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Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
Final rule.
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).
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 in the table below.
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.
Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-7659, or (email) patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov; or visit the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) online at www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.
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 Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation 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. FEMA included flood hazard mapping data dissemination determinations as part of the NFIP Nationwide Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, published on November 3, 2017, and completed in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality's National Environmental Policy Act implementing regulations in 40 CFR 1500-1508 and therefore has determined that this action will not have a significant effect on the human environment.
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. ( printed page 16271)
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.
David I. Maurstad,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is amended as follows:
1. The authority citation for part 67 continues to read as follows:
2. The tables published under the authority of § 67.11 are amended as follows:
| Flooding source(s) | Location of referenced elevation | * Elevation in feet (NGVD) + Elevation in feet (NAVD) # Depth in feet above ground ^ Elevation in meters (MSL) modified | Communities affected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snohomish County, Washington and Incorporated Areas | |||
| Docket No.: FEMA-B-7705 | |||
| Skykomish River | Approximately 0.5 miles southwest of the intersection of 183rd Avenue SE and 176th Street SE | +50 | City of Monroe. |
| Approximately 0.7 miles southwest of the intersection of Highway 2 and 227th Avenue | +69 | ||
| Skykomish River | Approximately 0.9 miles upstream of State Route 522 Approximately 0.4 miles southeast of the intersection of Highway 2 and Fern Bluff Road | +47 +89 | Unincorporated Areas of Snohomish County. |
| Snohomish River | Just upstream of State Route 522 Approximately 0.9 miles upstream of State Route 522 | +43 +47 | Unincorporated Areas of Snohomish County. |
| Snoqualmie River | Approximately 0.9 miles upstream of State Route 522 At the boundary with King County | +47 +50 | Unincorporated Areas of Snohomish County. |
| * National Geodetic Vertical Datum. | |||
| + North American Vertical Datum. | |||
| # Depth in feet above ground. | |||
| ^ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter. | |||
City of Monroe: Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, Engineering Department, 806 West Main Street, Monroe, WA 98272.
Unincorporated Areas of Snohomish County: Maps are available for inspection at Snohomish County Planning and Development Services, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett, WA 98201.
[FR Doc. 2020-05501 Filed 3-20-20; 8:45 am]
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