Useful links

FEMA

• FEMA Mitigation
• FEMA Levee Information
• National Flood Risk Management Program
• US Army Corps of Engineers
• National Emergency Managers Association (NEMA)
• FEMA Map Modernization
• HAZUS-MH
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
• Mapping Information Platform (MIP)
• FEMA Levee Information
• National Flood Risk Management Program
• FEMA Map Modernization
• FEMA Multi-Year Flood Hazard Identification Program (MHIP)

Levee Information and Fact Sheets on the FEMA Web Site

• Title 44 of the Federal Code of Regulations (CFR), Section 65.10 (PDF) - Mapping of Areas Protected by Levee Systems
• Procedure Memo 34 - Interim Guidance for Studies Including Levees
• Procedure Memo 43 - Guidelines for Identifying Provisionally Accredited Levees
• The NFIP and Levees: An Overview (PDF)
• Provisionally Accredited Levees (PDF)
• Meeting the Criteria for Accrediting Levees on FEMA's Flood Maps: How-to-Guide for Floodplain Managers and Engineers
• Provisionally Accredited Levees: Mapping Scenarios for Procedure Memorandum No. 43 (PDF)
• Glossary: Frequently Used Terms for Levees (PDF)
• FEMA Levee Information

Other Facts Sheets

• Levee Certification Submittals (PDF), Source: Map IX-Mainland
• USACE Levee Certification for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) (PDF), Source: USACE IWR
• Levee Certification and Review Process (PDF, 245KB)
• Flood Hazard Zones (PDF, 236KB)
• Flood Hazard Mapping FAQs and Answers (PDF, 346KB)

LOMC Application

• MT-EZ Form - Use for Single Lot Letter of Map Amendment; NO FILL involved (LOMA)
• MT-1 Forms - Use for Multi-Lot LOMAs & Letters of Map Revision based on FILL (LOMR-F)
• MT-2 Forms - Use for changes to FIRMs based on better data (i.e., updated hydrology or topography) or changes to the BFE or floodway ( due to projects like bridges/culverts, flood control levees, etc.)