[Federal Register: June 19, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 117)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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.
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 Date: The date of issuance of the Flood Insurance Rate
Map (FIRM) showing BFEs and
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modified BFEs for each community. This date may be obtained by
contacting the office where the FIRM is available for inspection as
indicated in 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: Doug Bellomo, P.E., Hazard
Identification Section, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C
Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2903.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA makes the final determinations listed
below of BFEs and modified BFEs for each community listed. The proposed
BFEs and proposed modified BFEs were published in newspapers of local
circulation and an opportunity for the community or individuals to
appeal the proposed determinations to or through the community was
provided for a period of ninety (90) days. The proposed BFEs and
proposed modified BFEs were also published in the Federal Register.
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 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
FEMA certifies that this rule is exempt from the requirements of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act because final 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 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 12612, Federalism. This 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.
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Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is amended to read 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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Depth
in feet above
ground.
Source of flooding and location *Elevation in Communities affected
feet (NGVD).
+Elevation in
feet (NAVD).
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Grand Bayou:
Approximately 50 feet upstream of the +223 Bienville Parish (Unincorporated Areas).
confluence with Carter Branch
Approximately 80 feet upstream of State +253 ................................................
Highway 4
Lake Bistineau:
Entire shoreline with Bienville Parish.. +148
Mill Creek:
Approximately 2,890 feet upstream of the +154 Town of Ringgold Bienville Parish
confluence with Madden Branch (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 2.7 miles upstream of +249
Pleasant Road
Saline Bayou:
Approximately 3.9 miles upstream of the +278 Bienville Parish (Unincorporated Areas).
confluence with Murry Branch
Approximately 100 feet upstream of State
Highway 151
Saline Bayou Tributary 1:
At the confluence with Saline Bayou..... +281
Approximately 60 feet upstream of Hazel +323
Street/State Highway 9
Saline Bayou Tributary 2:
At the confluence with Saline Bayou..... +285 Town of Arcadia Bienville Parish (Unincorporated
Areas).
Approximately 90 feet upstream of +378
Richardson Street
(FEMA Docket No. P-7903)................
Saline Bayou Tributary 3:
At the confluence with Saline Bayou..... +295 Town of Arcadia Bienville Parish (Unincorporated
Areas).
Approximately 190 feet upstream of State +328
Highway 151
South Mill Creek:
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At the confluence with Mill Creek....... +199 Bienville Parish (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.3 miles upstream of +250
Ceasar Road
Bienville Parish, Louisiana and
Incorporated Areas, (FEMA Docket No. P-
7903).
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ADDRESSES
Town of Arcadia:
Maps are available for inspection at 1819 South Railroad Avenue, Arcadia, Louisiana.
Bienville Parish (Unincorporated Areas):
Maps are available for inspection at 100 Courthouse Drive, Arcadia, Louisiana.
Town of Ringgold:
Maps are available for inspection at 2135 Hall Street, Ringgold, Louisiana.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Michael Buckley,
Deputy Director, Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E6-9514 Filed 6-16-06; 8:45 am]
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