Riverview Estates-CS 961017The Honorable Tom Morton
Mayor, City of Coppell
P.O. Box 478
Coppell, Texas 75019-0478
Washington, D.C. 20472
OC 1' ! ? 1996
IN REPLY REFER TO:
Case No.: 96-06-382C
Community: City of Coppell, Texas
Community No.: 480170
Map Panel Affected: 0010 E
Dear Mayor Morton:
218-65-CR
This responds to a letter dated June 18, 1996, from Mr. Kenneth M. Griffin, P.E., Assistant City Manager,
City Engineer, City of Coppell, requesting that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
determine whether the property described below would be located in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFI-IA),
an area that would be inundated by the flood having a 1-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any
given year (base flood). This property will be elevated by the placement of fill after the date of the earliest
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) map showing the area in the SFHA.
Property Descr~fion: Proposed Riverview Kstates
Communi _ty and State: City of Coppell, Texas
On October 8, 1996, we received all information necessary to process this request. After comparing this
information to the NFIP map for the City of Coppell, Texas, we determined that the property would not be
in the SFHA if fill is placed as proposed.
This conditional determination is based on the site plan, entitled "Thompson Fill, Elm Fork Trinity River,
Floodplain and Floodway Delineation of Existing and Proposed Fill Site," prepared by Morrison
Hydrology/Engineering, dated May 1996, and on elevation information provided by Mr. Ronald W.
Morrison, P.E., in a letter dated July 26, 1996. Our final determination will be made upon receipt of a copy
of this letter, a copy of the final plat with recordation data, and certified as-built information showing the
elevation of the lowest ground on the property. In addition, the enclosed form, entitled "Certification of Fill
Placement," must be returned, signed and dated by a registered professional engineer, an accredited soils
engineer, or the community's NFIP permit official.
To minimize the financial burden on the policyholders while maintaining the NFIP as self-sustaining, FEMA
implemented a procedure to recover costs associated with reviewing and processing requests for modifications
to published flood information and maps. Effective October 1, 1996, FEMA revised the fee schedule,
establishing a flat review and processing fee for each type of request. The fee for your request is $800, and
must be submitted before we can begin processing your request. Payment of this fee shall be made in the
form of a check or money order in U.S. funds, made payable to the National Flood Insurance Program, or
by credit card. For identification purposes, the case number referenced above must be included on the check
or money order. Payment shall be sent to the following address:
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Fee-Collection System Administrator
P.O. Box 3173
MERRIFIELD VA 22116-3173
Please note that this property could be inundated by a flood greater than the base flood or by local flooding
conditions not shown on the NFIP map. Flood insurance is available at a reduced cost for properties located
outside the SFHA. Also, although we have based our determination on the flood data presently available,
flood conditions may change or new information may be generated that could supersede this determination.
This response is based on the minimum criteria established by the NFIP. State and community officials, ba,~xl
on knowledge of local conditions and in the interest of public safety, may set higher standards for construction
in the floodplain. If the State, County, or community has adopted more restrictive and comprehensive
floodplain management criteria, those criteria take precedence over the minimum Federal criteria.
This letter does not relieve Federal agencies of the need to comply with Executive Order 11988 on Floodplain
Management in carrying out their responsibilities and providing federally undertaken, financed, or assisted
construction and improvements, or in their regulating or licensing activities.
If you have any questions or if we can be of further assistance, please contact Ms. Agnes De Coca of our staff
in Washington, DC, either by telephone at (202) 646-2746 or by facsimile at (202) 646-4596.
Sincerely,
Michael K. Buckley, P.E., Chief
Hazard Identification Branch
Mitigation Directorate
Enclosure
Mr. Kenneth M. Griff'm, P.E.
Assistant City Manager/City Engineer
City of Coppell
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ANNOUNCES
CHANGES IN USER FEES FOR FLOOD MITIGATION PRODUCTS
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently announced its intent to
change the fee schedule for several of the products it provides to the public in support of the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP): These chan~es are bein~ m.,4,, (1) to simplify
existing adminisuative procedures for individuals who request Lelzers of Map Change and
Flood Insurance Study suppon informn~ion and archived data from FEMA and (2) to help
maintain the NFIP as a self-SuPl~rting, nontaxpayer-fundod program.
