[Federal Register: January 6, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 3)]
[Proposed Rules]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
44 CFR Part 67
[Docket No. FEMA-B-7443]
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Emergency
Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
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 table below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doug Bellomo, P.E. Hazard
Identification Section, Emergency Preparedness and Response
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2903.
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 Mitigation Division Director of the
Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate 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.
List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67
Administrative practice and procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting
and recordkeeping 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.
2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 67.4 are
proposed to be amended as follows:
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Depth in feet
above ground. *Elevation
in feet. + Elevation in
State City/town/county Source of flooding Location feet (NGVD)
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Existing Modified
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California........................... Oakdale (City), Stanislaus River......................... Approximately 4,700 feet downstream of State Highway 120.. *101 *101
Stanislaus County.
Approximately 2 miles upstream of State Highway 120....... *113 *114
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Maps are available for inspection at the Community Development Department, 455 South Fifth Avenue, Oakdale, California 95361 or the Stanislaus County Library (Oakdale Branch) 151 South First
Avenue, Oakdale, California 95361.
Send comments to The Honorable Pat Kuhn, Mayor, City of Oakdale, 280 North Third Avenue, Oakdale, California 95361.
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California........................... Riverbank (City), Stanislaus River......................... Approximately 4,800 feet downstream of Riverbank Highway.. None *84
Stanislaus County.
Approximately 4,000 feet upstream of Riverbank Highway.... None *87
Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 6707 Third Street, Riverbank, California 95367.
Send comments to The Honorable William O'Brien, Mayor, City of Riverbank, 6707 Third Street, Riverbank, California 95367.
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California........................... Stanislaus County....... Stanislaus River......................... Approximately 5 miles downstream of State Highway 99...... None *45
Approximately 1,600 feet upstream of Orange Blossom Road.. *132 *131
Maps are available for inspection at 1010 10th Street, Suite 6500, Modesto, California 95354.
Send comments to The Honorable Ray Simon, Chairman, Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors, 1010 10th Street, Suite 6500, Modesto, California 95354.
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Montana.............................. Fort Peck Assionboine Big Muddy Creek.......................... At confluence with Missouri River......................... None +1,914
and Sioux Tribes.
Approximately 2 miles upstream of State Route 258 bridge.. None +1,965
Missouri River........................... Approximately 8 miles downstream of confluence with Big None +1,910
Muddy Creek.
Approximately 2,000 feet upstream of the confluence with None +2,032
Milk River.
Poplar River............................. At confluence with Missouri River......................... None +1,955
Approximately 1,200 feet downstream of confluence with None +2,191
West Fork Poplar River.
Porcupine Creek.......................... Approximately 3,600 feet downstream of U.S. Highway 2..... None +2,058
Approximately 5 miles downstream of Midway Dam at the None +2,575
boundary of Section 26 and 35 Township 32 North Range 40
East.
Maps are available for inspection at 501 Medicine Bear Road, Poplar, Montana 59255.
Send comments to The Honorable John Morales, Jr., Chairman, Fort Peck Tribal Council, P.O. Box 1027, Poplar, Montana 59255.
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Washington........................... Chelan County........... Wenatchee River.......................... Approximately 100 feet upstream of Old Monitor Road....... *717 *717
Approximately 1.7 miles upstream of Main Street........... *1,044 *1,046
Maps are available for inspection at the Department of Public Works, 350 Orondo Street, Wenatchee, Washington 98801.
Send comments to The Honorable Ron Walter, Chairman, Chelan County Board of Commissioners, 350 Orondo Street, Wenatchee, Washington 98801.
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Washington........................... Cashmere (City), Chelan Wenatchee River.......................... Approximately 1,300 feet downstream of Cottage Avenue..... *755 *756
County.
Approximately 1,550 feet upstream of Cottage Avenue....... *762 *763
Maps are available for inspection at the City Hall, 101 Woodring Street, Cashmere, Washington 98815.
Send comments to The Honorable Gordon K. Irle, Mayor, City of Cashmere, 101 Woodring Street, Cashmere, Washington 98815.
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Elevation in feet *
(NGVD) Elevation in feet
Flooding source(s) Location of referenced + (NAVD) Communities affected
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Effective Modified
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Blaine County, and Incorporated Areas
Montana
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Milk River.......................... Approximately 3 miles None +2,299 Blaine County (Uninc.
upstream of confluence Areas) and
with Peoples Creek.
Approximately 3.8 miles None +2,361 Fort Belknap Indian
upstream of Kennedy Reservation
Road.
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Peoples Creek....................... At confluence with Milk None +2,296 Blaine County (Uninc.
River. Areas) and
Approximately 1,500 None +2,339 Fort Belknap Indian
feet upstream of Road Reservation
Bridge.
Peoples Creek Split Flow............ Approximately 6,200 None +2,285 Fort Belknap Indian
feet upstream of Reservation
confluence with Dodson
South Canal.
At divergence from None +2,321
Peoples Creek.
Little Peoples Creek................ Approximately 2,600 None +3,453 Fort Belknap Indian
feet downstream of Reservation
convergence of Little
Peoples Creek Split
Flow.
Approximately 3,000 None +3,709
feet upstream of St.
Pauls Mission Road.
Little Peoples Creek Split Flow..... At confluence with None +3,489 Fort Belknap Indian
Little Peoples Creek.
At divergence from None +3,526 Reservation
Little Peoples Creek.
ADDRESSES
Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
Maps are available for inspection at the Tribal Office Building, Highway 2 & Route 66, Harlem, Montana 59526.
Send comments to the Honorable Benjamin Speakthunder, Tribal Council President, Rural Route 1, Box 66, Harlem,
Montana 59526.
Unincorporated Areas Blaine County
Maps are available for inspection at the County Courthouse, 400 Ohio Street, Chinook, Montana 59523.
Send comments to the Honorable Don Swenson, Chairman, Blaine County Board of Commissioners, 400 Ohio Street,
Chinook, Montana 59523.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: December 24, 2003.
Anthony S. Lowe,
Mitigation Division Director, Emergency Preparedness and Response
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 04-165 Filed 1-5-04; 8:45 am]
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