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Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations

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Document Number2025-01025
TypeNotice
PublishedJan 16, 2025
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Docket IDDocket ID FEMA-2025-0002
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<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY <SUBAGY>Federal Emergency Management Agency</SUBAGY> <DEPDOC>[Docket ID FEMA-2025-0002]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Notice. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> New or modified Base (1-percent annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, and/or regulatory floodways (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations) as shown on the indicated Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for each of the communities listed in the table below are finalized. Each LOMR revises the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and in some cases the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports, currently in effect for the listed communities. </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Each LOMR was finalized as in the table below. </DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD> Each LOMR is available for inspection at both the respective Community Map Repository address listed in the table below and online through the FEMA Map Service Center at <E T="03">https://msc.fema.gov.</E> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-7659, or (email) <E T="03">patrick.sacbibit@fema.dhs.gov;</E> or visit the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) online at <E T="03">https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.</E> </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) makes the final flood hazard determinations as shown in the LOMRs for each community listed in the table below. Notice of these modified flood hazard determinations has been published in newspapers of local circulation and 90 days have elapsed since that publication. The Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation has resolved any appeals resulting from this notification. The modified flood hazard determinations are made pursuant to section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, and are in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 4001 <E T="03">et seq.,</E> and with 44 CFR part 65. The currently effective community number is shown and must be used for all new policies and renewals. The new or modified flood hazard information is the basis for the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). This new or modified flood hazard information, 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. This new or modified flood hazard determinations are used to meet the floodplain management requirements of the NFIP. The changes in flood hazard determinations are in accordance with 44 CFR 65.4. Interested lessees and owners of real property are encouraged to review the final flood hazard information available at the address cited below for each community or online through the FEMA Map Service Center at <E T="03">https://msc.fema.gov.</E> <EXTRACT> <FP>(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, “Flood Insurance.”)</FP> </EXTRACT> <SIG> <NAME>Nicholas A. Shufro,</NAME> Assistant Administrator (Acting) for Risk Management, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. </SIG> <GPOTABLE COLS="6" OPTS="L2,nj,tp0,p7,7/8,i1" CDEF="xl50,xl50,xl100,xl80,xs80,10"> <TTITLE> </TTITLE> <CHED H="1">State and county</CHED> <CHED H="1"> Location and case No. </CHED> <CHED H="1"> Chief executive officer of No. </CHED> <ROW> <ENT I="22">Arizona:</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Gila (FEMA Docket No.: B-2476).</ENT> <ENT>City of Globe (23-09-1282P).</ENT> <ENT>The Honorable Al Gameros, Mayor, City of Globe, 150 North Pine Street, Globe, AZ 85501.</ENT> <ENT>City Hall, 150 North Pine Street, Globe, AZ 85501.</ENT> <ENT>Dec. 12, 2024</ENT> <ENT>040029</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Gila (FEMA Docket No.: B-2476).</ENT> <ENT>Unincorporated areas of Gila County (23-09-1282P).</ENT> <ENT>Steve Christensen, Chair, Gila County, Board of Supervisors, 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501.</ENT> <ENT>Gila County, Assessor's Office, 1400 East Ash Street, Globe, AZ 85501.</ENT> <ENT>Dec. 12, 2024</ENT> <ENT>040028</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Maricopa (FEMA Docket No.: B-2476).</ENT> <ENT>City of Buckeye (24-09-0106P).</ENT> <ENT>The Honorable Eric Orsborn, Mayor, City of Buckeye, 530 East Monroe Avenue, Buckeye, AZ 85326.</ENT> <ENT>Engineering Department, 530 East Monroe Avenue, Buckeye, AZ 85326.</ENT> <ENT>Nov. 22, 2024</ENT> <ENT>040039</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Maricopa (FEMA Docket No.: B-2474).</ENT> <ENT>City of Goodyear (23-09-0729P).