82 FR 42692 - Final Flood Hazard Determinations

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 174 (September 11, 2017)

Page Range42692-42693
FR Document2017-18914

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 82 Issue 174 (Monday, September 11, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 174 (Monday, September 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42692-42693]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18914]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2017-0002]


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 date of November 17, 2017 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: Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering 
Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 
400 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-7659, 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 Insurance and 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: August 10, 2017.
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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               Long County, Georgia and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1642
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Unincorporated Areas of Long County....  Long County Code Enforcement
                                          Office, 285 South McDonald
                                          Street, Ludowici, GA 31316.
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         Alamance County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1440
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City of Burlington.....................  City Hall, Engineering
                                          Department, 425 South
                                          Lexington Avenue, Burlington,
                                          NC 27215.
City of Graham.........................  Planning Department, 201 South
                                          Main Street, Graham, NC 27253.
City of Mebane.........................  Planning Department, 106 East
                                          Washington Street, Mebane, NC
                                          27302.
Town of Elon...........................  Town Hall, 104 South Williamson
                                          Avenue, Elon, NC 27244.

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Town of Gibsonville....................  Planning Department, 129 West
                                          Main Street, Gibsonville, NC
                                          27249.
Town of Green Level....................  Town Hall, 2510 Green Level
                                          Church Road, Green Level, NC
                                          27217.
Town of Haw River......................  Town Hall, 403 East Main
                                          Street, Haw River, NC 27258.
Town of Ossipee........................  Ossipee Town Hall, 2608 Ossipee
                                          Front Street, Elon, NC 27244.
Town of Swepsonville...................  Swepsonville Town Hall, 2747
                                          Darrell Newton Drive, Graham,
                                          NC 27253.
Unincorporated Areas of Alamance County  Alamance County Planning
                                          Department, 215 North Graham-
                                          Hopedale Road, Burlington, NC
                                          27217.
Village of Alamance....................  Alamance Village Hall, 2874 Rob
                                          Shepard Drive, Burlington, NC
                                          27215.
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         Chatham County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas *
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1440
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Town of Pittsboro......................  Planning Department, 635 East
                                          Street, Pittsboro, NC 27312.
Town of Siler City.....................  Planning Department, 311 North
                                          Second Avenue, Room 301, Siler
                                          City, NC 27344.
Unincorporated Areas of Chatham County.  Chatham County Planning
                                          Department, 80-A East Street,
                                          Pittsboro, NC 27312.
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         Guilford County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1445
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Unincorporated Areas of Guilford County  Guilford County Planning
                                          Department, 400 West Market
                                          Street, Greensboro, NC 27402.
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          Orange County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1440
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Town of Carrboro.......................  Planning Department, 301 West
                                          Main Street, Carrboro, NC
                                          27510.
Town of Chapel Hill....................  Stormwater Management Program
                                          Office, 208 North Columbia
                                          Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27514.
Town of Hillsborough...................  Town Hall, 101 East Orange
                                          Street, Hillsborough, NC
                                          27278.
Unincorporated Areas of Orange County..  Orange County Planning
                                          Department, 131 West Margaret
                                          Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278.
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* Town of Cary has not been included on this final notice as it is a
  multi-county community that will be mapped entirely within Wake
  County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas. The final notice for
  this community, covering both Wake and Chatham Counties, will be
  included with the Wake County study effective date final notice, and
  not this November 17, 2017 effective date final notice.

[FR Doc. 2017-18914 Filed 9-8-17; 8:45 am]
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionFinal notice.
DatesThe date of November 17, 2017 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.
ContactRick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-7659, or (email) [email protected]; or visit the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) online at www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.
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