[Federal Register: December 7, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 235)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
44 CFR Part 67
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 on 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: William R. Blanton, Jr., Engineering
Management Section, Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3151.
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 Mitigation Division Director of
FEMA 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
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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.
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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
Flooding source(s) Location of referenced (NAVD) Communities affected
elevation
Depth in
feet above
ground
Modified
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Bell County, Kentucky and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-7454
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Cumberland River..................... Approximately 6,185 feet +1,009 Bell County (Unincorporated
downstream of the Areas).
confluence of Greasy
Creek.
Cumberland River..................... Approximately 770 feet +1,099 City of Pineville.
upstream of the
confluence of Burst
Branch.
Hances Creek......................... At the confluence with +1,021 Bell County (Unincorporated
Cumberland River. Areas).
Approximately 5,630 feet +1,021
upstream of the
confluence with
Cumberland River.
Left Fork Straight Creek............. At the confluence with +1,020 Bell County (Unincorporated
Straight Creek. Areas).
Approximately 1,915 feet +1,075
upstream of the
confluence of Sims Fork.
Little Yellow Creek.................. At the confluence with +1,131 City of Middlesboro.
Yellow Creek.
Approximately 275 feet +1,141
upstream of the
confluence of Davis
Branch.
Straight Creek....................... At the confluence with +1,020 Bell County (Unincoporated Areas).
Cumberland River.
Approximately 3,725 feet +1,161
upstream of the
confluence of Cox
Branch.
Yellow Creek......................... At confluence with +1,034 City of Pineville. Bell County
Cumberland River. (Uninc. Areas).
Approximately 375 feet +1,141 City of Middlesboro.
southwest of the
intersection of
Cumberland Avenue and
34th Street.
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Depth in feet above ground.
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
ADDRESSES
Bell County (Unincorporated Areas):
Maps are available for inspection at Community Map Repository, 1 Courthouse Square, Pineville, Kentucky 40977.
City of Middlesboro
Maps are available for inspection at Community Map Repository, 21 & Loft Avenue, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965.
City of Pineville
Maps are available for inspection at Community Map Repository, 300 Virginia Avenue, Pineville, Kentucky 40977.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: November 30, 2006.
David I. Maurstad,
Director, Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E6-20781 Filed 12-6-06; 8:45 am]
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