Notice2026-18410
Final Flood Hazard Determinations
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Published
September 10, 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 174 (Thursday, September 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57644-57645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18410]
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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 21, 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#167277607f723874776575797b5670737b7738727e6538717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e5a5f48575a105c5f4d5d51537e585b535f105a564d10595148">[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 Acting
Deputy 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.'')
David M. Gudinas
Acting 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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Allendale County, South Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2463
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Unincorporated Areas of Allendale Allendale County Administrative
County. Office, 526 Memorial Avenue
North, Allendale, SC 29810.
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Bamberg County, South Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2463
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City of Bamberg........................ City Hall, 2340 Main Highway,
Bamberg, SC 29003.
City of Denmark........................ City Hall, 64 City Hall Street,
Denmark, SC 29042.
Town of Ehrhardt....................... Town Hall, 13704 Broxton Bridge
Road, Ehrhardt, SC 29081.
Unincorporated Areas of Bamberg County. Bamberg County Courthouse
Annex, 1234 North Street,
Bamberg, SC 29003.
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Barnwell County, South Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2463
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City of Barnwell....................... City Hall, 130 Main Street,
Barnwell, SC 29812.
Unincorporated Areas of Barnwell County Barnwell County Administration
Building, 57 Wall Street,
Barnwell, SC 29812.
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Hampton County, South Carolina and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2463
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Town of Estill......................... Hampton County B. T. DeLoach
Building, 201 Jackson Avenue
West, Hampton, SC 29924.
Town of Furman......................... Hampton County B. T. DeLoach
Building, 201 Jackson Avenue
West, Hampton, SC 29924.
Town of Hampton........................ Town Hall, 608 1st Street West,
Hampton, SC 29924.
Town of Luray.......................... Hampton County B. T. DeLoach
Building, 201 Jackson Avenue
West, Hampton, SC 29924.
Town of Varnville...................... Hampton County B. T. DeLoach
Building, 201 Jackson Avenue
West, Hampton, SC 29924.
Town of Yemassee....................... Town Hall, 101 Town Circle,
Yemassee, SC 29945.
Unincorporated Areas of Hampton County. Hampton County B. T. DeLoach
Building, 201 Jackson Avenue
West, Hampton, SC 29924.
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San Augustine County, Texas and Incorporated Areas
Docket No.: FEMA-B-2487
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City of San Augustine.................. City Hall, 301 South Harrison
Street, San Augustine, TX
75972.
Town of Broaddus....................... Community Center, 1011 FM 2558,
Broaddus, TX 75929.
Unincorporated Areas of San Augustine San Augustine County
County. Courthouse, 100 West Columbia
Street, Room 105, San
Augustine, TX 75972.
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[FR Doc. 2026-18410 Filed 9-9-26; 8:45 am]
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