80 FR 65787 - Final Flood Hazard Determinations

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 207 (October 27, 2015)

Flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or regulatory floodways on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports have been made final for the communities listed in the table below. The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that a community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, the FIRM and FIS report are used by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for buildings and the contents of those buildings.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 207 (Tuesday, October 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65787-65788]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27247]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2015-0001]


Final Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Final Notice.

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SUMMARY: Flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or 
modifications of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, 
Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or 
regulatory floodways on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and where 
applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports have 
been made final for the communities listed in the table below.
    The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management 
measures that a community is required either to adopt or to show 
evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified 
for participation in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) 
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, the FIRM and FIS 
report are used by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate 
flood insurance premium rates for buildings and the contents of those 
buildings.

DATES: The effective date of November 18, 2015 which has been 
established for the FIRM and, where applicable, the supporting FIS 
report showing the new or modified flood hazard information for each 
community.

ADDRESSES: The FIRM, and if applicable, the FIS report containing the 
final flood hazard information for each community is available for 
inspection at the respective Community Map Repository address listed in 
the tables below and will be available online through the FEMA Map 
Service Center at www.msc.fema.gov by the effective date indicated 
above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering 
Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, 
FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4064, or 
(email) [email protected]; or visit the FEMA Map Information 
eXchange (FMIX) online at www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA) makes the final determinations listed below for the new or 
modified flood hazard information for each community listed. 
Notification of these changes has been published in newspapers of local 
circulation and 90 days have elapsed since that publication. The Deputy 
Associate Administrator for Mitigation has resolved any appeals 
resulting from this notification.
    This final notice 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 new or revised FIRM and FIS report available at the address 
cited below for each community or online through the FEMA Map Service 
Center at www.msc.fema.gov.
    The flood hazard determinations are made final in the watersheds 
and/or communities listed in the table below.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood 
Insurance.'')

    Dated: October 8, 2015.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department 
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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            Highlands County, Florida, and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1282
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City of Avon Park......................  City Hall, 110 East Main
                                          Street, Avon Park, FL 33825.
City of Sebring........................  City Hall, 368 South Commerce
                                          Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870.
Town of Lake Placid....................  Town Hall, 311 West Interlake
                                          Boulevard, Lake Placid, FL
                                          33852.
Unincorporated Areas of Highlands        Highlands County Planning
 County.                                  Department, 501 South Commerce
                                          Avenue, Sebring, FL 33870.
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            Washington County, Kansas, and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1404
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City of Barnes.........................  City Hall, 202 Railroad Avenue,
                                          Barnes, KS 66933.
City of Haddam.........................  City Office, 412 Main Street,
                                          Haddam, KS 66944.
City of Hanover........................  City Hall, 200 North Railroad
                                          Avenue, Hanover, KS 66945.
City of Morrowville....................  City Hall, 111 South Main
                                          Street, Morrowville, KS 66958.
City of Palmer.........................  City Hall, 217 North Illinois
                                          Street, Palmer, KS 66962.
City of Vining.........................  City Hall, 109 South Scribner
                                          Street, Vining, KS 66937.
City of Washington.....................  City Hall, 301 C Street,
                                          Washington, KS 66968.

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Unincorporated Areas of Washington.....  Emergency Management Office,
                                          214 C Street, Washington, KS
                                          66968.
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        Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1440
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City of Philadelphia...................  Planning Commission Office, One
                                          Parkway, 13th Floor, 1515 Arch
                                          Street, Philadelphia, PA
                                          19102.
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[FR Doc. 2015-27247 Filed 10-26-15; 8:45 am]
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