</ENT> <ENT>The Honorable Joe Pizzillo, Mayor, City of Goodyear, 1900 North Civic Square, Goodyear, AZ 85395.</ENT> <ENT>Engineering and Development Services, 14455 West Van Buren Street, Suite D101, Goodyear, AZ 85338.</ENT> <ENT>Nov. 29, 2024</ENT> <ENT>040046</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Maricopa (FEMA Docket No.: B-2474).</ENT> <ENT>City of Peoria (23-09-1280P).</ENT> <ENT>The Honorable Jason Beck, Mayor, City of Peoria, 8401 West Monroe Street, Peoria, AZ 85345.</ENT> <ENT>City Hall, 8401 West Monroe Street, Peoria, AZ 85345.</ENT> <ENT>Nov. 29, 2024</ENT> <ENT>040050</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Maricopa (FEMA Docket No.: B-2476).</ENT> <ENT>City of Scottsdale (23-09-1134P).</ENT> <ENT>The Honorable David D. Ortega, Mayor, City of Scottsdale, 3939 North Drinkwater Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ 85251.</ENT> <ENT>Planning Records, 7447 East Indian School Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85251.</ENT> <ENT>Nov. 22, 2024</ENT> <ENT>045012</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Maricopa (FEMA Docket No.: B-2476).</ENT> <ENT>City of Scottsdale (23-09-1358P).</ENT> <ENT>The Honorable David D. Ortega, Mayor, City of Scottsdale, 3939 North Drinkwater Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ 85251.</ENT> <ENT>Planning Records, 7447 East Indian School Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85251.</ENT> <ENT>Nov. 22, 2024</ENT> <ENT>045012</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Maricopa (FEMA Docket No.: B-2474).</ENT> <ENT>City of Surprise (24-09-0009P).</ENT> <ENT>The Honorable, Skip Hall, Mayor, City of Surprise, 16000 North Civic Center Plaza, Surprise, AZ 85374.</ENT> <ENT>Public Works Department, Engineering Department Services, 16000 North Civic Center Plaza, Surprise, AZ 85374.</ENT> <ENT>Dec. 6, 2024</ENT> <ENT>040053</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Maricopa (FEMA Docket No.: B-2474).</ENT> <ENT>Unincorporated areas of Maricopa County (22-09-1095P).</ENT> <ENT>Jack Sellers, Chair, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, 301 West Jefferson Street, 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003.</ENT> <ENT>Maricopa County Flood Control District, 2801 West Durango Street, Phoenix, AZ 85009.</ENT> <ENT>Nov. 29, 2024</ENT> <ENT>040037</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Maricopa (FEMA Docket No.: B-2474).</ENT> <ENT>Unincorporated areas of Maricopa County (23-09-1280P).</ENT> <ENT>Jack Sellers, Chair, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, 301 West Jefferson Street, 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003.</ENT> <ENT>Maricopa County Flood Control District, 2801 West Durango Street, Phoenix, AZ 85009.</ENT> <ENT>Nov. 29, 2024</ENT> <ENT>040037</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Maricopa (FEMA Docket No.: B-2474).</ENT> <ENT>Unincorporated areas of Maricopa County (24-09-0009P).</ENT> <ENT>Jack Sellers, Chair, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, 301 West Jefferson Street, 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003.</ENT> <ENT>Maricopa County Flood Control District, 2801 West Durango Street, Phoenix, AZ 85009.</ENT> <ENT>Dec. 6, 2024</ENT> <ENT>040037</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Maricopa (FEMA Docket No.: B-2476).</ENT> <ENT>Unincorporated areas of Maricopa County (24-09-0106P).</ENT> <ENT>Jack Sellers, Chair, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, 301 West Jefferson Street, 10th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003.</ENT> <ENT>Maricopa County Flood Control District, 2801 West Durango Street, Phoenix, AZ 85009.</ENT> <ENT>Nov. 22, 2024</ENT> <ENT>040037</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Mohave (FEMA Docket No.: B-2476).</ENT> <ENT>City of Bullhead City (24-09-0373P).</ENT> <ENT>The Honorable Steve D'Amico, Mayor, City of Bullhead City, 2355 Trane Road, Bullhead City, AZ 86442.</ENT> <ENT>Public Works Department, 2355 Trane Road, Bullhead City, AZ 86442.</ENT> <ENT>Nov. 25, 2024</ENT> <ENT>040125</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Yavapai (FEMA Docket No.: B-2474).</ENT> <ENT>City of Cottonwood (22-09-0848P).</ENT> <ENT>The Honorable Tim Elinski, Mayor, City of Cottonwood, 827 North Main Street, Cottonwood, AZ 86326.</ENT> <ENT>Public Works Department, 1490 West Mingus Avenue, Cottonwood, AZ 86326.</ENT> <ENT>Nov. 29, 2024</ENT> <ENT>040096</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Yavapai (FEMA Docket No.: B-2474).</ENT> <ENT>Town of Clarkdale (22-09-0848P).</ENT> <ENT>The Honorable Robyn Prud'Homme-Bauer, Mayor, Town of Clarkdale, 39 North 9th Street, Clarkdale, AZ 86324.</ENT> <ENT>Public Works Department, 890 Main Street, Clarkdale, AZ 86324.</ENT> <ENT>Nov. 29, 2024</ENT> <ENT>040095</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="03">Yava ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Preview showing 10k of 18k characters. 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