[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 137 (Friday, July 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42521-42522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17601]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2015-0001]
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 effective date of July 16, 2015, which has been established
for the
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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 www.msc.fema.gov by the effective date indicated
above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering
Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration,
FEMA500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-4064, 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 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: June 25, 2015.
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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Worcester County, Maryland, and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1359
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City of Pocomoke City.................. City Hall, 101 Clarke Avenue,
Pocomoke City, MD 21851.
Town of Berlin......................... Town Hall/Planning, 10 William
Street, Berlin, MD 21811.
Town of Ocean City..................... City Hall, 301 Baltimore
Avenue, Ocean City, MD 21842.
Town of Snow Hill...................... Town Hall, 103 Bank Street,
Snow Hill, MD 21863.
Unincorporated Areas of Worcester Development Review and
County. Permitting Office, 1 West
Market Street, Room 1201, Snow
Hill, MD 21863.
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City of Hopewell, Virginia (Independent City)
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1401
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City of Hopewell....................... City Hall, 300 North Main
Street, Hopewell, VA 23860.
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[FR Doc. 2015-17601 Filed 7-16-15; 8:45 am]
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