[Federal Register: October 17, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 200)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 60866-60869]
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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 (FEMA), Department of
Homeland Security, Mitigation Division.
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: Effective 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, 500 C Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20472, (202) 646-3151.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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.
The 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
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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. 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 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 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
Flooding source(s) Location of referenced feet (NAVD) Communities affected
elevation Depth in
feet above ground
Modified
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Sedgwick County, Kansas, and Incorporated Areas
[Docket No.: FEMA-P-7911]
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Armour Branch Gypsum Creek......... At confluence with Gypsum +1,322 City of Eastborough, City
Creek. of Wichita.
Approximately 1,120 feet +1,368
upstream of Rockwood Road.
Big Slough South................... Approximately 500 feet +1,258 City of Wichita, Sedgwick
upstream of confluence County (Unincorporated
with Arkansas River. Areas).
Approximately 2,830 feet +1,286 ...........................
upstream of South Meridian
Avenue.
Calfskin Creek..................... At confluence with Cowskin +1,316 City of Wichita, Sedgwick
Creek. County (Unincorporated
Areas).
Approximately 5,070 feet +1,324
upstream of South 119th
Street West.
Cowskin Creek...................... At confluence with Wichita +1,279 City of Colwich, City of
Valley Center Floodway. Maize, City of Wichita,
Sedgwick County
(Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 4,000 feet +1,368
downstream of State
Highway 296.
Dry Creek of Gypsum Creek.......... At confluence with Gypsum +1,290 City of Wichita.
Creek.
Approximately 150 feet +1,290
upstream of the confluence
with Gypsum Creek.
Dry Creek North of Cowskin Creek... At confluence with Cowskin +1,347 Sedgwick County
Creek. (Unincorporated Areas).
At West 167th Street North. +1,386
Dry Creek South of Cowskin Creek... At confluence with Cowskin +1,292 Sedgwick County
Creek. (Unincorporated Areas).
At South Maize Road........ +1,317
Dry Creek of Spring Creek.......... Just downstream of East +1,266 City of Derby, Sedgwick
Madison Avenue. County (Unincorporated
Areas).
Approximately 50 feet +1,331
upstream of East 55th
Street South.
East Branch Gypsum Creek........... At confluence with Gypsum +1,334 City of Wichita.
Creek.
Approximately 100 feet +1,343
upstream of East Central
Parkway.
East Branch Gypsum Creek At convergence with East +1,340 City of Wichita.
(Splitflow). Branch Gypsum Creek.
At divergence from East +1,342
Branch Gypsum Creek.
East Fork Chisholm Creek........... At confluence with Wichita +1,306 City of Wichita.
Drainage Canal.
At Interstate Highway 135 +1,306
Access Road.
Fabrique Branch Gypsum Creek....... At confluence with Gypsum +1,317 City of Wichita.
Creek.
Approximately 150 feet +1,325
upstream of Pedestrian
Bridge/East Zimmerly
Avenue.
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Frisco Ditch....................... Approximately 140 feet +1,300 City of Wichita.
upstream of Interstate
Highway 135.
Approximately 600 feet +1,366
upstream of Northeast
Cemetery Road.
Gypsum Creek....................... At confluence with Wichita +1,278 City of Wichita, Sedgwick
Drainage Canal. County (Unincorporated
Areas).
At confluence of Middle and +1,338
West Branches of Gypsum
Creek.
Little Arkansas River (Upper Reach) Approximately 2,400 feet +1,340 Sedgwick County
downstream of Wichita (Unincorporated Areas).
Valley Center Floodway
Control Structure.
At County Boundary......... +1,372
Middle Branch Gypsum Creek......... At confluence with Gypsum +1,339 City of Wichita.
Creek.
Approximately 2,400 feet +1,352
upstream of East Tipperary
Street.
Middle Fork Calfskin Creek......... Approximately 70 feet +1,325 City of Wichita.
upstream of the confluence
with North Fork Calfskin
Creek.
Approximately 3,375 feet +1,340
upstream of confluence
with North Fork Calfskin
Creek.
North Fork Calfskin Creek.......... At confluence with Calfskin +1,322 City of Wichita, Sedgwick
Creek. County (Unincorporated
Areas).
Approximately 4,350 feet +1,370
upstream of North 135th
Street West.
Rock Road South Tributary Gypsum Approximately 650 feet +1,326 City of Wichita.
Creek. upstream of South Rock
Road.
Approximately 3,730 feet +1,347
upstream of East Harry
Street.
Spring Creek....................... Approximately 1,700 feet +1,237 City of Derby, Sedgwick
upstream of the confluence County (Unincorporated
with Arkansas River. Areas).
Approximately 50 feet +1,309
upstream of East 63rd
Street South/South
Greenwich Road.
Tributary to North Fork Calfskin At confluence with North +1,346 City of Wichita, Sedgwick
Creek. Fork Calfskin Creek. County (Unincorporated
Areas).
Approximately 3,930 feet +1,381
upstream of North 151st
Street West.
West Branch Gypsum Creek........... At confluence with Gypsum +1,338 City of Wichita.
Creek.
Approximately 175 feet +1,382
upstream of East Farmview
Lane.
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*National Geodetic Vertical Datum:
Depth in feet above ground
+North American Vertical Datum
ADDRESSES:
City of Colwich:
Maps are available for inspection at the Community Map Repository, City Hall, 310 South Second Street, Colwich,
Kansas.
City of Derby:
Maps are available for inspection at the Community Map Repository, City Hall, 611 Mulberry Street, Derby,
Kansas.
City of Eastborough:
Maps are available for inspection at the Community Map Repository, City Hall, 1 Douglas Street, Wichita, Kansas.
City of Maize:
Maps are available for inspection at the Community Map Repository, City Hall, 123 Khedive, Maize, Kansas.
Sedgwick County, Kansas (Unincorporated Areas):
Maps are available for inspection at the Community Map Repository, Office of Stormwater Management, 455 North
Main Street, 8th Floor, Wichita, Kansas.
City of Wichita:
Maps are available for inspection at the Community Map Repository, Office of Stormwater Management, 455 North
Main Street, 8th Floor, Wichita, Kansas.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: October 4, 2006.
David I. Maurstad,
Director, Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.
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