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depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)          designation, or regulatory floodway on the Flood
                   boundaries or zone designations, and/or           Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where
                   regulatory floodways (hereinafter referred to as   applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance
                   flood hazard determinations) as shown on the      Study (FIS) reports for communities in the state
                   indicated Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for       of New Jersey. The FIRM and FIS report are the
                   communities in the states of Arkansas,            basis of the floodplain management measures
                   Colorado, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico,           that the community is required either to adopt or
                   North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, and              to show evidence of having in effect in order to
                   Virginia. Each LOMR revises the Flood             qualify or remain qualified for participation in
                   Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and in some          the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
                   cases the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports,    Comments are due 07/24/2018. The notice may
                   currently in effect for the listed communities.   be viewed at:
                   The flood hazard determinations modified by       https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-04-
                   each LOMR will be used to calculate flood         25/pdf/2018-08589.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.
                   insurance premium rates for new buildings and     83, No. 80, 04/25/2018, 18070-18071.
                   their contents. The effective date for each LOMR
                   is indicated in the table in the final notice. The   •   FEMA has requested comments on proposed
                   notice may be viewed at:                          flood hazard determinations, which may include
                   https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-05-         additions or modifications of any Base Flood
                   08/pdf/2018-09775.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.     Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood
                   83, No. 89, 05/08/2018, 20827-20829.              Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone
                                                                     designation, or regulatory floodway on the Flood
               FEMA Issues Proposed Flood Hazard                     Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where
               Determinations.                                       applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance
                                                                     Study (FIS) reports for communities in the state
               •   FEMA has requested comments on proposed           of Texas. The FIRM and FIS report are the basis
                   flood hazard determinations, which may include    of the floodplain management measures that the
                   additions or modifications of any Base Flood      community is required either to adopt or to show
                   Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood   evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or
                   Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone               remain qualified for participation in the National
                   designation, or regulatory floodway on the Flood   Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Comments are
                   Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where            due 08/06/2018. The notice may be viewed at:
                   applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance     https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-05-
                   Study (FIS) reports for communities in the state   08/pdf/2018-09782.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.
                   of Oklahoma. The FIRM and FIS report are the      83, No. 89, 05/08/2018, 20830-20831.
                   basis of the floodplain management measures
                   that the community is required either to adopt or   •   FEMA has requested comments on proposed
                   to show evidence of having in effect in order to   flood hazard determinations, which may include
                   qualify or remain qualified for participation in   additions or modifications of any Base Flood
                   the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).      Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood
                   Comments are due 07/24/2018. The notice may       Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone
                   be viewed at:                                     designation, or regulatory floodway on the Flood
                   https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-04-         Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where
                   25/pdf/2018-08580.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.     applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance
                   83, No. 80, 04/25/2018, 18068-18070.              Study (FIS) reports for communities in the state
                                                                     of California. The FIRM and FIS report are the
               •   FEMA has requested comments on proposed           basis of the floodplain management measures
                   flood hazard determinations, which may include    that the community is required either to adopt or
                   additions or modifications of any Base Flood      to show evidence of having in effect in order to
                   Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood   qualify or remain qualified for participation in
                   Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone               the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

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