2017-15027. 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 November 3, 2017 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:

Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400 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 90 days have elapsed since that publication. The Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and 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 16, 2017.

Roy E. Wright,

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

I. Non-watershed-based studies:

Community	Community map repository address
Humboldt County, Iowa and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1621
City of Bradgate	City Hall, 202 South Garfield Street, Bradgate, IA 50520.
City of Dakota City	City Hall, 26 5th Street South, Dakota City, IA 50529.
City of Humboldt	City Hall, 29 5th Street South, Humboldt, IA 50548.
City of Livermore	City Hall, 401 4th Avenue, Livermore, IA 50558.
City of Lu Verne	City Hall, 109 Dewitt Street, Lu Verne, IA 50560.
City of Rutland	City Hall, 201 Sheridan Avenue, Rutland, IA 50582.
City of Thor	City Hall, 223 North Ann Street, Thor, IA 50591.
Unincorporated Areas of Humboldt County	Humboldt County Courthouse, 203 Main Street, Dakota City, IA 50529.
Niagara County, New York (All Jurisdictions)
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1634
Town of Pendleton	Pendleton Town Hall, 6570 Campbell Boulevard, Lockport, NY 14094.
Delaware County, Pennsylvania (All Jurisdictions)
Docket No.: FEMA-B-1634
Borough of Upland	Municipal Office, 224 Castle Avenue, Upland, PA 19015.
City of Chester	Planning Department, 1 4th Street, Chester, PA 19013.