Federal Emergency Management Agency April 13, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (FEMA-1813-DR), dated January 5, 2009, and related determinations.

This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of North Dakota (FEMA-1829-DR), dated March 24, 2009, and related determinations.

This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Kentucky (FEMA-1818-DR), dated February 5, 2009, and related determinations.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announces the availability of the Compendium of Flood Map Changes, which provides a listing of changes made to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) maps that went into effect from July 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008. Future notices of NFIP map changes will be made available approximately every 6 months.

Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and modified BFEs are made final for the communities listed below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that each community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).