71 FR 219 pgs. 66285-66292 - Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

Type: PRORULEVolume: 71Number: 219Pages: 66285 - 66292
Docket number: [Docket No. FEMA-D-7682]
FR document: [FR Doc. E6-19110 Filed 11-13-06; 8:45 am]
Agency: Homeland Security Department
Sub Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket No. FEMA-D-7682]

Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, Mitigation Division.

ACTION:

Proposed rule.

SUMMARY:

Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFEs modifications for the communities listed below. The 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:

William R. Blanton, Jr., Engineering Management Section, Mitigation Division, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3151.

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. 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 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 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.

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.

§ 67.4 [Amended]

2. The tables published under the authority of § 67.4 are proposed to be amended as follows:

Flooding source(s) Location of referenced elevation * Elevation in feet (NGVD) + Elevation in feet (NAVD) # Depth in feet above ground Effective Modified Communities affected
Caswell County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Bear Branch At the confluence with Moon Creek None +426 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 2.6 miles upstream of the confluence with Moon Creek None +469
Tributary 1 At the confluence with Bear Branch None +432 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 900 feet upstream of the confluence with Bear Branch None +432
Tributary 2 At the confluence with Bear Branch None +457 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of the confluence with Bear Branch None +480
Benaja Creek At the confluence with South Country Line Creek None +430 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of the confluence with South CountryLine Creek None +437
Burkes Creek At the confluence with Penson Creek None +462 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 150 feet upstream of Oakview Loop Road (SR 1156) None +570
Burlington Reservoir Backwater area approximately 0.8 mile west along Caswell/Alamance County boundary from Tom's Creek Crossing County boundary None +579 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Byrds Creek At the confluence with South Country Line Creek None +457 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 2.6 miles upstream of Fitch Road (SR 1751) None +581
Cane Creek At the confluence with Dan River None +384 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 250 feet upstream of Mountain Hill Road (SR 1527) None +384
Cobbs Creek At the Caswell/Person County boundary None +422 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 75 feet upstream of Old Durham Road (SR 1700) None +536
Tributary 1 At the confluence with Cobbs Creek None +436 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.5 miles upstream of the confluence with Cobbs Creek None +495
Country Line Creek Approximately 0.6 mile downstream of Broad Street None +377 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas), Town of Milton, Town of Yanceyville.
Approximately 1.4 miles upstream of Camp Springs Road (SR 1146) None +603
Tributary 1 At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +377 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas), Town of Milton.
Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of Doll Branch Road (SR 1538) None +461
Tributary 10 At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +426 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of the confluence with Country Line Creek None +447
Tributary 11 At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +431 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 2.1 miles upstream of NC Highway 62 None +504
Tributary 12 At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +499 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of the confluence with Country Line Creek None +499
Tributary 13 At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +499 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.8 miles upstream of the confluence with Country Line Creek None +537
Tributary 14 At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +500 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.7 miles upstream of the confluence with Country Line Creek None +557
Tributary 15 At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +500 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.4 miles upstream of the confluence with Country Line Creek None +529
Tributary 16 At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +511 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 2.1 miles upstream of the confluence with Country Line Creek None +586
Tributary 16A At the confluence with Country Line Creek Tributary 16 None +518 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of the confluence with Country Line Creek Tributary 16 None +548
Tributary 17 At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +531 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of the confluence with Country Line Creek None +559
Tributary 18 At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +538 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of the confluence with Country Line Creek None +561
Tributary 19 At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +542 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.1 miles upstream of the confluence with Country Line Creek None +591
Tributary 19A At the confluence with Country Line Creek Tributary 19 None +550 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.3 miles upstream of the confluence with Country Line Creek Tributary 19 None +605
Tributary 2 At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +377 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of the confluence with Country Line Creek None +378
Tributary 3 At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +390 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.4 miles upstream of the confluence with Country Line Creek None +414
Tributary 4 At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +392 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of the confluence with Country Line Creek None +409
Tributary 5 At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +395 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of the confluence with Country Line Creek None +401
Tributary 6 At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +407 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of the confluence with Country Line Creek None +409