Effective October 1, 1996, FEMA will change ti~ fee schedule for the following lmaducts:
·
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·
·
·
·
Conditional ~ of Map Ammutmemt
Conditional ~ of lVhp ReviSion Based on Fill
Conditional Lettm of Map Revision
Lett~ of Map Reviskm Based on Fill
Ixtt~ of Map Revision
Physical Map Revisions
Flood Insumn~ Stud~ Suplmfl In~mm~lio~ ~d ~ ~ Produals
On August 30, 1996, FEMA published an ~ final nde in tl~ Federal Registe~ )~am
derails the reasons for the chsng~ and provides the required revi~on~ to the cmlm~ NF]P
Fegulations pruented in Pans 65, 70, and 72 of the NFIP regulations. On tl~ same dato,
oz mat nonce ~s auwdazC) The ~ fee sclagule will be applied to all new
$00 C Street SW.
Wnhinsto~ DC 2O472
Telephone: (2O2) 646-~860
Facsimile: (202) 646-4:596
(202) 646-3362, a~l~ docummt numbar 20018. ,Dansnd,
FEDERAL EMERGENCY M~IAGEMENT AGENCY I O.M.a. auraen No. 3067.0147
CERTIFICATION OF FILL PLACEMENT I Ex,res 31. July 1997
PUBLIC BURDEN DISCLOSURE NOTICE
IFEMA USE ONLY
Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average .35 hour per response. The burden estimate includes the
time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the needed data, and
completing and reviewing the form. Send comments regarding the accuracy of the burden estimate and any suggestions
for reducing this burden, to: Information Collections Management, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C
Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20472; and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (3067-,
0147), Washington, DC 20503.
~ommunity Name Property Name or Address
TheFilLis: [] Existing [] Proposed
I hereby certify that fill placed on the property to raise the ground surface to or above the base ¢lO0-year) flood
elevation in order to gain exclusion from a Special Flood Hazard Area (;00-year floodplain) meets the criteria of Title
44 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Sc~tion 65.5(a) (6), listed below. For orooosed fill, ! hereby certify that it is
designed in accordance with these criteria.
1. That the Iill has been compacted to 95 percent of the maximum density obtainable with the Standard
Proctor Test method or an acceptable equivalent method for (checA one o[the following)
a. Fill pads prepared for the foundations of residential or commercial structures
b. Entire legally defined parcel (Note: if the location of fill pade hat not been determined, the
fill ooer the entire legally defined parcel mutt be compacted to the abooe criteria).
Name (PleaM print or type)
$iwnnture
Date ~ommuniLT Offieial'l Title or
It q'inlor'l ~al/Rllletlltion Numbor
That fill slopes for granular materials are not steeper than one vertical on one-and-one-hall'
horizontal (steeper slopes mutt be juttifled); and
That adequate erosion protection is provided for flu slopes expcaed to moving flood waters (slopes
exposed to flows with uelocities of up to 5 feet per second (fps) during the lO0-year flood mutt, at a
minimum, be protected by a permanent cooer of grass, vines, weeds, or similar oegetation; sloper
exposed to flows with velocities greater that 5 fpe durin~ the lO0-year flood mutt, at a minimum, be
protected by appropriately designed stone, roelt, concrete, or other durable produett).
Name (Please print or type)
SigrmLure
G)mmuaitF Official's Title or
enfinoor*e ~l/l~gi~rMJon Numlmr
FEMA Form 81-878. OCT 94 Certification of Fill Placement Form MT-I Form 3
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170 /
Friday, August 30, .~)6 / Notices
FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Fee Schedule for Pmceeelng Requeets
for Map Changes and for Flood
Insurance Study Backup Date for FY
1997
AGENCY: Federal Emersency
Manasement Aaency [FEMA).
AOllON: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice contains the
revised fee schedules for procesein8
certain requests for. cb,nses to National
Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) maps
and for processin8 requests for Flood
Insurance Study (FIS) backup data. The
chanaes In the fee schedules will allow
charsed to FEMA for labor and
materials. Because these rates and the
actual review and processing costs may
vary from year to year. FigVIA will
pubUsh revised fee schedules
periodically, when needed, as notices in
the Federnl Resister.
Simplification of Fee Schedule faf
Conditional and Final Map Chanses
The existing fee collection pro~_~_*s is
complex and its administration requires
time-intensive efforts on the part of
FEMA. It also Increases'the time
required to provide requesters with the
product they require. The current
system requires requesters to submit an
IniUal foe that is not intended to cover
FEMA to reduce f'uflberthe expenses to the full review and procasaJn8 costs or
the NFIP by recovering more fully the. the cartographic production costs.
costs associated with (1) pmce~?sIn8 Req-estars subsequently reCe!ve
condi~onal and final mal~ cbsn~ ; Invoices for the balance. The current
requests and (2) retrievin8. reproducing,
end distributing technical and
administrative support data related to
FIS analyses and mapping.
