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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

CFR Citation: 44 CFR Part 67

NOTICE: RULES

ACTION: Flood elevation determinations:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Final rule.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Final Flood Elevation Determinations

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: Base (1% annual chance) flood elevations and modified base flood elevations are made final for the communities listed below. The base flood elevations and modified base flood elevations 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).

SUMMARY: Various States,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

The Federal Emergency Management Agency 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 the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, 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 Flood Insurance Rate Map available at the address cited below for each community.

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The base flood elevations and modified base flood elevations 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 the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate certifies that this rule is exempt from the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act because final or modified base flood elevations 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 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 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.
Sec. 67.11 [Amended]
2. The tables published under the authority of Sec. 67.11 are amended as follows:
Depth in feet above ground. *Elevation in Source of Flooding and Location feet (NGVD) [sbull] Elevation in feet (NAVD) WEST VIRGINIA
Jackson County (Unincorporated Areas), City of
Ravenswood, City of Ripley (FEMA Docket No. D7562)
Ohio River:
At the downstream county boundary..................... *586 At the upstream county boundary....................... *598 Jackson County (Unincorporated Areas), City of
Ravenswood
Mill Creek:
At confluence with Ohio River......................... *587 Approximately 1.84 miles upstream of entrance to Cedar *602 Lakes................................................
Jackson County (Unincorporated Areas), City of Ripley
Sandy Creek:
At confluence with Ohio River......................... *592 Approximately 2,530 feet upstream of S.R. 13.......... *598 Jackson County (Unincorporated Areas), City of
Ravenswood
Grasslick Creek:
Approximately 2,200 feet downstream of Interstate 77.. *692 Approximately 0.85 mile upstream of the most upstream *830 crossing of County Route 21..........................
Jackson County (Unincorporated Areas)
Pocatalico Creek:
Approximately 1,210 feet downstream of Interstate 77.. *642 Approximately 640 feet upstream of County Route 21.... *746 Jackson County (Unincorporated Areas)
Jackson County (Unincorporated Areas)
Maps available for inspection at the Jackson County
Courthouse, Ripley, West Virginia.
City of Ripley
Maps available for inspection at the Ripley City Hall,
113 South Church Street, Ripley, West Virginia.
City of Ravenswood
Maps available for inspection at the City of Ravenswood
City Hall, 212 Walnut Street, Ravenswood, West
Virginia.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, ``Flood Insurance.'')

Dated: October 15, 2003.
Anthony S. Lowe,
Mitigation Division Director, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate.
[FR Doc. 0326829 Filed 102303; 8:45 am]
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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) 6462903.