82 FR 56258 - Final Flood Hazard Determinations

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 227 (November 28, 2017)

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, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56258-56259]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25619]


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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 February 16, 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 through the FEMA Map 
Service Center at https://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 https://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 https://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: November 2, 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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              Cameron County, Texas and Incorporated Areas
                 Docket No.: FEMA-B-1546 and FEMA-B-1655
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City of Brownsville....................  Building and Permitting
                                          Division, 1034 East Levee
                                          Street, Brownsville, TX 78520.
City of Harlingen......................  Lon C. Hill Building, 502 East
                                          Tyler Avenue, Harlingen, TX
                                          78550.
City of La Feria.......................  City Hall, 115 East Commercial
                                          Avenue, La Feria, TX 78559.
City of Los Fresnos....................  City Hall, 200 North Brazil
                                          Street, Los Fresnos, TX 78566.
City of Los Indios.....................  City Hall, 109 East 6th Street,
                                          Los Indios, TX 78567.
City of Port Isabel....................  City Hall, 305 East Maxan
                                          Street, Port Isabel, TX 78578.
City of Rio Hondo......................  Municipal Building, 121 North
                                          Arroyo Boulevard, Rio Hondo,
                                          TX 78583.
City of San Benito.....................  Planning and Development
                                          Department, 400 North Travis
                                          Street, San Benito, TX 78586.
City of Santa Rosa.....................  City Hall, 413 South Santa Cruz
                                          Avenue, Santa Rosa, TX 78593.
City of South Padre Island.............  City Hall, 4601 Padre
                                          Boulevard, South Padre Island,
                                          TX 78597.
Town of Bayview........................  Town Office, 104 South San
                                          Roman Road, Bayview, TX 78566.
Town of Combes.........................  Town Hall, 21626 Hand Road,
                                          Combes, TX 78535.
Town of Indian Lake....................  Indian Lake Town Hall, 62 South
                                          Aztec Cove Drive, Los Fresnos,
                                          TX 78566.
Town of Laguna Vista...................  Town Hall, 122 Fernandez
                                          Street, Laguna Vista, TX
                                          78578.
Town of Rancho Viejo...................  Town Hall, 3301 Carmen Avenue,
                                          Rancho Viejo, TX 78575.
Town of Rangerville....................  Harlingen Irrigation District,
                                          301 East Pierce Avenue,
                                          Harlingen, TX 78550.
Unincorporated Areas of Cameron County.  Cameron County, San Bentio
                                          Annex, 1390 West Expressway
                                          83, San Benito, TX 78586.
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