2013-19394. Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY:

Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION:

Final Notice.

SUMMARY:

New or modified Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, and/or the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations) as shown on the indicated Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for each of the communities listed in the table below are finalized. Each LOMR revises the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and in some cases the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports, currently in effect for the listed communities. The flood hazard determinations modified by each LOMR will be used to calculate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their contents.

DATES:

The effective date for each LOMR is indicated in the table below.

ADDRESSES:

Each LOMR is available for inspection at both the respective Community Map Repository address listed in the table below and online through the FEMA Map Service Center at www.msc.fema.gov.

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 flood hazard determinations as shown in the LOMRs for each community listed in the table below. Notice of these modified flood hazard determinations has been published in newspapers of local circulation and ninety (90) days have elapsed since that publication. The Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation has resolved any appeals resulting from this notification.

The modified flood hazard determinations are made pursuant to section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and are in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq., and with 44 CFR part 65.

For rating purposes, the currently effective community number is shown and must be used for all new policies and renewals.

The new or modified flood hazard determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

These new or modified flood hazard determinations, together with the floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that are required. They should not be construed to mean that the community must change any existing ordinances that are more stringent in their floodplain management requirements. The community may at any time enact stricter requirements of its own or pursuant to policies established by other Federal, State, or regional entities.

These new or modified flood hazard determinations are used to meet the floodplain management requirements of the NFIP and also are used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings, and for the contents in those buildings. The changes in flood hazard determinations are in accordance with 44 CFR 65.4.

Interested lessees and owners of real property are encouraged to review the final flood hazard information available at the address cited below for each community or online through the FEMA Map Service Center at www.msc.fema.gov.

State and county	Location and case No.	Chief executive officer of community	Community map repository	Effective date of modification	Community No.
New Mexico:
Bernalillo (FEMA Docket No.: B-1317)	City of Albuquerque (13-06-1053P)	The Honorable Richard J. Berry, Mayor, City of Albuquerque, P.O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, NM 87103	600 2nd Street Northwest, Albuquerque, NM 87102	June 17, 2013	350002
Bernalillo (FEMA Docket No.: B-1317)	Unincorporated areas of Bernalillo County (13-06-1053P)	The Honorable Maggie Hart Stebbins, Chairman, Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners, 1 Civic Plaza Northwest, Albuquerque, NM 87102	Bernalillo County, 2400 Broadway Southeast, Albuquerque, NM 87102	June 17, 2013	350001
San Juan (FEMA Docket No.: B-1313)	City of Bloomfield (12-06-0882P)	Mr. David Fuqua, Manager, City of Bloomfield, 915 North 1st Street, Bloomfield, NM 87413	915 North 1st Street, Bloomfield, NM 87413	June 10, 2013	350066
San Juan (FEMA Docket No.: B-1313)	Unincorporated areas of San Juan County (12-06-0882P)	Mr. Kim Carpenter, County Executive Officer, San Juan County, 100 South Oliver Drive, Aztec, NM 87410	San Juan County Floodplain Management Office, 209 South Oliver Drive, Aztec, NM 87410	June 10, 2013	350064
Oklahoma:
Comanche (FEMA Docket No.: B-1317)	City of Lawton (11-06-3356P)	The Honorable Fred L. Fitch, Mayor, City of Lawton, 212 Southwest 9th Street, Lawton, OK 73501	City Hall, 212 Southwest 9th Street, Lawton, OK 73501	May 30, 2013	400049
Texas:
Harris (FEMA Docket No.: B-1317)	Unincorporated areas of Harris County (12-06-2602P)	The Honorable Ed M. Emmett, Harris County Judge, 1001 Preston Street, Suite 911, Houston, TX 77002	Harris County, 10555 Northwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77002	May 31, 2013	480287
Tarrant (FEMA Docket No.: B-1324)	City of Fort Worth (12-06-1459P)	The Honorable Betsy Price, Mayor, City of Fort Worth, 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102	Department of Transportation and Public Works, 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102	May 20, 2013	480596
Tarrant (FEMA Docket No.: B-1316)	City of Fort Worth (12-06-3052P)	The Honorable Betsy Price, Mayor, City of Fort Worth, 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102	Department of Transportation and Public Works, 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102	June 14, 2013	480596
Tarrant (FEMA Docket No.: B-1324)	City of Westworth Village (12-06-1459P)	The Honorable Tony Yeager, Mayor, City of Westworth Village, 311 Burton Hill Road, Westworth Village, TX 76114	City Hall, 311 Burton Hall Road, Westworth Village, TX 76114	May 20, 2013	480616
Virginia:
Culpeper (FEMA Docket No.: B-1316)	Town of Culpeper (12-03-0844P)	Mr. Christopher D. Hively, Acting Manager, Town of Culpeper, 400 South Main Street, Suite 101, Culpeper, VA 22701	Town Manager's Office, 400 South Main Street, Suite 101, Culpeper, VA 22701	June 10, 2013	510042
Loudoun (FEMA Docket No.: B-1316)	Town of Leesburg (13-03-0417P)	The Honorable Kristen C. Umstattd, Mayor, Town of Leesburg, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176	Town Hall, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176	June 27, 2013	510091

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

Dated: July 26, 2013.

Roy E. Wright,

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