# [Amended]
**AGENCY:**
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
**ACTION:**
Final rule.
**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:**
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 on 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, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, FEMA, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2903.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
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 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 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 the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate 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 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.
**44 CFR Part 67**
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.
**44 CFR Part 67**
§ 67.11
2. The tables published under the authority of § 67.11 are amended as follows:
| Source of flooding and location | # Depth in feet above ground. |
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| At the confluence with Cypress Creek | •49 |
| Approximately 0.3 mile upstream of Lightwood Bridge Road | •51 |
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| At the confluence with Cypress Creek | •52 |
| At the Duplin/Onslow County boundary | •58 |
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| At the confluence with Back Swamp | •59 |
| Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of Fountaintown Road | •72 |
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| At the confluence with Back Swamp Tributary 3 | •67 |
| Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of State Route 111 | •87 |
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| At the confluence with Back Swamp Tributary 4 | •69 |
| Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of State Route 111 | •87 |
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| At the confluence with Goshen Swamp | •94 |
| Approximately 1.8 miles upstream of Beautancus Road | •137 |
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| At the confluence with Goshen Swamp | •93 |
| Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of Warren Road | •131 |
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| At the confluence with Bear Swamp | •108 |
| Approximately 500 feet downstream of Warren Road | •164 |
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| At the confluence of Maple Branch | •86 |
| Approximately 0.3 mile upstream of Doctor Williams Road | •93 |
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| At the confluence with Northeast Cape Fear River | •80 |
| Approximately 100 feet downstream of White Flash Road | •100 |
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| At the confluence with Great Branch | •95 |
| Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of Richard Rouse Road | •108 |
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| At the confluence with Maxwell Creek | •65 |
| Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of railroad | •98 |
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| At the confluence with Rockfish Creek | •69 |
| Approximately 1.7 miles upstream of Old Camp Road | •97 |
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| At the confluence with Bear Swamp | •111 |
| Approximately 1.8 miles upstream of the confluence with Bear Swamp | •129 |
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| At the confluence with Northeast Cape Fear River | •83 |
| At the Duplin/Wayne County boundary | •93 |
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| At the confluence of Stewarts Creek (near Carroll) | •92 |
| Approximately 1.3 miles upstream of Buck Hall Creek Road | •103 |
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| At the confluence with Doctors Creek | •58 |
| At the Duplin/Sampson County boundary | •63 |
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| At the confluence with Northeast Cape Fear River | •63 |
| Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of Maxwell Mill Road | •93 |
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| At the confluence with Limestone Creek | •55 |
| Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of State Route 111 | •83 |
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| At the confluence with Northeast Cape Fear River | •69 |
| Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of Woodland Church Road | •91 |
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| At the confluence with Goshen Swamp | •96 |
| Approximately 1.3 miles upstream of the confluence with Goshen Swamp | •106 |
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| At the confluence with Burn Coat Creek | •94 |
| Approximately 1.1 miles upstream of Jimmy Lee Road | •114 |
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| At the confluence with Northeast Cape Fear River | •33 |
| Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of Cypress Creek Road | •51 |
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| At the confluence with Cypress Creek | •38 |
| Approximately 1.6 miles upstream of Maready Road | •73 |
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| At the confluence with Cypress Creek Tributary 1 | •44 |
| Approximately 1.3 miles upstream of the confluence with Cypress Creek Tributary 1 | •53 |
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| At the confluence with Northeast Cape Fear River | •53 |
| Approximately 1.4 miles upstream of Dark Branch Road | •86 |
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| At the confluence with Rockfish Creek | •39 |
| At the Duplin/Sampson County boundary | •86 |
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| At the confluence with Rockfish Creek | •46 |
| Approximately 250 feet upstream of Wellstown Road | •62 |
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| At the confluence with Maxwell Creek | •58 |
| Approximately 0.2 mile upstream of Hamilton Road | •81 |
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| At the confluence with Rockfish Creek | •45 |
| Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of Cornwallis Road | •64 |
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| At the confluence with Northeast Cape Fear River | •59 |
| At the Duplin/Sampson County boundary | •117 |
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| At the confluence with Northeast Cape Fear River | •77 |
| Approximately 1.8 miles upstream of State Route 903 | •95 |
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| At the confluence with Northeast Cape Fear River | •52 |
| Approximately 2.7 miles upstream of Abner Phillips Road | •106 |
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| At the confluence with Goshen Swamp | •71 |
| Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of Kinsey Mill Road | •110 |
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| At the confluence with Northeast Cape Fear River | •30 |
| Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of Rosemary Road | •52 |
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| At the confluence with Island Creek | •31 |
| Approximately 1.5 miles upstream of Hanchey Road | •35 |
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| At the confluence with Matthews Creek | •91 |
| Approximately 0.3 mile upstream of Matthews Creek | ••103 |
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| At the confluence with Nahunga Creek | •93 |
| Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of Veachs Mill Road | •119 |
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| At the confluence with Polly Run Creek | •113 |
| Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of Oak Ridge Avenue | •125 |
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| At the confluence with Northeast Cape Fear River | •46 |
| Approximately 1.8 miles upstream of State Route 24 | •85 |
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| At the confluence with Big Beaverdam Creek | •75 |
| Approximately 0.1 mile upstream of Halls Pond Road | •85 |
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| At the confluence with Limestone Creek | •65 |
| Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of Church Road | •97 |
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| At the confluence with Rockfish Creek | •28 |
| Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of State Route 41 | •45 |
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| At the confluence with Goshen Swamp | •73 |
| Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of Summerlins Crossroad Road | •85 |
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| At the confluence with Limestone Creek | •46 |
| Approximately 1.9 miles upstream of Limestone Creek | •63 |
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| At the confluence with Grove Creek | •78 |
| Approximately 1.8 miles upstream of State Route 24/50 | ••94 |
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| At the confluence with Northeast Cape Fear River | •73 |
| Approximately 3.2 miles upstream of State Route 111/903 | •106 |
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| At the confluence with Stockinghead Creek | •47 |
| Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of I-40 | •101 |
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| At the confluence with Burn Coat Creek | •93 |
| Approximately 0.1 mile downstream of State Route 11 | •105 |
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| At the confluence with Little Rockfish Creek | •45 |
| Approximately 250 feet downstream with Stallings Road | •52 |
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| At the confluence with Doctors Creek | •51 |
| At the Duplin/Sampson County boundary | •55 |
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| At the confluence with Stewarts Creek (near Carroll) | •83 |
| Approximately 1.4 miles upstream of Beasley Torrans Road | •102 |
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| At the confluence with Northeast Cape Fear River | •83 |
| Approximately 1.4 miles upstream of Garner Chapel Road | •109 |
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| At the confluence with Northeast Cape Fear River | •36 |
| Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of Lyman Road | •64 |
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| At the confluence with Muddy Creek | •47 |
| Approximately 3.2 miles upstream of State Route 111 | •82 |
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| At the confluence with Rockfish Creek | •72 |
| Approximately 1.3 miles upstream of Waycross Road | •95 |
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| At the confluence with Murpheys Creek | •81 |
| Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of Bonham Road | •91 |
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| At the confluence with Goshen Swamp | •78 |
| Approximately 100 feet downstream of Revelle Road | •116 |
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| At the Duplin/Pender County boundary | •26 |
| At the Town of Mount Olive Extraterritorial Jurisdiction limits | •126 |
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| At the confluence with Northeast Cape Fear River | •30 |
| Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of Jack Dale Road | •50 |
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| At the confluence with Rockfish Creek | •45 |
| Approximately 0.3 mile upstream of High School Road | •67 |
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| At the confluence with Goshen Swamp | •107 |
| Approximately 0.3 mile upstream of NC 117 | •130 |
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| At the confluence with Northeast Cape Fear River | •60 |
| Approximately 2.8 miles upstream of Kitty Noecker Road | •101 |
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| At the confluence with Northeast Cape Fear River | •47 |
| Approximately 2.2 miles upstream of South Dobson Chapel Road | •76 |
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| At the confluence with Bulltail Creek | •58 |
| At the Duplin/Sampson County boundary | •58 |
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| At the confluence with Buck Marsh Branch | •86 |
| Approximately 1.9 miles upstream of Buck Marsh Branch | •105 |
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| At the confluence with Northeast Cape Fear River | •107 |
| Approximately 0.3 mile upstream of Garner Chapel Road | •113 |
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| At the confluence with Maple Branch | •86 |
| Approximately 0.3 mile upstream of Summerlins Crossroad Road | •105 |
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| At the confluence with Northeast Cape Fear River | •108 |
| Approximately 0.2 mile downstream of State Route 403 | •122 |
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| At the confluence with Mire Branch | •107 |
| Approximately 0.3 mile upstream of the confluence with Mire Branch | •114 |
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| At the confluence with Goshen Swamp | |
| Approximately 1.3 miles upstream of Bill Clifton Road | •134 |
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| At the confluence with Northeast Cape Fear River | •26 |
| Approximately 0.9 mile upstream of Blue Newkirk Road | •93 |
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| At the confluence with Matthews Creek | •100 |
| Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of Guy Sanderson Road | •121 |
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| At the Duplin/Sampson County boundary | •83 |
| Approximately 1.7 miles upstream of Route 117 | •123 |
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| At the confluence of Nahunga Creek | •84 |
| Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of Sammy Godwin Lane | •100 |
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| At the confluence with Northeast Cape Fear River | •38 |
| Approximately 700 feet upstream of South Dobson Chapel Road | •65 |
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| At the confluence with Dufis Creek | •51 |
| Approximately 2.2 miles upstream of Brices Store Road | •87 |
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| At the Duplin/Sampson County boundary | •117 |
| Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of Blackmore Road | •133 |
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| At the confluence with Dark Branch | •56 |
| Approximately 2.8 miles upstream of the confluence with Dark Branch | •86 |
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| At the confluence with Panther Creek | •66 |
| Approximately 1.6 miles upstream of the confluence of Panther Creek | •89 |
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| At the confluence with Goshen Swamp | •98 |
| At the Towns of Calypso and Mount Olive Extraterritorial Jurisdiction limits | •153 |
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| At the confluence with Polly Run Creek | •113 |
| Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of Bethel Church Road | •129 |
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| at the Duplin County Planning Department, 224 Seminary Street, Kenansville, North Carolina. | |
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| at the Duplin County Planning Department, 224 Seminary Street, Kenansville, North Carolina. | |
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| at the Duplin County Planning Department, 224 Seminary Street, Kenansville, North Carolina. | |
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| at the Duplin County Planning Department, 224 Seminary Street, Kenansville, North Carolina. | |
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| at the Faison Town Hall, 110 East Center Street, Faison, North Carolina. | |
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| at the Duplin County Planning Department, 224 Seminary Street, Kenansville, North Carolina. | |
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| at the Rose Hill Town Hall, 103 South Railroad Street, Rose Hill, North Carolina. | |
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| at the Wallace Town Hall, 311 East Murphey Street, Wallace, North Carolina. | |
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| at the Warsaw Town Hall, 128 West Bay Street, Warsaw, North Carolina. | |
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, “Flood Insurance”)
Dated: September 14, 2005.
David I. Maurstad,
Acting Director, Mitigation Division, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate.