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Final Flood Hazard Determinations

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...

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Department of Homeland Security

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2026-0002]

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION:

Notice.

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 an effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

DATES:

The date of July 21, 2026 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 msc.fema.gov by the date indicated above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David N. Bascom, Acting Director, Engineering and Modeling Division, Federal Insurance Directorate, Resilience, FEMA, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, or (email) david.bascom@fema.dhs.gov; or visit the FEMA Mapping and Insurance 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 Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Federal Insurance Directorate, Resilience 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 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.”)

David M. Gudinas

Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Federal Insurance Directorate, Resilience, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.

Community	Community map repository address
Allendale County, South Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2463
Unincorporated Areas of Allendale County	Allendale County Administrative Office, 526 Memorial Avenue North, Allendale, SC 29810.
( printed page 57645)
Bamberg County, South Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2463
City of Bamberg	City Hall, 2340 Main Highway, Bamberg, SC 29003.
City of Denmark	City Hall, 64 City Hall Street, Denmark, SC 29042.
Town of Ehrhardt	Town Hall, 13704 Broxton Bridge Road, Ehrhardt, SC 29081.
Unincorporated Areas of Bamberg County	Bamberg County Courthouse Annex, 1234 North Street, Bamberg, SC 29003.
Barnwell County, South Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2463
City of Barnwell	City Hall, 130 Main Street, Barnwell, SC 29812.
Unincorporated Areas of Barnwell County	Barnwell County Administration Building, 57 Wall Street, Barnwell, SC 29812.
Hampton County, South Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2463
Town of Estill	Hampton County B. T. DeLoach Building, 201 Jackson Avenue West, Hampton, SC 29924.
Town of Furman	Hampton County B. T. DeLoach Building, 201 Jackson Avenue West, Hampton, SC 29924.
Town of Hampton	Town Hall, 608 1st Street West, Hampton, SC 29924.
Town of Luray	Hampton County B. T. DeLoach Building, 201 Jackson Avenue West, Hampton, SC 29924.
Town of Varnville	Hampton County B. T. DeLoach Building, 201 Jackson Avenue West, Hampton, SC 29924.
Town of Yemassee	Town Hall, 101 Town Circle, Yemassee, SC 29945.
Unincorporated Areas of Hampton County	Hampton County B. T. DeLoach Building, 201 Jackson Avenue West, Hampton, SC 29924.
San Augustine County, Texas and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2487
City of San Augustine	City Hall, 301 South Harrison Street, San Augustine, TX 75972.
Town of Broaddus	Community Center, 1011 FM 2558, Broaddus, TX 75929.
Unincorporated Areas of San Augustine County	San Augustine County Courthouse, 100 West Columbia Street, Room 105, San Augustine, TX 75972.

[FR Doc. 2026-18410 Filed 9-9-26; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 9110-12-P

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