[Floodplain_managers] New Elevation Certificate & Floodproofing Form

[Oregon Local Floodplain Managers]

Hello Floodplain staff,

FEMA released the new elevation certificate and floodproofing certificate forms recently each with an expiration date of June 30, 2026. The updated forms should be used immediately and can be downloaded at: https://www.fema.gov/flood-insurance/find-form/underwriting?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery <https://www.fema.gov/flood-insurance/find-form/underwriting?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery>  Older versions of the certificates should no longer be used or accepted. Please share this information with surveyors or registered engineers in your local area who provide certificates for property owners.

Elevation certificates and floodproofing certificates are required to be used by any community participating in the Community Rating System for compliance with floodplain regulations. The elevation certificate and floodproofing certification forms are recommended (and may be explicitly required by your development code) to be used for all other communities in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). NFIP policyholders can also use an elevation certificate to obtain a more preferable insurance rate, although the form is not mandatory for flood insurance any longer. Elevation certificates are also used for Letter of Map Changes.

FEMA Region 10 is hosting a virtual training on elevations certificates Tuesday, August 15, 2023, from 10-11:30 a.m. at: https://atkinsglobalna.webex.com/mw3300/mywebex/default.do?service=7&siteurl=atkinsglobalna&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery  Please note that the link does not go directly to a registration page but to a calendar/topic lookup. Go to the August 15th training in the Upcoming tab to register for the webinar. In addition, the Northwest Regional Floodplain Management Association (NORFMA) will offer an in-person training on the new certificates at its annual conference link: https://norfma.org/index.php?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery  in Spokane Valley, WA. this year.

Some highlights from the changes to the elevation certificate include:

  *   Section A will require photographs for any elevation certificate, not just those to support flood insurance rating, and will remove the phrase “if the Certificate is being used to obtain flood insurance.”
  *   Adding lines in Section A8 and A9 for buildings that use both engineered and non-engineered flood openings.
  *   Space in Section C for a surveyor to identify if a conversion factor was used to convert vertical datums for added transparency.
  *   In Section D, Section F, and the new Section I, there will be a line for email contact information.
  *   Section E will feature boxes for “construction drawings,” “building under construction,” and “finished construction” to indicate which building stage the measurements in a Zone AO or A were taken during.
  *   Section G will add a question to identify if a variance was granted for the building.
  *   New Section H and Section I will be added to help rate a flood insurance policy using the new Risk Rating 2.0 details.
o    These sections will ask about “first floor” elevations and mechanical and electrical locations to help determine if a building can receive mitigation discounts to lower a flood insurance rate.
o    Sections H & I will be exclusively for flood insurance use, not for compliance with floodplain management regulations.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Thank you,

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Deanna Wright, CFM
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Coordinator
Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development
635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540
Cell: 971-718-7473 | Main: 503-373-0050
deanna.wright at dlcd.oregon.gov<mailto:deanna.wright at dlcd.oregon.gov> | www.oregon.gov/LCD<https://www.oregon.gov/LCD>


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