CF-Andrew Park 1-CS 860318The City With A Beautiful Future
March 18, 1986
P. O. Box 478
Coppell, Texas 75019
214 - 462 - 0022
Jack R. Davis
and Associates
3535 Travis
Suite #100
Dallas, Texas
75240
SUBJECT:
Request for Conditional Letter
of Map Revision
ATTENTION: Mr. Jack R. Davis
Dear Jack:
Enclosed for your information is a letter from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, which notifies the City of
Coppell that as of January 1, 1986, a fee is charged to
defray the costs of processing map revisions.
This fee must be received by FEMA prior to the initiation
of the review. Please submit to the City of Coppell a
check made payable to Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The Fee will be based on the attached fee schedule.
Sincerely,
City Engineer
JEP/lsg
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Region VI, Federal Center, 800 North Loop 288
Denton, Texas 76201-3698
NTH
March 6, 1986
Mr. Ed Powell, P.E.
City Engineer
P. O. Box 478
Coppell, TX 75019
Dear Mr. Powell:
This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of February 25, 1986,
and the technical information prepared by Jack R. Davis and Assoc.,
Inco requesting a a Conditional Letter of Map Revision to Denton
Creek.
This information will be reviewed and processed for appropriate action.
Effective January 1, 1986, a fee is charged to defray the costs of pro-
cessing map revisions. You will be notified of any costs involved by
our National Office.
A copy of Part 72 of the National Flood Insurance Program Rules and
Regulations is enclosed to explain the fee schedule.
Since rely,
Bill Kuno, Chief
Natural Hazards Branch
3'fi028 Federal Register
Vol. 50. No. 171. ] ~,Wedne,sday,
September 4, 19~8'~a '/ Rules and Regulations
furnaces", and adding in its place the
phrase "well-water tank pumps, oil
tanks and the oil in them, cisterns and
the water in them, natural gas tanks,
pumps and/or tanks used in conjunction
with solar energy systems, furnaces, hot
water~leatet:s, clothes washers and
dryers; food freezers, air conditioners,".
o. In the PROPERTY NOT COVERED
section, paragraph H is revised to read
as follows:
A mobile home located or placed within a
FEMA designated Special Flood Hazard Area
that is not anchored and affixed to a
permanent site to resist flotation, collapse, or
lateral movement (i) by over-the-top or frame
ties to ground anchors or {ii) in accordance
with manufacturer's specifications or [iii] in
compliance with the community's flood plain
management requirements, unless it is a
mobile home on a foundation continuously
insured by the National Flood Insurance
Program at the same site at least since
Sept0. mber 30, 1982.
p. In the PROPERTY NOT COVERED
section, paragraph J is amended by
removing the phrase "VI-Va0" and
adding in its place the phrase "V1-30,
VE, and V".
q. In the General Conditions and
Provisions section, paragraph C is
amended by removing "Insured" in the
first sentence and adding in its place
"Insurer" and by adding at the end of
the first sentence a sentence to read as
follows:
In other words, if the Insured obtuins
additional flood insurance to cover the
structure insured by this policy beyond that
obtained under the authority of the National
Flood Insurance Act of 19Cal. as amended,
then the Insured must acquire the maximum
amount of available flood insurance under
said Act in order to avoid the imposition of
proration as described in the preceding
sentence.
r. In the General Conditions and
Provisions section, paragraph E.l.e. is -
revised by removing the amount
"$50.00" and adding in its place the
phrase "the minimum premium set forth
in 44 CFR 61.10".
s. In the General Conditions and
Provisions section, paragral~h M is
amended hy removing the word
"Mortgagee" in the heading and adding
in its place the word "Mortgage".
t. The IN WITNESS WI IF. REOF clause
and the signature lines appearing after
paragraph V of the GENERAL
CONDITIONS AND PROVISIONS
section and before Endorsement I are
revised to mad as follows:
IN WITNESS WItEREOF, the Insurer has '
executed and attested these presents.
leffrey S. Bragg,
A&ninistrator. Federal Insurance
Administration.
PART 64--COMMUNITIES ELIGIBLE
FOR THE SALE OF INSURANCE
'19. 'The authority citation for Part 64
continues to read as set forth below and
the authority citations following all the
sections in Part 64 are removed.
Authority:. 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.;
Reorganization Plan No. a of 197a; I~o. 12127.
