[Federal Register: April 26, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 80)]
[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 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 (NAVD) < greek-
Flooding source(s) Location of referenced i> Depth in feet Communities affected
elevation above ground
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Modified
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Fairfield County, Ohio and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-P-7923
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Blacklick Creek..................... Just upstream of Tussing *826 Fairfield County
Road. (Unincorporated
Areas).
Approximately 190 feet *828
downstream of U.S.
Interstate 70 Eastbound.
Georges Creek....................... Approximately 350 feet *791 City of Pickerington.
downstream of Long Road.
Approximately 150 feet *816
upstream of Pickerington
Ridge Drive.
Georges Creek Overflow.............. Approximately 2,690 feet *800 City of Pickerington.
downstream of the
divergence from Georges
Creek.
At the divergence from *807
Georges Creek.
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ADDRESSES
Fairfield County, Ohio (Unincorporated Areas)
Maps are available for inspection at Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission, 210 East Main Street,
Lancaster, Ohio 43140.
City of Pickerington, Fairfield and Franklin Counties, Ohio
Maps are available for inspection at City of Pickerington City Hall, 100 Lockville Road, Pickerington, Ohio
43147.
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Franklin County, Ohio and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-P-7923
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Blacklick Creek..................... Approximately 3,930 feet *803 City of Columbus.
upstream of Refugee Road.
Approximately 300 feet *828
downstream of U.S.
Interstate 70 Eastbound.
Coble-Bowman Ditch.................. Approximately 500 feet *742 Franklin County
downstream of Bixby Road/ (Unincorporated
County Highway 229. Areas).
Approximately 4,500 feet *760
upstream of Winchester Pike/
CountyHighway 376.
Georges Creek....................... Approximately 90 feet *749 Franklin County
upstream of Conrail. (Unincorporated
Areas).
Approximately 2,200 feet *799 Village of Canal
upstream of Long Road/ Winchester, City of
County Highway 220 (limit Columbus.
of flooding affecting
Franklin County).
Georges Creek Overland Flow......... At the confluence with *749 Franklin County
Georges Creek. (Unincorporated
Areas).
Approximately 1,440 feet *749
upstream of confluence with
Georges Creek.
Georges Creek Split Flow............ At the convergence with *777 Franklin County
Georges Creek. (Unincorporated
Areas).
At the divergence from *784 City of Columbus.
Georges Creek.
Georges Creek Overflow.............. Approximately 150 feet *796 City of Columbus.
upstream of the convergence
with Blacklick Creek.
Approximately 3,560 feet *800
upstream of the convergence
with Blacklick Creek.
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ADDRESSES
Village of Canal Winchester, Franklin County, Ohio
Maps are available for inspection at Canal Winchester Municipal Building, 36 South High Street, Canal
Winchester, Ohio 43110.
City of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
Maps are available for inspection at Building Services Division, 757 Carolyn Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43215.
Franklin County, Ohio (Unincorporated Areas)
Maps are available for inspection at Franklin County Economic Development and Planning Department, 280 East
Broad Street, Room 202, Columbus, Ohio 43215.
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Depth in feet above ground.
*National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
+North American Vertical Datum.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Dated: April 16, 2007.
David I. Maurstad,
Federal Insurance Administrator of the National Flood Insurance
Program, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. E7-7970 Filed 4-25-07; 8:45 am]
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