To view listings for notices for communities currently within the 90-day appeal period as well as notices for communities for which the 90-day appeal period expired within the past three months, you may choose one of the following options: The notices provided here are for new or modified FIRMs, which may be based on FEMA-contracted studies/mapping projects studies/mapping projects performed by participants in the Cooperating Technical Partners Program or community-initiated map revisions, including Letters of Map Revision.

Publishing the proposed flood hazard determination on this website and in a prominent local newspaper at least twice during the 10-day period immediately following the notification of the community CEO.

Notifying the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the community by sending a proposed flood hazard determination letter by certified mail, return receipt requested and.

Publishing a proposed flood hazard determination notice for comment in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

Flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification 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 Map (FIRM).įEMA initiates the appeal process by providing the following: When the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) proposes new or modified flood hazard determinations, it must, in accordance with Part 67 of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) regulations, provide the affected communities with a 90-day appeal period.

Additional Information on Flood Hazard Determination Notices and Appeal Periods.

FEMA's Watershed-Based Approach to Studies.

View Flood Hazard Determination Notices.

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