§ 64.3 [Amendedl
20. Section 64.3 is amended in the
following particulars:
a. In the chart in paragraph (al(l} by
removing the phrase "AI-~:.:Y' and
adding in its place the phrase "Al-30,
AE" and by adding after this amended
entry in the chart the following entry:
A.{FA ......... Area of special flood hazard
*,.,here enough progress has been
made on a protective system,
such as dikes, dams, and levees,
to consider it complete for insur-
ance rating purposes.
b. Iix the chart in paragraph [a}(ll by
adding after the "AH" entry the
foliowing entry:
V ............. 'Area of special flood hazards
without wate;' surface elevations
determined, and with velocity.
that is inumlated by tidal floods
(coastal high hazard area).
c. In the chart in paragraph (a}(l] by
adding after the phrase "VI-30" the
phrase ", VE" and by adding in this
entry in the chart after "flood hazards,"
the words "with water surface
elevations determined and".
d. In the chart in paragraph (a}(1) by
. adding both after the phrase "B" and
after the phrase "C" the phrase ", X".
e. In paragraph (bJ, by removing the
phrase "A1-99" and adding in its place
the phrase "Al-30, AE, A99" and by
adding after the phrase "VI-30," the
phrase "VE, V,".
PART 66~CONSULTATION WITH
LOCAL OFFICIALS
21. The authority citation for Part O0 is
revised as set forth below and Ihe
authority citations following all the
sections in Part 60 are removed.
Anthority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.;
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 19711; E.(}. 12127.
§ 66.1 [Amendedl
22. Section 60.1 is amended by
removing the phrase "A1-99 and" and
adding in its place the phrase "A1-30,
AE, AH, Aa" and by adding after the
phrase "VI-30" the phrase ", and VE".
PART ?0~PROCEDURE FOR MAP
CORRECTION
23. The authority citation for Part 70 is
revised as set forth below and the
authority citations following all the
sections in Part 70 are removed.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4(yOl et seq.:
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 197a; E.O. 12127.
§§ 70.1, 70.3, 70.4, and 70.5 IAmendedl
24. Part 70 is amended by removing
the phrase "A1-0ff' and adding in its
place the phrase "Al-30, AE, Al I, Ag§"
in the following seclions: § § 70.1, 70.3[a},
70A{a}, 70.4[b}, and 70.5{c1.
25. Part 70 is amended by removing
the phrase "and V1-30" and adding in
its place the phrase ", V1-30, VE, and V"
in the following sections: § § 70.1 and
70.3{al.
26. Part 70 is amended by removing
the phrase "or V1-30" and adding in its
place the phrase ", V1-30, VE, or V" in
the following sections: § §
?0.4(bi, and 70.5{c}.
27. Part 72 is added to 44 CFR Chapter
1, Subchapter B to read as follows:
PART ?2~PROCEDURE AND FEES
FOR OBTAINING CONDITIONAL
APPROVAL OF MAP CHANGES
Sec.
72.1 Purpose of part.
72.2 Definitions.
72.3 Initial fee schedule.
72.4 Submittal/payment procedures aud
FEMA response.
72.5 Exemptions.
72.1t Unfavorable response.
72.7 Resubmittals.
Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.$.C. 4ool et
seq.; Reorganization Plan No..3 of 1~78; E.O.
12127.
§ 72.1 Purpose of part.
· The purpose of this part is to provide
a&ninistrative and cost recovery
procedures for engineering review and
processing associated with the issuance
of Conditional Letters of Map
Amendment (conditional LOMAs] and
Conditional Letters of Map Revision
(conditional LOMRs). Final LOMAs
LOMRs granted to correct map
deficiencies are not subject to this
reimbursement procedure.
§.72.2 Definitions.
(a} Except as other.vise provided in
this part, the definitions set forth in Paz~t
Federal Register / Vol. 50,
No. 171 ! Wedn/~sday, September'4,
1985 ! Rules and Regulations 3602fl
59 of this subchapter are applicable to
this part.
{b} For the purpose of this part. a
Conditional Letter of Map Amendment
{conditional LAMA} is FEMA's comment
on a proposed project to be located in
and affecting only that portion of the
area of special flood hazard outside the
regulatory floodway and having no
impact on the existing regulatory
floodway or effective base flood
elevations.
{c) For the purpose of this part, a
Conditional Letter of Map Revision
{conditional LOMR] will be FEMA's
comment on a propose~project that
would affeCt-the hyd)'01ogic find/or
hydraulic characteristics of a flooding
source and thus result in the
modification of the existing regulatory
floodway or effective base flood
elevations.
§ 72.3 Initial fee schedule.
