Notice2025-19213
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
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October 2, 2025
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Homeland Security DepartmentFederal Emergency Management Agency
Abstract
Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regarding the preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided to the affected communities. The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that the 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 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 189 (Thursday, October 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47788-47791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-19213]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2025-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-2556]
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard
determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any
Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area
(SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the
supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the communities
listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek
general information and comment regarding the preliminary FIRM, and
where applicable, the FIS report that the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) has provided to the affected communities. The FIRM and
FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that the
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
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before December 31, 2025.
ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report
for each community are available for inspection at both the online
location <a href="https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload">https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload</a> and the
respective Community Map Repository address listed in the tables below.
Additionally, the current effective FIRM and FIS report for each
community are accessible online through the FEMA Map Service Center at
<a href="https://msc.fema.gov">https://msc.fema.gov</a> for comparison.
You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-2556, to
David Bascom, Acting Director, Engineering and Modeling Division, Risk
Analysis, Planning & Information Directorate, FEMA, 400 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472, or (email) <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e88c899e818cc68a899b8b8785a88e8d8589c68c809bc68f879e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88ece9fee1eca6eae9fbebe7e5c8eeede5e9a6ece0fba6efe7fe">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Bascom, Acting Director,
Engineering and Modeling Division,
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Risk Analysis, Planning & Information Directorate, FEMA, 400 C Street
SW, Washington, DC 20472, or (email) <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdd9dccbd4d993dfdcceded2d0fddbd8d0dc93d9d5ce93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a6e6b7c636e24686b796965674a6c6f676b246e6279246d657c">[email protected]</span></a>; or
visit the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) online at <a href="https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html">https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA proposes to make flood hazard
determinations for each community listed below, in accordance with
section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C.
4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).
These proposed 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 flood
hazard determinations are used to meet the floodplain management
requirements of the NFIP.
The communities affected by the flood hazard determinations are
provided in the tables below. Any request for reconsideration of the
revised flood hazard information shown on the Preliminary FIRM and FIS
report that satisfies the data requirements outlined in 44 CFR 67.6(b)
is considered an appeal. Comments unrelated to the flood hazard
determinations also will be considered before the FIRM and FIS report
become effective.
Use of a Scientific Resolution Panel (SRP) is available to
communities in support of the appeal resolution process. SRPs are
independent panels of experts in hydrology, hydraulics, and other
pertinent sciences established to review conflicting scientific and
technical data and provide recommendations for resolution. Use of the
SRP only may be exercised after FEMA and local communities have been
engaged in a collaborative consultation process for at least 60 days
without a mutually acceptable resolution of an appeal. Additional
information regarding the SRP process can be found online at <a href="https://www.floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_overview.pdf">https://www.floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_overview.pdf</a>.
The watersheds and/or communities affected are listed in the tables
below. The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, FIS report for each
community are available for inspection at both the online location
<a href="https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload">https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload</a> and the respective
Community Map Repository address listed in the tables. For communities
with multiple ongoing Preliminary studies, the studies can be
identified by the unique project number and Preliminary FIRM date
listed in the tables. Additionally, the current effective FIRM and FIS
report for each community are accessible online through the FEMA Map
Service Center at <a href="https://msc.fema.gov">https://msc.fema.gov</a> for comparison.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Jeffrey Jackson,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Federal Insurance Directorate,
Resilience, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
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Community map repository
Community address
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Alexander County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Project: 12-04-8615S Preliminary Date: September 29, 2023
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Unincorporated Areas of Alexander Alexander County Services
County. Center, 151 West Main Avenue,
Suite 7, Taylorsville, NC
28681.
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Avery County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Project: 12-04-8615S Preliminary Date: September 29, 2023
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Town of Crossnore...................... Town Hall, 1 Fountain Circle,
Crossnore, NC 28616.
Unincorporated Areas of Avery County... Avery County Administration
Building, 175 Linville Street,
Newland, NC 28657.
Village of Grandfather Village......... Grandfather Village
Administration Office, 2120 NC
Highway 105, Linville, NC
28646.
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Burke County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Project: 12-04-8615S Preliminary Date: September 29, 2023
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City of Morganton...................... City Hall, Development and
Design Services, 305 East
Union Street, Suite A100, 2nd
Floor, Morganton, NC 28655.
Town of Drexel......................... Town Hall, 202 Church Street,
Drexel, NC 28619.
Town of Glen Alpine.................... Glen Alpine Town Hall, 103
Pitts Street, Morganton, NC
28655.
Town of Hildebran...................... Town Hall, 109 South Center
Street, Hildebran, NC 28637.
Town of Valdese........................ Town Hall, 102 Massel Avenue
Southwest, Valdese, NC 28690.
Unincorporated Areas of Burke County... Burke County Planning and
Zoning Department, 110 North
Green Street, Morganton, NC
28655.
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Caldwell County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Project: 12-04-8615S Preliminary Date: September 29, 2023
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City of Lenoir......................... City Hall, Planning Department,
801 West Avenue Northwest, 3rd
Floor, Lenoir, NC 28645.
Town of Cajah's Mountain............... Cajah's Mountain Town Hall,
1800 Connelly Springs Road,
Lenoir, NC 28645.
Town of Gamewell....................... Gamewell Town Hall, 2754 Old
Morganton Road, Lenoir, NC
28645.
