83 FR 14477 - Final Flood Hazard Determinations

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 65 (April 4, 2018)

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 83, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14477-14478]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06813]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2018-0002]


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 July 5, 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: March 22, 2018.
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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         Lexington County, South Carolina and Incorporated Areas
                         Docket No.: FEMA-B-1617
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City of Cayce..........................  City Hall, 1800 12th Street,
                                          Cayce, SC 29033.
City of Columbia.......................  Department of Utilities and
                                          Engineering, 1136 Washington
                                          Street, Columbia, SC 29201.
City of West Columbia..................  City Hall, 200 North 12th
                                          Street, West Columbia, SC
                                          29169.
Town of Batesburg-Leesville............  Town Hall, 120 West Church
                                          Street, Suite A, Batesburg-
                                          Leesville, SC 29006.
Town of Gaston.........................  Town Hall, 131 North Carlisle
                                          Street, Gaston, SC 29053.
Town of Gilbert........................  Town Hall, 345 Hampton Street,
                                          Gilbert, SC 29054.
Town of Irmo...........................  Town Hall, 7300 Woodrow Street,
                                          Irmo, SC 29063.
Town of Lexington......................  Town Hall, 111 Maiden Lane,
                                          Lexington, SC 29072.
Town of Pelion.........................  Town Hall, 1010 Main Street,
                                          Pelion, SC 29123.
Town of Pine Ridge.....................  Pine Ridge Town Hall, 2757 Fish
                                          Hatchery Road, West Columbia,
                                          SC 29172.
Town of South Congaree.................  South Congaree Town Hall, 119
                                          West Berry Road, West
                                          Columbia, SC 29172.
Town of Springdale.....................  Town Hall, 2915 Platt Springs
                                          Road, Springdale, SC 29170.
Town of Swansea........................  Town Hall, 300 West 3rd Street,
                                          Swansea, SC 29160.
Unincorporated Areas of Lexington        Lexington County Planning and
 County.                                  GIS Department, County
                                          Administration Building, 212
                                          South Lake Drive, Suite 302,
                                          Lexington, SC 29072.
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