DAleS: ThO revised fee schedtj~os are
effective October 1, 1996:
Michael K. Bucklay, P,E., Chief,
Identification Branch, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472; [202] 646-2756
or by facsimile at [202) 046-4596 (not
toll-free cells).
SOPPI.~dm~ARY INFOmfAllOq: This
noUca contains the revised fee
schedules for processing certain
requests for chanses to NaUonal Flood
Insurance Propam (NFIP) maps and for
processin8 requests for Flood Insurance
Study (FIS) backup data. The revised fee
schedule for map chanses is effective
October 1, 1996, In accor~s~n_ce with the
rule for chanaes to 44 (~R parts 65.70,
and 72, published elsewhere in this
ediUon of the Federal Resister, and
supersedes the cmTent fee schedule
estshlishedonJune 30, 1992.
The revised foe s~bedule for requests
for FIS backup data also is effective
October 1.1996, and supersedes the
current fee schedula; also published in
the Federal _Re~i~t_ ~.
*The basis for the initial f~es, fiat useF
'fees, and hourly rates for requests for
Conditional Lottars. of Map Amendment
(CLOMAs); Conditional Letters of Map
Revision Based on' Fill (CLOlVIR-Fs],
Conditional Letters of Map Revision
(CLOMRe), Letters of Map Revision
Based on Fill (LOMR-Fs], Letters of
Map Revision (bOMRs], and Physical
hc,~, Revisions and requests for FIS
up 'data received by FEMA on or
after Octob~ 1,1996 are provided in the
separately published nde.
_ A primal'component of tho fe~ is .
th_e prevallin8 Pfl.~;ate-sector rates -
hour) shall be used to calculate the tots!
fees that must be reimbursed.
Fee Schedule for Conditional Letters of
Map Amendment and Conditional and
Final*Letters of'Map Revision Based on
Fm
Based on a review of actual cost data
for Fiscal Year 1995, FEMA established
the followinS fist user fees. which are to
be submitted by requesters with
requests received by ~ on and after
October 1, 1996:
Sinsle-lot/sinsle-st~ucture CLOMA. .
CLOMR-F, and LOMR-F ...................$4OO
Mulfl_p_b-_ ~t/multiple-stmcture
CLOMA ..... .'. ....................................... $700
Multiple-lot/multiple-structure
CLOMR--F end LOMR-F .................... S800
Fee Schedule for Map Revisions
Unless the ~'equest is otherwise
exompted under 44 CFR 72.5, the fiat
system is complicated further by ti~e .user fees shown below ere to be '
pre-authorizedspendin8 limits placed submitted by requesters with requests
o,~ each product. When FEMA for LOMRs and Physical Map Revisions
determines that those limits will be that ere not based on structural
exceeded, written authorization must be meeauros on alluvial fans that are
obtained before promedins with their received by FEMA un and after October
review. Pro'~----in8 tho request is 1,1996. Theso fees ara based on'a
delayed until the written euthorizati~
is received.
FEMA bas stre*m!tned the procese by
(1) ~ fiat user fees for most map
~-h-~se products and services; (2)
requirin8 full payment of fees before
work is besun on most map chanse
requests; (3) consolidatin8 similar
products or services into a Umited
number of user fee cetesories; and (4)
limit[nS tho nmnbar of products' for
which requesters may receive
exemptions from payment of fees. As a
rasult, requestm and FEIv[A know the
cost of providin8 a product or service
before any work is besun.
The initial fee for requests for LOlvlRs
and CLOlvflts based On structural
measures on alluvial fans has been
maintained because [1) such requests
are rare, (2] the ~ review for these
'requests is usually very complex, and
(3) the costs involved in processin8 the
requests can fluctuate sianiflcanfly.
Fees' for* ConditiOnal and Final Map
lt~ialom Based on Structural
M~aiur~ on Alluvial Fans
Based on a review of actual cost data
for Fiscal Year 1995. FEMA established
$5,000 as the initial fee for requests for'
structural measures on alluvial fans.
The remainder of the review and costs
review of actual cost data for Fiscal Year
1995o
clmnnsl, or cmnbiaatioa thereof.....$3,?00
su~cturel mum .......................... ~4,30o
Reqnest submittod ss followup to CLOMR.
