Notice2026-17077
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 54357-54359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17077]
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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 November 27, 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#5135302738357f333022323e3c1137343c307f3539227f363e27"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ea8e8b9c838ec4888b99898587aa8c8f878bc48e8299c48d859c">[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>.
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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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Larimer County, Colorado and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2225
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City of Fort Collins................... Stormwater Utilities
Department, 700 Wood Street,
Fort Collins, CO 80521.
City of Loveland....................... Public Works Department, 2525
West 1st Street, Loveland, CO
80537.
Town of Estes Park..................... Town Hall, 170 MacGregor
Avenue, Estes Park, CO 80517.
Town of Johnstown...................... Town Hall, 450 South Parish
Avenue, Johnstown, CO 80534.
Town of Timnath........................ Town of Timnath Map Repository,
TST Inc., 748 Whalers Way,
Fort Collins, CO 80525.
Town of Wellington..................... Town Hall, 3735 Cleveland
Avenue, Wellington, CO 80549.
Town of Windsor........................ Town Hall, 301 Walnut Street,
Windsor, CO 80550.
Unincorporated Areas of Larimer County. Larimer County Courthouse
Offices Building, 200 West Oak
Street, Suite 3000, Fort
Collins, CO 80521.
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Allen County, Kansas and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2523
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City of Bassett........................ Bassett City Hall, 1821 South
State Street, Iola, KS 66749.
City of Humboldt....................... City Hall, 725 Bridge Street,
Humboldt, KS 66748.
City of Iola........................... City Hall, 2 West Jackson
Avenue, Iola, KS 66749.
City of La Harpe....................... City Hall, 902 South Washington
Avenue, La Harpe, KS 66751.
Unincorporated Areas of Allen County... Allen County Courthouse, 1
North Washington Avenue, Iola,
KS 66749.
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Crawford County, Kansas and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2540
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City of Arcadia........................ City Hall, 106 East Race
Street, Arcadia, KS 66711.
City of Arma........................... City Hall, 701 East Washington
Street, Arma, KS 66712.
City of Cherokee....................... City Hall, 210 South Vine
Street, Cherokee, KS 66724.
City of Frontenac...................... City Hall, 313 East McKay
Street, Frontenac, KS 66763.
City of Girard......................... City Hall, 120 North Ozark
Street, Girard, KS 66743.
City of Hepler......................... City Hall, 105 South Prairie
Avenue, Hepler, KS 66746.
City of McCune......................... City Hall, 609 Main Street,
McCune, KS 66753.
City of Pittsburg...................... City Hall, 201 West 4th Street,
Pittsburg, KS 66762.
City of Walnut......................... City Hall, 210 South Main
Street, Walnut, KS 66780.
Unincorporated Areas of Crawford County Crawford County Courthouse, 111
East Forest Street, Girard, KS
66743.
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Carroll County, Maryland and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2530
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Town of Mount Airy..................... Town Hall, 110 S Main Street,
Mount Airy, MD 21771.
Town of Sykesville..................... Town House, 7547 Main Street,
Sykesville, MD 21784.
Town of Union Bridge................... Town Hall, 104 W Locust Street,
Union Bridge, MD 21791.
Unincorporated Areas of Carroll County. Carroll County Government, 225
N Center Street, Westminster,
MD 21157.
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Jefferson County, West Virginia and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2530
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City of Charles Town................... City Hall, 101 E Washington
Street, Charles Town, WV
25414.
City of Ranson......................... City Hall, 312 S Mildred
Street, Ranson, WV 25438.
Town of Bolivar........................ Bolivar Town Hall, 60 Panama
Street, Harpers Ferry, WV
25425.
Town of Harpers Ferry.................. Town Hall, 1000 W Washington
Street, Harpers Ferry, WV
25425.
Town of Shepherdstown.................. Corporation of Shepherdstown,
104 N King Street,
Shepherdstown, WV 25443.
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Unincorporated Areas of Jefferson Jefferson County Office of Code
County. Enforcement & Floodplain
Management, 116 E Washington
Street, Suite 100, Charles
Town, WV 25414.
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[FR Doc. 2026-17077 Filed 8-20-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-12-P
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