2014-06285. Final Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION:

Final 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 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 May 5, 2014 which 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 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, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, [phone], or (email) [e-mail]; 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 ninety (90) days have elapsed since that publication. The Deputy Associate Adminstrator 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.

Community	Community Map Repository Address
La Paz County, Arizona, and Incorporated Areas
Unincorporated Areas of La Paz County	La Paz County Planning and Zoning Department, 1112 Joshua Avenue, Suite 202, Parker, AZ 85344.
Bryan County, Georgia, and Incorporated Areas
City of Pembrooke	City Hall, 160 North Main Street, Pembrooke, GA 31321.
Unincorporated Areas of Bryan County	Bryan County Planning and Zoning Department, 51 North Courthouse Street, Pembroke, GA 31321.
Liberty County, Georgia, and Incorporated Areas
City of Flemington	City Hall, 156 Old Sunbury Road, Flemington, GA 31309.
City of Gum Branch	City Hall, 5334 Highway 196 West, Gum Branch, GA 31310.
City of Hinesville	Inspections Department, 115 East M.L. King, Jr. Drive, Hinesville, GA 31313.
City of Walthourville	City Hall, 222 Busbee Road, Walthourville, GA 31333.
Town of Allenhurst	Town Hall, 4063 West Oglelthorpe Highway, Allenhurst, GA 31301.
Unincorporated Areas of Liberty County	Liberty County Consolidated Planning Commission, 100 Main Street, Suite 1220, Hinesville, GA 31313.
Long County, Georgia, and Incorporated Areas
City of Ludowici	City Hall, 469 North Main Street, Ludowici, GA 31316.
Unincorporated Areas of Long County	Long County Code Enforcement Office, 459 South McDonald Street, Ludowici, GA 31316.
Pulaski County, Indiana, and Incorporated Areas
Town of Medaryville	Town Hall, 409 East Main Street, Medaryville, IN 47957.
Town of Monterey	Town Hall, 7033 North Walnut Street, Monterey, IN 46960.
Town of Winamac	Municipal Offices, 120 West Main Street, Winamac, IN 46996.
Unincorporated Areas of Pulaski County	Pulaski County Building Department, 125 South Riverside Drive, Suite 150, Winamac, IN 46996.
Clay County, Kansas, and Incorporated Areas
City of Clay Center	City Hall, 427 Court Street, Clay Center, KS 67432.
City of Green	City Hall, 106 Dixon Avenue, Green, KS 67447.
City of Longford	City Hall, 102 Weda Street, Longford, KS 67458.
City of Morganville	City Office, 101 North Main Street, Morganville, KS 67468.
City of Oak Hill	City Hall, 210 Spears Street, Oak Hill, KS 67432.
City of Wakefield	City Office, 609 Grove Street, Wakefield, KS 67487.
Unincorporated Areas of Clay County	Clay County Courthouse, 712 5th Street, Clay Center, KS 67432.
Baltimore County, Maryland, and Incorporated Areas
Unincorporated Areas of Baltimore County	Baltimore County Office Building, Department of Public Works, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Suite 307, Towson, MD 21204.
De Soto County, Mississippi, and Incorporated Areas
City of Hernando	City Hall, 475 West Commerce Street, Hernando, MS 38632.
City of Horn Lake	City Hall, Planning Department, 2285 Goodman Road, Horn Lake, MS 38637.
City of Olive Branch	Planning and Building Department, 9150 Pigeon Roost Road, Olive Branch, MS 38654.
City of Southhaven	Engineering Department, 8710 Northwest Drive, Southaven, MS 38671.
Unincorporated Areas of De Soto County	De Soto County Geographic Information Systems, 365 Losher Street, Suite 200, Hernando, MS 38632.
Pleasants County, West Virginia, and Incorporated Areas
City of St. Mary's	Court House, 418 Second Street, St. Mary's, WV 26170.
City of Belmont	Court House, 218 Main Street, Belmont, WV 26134.
Unincorporated Areas of Pleasants County	Pleasants County Court House, 301 Court Lane, Suite 101, St. Mary's, WV 26170.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, “Flood Insurance.”)

Dated: January 31, 2014.

Roy E. Wright,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.