# 2026-15944: FEMA Flood Tweaks Round Two: Boundaries Shifted Slightly

2026-15944, Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations, is a Federal Register notice from Homeland Security Department, Federal Emergency Management Agency published 2026-08-06, effective 2026-04-06; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15944
- As of: 2026-08-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15944
- Title: Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 50869
- Published: 2026-08-06
- Effective: 2026-04-06
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-13

## In one line

FEMA Flood Tweaks Round Two: Boundaries Shifted Slightly

## Summary

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.

## Effects PRIA read

- Flood Maps Finalized for Listed Communities: benefit, low. FEMA finalized new or modified flood hazard determinations (Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, SFHA boundaries/zones, or regulatory floodways) shown on Letters of Map Revision for the communities listed in the table. These LOMRs revise the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and, in some cases…
- Maps Set Required Floodplain Measures: cost, medium. FEMA states the new or modified flood hazard information is the basis for the floodplain management measures that a community is required to adopt or to show are already in effect to remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Property owners and lessees in af…

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## Sources
- [2026-15944 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/06/2026-15944/changes-in-flood-hazard-determinations)
- [2026-15944 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-06/pdf/2026-15944.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2026-15943, Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15943)
- [Next: 2026-15945, Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15945)
- [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15944 (as of 2026-08-13).