Notice2026-09851
Final Flood Hazard Determinations
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Published
May 18, 2026
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentFederal Emergency Management Agency
Abstract
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 an effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28602-28603]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09851]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2026-0002]
Final Flood Hazard Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice.
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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
an effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in
the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP).
DATES: The date of July 7, 2026 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 <a href="https://msc.fema.gov">https://msc.fema.gov</a> by the date indicated above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David N. Bascom, Acting Director,
Engineering and Modeling Division, Federal Insurance Directorate,
Resilience, FEMA, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, or (email)
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d1b5b0a7b8b5ffb3b0a2b2bebc91b7b4bcb0ffb5b9a2ffb6bea7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7014110619145e121103131f1d3016151d115e1418035e171f06">[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: 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
Assistant Administrator, Federal Insurance Directorate, Resilience has
resolved any appeals resulting from this notification.
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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 <a href="https://msc.fema.gov">https://msc.fema.gov</a>.
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.'')
Elizabeth Asche,
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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Decatur County, Georgia and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-B-2509
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City of Attapulgus..................... Bainbridge City Hall, 101 South
Broad Street, Bainbridge, GA
39818.
City of Bainbridge..................... Bainbridge City Hall, 101 South
Broad Street, Bainbridge, GA
39818.
City of Climax......................... Bainbridge City Hall, 101 South
Broad Street, Bainbridge, GA
39818.
Town of Brinson........................ Bainbridge City Hall, 101 South
Broad Street, Bainbridge, GA
39818.
Unincorporated Areas of Decatur County. Bainbridge City Hall, 101 South
Broad Street, Bainbridge, GA
39818.
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Dougherty County, Georgia and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-B-2509
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City of Albany......................... Dougherty County Planning and
Development, 240 Pine Avenue,
Suite 300, Albany, GA 31701.
Unincorporated Areas of Dougherty Dougherty County Planning and
County. Development, 240 Pine Avenue,
Suite 300, Albany, GA 31701.
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Lowndes County, Georgia and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: B-2238 and B-
2507
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City of Hahira......................... City Hall, 102 South Church
Street, Hahira, GA 31632.
City of Remerton....................... City Hall, 1757 Poplar Street,
Remerton, GA 31601.
City of Valdosta....................... City Hall Annex, 300 North Lee
Street, Valdosta, GA 31601.
Unincorporated Areas of Lowndes County. Lowndes County Judicial and
Administrative Complex, 327
North Ashley Street, Valdosta,
GA 31601.
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Parke County, Indiana and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-B-2481
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Unincorporated Areas of Parke County... Parke County Plan Commission,
116 W. High Street, Room 105,
Rockville, IN 47872.
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City of Suffolk, Virginia (Independent City) Docket No.: FEMA-B-2464
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City of Suffolk........................ City Hall, 442 W. Washington
Street, Suffolk, VA 23434.
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Pocahontas County, West Virginia and Incorporated Areas Docket No.: FEMA-
B-2477
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Town of Durbin......................... Town Hall, 4559 Staunton
Parkersburg Turnpike, Durbin,
WV 24954.
Town of Marlinton...................... Town Hall, 709 Second Avenue,
Marlinton, WV 24954.
Unincorporated Areas of Pocahontas Pocahontas County Offices, 900
County. C Tenth Avenue, Marlinton, WV
24954.
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[FR Doc. 2026-09851 Filed 5-15-26; 8:45 am]
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