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documentation that the community has adopted evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or
the required floodplain management measures remain qualified for participation in FEMA’s
prior to the effective suspension date given in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The
final rule, the suspension will not occur and a final notice is effective 10/19/2018. The notice
notice of this will be provided by publication in may be viewed at:
the Federal Register on a subsequent date. The https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-07-
effective date of each community’s scheduled 20/pdf/2018-15596.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.
suspension is the third date listed in the third 83, No. 140, 07/20/2018, 34606-34607.
column of the tables in the final rule. The final
rule may be viewed at: • FEMA has issued a final notice which identifies
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-07- communities in the states of California, and
25/pdf/2018-15838.pdf. Federal Register, Vol. Florida, where flood hazard determinations,
83, 143, 07/25/2018, 35147-35147. which may include additions or modifications of
Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood
• FEMA issued a final rule which identifies depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)
communities in the states of Alabama, and boundaries or zone designations, or regulatory
South Carolina, where the sale of flood floodways on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps
insurance has been authorized under the National (FIRMs) and where applicable, in the supporting
Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that are Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports have been
scheduled for suspension on the effective dates made final. The FIRM and FIS report are the
listed within the final rule because of basis of the floodplain management measures
noncompliance with the floodplain management
requirements of the program. If FEMA receives that a community is required either to adopt or to
documentation that the community has adopted show evidence of having in effect in order to
the required floodplain management measures qualify or remain qualified for participation in
prior to the effective suspension date given in the FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program
final rule, the suspension will not occur and a (NFIP). The final notice is effective 11/02/2018.
notice of this will be provided by publication in The notice may be viewed at:
the Federal Register on a subsequent date. The https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-07-
effective date of each community’s scheduled 20/pdf/2018-15597.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.
suspension is the third date listed in the third 83, No. 140, 07/20/2018, 34606-34608.
column of the tables in the final rule. The final
rule may be viewed at: FEMA Issues Final Notices of Changes in
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-08-
06/pdf/2018-16696.pdf. Federal Register, Vol. Flood Hazard Determinations.
83, No. 151, 08/06/2018, 38264-38266.
• FEMA issued new or modified Base (1% annual-
FEMA Issues Final Flood Hazard chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood
Determinations. depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)
boundaries or zone designations, and/or
• FEMA has issued a final notice which identifies regulatory floodways (hereinafter referred to as
communities in the state of North Carolina, flood hazard determinations) as shown on the
where flood hazard determinations, which may indicated Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for
include additions or modifications of Base Flood communities in the states of Alabama,
Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone Maryland, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New
designations, or regulatory floodways on the Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island,
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and where South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming.
applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Each LOMR revises the Flood Insurance Rate
Study (FIS) reports have been made final. The Maps (FIRMs), and in some cases the Flood
FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the Insurance Study (FIS) reports, currently in effect
floodplain management measures that a for the listed communities. The flood hazard
community is required either to adopt or to show determinations modified by each LOMR will be

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