2013-12918. 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 October 16, 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
Washington County, Rhode Island (All Jurisdictions)
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1255
Town of Charlestown	Town Hall, Planning Office, 4540 South County Trail, Charlestown, RI 02813.
Town of Narragansett	Town Hall, Engineering Department, 25 5th Avenue, Narragansett, RI 02882.
Town of New Shoreham	New Shoreham Town Hall, 16 Old Town Road, Block Island, RI 02807.
Town of North Kingstown	Department of Public Works and Engineering, 2050 Davisville Road, North Kingstown, RI 02852.
Town of South Kingstown	Town Hall, 180 High Street, Wakefield, RI 02879.
Town of Westerly	Town Hall, 45 Broad Street, Westerly, RI 02891.
Lincoln County, West Virginia, and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1256
Town of Hamlin	Town Hall, 220-1 Main Street, Hamlin, WV 25523.
Town of West Hamlin	Town Hall, 6649 Guyan Street, West Hamlin, WV 25571.
Unincorporated Areas of Lincoln County	Lincoln County Courthouse, 497 Court Avenue, Hamlin, WV 25523.

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

Roy E. Wright,

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