Notice2026-17069
Final Flood Hazard Determinations
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Published
August 21, 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 161 (Friday, August 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54344-54345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17069]
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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 January 8, 2027 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#ee8a8f98878ac08c8f9d8d8183ae888b838fc08a869dc0898198"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f29693849b96dc909381919d9fb294979f93dc969a81dc959d84">[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.
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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Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2532
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Fairbanks North Star Borough........... Juanita Helms Administration
Center, Community Planning
Department, 907 Terminal
Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
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Butte County, California and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2559
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City of Chico.......................... Municipal Center, 411 Main
Street, 2nd Floor, Chico, CA
95928.
Unincorporated Areas of Butte County... Butte County Department of
Public Works, 7 County Center
Drive, Oroville, CA 95965.
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Benton County, Mississippi and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2507
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Unincorporated Areas of Benton County.. Benton County Courthouse, 190
Ripley Avenue, Ashland, MS
38603.
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Panola County, Mississippi and Incorporated Areas
Docket No: FEMA-B-2507
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City of Batesville..................... Code Office, 146 Public Square,
Batesville, MS 38606.
Unincorporated Areas of Panola County.. Panola County Land Development
Office, 245 Eureka Street,
Batesville, MS 38606.
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Tippah County, Mississippi and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2507
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Unincorporated Areas of Tippah County.. Tippah County Building, 101
East Spring Street, Ripley, MS
38663.
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Wyoming County, New York (All Jurisdictions)
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2545
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Town of Arcade......................... Town Hall, 7340 Route 98,
Arcade, NY 14009.
Town of Attica......................... Town Hall, 11 Exchange Street,
Suite 1, Attica, NY 14011.
Town of Bennington..................... Bennington Town Hall, 905 Old
Alleghany Road, Attica, NY
14011.
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Town of Castile........................ Town Hall, 53 N Main Street,
Castile, NY 14427.
Town of Covington...................... Covington Town Hall, 584 Perry
Road, Pavilion, NY 14525.
Town of Eagle.......................... Eagle Clerks Office, 3378
School Street, Bliss, NY
14024.
Town of Gainesville.................... Town Hall, 2 Toolhouse Road,
Gainesville, NY 14066.
Town of Genesee Falls.................. Genesee Falls Town Hall, 6673
Church Street, Portageville,
NY 14536.
Town of Java........................... Java Town Hall, 4222 Route 98,
North Java, NY 14113.
Town of Middlebury..................... Middlebury Highway Building, 51
Sherman Avenue, Wyoming, NY
14591.
Town of Orangeville.................... Orangeville Town Hall, 3529
Route 20A, Warsaw, NY 14569.
Town of Perry.......................... Town Hall, 22 S Main Street,
Perry, NY 14530.
Town of Pike........................... Town Office, 60 E Main Street,
Pike, NY 14130.
Town of Sheldon........................ Sheldon Town Hall, 1380
Centerline Road,
Strykersville, NY 14145.
Town of Warsaw......................... Wyoming County Zoning Office,
36 Center Street, Suite C,
Warsaw, NY 14569.
Town of Wethersfield................... Wethersfield Clerks Office,
4362 Route 78, Gainesville, NY
14066.
Village of Arcade...................... Village Hall, 17 Church Street,
Arcade, NY 14009.
Village of Attica...................... Municipal Building, 9 Water
Street, Attica, NY 14011.
Village of Castile..................... Village Hall, 53 N Main Street,
Castile, NY 14427.
Village of Gainesville................. Village Hall, 29 E Street,
Gainesville, NY 14066.
Village of Perry....................... Village Hall, 46 N Main Street,
Perry, NY 14530.
Village of Silver Springs.............. Village Hall, 43 N Main Street,
Silver Springs, NY 14550.
Village of Warsaw...................... Village Hall, 15 S Main Street,
Warsaw, NY 14569.
Village of Wyoming..................... Village Clerks Office, 90 Main
Street, Wyoming, NY 14591.
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[FR Doc. 2026-17069 Filed 8-20-26; 8:45 am]
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