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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...

Department of Homeland Security
Federal Emergency Management Agency
  1. [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 February 5, 2027 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, Director, Engineering and Modeling Division, Federal Insurance Directorate, Resilience, FEMA, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, or (email) ; 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.

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Community Community map repository address
Carteret County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1718 and B-2544
Town of Atlantic Beach Town Hall, 125 West Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, NC 28512.
Town of Beaufort Town Hall, 701 Front Street, Beaufort, NC 28516.
Town of Morehead City City Hall, 1100 Bridges Street, Morehead City, NC 28557.
Town of Newport Town Hall, 200 Howard Boulevard, Newport, NC 28570.
Unincorporated Areas of Carteret County Carteret County Planning and Development, 3820 Bridges Street, Suite B, Morehead City, NC 28557.
Onslow County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1718 and B-2544
City of Jacksonville City Hall, 815 New Bridge Street, Jacksonville, NC 28540.
Unincorporated Areas of Onslow County Onslow County Floodplain Administration, 234 Northwest Corridor Boulevard, Jacksonville, NC 28540.

[FR Doc. 2026-20916 Filed 10-13-26; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 9110-12-P

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91 FR 65237

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“Final Flood Hazard Determinations,” thefederalregister.org (October 14, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-20916/final-flood-hazard-determinations.