ST9301A-CS 950130 Federal Emergency Management Agency
Washington, D.C. 20472
January 30, 1995
Ms. C. Jean Hansen, P.E. IN REPLY REFER TO:
Project Engineer Case No.: 95-06-096R
Halff Associates, Inc. Communities: Cities of Carrollton, Coppell, and
8616 Northwest Plaza Drive Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas 75225 Community Nos.: 480167, 480170, and 480171
316-ACK
Dear Ms. Hansen:
This is in response to your request dated December 20, 1994, for a conditional revision to the Flood Insurance Rate
Map (FIRM) for the above-referenced communities. Pertinent information about the request is listed below.
Identifier: Sandy Lake Road
Flooding Source: Elm Fork of the Trinity River
FIRM Panels Affected: 480167 0010 E and 0015 E, 480170 13310 E, and
480171 0020 D
On October 1, 1992, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) implemented the use of forms for
requesting revisions or amendments to National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) maps for two reasons. First,
because the forms provide a step-by-step process for requesters to follow and are comprehensive, requesters are
assured of providing all of the necessary information to support their requests without having to go through an
iterative process of providing additional information in a piecemeal fashion. Experience has shown this to be a time-
consuming and cost-intensive process. Second, because use of the forms assures that the requesters' submissions
are complete and more logically structured, FEMA can complete its review in a shorter timeframe and at a lesser
cost to the requester. While completion of the forms may appear to be burdensome, we believe it is prudent to do
so because of the advantages that result for the requester.
As you may know, FEMA has implemented a procedure to recover costs associated with reviewing and processing
requests for conditional modifications to published flood information and maps. The initial fee of $560 is the
minimum charge associated with our review of a request of this type. You will be notified of the estimated costs
if we anticipate that, due to the extent of the review required, the total costs will exceed $3,500. In that situation,
our review would be suspended pending our receipt of written authorization from you to proceed. If your request
will result in a revision to the effective NFIP map, the total costs will include a fee of $410 per revised panel to
cover the costs of cartographic preparation.
Using the previously referenced certification forms, we have completed an inventory of the items that you submitted.
The items identified below are the additional items that are required before we can begin a detailed review of your
request.
1. We must receive the initial fee, $560, before we will begin our review. Payment must be made
in the form of a check or money order made payable in U.S. funds to the National Flood
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I~, or by credit card payment. For identification purposes, the case number
referenced above must be included on the check or money order. Please forward this payment
to:
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Fee-Collection System Administrator
P.O. Box 3173
Merrifield, Virginia 22116
Should you wish to use an overnight service to transmit your payment, please forward it to the
following address in lieu of the address noted above:
Fee-Collection System Administrator
c/o Dewberry & Davis
METS Division
8401 Arlington Boulevard
Fairfax, Virginia 22031
2. With this letter, we are returning the original package indicating those forms that have not been
completed in their entirety or on which data were requested. The item(s) that must be completed
and/or statement(s) requesting data have/has been marked with an asterisk (*). Please revise and
resubmit the form package.
Please note that if all of the required items are not submitted within 90 days of the date of this letter, any subsequent
request will be treated as an original submittal and will be subject to all submittal/payment procedures, including
the initial fees.
Please also note that, for a flood-control project to be exempt from fees and processing costs, it must be sponsored
by a Federal, State, or local government, intended for public benefit, and primarily intended for flood-loss reduction
to insurable structures in identified flood hazard areas that were in existence prior to commencement of construction
of the flood-control project.
Please direct all required data (except the initial fee) and questions concerning your request to our Technical
Evaluation Contractor at the following address:
Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
3601 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 600
Alexandria, Virginia 22304
(703) 960-8800
Attention: Mr. David P. Preusch, P.E.
When you write us about your request, you must include the case number referenced above in your letter.
If you have any questions concerning FEMA policy, or the NFIP in general, please contact Mr. Alan Johnson of
our staff in Washington, DC, either by telephone at (202) 646-3403 or by facsimile at (202) 646-4596.
Sincerely,
Michael K. Buckley, P.E., Chief
Hazard Identification Branch
Mitigation Directorate
Enclosures
cc: Ms. Jill Jordan
Director of Public Works
City of Dallas
Mr. Allen Beene, P.E.
Director of Public Works
Dallas County
Mr. Timothy M. Tumulty, P.E. ~
City Engineer
City of Carrollton
Mr. Kenneth M. Griffin, P.E.
Assistant City Manager/Director of Public Works
City of Coppell