Tributary 7 At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +408 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.4 miles upstream of the confluence with Country Line Creek None +456
Tributary 8 At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +412 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of the confluence with Country Line Creek None +432
Tributary 9 At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +417 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.4 miles upstream of the confluence with Country Line Creek None +451
Coy Creek At the confluence with Dan River None +388 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.1 miles upstream of the confluence with Dan River None +392
Dan River (downstream reach) Approximately 250 feet downstream of North Broad Street (SR 57) None +378 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas), Town of Milton.
Approximately 1.0 mile upstream of the confluence of Hogans Creek None +395
Dan River (near Williamson Creek) At the NC/VA State boundary None +466 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
At the Caswell/Rockingham County boundary None +470
Dan River Tributary 1 At the North Carolina/Virginia State boundary None +466 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of the North Carolina/Virginia State boundary None +479
East Prong Moon Creek At the confluence with Moon Creek None +432 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 2.7 miles upstream of Hodges Dairy Road None +547
Tributary 1 At the confluence with East ProngMoon Creek None +498 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 400 feet upstream of James Foster Road (SR 1312) None +517
Tributary 2 At the confluence with East ProngMoon Creek None +501 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of the confluence with East Prong Moon Creek None +528
Tributary 3 At the confluence with East ProngMoon Creek None +503 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 2.4 miles upstream of the confluence with East Prong Moon Creek None +570
Glasby Branch At the confluence with Cane Creek None +384 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
At the Caswell County, NC/Pittsylvania County, VA State boundary None +408
Grays Branch At the confluence with Stony Creek None +619 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.5 miles upstream of Shaw Road None +738
Hyco Creek Tributary 1 At the confluence with Hyco Creek None +522 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of the confluence with Hyco Creek None +586
Hogans Creek At the confluence with Dan River None +393 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1,000 feet upstream of the Rockingham/Caswell County boundary None +476
Hogans Creek Tributary 1 At the confluence with Hogans Creek None +397 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 120 feet downstream of NC Highway 86 None +418
Tributary 1A At the confluence with Hogans Creek Tributary 1 None +399 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 740 feet upstream of the confluence with Hogans Creek Tributary 1 None +404
Tributary 2 At the confluence with Hogans Creek None +400 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of NC Highway 86 None +417
Tributary 3 At the confluence with Hogans Creek None +420 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 200 feet downstream of Chigger Ridge Road None +420
Tributary 4 At the Rockingham/Caswell County boundary None +476 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1,500 feet upstream of the Rockingham/Caswell County boundary None +479
Hostler Branch At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +507 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 4.9 miles upstream of NC Highway 150 None +637
Tributary 1 At the confluence with Hostler Branch None +531 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of the confluence with Hostler Branch None +556
Hyco Creek Approximately 1.9 miles downstream of the confluence with Kilgore Creek (into Hyco Creek) None +413 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 2.0 miles upstream of Gunn Poole Road (SR 1767) None +572
Hyco Lake Entire shoreline within Caswell County None +413 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Kilgore Creek (into Country Line Creek) At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +386 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of Jack Pointer Road (SR 1557) None +430
Kilgore Creek (into Hyco Creek) At the confluence with Hyco Creek None +427 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 2.1 miles upstream of U.S. 158 None +562
Little Wolf Island Creek At the confluence with Wolf Island Creek None +472 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of the confluence with Wolf Island Creek None +475
Lick Fork Creek At the confluence with Hogans Creek None +470 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
At the Rockingham/Caswell County boundary None +470
Little Rattlesnake Creek At the confluence with Dan River None +383 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1,500 feet upstream of Old Saterfield Road (SR 1534) None +459
Lynch Creek At the confluence with Hyco Creek None +477 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.5 miles upstream of Dave Smith Road (SR 1771) None +565
Tributary 1 At the confluence with Lynch Creek None +512 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 2.1 miles upstream of the confluence with Lynch Creek None +606
Tributary 2 At the confluence with Lynch Creek None +536 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
At the Caswell/Alamance County boundary None +617
Moon Creek At the confluence with Dan River None +391 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 700 feet upstream of Big Oak Farm Road (SR 1303) None +504
Tributary 1 At the confluence with Moon Creek None +391 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of the confluence with Moon Creek None +514
Tributary 2 At the confluence with Moon Creek None +393 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1,800 feet upstream of the confluence with Moon Creek None +395
Tributary 3 At the confluence with Moon Creek None +401 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of the confluence with Moon Creek None +436
Tributary 4 At the confluence with Moon Creek None +403 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1,400 feet upstream of the confluence with Moon Creek None +408
Tributary 5 At the confluence with Moon Creek None +414 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of the confluence with Moon Creek None +435
Tributary 6 At the confluence with Moon Creek None +415 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1,350 feet upstream of the confluence with Moon Creek None +425
Nats Fork At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +500 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of the confluence with Country Line Creek None +503
