Notice2026-17073
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 54356-54357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17073]
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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 December 23, 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#a4c0c5d2cdc08ac6c5d7c7cbc9e4c2c1c9c58ac0ccd78ac3cbd2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="492d283f202d672b283a2a2624092f2c2428672d213a672e263f">[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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Calhoun County, Mississippi and Incorporated Areas
Docket No's: FEMA-B-2247 and FEMA-B-2507
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City of Bruce.......................... City Hall, 100 Public Square,
Bruce, MS 38915.
City of Calhoun City................... City Hall, 102 South Monroe
Street, Calhoun City, MS
38916.
Town of Derma.......................... Town Hall, 120 South Main
Street, Derma, MS 38839.
Town of Pittsboro...................... Town Hall, 103 East Main
Street, Pittsboro, MS 38951.
Unincorporated Areas of Calhoun County. Calhoun County 911 Office, 178
South Murphree Street,
Pittsboro, MS 38951.
Village of Big Creek................... Town Hall, 101 West Main
Street, Big Creek, MS 38914.
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Grenada County, Mississippi and Incorporated Areas
Docket No's: FEMA-B-2247, FEMA-B-2466
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City of Grenada........................ City Hall, 108 South Main
Street, Grenada, MS 38901.
Unincorporated Areas of Grenada County. Grenada County Courthouse, 59
Green Street, Suite 1,
Grenada, MS 38901.
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Yalobusha County, Mississippi and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2507
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City of Water Valley................... City Hall, 101 Blackmur Drive,
Water Valley, MS 38965.
Unincorporated Areas of Yalobusha Yalobusha County Courthouse,
County. 14400 Main Street,
Coffeeville, MS 38922.
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Whitman County, Washington and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2505
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City of Colfax......................... City Hall, 400 Mill Street,
Colfax, WA 99111.
City of Palouse........................ City Hall, 120 East Main
Street, Palouse, WA 99161.
City of Pullman........................ City Hall, 190 Southeast
Crestview Street, Building A,
Pullman, WA 99163.
City of Tekoa.......................... City Hall, 419 North Washington
Street, Tekoa, WA 99033.
Town of Albion......................... Town Hall, 310 North F Street,
Albion, WA 99102.
Town of Colton......................... Town Hall, 706 Broadway Street,
Colton, WA 99113.
Town of Endicott....................... Town Hall, 201 C Street,
Endicott, WA 99125.
Town of Farmington..................... Town Hall, 203 East Main
Street, Farmington, WA 99128.
Town of Garfield....................... Town Hall, 405 West California
Street, Garfield, WA 99130.
Town of Lamont......................... Town Hall, 302 8th Street,
Lamont, WA 99017.
Town of Malden......................... Town Hall, 14 West Moreland
Avenue, Malden, WA 99149.
Town of Oakesdale...................... Town Hall, 105 North 1st
Street, Oakesdale, WA 99158.
Town of Rosalia........................ Town Hall, 110 West 5th Street,
Rosalia, WA 99170.
Town of Saint John..................... Town Hall, 1 East Front Street,
Saint John, WA 99171.
Town of Uniontown...................... Town Hall, 110 South Montgomery
Street, Uniontown, WA 99179.
Unincorporated Areas of Whitman County. Whitman County Public Works
Building, 310 North Main
Street, Colfax, WA 99111.
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[FR Doc. 2026-17073 Filed 8-20-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-12-P
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