Town of Granite Falls.................. Town Office, 30 Park Square,
Granite Falls, NC 28630.
Town of Hudson......................... Town Hall, 550 Central Street,
Hudson, NC 28638.
Unincorporated Areas of Caldwell County Caldwell County Planning and
Development, 2345 Morganton
Boulevard Southwest, Lenoir,
NC 28645.
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Village of Cedar Rock.................. Village of Cedar Rock Office,
2065 Cedar Rock Estate Drive,
Lenoir, NC 28645.
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Catawba County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Project: 12-04-8615S Preliminary Date: September 29, 2023
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City of Claremont...................... City Hall, 3288 East Main
Street, Claremont, NC 28610.
City of Conover........................ City Hall, 1011st Street East,
Conover, NC 28613.
City of Hickory........................ Planning and Development
Department, 76 North Center
Street, 2nd Floor, Hickory, NC
28601.
City of Newton......................... Planning Department, 401 North
Main Avenue, Newton, NC 28658.
Town of Brookford...................... Brookford Town Hall, 1700 South
Center Street, Hickory, NC
28602.
Town of Catawba........................ Town Hall, 102 1st Street
Northwest, Catawba, NC 28609.
Town of Long View...................... Town Government Center, 2404
1st Avenue Southwest, Long
View, NC 28602.
Town of Maiden......................... Planning Department, 19 North
Main Avenue, Maiden, NC 28650.
Unincorporated Areas of Catawba County. Catawba County Planning and
Zoning Department, 25
Government Drive, Newton, NC
28658.
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Cleveland County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Project: 12-04-8615S Preliminary Date: September 29, 2023
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City of Kings Mountain................. Planning Department, 101 West
Gold Street, Kings Mountain,
NC 28086.
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Gaston County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Project: 12-04-8615S Preliminary Date: September 29, 2023 and July 31,
2024
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City of Belmont........................ Planning and Zoning Department,
1401 East Catawba Street,
Belmont, NC 28012.
City of Bessemer City.................. City Hall, 132 West Virginia
Avenue, Bessemer City, NC
28016.
City of Cherryville.................... City Hall, 116 South Mountain
Street, Cherryville, NC 28021.
City of Gastonia....................... Engineering and Land
Development, Garland Municipal
Business Center, 150 South
York Street, Gastonia, NC
28052.
City of High Shoals.................... City Hall, 101 Thompkins
Street, High Shoals, NC 28077.
City of Lowell......................... City Hall, 101 West 1st Street,
Lowell, NC 28098.
City of Mount Holly.................... City Hall, 400 East Central
Avenue, Mount Holly, NC 28120.
Town of Cramerton...................... Town Hall, 155 North Main
Street, Cramerton, NC 28032.
Town of Dallas......................... Administrative Office, 210
North Holland Street, Dallas,
NC 28034.
Town of McAdenville.................... Town Hall, 163 Main Street,
McAdenville, NC 28101.
Town of Ranlo.......................... Town of Ranlo, 1825 Spencer
Mountain Road, Gastonia, NC
28054.
Town of Spencer Mountain............... Gaston County Administration
Building, 128 West Main
Avenue, Gastonia, NC 28052.
Town of Stanley........................ Town Hall, 416 Highway 27
South, Stanley, NC 28164.
Unincorporated Areas of Gaston County.. Gaston County Administration
Building, 128 West Main
Avenue, Gastonia, NC 28052.
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Iredell County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Project: 13-04-6162S Preliminary Date: September 29, 2023
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City of Statesville.................... City Hall, 227 South Center
Street, Statesville, NC 28677.
Town of Mooresville.................... Planning and Community
Development Department, 750
West Iredell Avenue,
Mooresville, NC 28115.
Town of Troutman....................... Town Hall, 400 North Eastway
Drive, Troutman, NC 28166.
Unincorporated Areas of Iredell County. Iredell County Planning and
Development Department, 349
North Center Street,
Statesville, NC 28677.
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Lincoln County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Project: 12-04-8615S Preliminary Date: September 29, 2023
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City of Lincolnton..................... City Hall, Planning Department,
114 West Sycamore Street, 2nd
Floor, Lincolnton, NC 28092.
Unincorporated Areas of Lincoln County. Lincoln County Planning and
Inspections Department, 115
West Main Street, 3rd Floor,
Lincolnton, NC 28092.
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McDowell County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Project: 12-04-8615S Preliminary Date: September 29, 2023
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City of Marion......................... City Hall, 194 North Main
Street, Marion, NC 28752.
Town of Old Fort....................... Town Hall, 38 South Catawba
Avenue, Old Fort, NC 28762.
Unincorporated Areas of McDowell County McDowell County Services
Building, 60 East Court
Street, Marion, NC 28752.
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Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Project: 12-04-8615S Preliminary Date: September 29, 2023
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Town of Cornelius...................... Town Hall, 21445 Catawba
Avenue, Cornelius, NC 28031.
Town of Davidson....................... Town Hall, 251 South Street,
Davidson, NC 28036.
Town of Huntersville................... Town Center, Planning
Department, 105 Gilead Road,
3rd Floor, Huntersville, NC
28078.
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[FR Doc. 2025-19213 Filed 10-1-25; 8:45 am]
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