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Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia,
depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, North
boundaries or zone designations, or regulatory Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode
floodways on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,
(FIRMs) and where applicable, in the supporting Virginia, and Wyoming. Each LOMR revises
Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports have been the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and in
made final. The FIRM and FIS report are the some cases the Flood Insurance Study (FIS)
basis of the floodplain management measures reports, currently in effect for the listed
that a community is required either to adopt or to communities. The flood hazard determinations
show evidence of having in effect in order to modified by each LOMR will be used to
qualify or remain qualified for participation in calculate flood insurance premium rates for new
FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program buildings and their contents. The effective date
(NFIP). The final notice is effective 08/28/2018. for each LOMR is indicated in the table in the
The notice may be viewed at: final notice. The notice may be viewed at:
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-05- https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-05-
14/pdf/2018-10151.pdf. Federal Register, Vol. 14/pdf/2018-10152.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.
83, No. 93, 05/14/2018, 22278-22279. 83, No. 93, 05/14/2018, 22280-22284.
• FEMA has issued a final notice which identifies • FEMA issued new or modified Base (1% annual-
communities in the state of Ohio, where flood chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood
hazard determinations, which may include depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)
additions or modifications of Base Flood boundaries or zone designations, and/or
Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special regulatory floodways (hereinafter referred to as
Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone flood hazard determinations) as shown on the
designations, or regulatory floodways on the indicated Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and where communities in the states of Alabama,
applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia,
Study (FIS) reports have been made final. The Illinois, Kentucky, Montana, North Carolina,
FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota,
floodplain management measures that a Texas, and Virginia. Each LOMR revises the
community is required either to adopt or to show Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and in
evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or some cases the Flood Insurance Study (FIS)
remain qualified for participation in FEMA’s reports, currently in effect for the listed
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The communities. The flood hazard determinations
final notice is effective 09/14/2018. The notice modified by each LOMR will be used to
may be viewed at: calculate flood insurance premium rates for new
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-05- buildings and their contents. The effective date
14/pdf/2018-10153.pdf. Federal Register, Vol. for each LOMR is indicated in the table in the
83, No. 93, 05/14/2018, 22277-22278. final notice. The notice may be viewed at:
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-06-
FEMA Issues Final Notices of Changes in 04/pdf/2018-11869.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.
Flood Hazard Determinations. 83, No. 107, 06/04/2018, 25679-25682.
• FEMA issued new or modified Base (1% annual- • FEMA issued new or modified Base (1% annual-
chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood
depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)
boundaries or zone designations, and/or boundaries or zone designations, and/or
regulatory floodways (hereinafter referred to as regulatory floodways (hereinafter referred to as
flood hazard determinations) as shown on the flood hazard determinations) as shown on the
indicated Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for indicated Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for
communities in the states of Alabama, communities in the states of Arizona,
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