Roquost based solely on submission of
more detailed data ......................... ,S2,300
Fee Schedule for Conditioaal Map
Unless the request is otherwise
exempted under 44 CFR 72.5', the fiat ..
user fees shown below are to be
submitted by requesters with requests
for CLOMRs that are not based on
structural measures on alluvial fans that
ar~ received by FEMA on and after
Octobar 1, 1996, These feeo am based on
a review of actual cost data for Fiscal
Year 1995.
ltoqu~d~.t based on new hydroloay, · culvert, channel, or
combination .................................... ..$3,100
Request based on levee, berm, or other
structural measure ......................... ,.$3,300
Fee Schedule for Roquests for Flood
Insurance Study Backup Data
The user fees shown below am to be
submitted by requesters with requests
for FIS backup data that are recaivodby
FEMA aa and alter October 1,1996.
These foes are based on a review of.
actual cost data for'Fiscal Year 1995.
is to be recovered by invoicin8 the ;"
requestar before PEMA issues a : 'They are based o~. the complete ':.
datarminaflon letter, consistent with "~ of FEMA's costs for retrievina, "-
current practice. The'prevallinS private- reproducina,.and distributin8 the data, . j~
sector -labor rate chersed to FEIVlA ($$0/ .as weU es a pro rets sbere of the*costs. ;~
Federal lte8~ ~ er / Vol.
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for maintainin~ the data and operating (6) Category 6~Computer tape~ of Overhead Fee for lteque~ts in
Catego~m 1, 2, and 3 (per
the fee reimbursement system. Disital Line Graph files
AS under the previous fee schedule, (7) Catel~ory 7--Computar diske.ttes .request) ................................................. $43
Total Fee for Category 4 Requests (per
all entities except FEMA'a Study and user's manuals for FEMA proRrama iette~) ..................................................... $4o
Contractors, FEMAle-Technical The cesta of proce~ requests in Total Fee for Category 5 Requests (first
Evaluation Contractors, and the Federal Cats~ories 1, 2, and 3 above will Vary panel) .................................................... $35
asencies involved in performing FISs based on the complexity of the research Total Fee for Category 5 Requests
(i.e., U.S. Army corps of Engineers, U.S. involved in retrievtn8 the data and the (additional panels) .................................. $2
Geological Survey, Natural Resources volme and medium of. data to be Total Fee for Category 6 Requests (per
conservation Service. National Oceanic reproduced and distributed; For these community) ......................................... $150
and Atmospheric Administration, and categories of requests, FEMA, wtll Total Fee for Category ? Requests (per
Tennessee Valley Authority] will be require the payment of an initial copy) ........................................ : ............ $25
~.h~,~ed for requests for IriS backup m;nimum fee,.shown below, to cover Paymont Submi~ion Requirements
data. The only exception ia that one the preliminary costs of research and
copy of the FIS backup data will be retrieval. This fee will then be applied Fee payments must be reade in
provided to ~ co~,munity free o! cberl~ a?tn~t the total labor co~s, and the - advance of esrvices bain8 rendered.
if the data are.requested durins, the. requester will be invoiced for the ~ Payments are to be in the form of
statutory 90 .-day appeal period for an remainder of the feet- No data will ba . a'cbeck or money order or by credit card
FIS. ~ provided to a requester until all Payment; Checks and reoney orders are
FEMA has established seven · required fees have been paid. to be mede payable, in U.S. funds, to the
National Flood Insurance.. Prolpmn. '
cats~ories into. which requeets for PIS The cc~ts for ~ requests FEMA will provide receipts to
· requesters for their records or billing
catef~ortes are: .' ' ~ not ver~. Therafom,. FlaVIA has
(1] Category 1--Paper copies or ~tablished flat user ~es for tliese pmpoess.
microfiche of hydrolosic and hydraulic cainsorles of requests. The fees collected will be deposited to
the National Flood Insurance Fund,
(Z) Category 2,--Papar copies of which is the source of fondin8 for
(~Catsgory3_.Paporcopiesofmu. vey~; 2. and3(perhonr) ..........'... ....... ...~33. Dmted:Ausust 3, .
· Lllx, ry l~n*,-,--,'~ l*ee for ~ ' ~ichard'W. IL~*~-~,
(4) cotesory'4---Paper copies of ·
D',m~tor,
individual Letters of IV[ap Cbanse Mi~:~m,,~.~.~.~.~..........-.~.,requesv........ .... ~$=8 ~om~' '.
[5] Cotef~ory 5--Paper copies of Requests in Categories 1, 2, and 3 . ~ Doc. 96-22076 Filed 8-29-96; 8:45 m]
preliminary map panels (per reque.t) ..................................... $22 musm ooee m~,-*