
[Federal Register: May 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 85)]
[Proposed Rules]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

44 CFR Part 67

[Docket No. FEMA-B-7736 & D-7820]

 
Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: On September 26, 2007, FEMA published in the Federal Register 
a proposed rule that contained an erroneous table. This notice provides 
corrections to that table, to be used in lieu of the information 
published at 72 FR 54624. The table provided here represents the 
flooding source, location of referenced elevation, effective and 
modified elevation, and communities affected for the Town of Franklin 
and the Unincorporated Areas of Macon County, North Carolina. 
Specifically, it addresses flooding sources ``Cartoogechaye Creek,'' 
``Jones Creek,'' ``Poplar Cove Creek,'' ``Rabbit Creek,'' and ``Rocky 
Branch.''

DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before June 2, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-
7736 &D-7820, to William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, Engineering Management 
Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472 (202) 646-3151, or (e-mail) 
bill.blanton@dhs.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William R. Blanton, Jr., Chief, 
Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472 
(202) 646-3151 or.(e-mail) bill.blanton@dhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA) publishes proposed determinations of Base (1% annual-chance) 
Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs for communities participating 
in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), 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.

Correction

    In the proposed rule published at 72 FR 54624, in the September 26, 
2007 issue of the Federal Register, FEMA published a table under the 
authority of 44 CFR 67.4. The table, entitled ``Macon County, North 
Carolina, and Incorporated Areas,'' addressed flooding sources 
``Cartoogechaye Creek,'' ``Jones Creek,'' ``Poplar Cove Creek,'' 
``Rabbit Creek,'' and ``Rocky Branch.'' That table contained inaccurate 
information as to the location of referenced elevation, effective and 
modified elevation in feet, or communities affected for these flooding 
sources.
    In this notice of correction, FEMA is publishing a new table to 
address these errors. The table below should be used in lieu of that 
previously published.

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                                                                    +Elevation in feet
                                       Location of referenced             (NAVD)
         Flooding source(s)                  elevation**        -------------------------- Communities  affected
                                                                  Effective     Modified
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                               Macon County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
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Cartoogechaye Creek................  The confluence with Little         None       +2,024  Macon County
                                      Tennessee River.                                      (Unincorporated
                                                                                            Areas), Town of
                                                                                            Franklin.
                                     At the confluence of Jones         None       +2,178
                                      Creek and Poplar Cove
                                      Creek.
Jones Creek........................  At the confluence with             None       +2,178  Macon County
                                      Poplar Cove Creek and                                 (Unincorporated
                                      Cartoogechaye Creek.                                  Areas).
                                     At the confluence of               None       +2,232
                                      Allison Creek.
Poplar Cove Creek..................  At the confluence with             None       +2,178  Macon County
                                      Cartoogechaye Creek and                               (Unincorporated
                                      Jones Creek.                                          Areas).
                                     Approximately 380 feet             None       +2,264
                                      upstream of Smith Hill
                                      Road (State Road 1306).
Rabbit Creek.......................  The confluence with Little         None       +2,000  Macon County
                                      Tennessee River.                                      (Unincorporated
                                                                                            Areas), Town of
                                                                                            Franklin.
                                     At the confluence of               None       +2,220
                                      Corbin Creek and Berry
                                      Creek.
Rocky Branch.......................  The confluence with Little         None       +1,977  Macon County
                                      Tennessee River.                                      (Unincorporated
                                                                                            Areas).
                                     Approximately 0.7 mile             None       +1,996
                                      upstream of Nettie
                                      Riverbend Road (State
                                      Road 1337).
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Franklin (Town)
Maps available for inspection at the Franklin Town Hall, 188 West Main Street, Franklin, North Carolina.
Send comments to The Honorable Joe Collins, Mayor of the Town of Franklin, 188 West Main Street, Franklin, North
 Carolina 28734.

                                       Macon County (Unincorporated Areas)
Maps available for inspection at the Macon County Planning Department, Human Services Building, 5 West Main
 Street, Franklin, North Carolina.
Send comments to Mr. Jack Horton, Macon County Manager, Courthouse Annex, 5 West Main Street, Franklin, North
 Carolina 28734.
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    Dated: April 18, 2008.
David I. Maurstad,
Federal Insurance Administrator of the National Flood Insurance 
Program, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency.
[FR Doc. E8-9271 Filed 4-30-08; 8:45 am]

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