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program. If FEMA receives documentation that show evidence of having in effect in order to
the community has adopted the required qualify or remain qualified for participation in
floodplain management measures prior to the FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program
effective suspension date given in the final rule, (NFIP). The final notice is effective 10/05/2017.
the suspension will not occur and a notice of this The notice may be viewed at:
will be provided by publication in the Federal https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-09-
Register on a subsequent date. The effective date 07/pdf/2017-18916.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.
of each community’s scheduled suspension is the 82, No. 172, 09/07/2017, 42353-42355.
third date listed in the third 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-2017-09- Flood Hazard Determinations.
07/pdf/2017-18912.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.
82, No. 172, 09/07/2017, 42241-42245. • FEMA issued new or modified Base (1% annual-
chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood
FEMA Issues Final Flood Hazard depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)
Determinations. boundaries or zone designations, and/or
regulatory floodways (hereinafter referred to as
• FEMA issued a final notice which identifies flood hazard determinations) as shown on the
communities in the state of New Jersey, where indicated Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for
flood hazard determinations, which may include communities in the states of Alabama,
additions or modifications of Base Flood Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Maine,
Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Massachusetts, North Carolina, North
Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas,
designations, or regulatory floodways on the Utah, and Virginia. Each LOMR revises the
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and where Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and in
applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance some cases the Flood Insurance Study (FIS)
Study (FIS) reports have been made final. The reports, currently in effect for the listed
FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the communities. The flood hazard determinations
floodplain management measures that a modified by each LOMR will be used to
community is required either to adopt or to show calculate flood insurance premium rates for new
evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or buildings and their contents. The effective date
remain qualified for participation in FEMA’s for each LOMR is indicated in the table in the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The final notice. The notice may be viewed at:
final notice is effective 12/21/2017. The notice https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-08-
may be viewed at: 11/pdf/2017-16951.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-08- 82, No. 154, 08/11/2017, 37598-37601.
22/pdf/2017-17762.pdf. Federal Register, Vol.
82, No. 161, 08/22/2017, 39892-39893. • FEMA issued new or modified Base (1% annual-
chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood
• FEMA issued a final notice which identifies depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA)
communities in the states of Florida, and South boundaries or zone designations, and/or
Dakota, where flood hazard determinations, regulatory floodways (hereinafter referred to as
which may include additions or modifications of flood hazard determinations) as shown on the
Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood indicated Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for
depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) communities in the states of Arizona, Indiana,
boundaries or zone designations, or regulatory Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee, and
floodways on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps Wisconsin. Each LOMR revises the Flood
(FIRMs) and where applicable, in the supporting Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and in some
Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports have been cases the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports,
made final. The FIRM and FIS report are the currently in effect for the listed communities.
basis of the floodplain management measures The flood hazard determinations modified by
that a community is required either to adopt or to

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