[a) For conditional Letters of Map
Amendment, the initial fee shall be paid
by the requestor in the following
amounts:
[1} Single-lot ................................................ $125
(2} Multi-lot/subdivision ........................... $175
(b} For conditional Letters of Map
Revision. the initial fee shall be paid by
the requestor in the following amounts:
{1} New bridge or culvert {no
channelization} ........................................ $350
(2) Channel modifications only ............... $400
{3} Channel modification and new
bridge or culvert ...................................... $525
{41 Levees, berms, or other structural
measures ................................................... $675
{c) For projects involving
combinations of the above actions
which are not separately identified, the
initial fee shall be that charged for the
most expensive of the actions
comprising the combination.
~; 72.4 Submittal/payment procedures and
FEMA response.
{a) Initial fees shall be submitted with
the request for FEMA review and
processing of conditional LOMAs and
conditional LOMRs.
[bi Initial fees must be received by
FEMA before the review can be initiated
for any conditional LaMA or
conditional LOMR request.
[c] Following completion of FEMA
review for any conditional LaMA or
conditional LOMR, the requestor will be
billed at the prevailing private sector
labor rate (currently $25.00 per hour] for
any actual costs exceeding the initial fee
incurred during the review.
(l} Requestors of conditional LOMAs
will be notified of the anticipated total
cost if the i0tai cost of processing their
request will exceed $500.
{2) Requestors of conditional LOMRs
will be notified.of the anticipated total
cost if the total cost of processing their
request will exceed $1,500.
{3) In the event that Processing costs
exceed the limits defined in {c){1} and
{21 of this section, processing of the
request will be suspended pending
FEMA receipt of written approval from
the requestor to proceed.
{d) The entity that applies to FEIVIA
through the local community for review
will be billed for the cost of the review.
The local community incurs no financial
obligation under the reimbursement
procedure set forth in this part as a
result of transmitting the submittal to
FEMA.
(e) Payment of both the initial fee and
final cost shall be by check or money
order payable to the United States
Treasury and must be received by
FEMA before the conditional LOMA or
conditional LOMR will be issued.
{f} For conditional LOMA requests,
FEMA shall:
{1] Notify the request0r within 30 days
as to the adequacy of the submittal, and
(2) Within 30 days of receipt of
adequate information, provide comment
to the requestor on the proposed project.
{g) For conditional LOMR requests,
FEMA shall:
{1} Notify the requestor within 60 days
as to the adequacy of the submittal, and
{2} Within 90 days of receipt of
adequate information, provide comment
to the requestor on the proposed project.
§ 72.5 Exemptions.
Federal, state, and local governments
and their agencies shall be exempt from
fees for projects they sponsor if the
requestor certifies that the particular
project is for public benefit and
primaril~ intended for flood loss
reduction to existing development in
identified flood hazard areas, as
opposed to planned flood plain
development.
§ 72.6 Unfavorable response. '
A conditional LaMA or conditional
LOMR may be denied or may contain
specific comments, concerns, or
conditions regarding a proposed project
or design and its impacts on flood
hazards in a community. A requestor is
not entitled to any refund if the letler
contains such comments, concerns, or
conditions, or if the letter is denied. A
requestor is not entitled to any refund if
the requestor is unable to obtain
required authorizations, permits,
financing, etc.. for which the letter was
sought.
§ 72.7 Resubmlttals.
Any resubmittal of a request more
than 90 days after FEMA notification
that a request has been denied or after a
review has been terminated due to
insufficient information or other reasons
will be treated as an original submission
and subject to all submittal/payment
procedures as described in § 72.4,
including the initial fee. The procedure
of § 72.4 including the initial fee, will
also apply if the project has been
significantly altered in design or scope
other than that necessary to respond to
previously issued comments, concerns,
or conditions by FEMA.
PART 75--EXEMPTION OF STATE-
OWNED PROPERTIES UNDER SELF-
INSURANCE PLAN
28. The authority citation for Part 75 is
revised as set forth below and the
authority citations following all the
sections in Part 75 are removed.
Aulhorily: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.:
Reorganization Plan No, 3 of 1978: E.O. 12127.
§§ 75.1, 75.10, 75.11, and 75.13 [Amendedl
29. Part 75 is amended by removing
the phrase "M, V, va" and inserting in
its place the phrase "AH, Al-30, AE,
A99, M, V, va, V1-30, VE" in the
following sections: §§ 75.1, 75.10,
75.11(a){4}[twice], 75.11{a]{5), 75.11{a}{7).
and 75.13{c].
Dated: August 29, 1985.
Jeffrey S. Bragg,
Federal Insurance Administrator.
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