[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 161 (Friday, August 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54339-54340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17076]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2026-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-2621]
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard
determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any
Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area
(SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the
supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the communities
listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek
general information and comment regarding the preliminary FIRM, and
where applicable, the FIS report that the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) has provided to the affected communities. The FIRM and
FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that the
community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in
effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before November 19, 2026.
ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report
for each community are available for inspection at both the online
location https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload and the
respective Community Map Repository address listed in the tables below.
Additionally, the current effective FIRM and FIS report for each
community are accessible online through the FEMA Map Service Center at
https://msc.fema.gov for comparison.
You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-2621, to
David N. Bascom, Acting Director, Engineering and Modeling Division,
Federal Insurance Directorate, Resilience, FEMA, 400 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472, or (email) [email protected].
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)
[email protected]; or visit the FEMA Mapping and Insurance
eXchange (FMIX) online at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA proposes to make flood hazard
determinations for each community listed below, in accordance with
section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C.
4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).
These proposed flood hazard determinations, together with the
floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum
that are required. They should not be construed to mean that the
community must change any existing ordinances that are more stringent
in their floodplain management requirements. The community may at any
time enact stricter requirements of its own or pursuant to policies
established by other Federal, State, or regional entities. These flood
hazard determinations are used to meet the floodplain management
requirements of the NFIP.
The communities affected by the flood hazard determinations are
provided in the tables below. Any request for reconsideration of the
revised flood hazard information shown on the Preliminary FIRM and FIS
report that satisfies the data requirements outlined in 44 CFR 67.6(b)
is considered an appeal. Comments unrelated to the flood hazard
determinations also will be considered before the FIRM and FIS report
become effective.
Use of a Scientific Resolution Panel (SRP) is available to
communities in support of the appeal resolution process. SRPs are
independent panels of experts in hydrology, hydraulics, and other
pertinent sciences established to review conflicting scientific and
technical data and provide recommendations for resolution. Use of the
SRP only may be exercised after FEMA and local communities have been
engaged in a collaborative consultation process for at least 60 days
without a mutually acceptable resolution of an appeal. Additional
information regarding the SRP process can be found online at https://www.floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_overview.pdf.
The watersheds and/or communities affected are listed in the tables
below. The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, FIS report for each
community are available for inspection at both the online location
https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload and the respective
Community Map Repository address listed in the tables. For communities
with multiple ongoing Preliminary studies, the studies can be
identified by the unique project number and Preliminary FIRM date
listed in the tables. Additionally, the current effective FIRM and FIS
report for each community are accessible online through the FEMA Map
Service Center at https://msc.fema.gov for comparison.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')
Elizabeth Asche,
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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Screven County, Georgia and Incorporated Areas
Project: 18-04-0006S Preliminary Date: November 20, 2025
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City of Oliver......................... City Hall, 6069 Effingham
Highway, Oliver, GA 30449.
City of Sylvania....................... City Hall, 104 South Main
Street, Sylvania, GA 30467.
Town of Hiltonia....................... Town Hall, 2386 Waynesboro
Highway, Hiltonia, GA 30467.
Town of Newington...................... Town Hall, 201 Church Street,
Newington, GA 30446.
Town of Rocky Ford..................... Town Hall, 160 Main Street,
Rocky Ford, GA 30455.
Unincorporated Areas of Screven County. Screven County Planning and
Zoning Office, 216 Mims Road,
Sylvania, GA 30467.
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Sedgwick County, Kansas and Incorporated Areas
Project: 21-07-0023S Preliminary Date: January 22, 2026
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City of Bentley........................ City Hall, 150 South Wichita
Avenue, Bentley, KS 67016.
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City of Maize.......................... City Hall, 10100 West Grady
Avenue, Maize, KS 67101.
City of Mount Hope..................... City Offices, 112 West Main
Street, Mount Hope, KS 67108.
City of Mulvane........................ City Hall, 211 North 2nd
Avenue, Mulvane, KS 67110.
City of Valley Center.................. Public Works Building, 545 West
Clay Street, Valley Center, KS
67147.
City of Wichita........................ City Hall, 455 North Main
Street, Wichita, KS 67202.
Unincorporated Areas of Sedgwick County Sedgwick County Ronald Reagan
Building, 271 West 3rd Street
N, Wichita, KS 67202.
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[FR Doc. 2026-17076 Filed 8-20-26; 8:45 am]
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