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket No. FEMA-P-7607]

 
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Technical information or comments are requested on the 
proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed 
BFE modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs and 
modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that 
the 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 comment period is ninety (90) days following the second 
publication of this proposed rule in a newspaper of local circulation 
in each community.

ADDRESSES: The proposed 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 following table.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew B. Miller, P.E., Chief, 
Hazards Study Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, 
FEMA, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3461 or (e-
mail) matt.miller@fema.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA proposes to make determinations of BFEs 
and modified BFEs for each community listed below, in accordance with 
section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 
4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).
    These proposed BFEs and modified BFEs, together with the floodplain 
management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that are 
required. They should not be construed to mean that the community must 
change any existing ordinances that are more stringent in their 
floodplain management requirements. The community may at any time enact 
stricter requirements of its own, or pursuant to policies established 
by other Federal, State, or regional entities. These proposed 
elevations are used to meet the floodplain management requirements of 
the NFIP and are also used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance 
premium rates for new buildings built after these elevations are made 
final, and for the contents in these buildings.

National Environmental Policy Act

    This proposed 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 Acting Administrator for Federal Insurance and Mitigation 
Administration certifies that this proposed rule is exempt from the 
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act because proposed or 
modified BFEs are required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 
1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and are required to establish and maintain 
community eligibility in the NFIP. No regulatory flexibility analysis 
has been prepared.

Regulatory Classification

    This proposed 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 12612, Federalism

    This proposed rule involves no policies that have federalism 
implications under Executive Order 12612, Federalism, dated October 26, 
1987.

Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice Reform

    This proposed rule meets the applicable standards of Section 
2(b)(2) of Executive Order 12778.

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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 proposed to be amended 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.


Sec. 67.4  Proposed flood elevation determination.

    2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 67.4 are 
proposed to be amended as follows:

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                                                *Elevation in feet (NGVD)
   Source of flooding and location of    ---------------------------------------       Communities affected
          referenced elevation                    Existing            Modified
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Greenbrier Creek:
    Approximately 200 feet downstream of  None....................          288  Town of Wooster, Faulkner
     the confluence of Little Greenbrier                                          County.
     Creek.
    Approximately 7,100 feet upstream of  None....................          295  ...............................
     the Town of Wooster corporate
     limits.
Greenbrier Creek Tributary No. 2:
    At the mouth of Greenbrier Creek      None....................          288  Town of Wooster, Faulkner
     Tributary No. 2.                                                             County.
    Approximately 1,350 feet upstream of  None....................          319  ...............................
     Green Valley Road.
Greenbrier Creek Tributary No. 3:
    At the mouth of Greenbrier Creek      None....................          288  Town of Wooster.
     Tributary No. 3.
    Approximately 50 feet upstream of a   None....................          325  ...............................
     private drive about 1,600 feet
     upstream of Reed Road.
Skyline Creek:
    At the mouth of Skyline Creek.......  None....................          292  Town of Wooster, Faulkner
                                                                                  County.
    Approximately 725 feet upstream of    None....................          312  ...............................
     Green Valley Road.

   Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 7 Reed Road, Wooster, Arkansas.

  Send comments to The Honorable Johnnie D. Stone, Mayor, Town of Wooster, P.O. Box 43, Wooster, Arkansas 72181.

  Maps are available for inspection at the Community Map Repository, 801 Locust Street, Conway, Arkansas.

  Send coments to The Honorable John Wayne Carter, Judge, Faulkner County, 801 Locust Street, Conway, Arkansas
   72032.
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Peruque Creek:
    Approximately 260 feet upstream of    *453....................         *452  St. Charles County, City of
     State Highway 79.                                                            O'Fallon, City of St. Paul.
    Just downstream of Church Street....  *535....................         *533  City of Lake St. Louis.

   Maps are available for inspection at the County Administration Building, 201 North Second Street, Room 420,
   St. Charles, Missouri.

  Send comments to Mr. Joe Ortwerth, St. Charles County Executive, 100 North Third Street, Suite 318, St.
   Charles, Missouri 63301.

  Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 138 South Main Street, O'Fallon, Missouri.

