FEMA’s Procedures for Changing or Correcting a Flood Insurance Rate Map **Home Study**

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Authur: Bernabe A Hernandez, Ph.D, PE, PLS
Course credit – 8 PDH’S

When dealing with the Elevation Certificate, the Professional Surveyor and Mapper will be asked to identify if a particular property lies within a designated Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) and if so what is the base flood elevation shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for the property. If the property and/or structure are above the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) the opportunity presents itself for correcting or changing the designated SFHA by the process of preparing a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA), Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill (LOMR-F), or Letter of Map Revision (LOMR). 
This course deals with changing or correcting a FIRM via one of the three categories of a Letter of Map Change (LOMC) — LOMR-F, LOMA & LOMR.