2013-05181. 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 July 8, 2013 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
Fairfield County, Connecticut (All Jurisdictions)
City of Bridgeport	City Hall Annex, 999 Broad Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604.
City of Norwalk	City Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851.
City of Stamford	Government Center, 888 Wahington Boulevard, Stamford, CT 06901.
Town of Darien	Town Hall, 2 Renshaw Road, Darien, CT 06820.
Town of Fairfield	John J. Sullivan Independence Hall, 725 Old Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06824.
Town of Greenwich	Town Hall, 101 Field Point Road, Greenwich, CT 06830.
Town of Stratford	Town Hall, 2725 Main Street, Stratford, CT 06615.
Town of Westport	Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, Westport, CT 06880.
New Haven County, Connecticut (All Jurisdictions)
Borough of Woodmont	Woodmont Borough Hall, 31 Clinton Street, Milford, CT 06460.
City of Milford	City Hall, 110 River Street, Milford, CT 06460.
City of New Haven	City Hall, 165 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510.
City of West Haven	City Hall, 355 Main Street, West Haven, CT 06516.
Town of Branford	Town Hall, 1019 Main Street, Branford, CT 06405.
Town of East Haven	Town Hall, 250 Main Street, East Haven, CT 06512.
Town of Guilford	Town Hall, 31 Park Street, Guilford, CT 06437.
Town of Hamden	Government Center, 2750 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, CT 06518.
Town of Madison	Town Offices, 8 Campus Drive, Madion, CT 06443.
Town of North Haven	Town Hall, 18 Church Street, North Haven, CT 06473.
Androscoggin County, Maine (All Jurisdictions)
City of Auburn	Auburn Hall, 60 Court Street, Auburn, ME 04210.
City of Lewiston	City Hall, 27 Pine Street, Lewiston, ME 04240.
Town of Durham	Town Office, 630 Hallowell Road, Durham, ME 04222.
Town of Greene	Town Office, 220 Main Street, Greene, ME 04236.
Town of Leeds	Town Office, 8 Community Drive, Leeds, ME 04263.
Town of Lisbon	Town Office, 300 Lisbon Street, Lisbon, ME 04250.
Town of Livermore	Town Office, 10 Crash Road, Livermore, ME 04253.
Town of Livermore Falls	Town Office, 2 Main Street, Livermore Falls, ME 04254.
Town of Mechanic Falls	Town Office, 108 Lewiston Street, Mechanic Falls, ME 04256.
Town of Minot	Town Office, 329 Woodman Hill Road, Minot, ME 04258.
Town of Poland	Town Office, 1231 Maine Street, Poland, ME 04274.
Town of Sabattus	Town Office, 190 Middle Road, Sabattus, ME 04280.
Town of Turner	Town Office, 11 Turner Center Road, Turner, ME 04282.
Town of Wales	Town Office, 302 Centre Road, Wales, ME 04280.

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

Roy Wright,

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