# 2026-15939: FEMA tweaks flood maps; send your complaints now

2026-15939, Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations, is a Federal Register notice from Homeland Security Department, Federal Emergency Management Agency published 2026-08-06, effective Comments are to be submitted on or before November 4, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15939
- As of: 2026-08-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15939
- Title: Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 50883
- Published: 2026-08-06
- Effective: Comments are to be submitted on or before November 4, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-11-04
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-13

## In one line

FEMA tweaks flood maps; send your complaints now

## 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).

## Effects PRIA read

- Proposed Flood Map Changes Listed: cost, medium. FEMA proposes changes to flood maps for the communities listed, which may add or change Base Flood Elevations (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or regulatory floodways on Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and Flood Insurance Study (FIS) repor…

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## Sources
- [2026-15939 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/06/2026-15939/proposed-flood-hazard-determinations)
- [2026-15939 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-06/pdf/2026-15939.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15939 (as of 2026-08-13).