Negro Creek At the confluence with Hyco Creek None +489 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of the confluence of Negro Creek Tributary 2 None +617
Tributary 1 At the confluence with Negro Creek None +499 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.3 miles upstream of Gunn Poole Road (SR 1767) None +635
Tributary 2 At the confluence with Negro Creek None +592 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of the confluence with Negro Creek None +643
North Fork Rattlesnake Creek At the confluence with Rattlesnake Creek None +389 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 3.2 miles upstream of Slade Road None +543
Panthers Branch At the confluence with Hyco Creek None +475 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.7 miles upstream of Barnwell Road (SR 1774) None +634
Tributary 1 At the confluence with Panthers Branch None +500 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 2.4 miles upstream of the confluence with Negro Creek None +620
Penson Creek At the confluence with South Country Line Creek None +452 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of Badgett Sisters Parkway (SR 1156) None +593
Pumpkin Creek At the North Carolina/Virginia State boundary None +443 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.3 miles upstream of the North Carolina/Virginia State boundary None +472
Rattlesnake Creek At the confluence with Dan River None +389 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
At the confluence of North Fork and South Fork Rattlesnake Creeks None +389
Tributary 1 At the confluence with Rattlesnake Creek None +389 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of the confluence with Rattlesnake Creek None +396
Tributary 2 At the confluence with Rattlesnake Creek None +389 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.9 miles upstream of the confluence with Rattlesnake Creek None +436
Tributary 2A At the confluence with Rattlesnake Creek Tributary 2 None +389 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.6 miles upstream of the confluence with Rattlesnake Creek Tributary 2 None +470
Reedy Fork Creek Approximately 1.2 miles downstream of the confluence with Reedy Fork Creek Tributary 1 None +413 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 4.9 miles upstream of U.S. 158 None +550
Tributary 1 At the confluence with Reedy Fork Creek None +426 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of the confluence with Reedy Fork Creek None +451
Tributary 2 At the confluence with Reedy Fork Creek None +437 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of the confluence with Reedy Fork Creek None +453
South Country Line Creek At the confluence with Country Line Creek None +426 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 3.7 miles upstream of Rascoe Dameron Road (SR 1759) None +594
Tributary 1 At the confluence with South Country Line Creek None +446 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 875 feet upstream of the confluence with South Country Line Creek None +446
Tributary 2 At the confluence with South Country Line Creek None +450 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 2.9 miles upstream of the confluence with South Country Line Creek None +552
Tributary 2A At the confluence with South Country Line Creek Tributary 2 None +463 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.8 miles upstream of the confluence with South Country Line Creek Tributary 2 None +536
Tributary 2A1 At the confluence with South Country Line Creek Tributary 2A None +476 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of the confluence with South Country Line Creek Tributary 2A None +506
Tributary 3 At the confluence with South Country Line Creek None +486 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of the confluence with South Country Line Creek None +532
Tributary 4 At the confluence with South Country Line Creek None +518 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 1.4 miles upstream of the confluence with South Country Line Creek None +574
South Fork Rattlesnake Creek At the confluence with Rattlesnake Creek None +389 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas), Town of Yanceyville.
Approximately 600 feet downstream of Fire Tower Road None +536
South Hyco Creek Approximately 1,300 feet downstream from the toe of South Hyco Dam None +445 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
At the Caswell/Orange County boundary None +590
Tributary 2 At the Caswell/Person County boundary None +553 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 700 feet upstream of the Caswell/Person County boundary None +572
Sugartree Creek At the confluence with South Hyco Creek None +486 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 2.5 miles upstream of Wrenn Road None +599
Tardy Branch At the confluence with Wolf Island Creek None +468 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of the confluence with Wolf Island Creek None +480
Toms Creek Approximately 50 feet downstream of the Alamance/Caswell County boundary None +596 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of Kerr's Chapel Road None +637
West Prong Moon Creek At the confluence with East Prong Moon Creek None +478 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
Approximately 250 feet upstream of Jones Road (SR 1315) None +531
Wolf Island Creek At the confluence with Dan River None +468 Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas).
At the Caswell/Rockingham County boundary None +484
* National Geodetic Vertical Datum.
# Depth in feet above ground.
+ North American Vertical Datum.
ADDRESSES
Caswell County (Unincorporated Areas)
Maps are available for inspection at The Caswell County Planning Department, 144 Main Street, Yanceyville, North Carolina.
Send comments to Mr. Nathaniel Hall, Caswell County Commissioners Chairman, P.O. Box 98, Yanceyville, North Carolina 27379.
Town of Milton
Maps are available for inspection at The Caswell County Planning Department, 144 Main Street, Yanceyville, North Carolina.
Send comments to The Honorable Walter L. Thomas, IV, Mayor of the Town of Milton, P.O. Box 248, Milton, North Carolina 27305.
Town of Yanceyville
Maps are available for inspection at the City of Yanceyville Planning Office, 200 East Church Street, Yanceyville, North Carolina.
Send comments to The Honorable Daniel Printz, Mayor of the City of Yanceyville, P.O. Box 918, Yanceyville, North Carolina 27379.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, "Flood Insurance.")

Dated: November 6, 2006.

David I. Maurstad,

Director, Mitigation Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.

[FR Doc. E6-19110 Filed 11-13-06; 8:45 am]

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