  Send comments to The Honorable Paul Renaud, Mayor, City of O'Fallon, 100 North Main Street, O'Fallon, Missouri
   63366.

  Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, St. Paul, Missouri 63366.

  Send comments to The Honorable Jay Sigmund, Mayor, City of St. Paul, 1265 Lydia Lane, St. Paul, Missouri
   63366.

  Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 1000 Lake St. Louis Boulevard, Lake St. Louis, Missouri.

  Send comments to The Honorable Michael Potter, Mayor, City of Lake St. Louis, 1000 Lake St. Louis Boulevard,
   16, Lake St. Louis, Missouri 63367.
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Cottonwood Creek:
    Just upstream of SE 14th Street.....  *464....................         *467  City of Dallas, City of Grand
                                                                                  Prairie.
    Approximately 700 feet upstream of    *529....................         *531  ...............................
     Great Southwest Parkway.
Duck Creek:
    Approximately 600 feet downstream of  *457....................         *458  City of Dallas, City of
     Collins Road.                                                                Garland, City of Mesquite,
                                                                                  Town of Sunnyvale.
    Just downstream of Beltline Road....  *593....................         *592  Dallas County.
South Fork Cottonwood Creek:
    Approximately 150 feet downstream of  *487....................         *486  City of Garland.
     Carrier Parkway.
    Just downstream of Great Southwest    *548....................         *547  ...............................
     Parkway.
Stream 2C2:
    At the mouth of Stream 2C2..........  *496....................         *494  City of Grand Prairie.
    Approximately 630 feet upstream of    *496....................         *495  ...............................
     Glenbrook Drive.
Stream 8D1:
    At the mouth of Stream 8D1..........  *465....................         *467  City of Dallas, City of Grand
                                                                                  Prairie.
    Approximately 50 feet downstream of   None....................         *489  ...............................
     Belt Line Road.
Stream 8D3:
    Approximately 300 feet downstream of  *473....................         *474  City of Grand Prairie.
     Southeast 4th Street.
    Approximately 75 feet downstream of   None....................         *488  ...............................
     South Center Street.
Stream 8D6:

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    At the mouth of Stream 8D6..........  *504....................         *505  City of Grand Prairie.
    Approximately 2,350 feet upstream of  None....................         *544  ...............................
     Arkansas Lane.
Stream 8D7:
    Approximately 2,000 feet downstream   *495....................         *496  City of Grand Prairie.
     of Sherman Street.
    Approximately 50 feet downstream of   None....................         *512  ...............................
     Sherman Street.

   Maps are available for inspection at the Administration Building, 411 Elm Street, 4th Floor, Dallas, Texas.

  Send comments to The Honorable Lee F. Jackson, County Judge, Dallas County, Administration Building, 411 Elm
   Street, 2nd Floor, Dallas, Texas 75202.

  Maps are available for inspection at 320 East Jefferson Boulevard, Dallas, Texas.

  Send comments to The Honorable Ron Kirk, Mayor, City of Dallas, City Hall, 1500 Marilla Street, Dallas, Texas
   75201-6390.

  Maps are available for inspection at 200 North 5th Street, Garland, Texas.

  Send comments to The Honorable Jim Spence, Mayor, City of Garland, 200 North 5th Street, P.O. Box 469002,
   Garland, Texas 75046-9002.

  Maps are available for inspection at the City Development Center, 206 West Church Street, Grand Prairie,
   Texas.

  Send comments to The Honorable Charles England, Mayor, City of Grand Prairie, 317 College Street, Grand
   Prairie, Texas 75053-4045.

  Maps are available for inspection at 320 East Jefferson Boulevard, Dallas, Texas.

  Send comments to The Honorable Mike Anderson, Mayor, City of Mesquite, P.O. Box 850137, Mesquite, Texas 75185-
   0137.

  Maps are available for inspection at 537 Long Creek Road, Sunnyvale, Texas.

  Send comments to The Honorable Jim Phaup, Mayor, Town of Sunnyvale, 537 Long Creek Road, Sunnyvale, Texas
   75182.
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*National Geodetic Vertical Datum


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

    Dated: June 18, 2002.
Robert F. Shea,
Acting Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration.
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