Search Results for keywords:"Base Flood Elevations"

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  • 2025-06597 — Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 16149
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has finalized new or modified flood hazard determinations for various communities. These updates involve changes to flood maps and reports, which help inform flood insurance rates and floodplain management requirements. Communities can access these updates online or at specified local Map Repositories. FEMA encourages property owners to review these updates to understand how they might affect insurance or property requirements.

    Simple Explanation

    FEMA has changed some of the maps that show which areas might get flooded, and people can check these new maps to see if it changes anything about their homes, like needing more insurance.

  • 2021-03762 — Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 11789
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced new or modified flood hazard determinations for various communities. These determinations include changes to flood risk areas as shown by Letters of Map Revision (LOMR), impacting Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs). Such changes will influence flood insurance premium calculations for new structures and their contents. Communities must adapt their floodplain management practices to comply with these updated determinations to continue participating in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

    Simple Explanation

    FEMA is telling some places how deep water might get when it rains a lot, so people know where it's safe to build homes. These changes help decide how much people need to pay to protect their new houses from floods.

  • 2024-28587 — Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 97029
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a notice regarding changes in flood hazard determinations for certain communities, based on updated scientific or technical information. These changes affect Base Flood Elevations, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries, and other related factors, and are reflected in updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Flood Insurance Study reports. Community members have 90 days to appeal these determinations following notification. The changes are made under federal regulations and aim to aid in floodplain management and the National Flood Insurance Program.

    Simple Explanation

    FEMA is telling some towns that their maps showing where big floods might happen are being updated because they have new information. People in those towns can say if they think any changes aren't right, but they need to do it quickly.

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