82 FR 49402 - Final Flood Hazard Determinations

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 205 (October 25, 2017)

Page Range49402-49403
FR Document2017-23148

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 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2017)]
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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 January 19, 2018 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

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through the FEMA Map Service Center at www.msc.fema.gov by the 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: October 13, 2017.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Department 
of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

    I. Watershed-based studies:

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                                             Community map repository
               Community                             address
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                        Lower Suwannee Watershed
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            Gilchrist County, Florida and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1523
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City of Trenton........................  City Hall, 114 North Main
                                          Street, Trenton, FL 32693.
City of Fanning Springs................  City Hall, 17651 Northwest 90th
                                          Court, Fanning Springs, FL
                                          32693.
Unincorporated Areas of Gilchrist        Gilchrist County Building and
 County.                                  Zoning Department, 209
                                          Southeast 1st Street, Trenton,
                                          FL 32690.
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                         Lower Trinity Watershed
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              Chambers County, Texas and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1617
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City of Mont Belvieu...................  City Hall, 11607 Eagle Drive,
                                          Mont Belvieu, TX 77523.
City of Old River-Winfree..............  City Hall, 4818 North Farm to
                                          Market 565 Road, Old River-
                                          Winfree, TX 77523.
Unincorporated Areas of Chambers County  Chambers County Road and Bridge
                                          Department, 201 Airport Road,
                                          Anahuac, TX 77514.
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              Liberty County, Texas and Incorporated Areas
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                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1617
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City of Daisetta.......................  Municipal Building, 410 B Main
                                          Street, Daisetta, TX 77533.
City of Dayton.........................  City Hall, 117 Cook Street,
                                          Dayton, TX 77535.
City of Dayton Lakes...................  Liberty County Engineering
                                          Department, 2103 Cos Street,
                                          Liberty, TX 77575.
City of Devers.........................  Liberty County Engineering
                                          Department, 2103 Cos Street,
                                          Liberty, TX 77575.
City of Hardin.........................  Hardin City Hall, 142 County
                                          Road 2010, Liberty, TX 77575.
City of Liberty........................  City Hall, Inspection
                                          Department, 1829 Sam Houston
                                          Street, Liberty, TX 77575.
City of Mont Belvieu...................  City Hall, 11607 Eagle Drive,
                                          Mont Belvieu, TX 77523.
Town of Kenefick.......................  Kenefick Town Hall, 3564 Farm
                                          to Market Road 1008, Dayton,
                                          TX 77535.
Unincorporated Areas of Liberty County.  County Engineering Department,
                                          2103 Cos Street, Liberty, TX
                                          77575.
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            San Jacinto County, Texas and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1617
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Unincorporated Areas of San Jacinto      San Jacinto County Courthouse,
 County.                                  Permit Department, 1 State
                                          Highway 150, Room 3,
                                          Coldspring, TX 77331.
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[FR Doc. 2017-23148 Filed 10-24-17; 8:45 am]
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionFinal notice.
DatesThe date of January 19, 2018 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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