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Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant
Program.)
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Michael D. Brown,
Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness
and Response, Department of Homeland
Security.
[FR Doc. 05–18551 Filed 9–16–05; 8:45 am]
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[FEMA–1604–DR]
Mississippi; Amendment No. 3 to
Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Emergency
Preparedness and Response Directorate,
Department of Homeland Security.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Mississippi (FEMA–1604–DR),
dated August 29, 2005, and related
determinations.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
September 11, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal
Emergency Management Agency,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.
The notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Mississippi is hereby amended
to include Categories C through G under
the Public Assistance program for the
following areas among those areas
determined to have been adversely
affected by the catastrophe declared a
major disaster by the President in his
declaration of August 29, 2005:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah,
Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene,
Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Jackson, Jasper,
Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper,
Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake,
Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion,
Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl
River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson,
Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne, Wilkinson,
and Winston Counties for Public Assistance
[Categories C–G] (already designated for
Individual Assistance and debris removal
and emergency protective measures
[Categories A and B] under the Public
Assistance program, including direct Federal
assistance.)
(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services
Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment
Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management
Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and
Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and
Households Disaster Housing Operations;
97.050 Individuals and Households ProgramOther Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Fee Schedule for Processing Requests
for Map Changes, for Flood Insurance
Study Backup Data, and for National
Flood Insurance Program Map and
Insurance Products
Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA)
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Directorate, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice contains the
revised fee schedules for processing
certain types of requests for changes to
National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP) maps, for processing requests for
Flood Insurance Study (FIS) technical
and administrative support data, and for
processing requests for particular NFIP
map and insurance products. The
changes in the fee schedules will allow
FEMA to further reduce the expenses to
the NFIP by recovering more fully the
costs associated with processing
conditional and final map change
requests; retrieving, reproducing, and
distributing technical and
administrative support data related to
FIS analyses and mapping; and
producing, retrieving, and distributing
particular NFIP map and insurance
products.
The revised fee schedules are
effective for all requests dated October
30, 2005, or later.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doug Bellomo, P.E., Hazard
Identification Section, Emergency
Preparedness and Response Directorate,
FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington,
DC 20472; by telephone at (202) 646–
2903 or by facsimile at (202) 646–4596
(not toll-free); or by e-mail at
doug.bellomo@dhs.gov.
DATES:
This
notice contains the revised fee
schedules for processing certain types of
requests for changes to NFIP maps,
requests for FIS technical and
administrative support data, and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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requests for particular NFIP map and
insurance products.
Effective Dates. The revised fee
schedule for map changes is effective for
all requests dated October 30, 2005, or
later. The revised fee schedule
supersedes the current fee schedule,
which was established on September 1,
2002.
The revised fee schedule for requests
for FIS backup data also is effective for
all requests dated October 30, 2005, or
later. The revised fee schedule
supersedes the current fee schedule,
which was established on September 1,
2002.
The revised fee schedule for requests
for particular NFIP map and insurance
products, which are available through
the FEMA Map Service Center (MSC) is
effective for all written requests, on-line
Internet requests made through the
FEMA Flood Map Store, and all
telephone requests received on or after
October 30, 2005. The revised fee
schedule supersedes the current fee
schedule, which was established on
August 1, 2003.
Evaluations Performed. To develop
the revised fee schedule for conditional
and final map change requests, FEMA
evaluated the actual costs of reviewing
and processing requests for Conditional
Letters of Map Amendment (CLOMAs),
Conditional Letters of Map Revision
Based on Fill (CLOMR–Fs), Conditional
Letters of Map Revision (CLOMRs),
Letters of Map Revision Based on Fill
(LOMR–Fs), Letters of Map Revision
(LOMRs), and Physical Map Revisions
(PMRs).
To develop the revised fee schedule
requests for FIS technical and
administrative support data, FEMA
evaluated the actual costs of reviewing,
reproducing, and distributing archived
data in seven categories. These
categories are discussed in more detail
below.
To develop the revised fee schedule
for requests for particular NFIP map and
insurance products, FEMA: (1)
Evaluated the actual costs incurred at
the MSC for producing, retrieving, and
distributing those products; (2) analyzed
historical sales, cost data, and product
unit cost for unusual trends or
anomalies; and (3) analyzed the effect of
program changes, new products,
technology investments, and other
factors on future sales and product
costs. The products covered by this
notice are discussed in detail below.
Periodic Evaluations of Fees. A
primary component of the fees is the
prevailing private-sector rates charged
to FEMA for labor and materials.
Because these rates and the actual
review and processing costs may vary
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from year to year, FEMA will evaluate
the fees periodically and publish
revised fee schedules, when needed, as
notices in the Federal Register.
Fee Schedule for Requests for
Conditional Letters of Map Amendment
and Conditional and Final Letters of
Map Revision Based on Fill
Based on a review of actual cost data
for Fiscal Year 2004 and portion of
Fiscal Year 2005, FEMA established the
following review and processing fees,
which are to be submitted with all
requests:
Request for single-lot/single-structure
CLOMA and CLOMR–F: $500.
Request for single-lot/single-structure
LOMR–F: $425.
Request for single-lot/single-structure
LOMR–F based on as-built information
CLOMR–F previously issued by FEMA):
$325.
Request for multiple-lot/multiplestructure CLOMA: $700.
Request for multiple-lot/multiplestructure CLOMR–F and LOMR–F:
$800.
Request for multiple-lot/multiplestructure LOMR–F based on as-built
information (CLOMR–F previously
issued by FEMA): $700.
Fee Schedule for Requests for
Conditional Map Revisions
Based on a review of actual cost data
for Fiscal Year 2004 and portion of
Fiscal Year 2005, FEMA established the
following review and processing fees,
which are to be submitted with all
(CLOMR) requests that are not otherwise
exempted under 44 CFR 72.5:
Request based on new hydrology,
bridge, culvert, channel, or combination
thereof: $4,400.
Request based on levee, berm, or other
structural measure: $5,000.
Fee Schedule for Requests for Map
Revisions
Based on a review of actual cost data
for Fiscal Year 2004 and portion of
Fiscal Year 2005, FEMA established the
following review and processing fees,
which are to be submitted with all
requests that are not otherwise
exempted under 44 CFR 72.5, requesters
must submit the review and processing
fees shown below with requests for
LOMRs and PMRs dated October 30,
2005, or later that are not based on
structural measures on alluvial fans.
Request based on bridge, culvert,
channel, hydrology, or combination
thereof: $4,400.
Request based on levee, berm, or other
structural measure: $6,000.
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Request based on as-built information
submitted as followup to CLOMR:
$4,000.
Fees for Conditional and Final Map
Revisions Based on Structural
Measures on Alluvial Fans
Based on a review of actual cost data
for Fiscal Year 2004 and portion of
Fiscal Year 2005, FEMA has revised the
initial review and processing fee for
requests for PMRs, LOMRs and CLOMRs
based on structural measures on alluvial
fans, from $5,000 to $5,600. FEMA also
will continue to recover the remainder
of the review and processing costs by
invoicing the requester before issuing a
determination letter, consistent with
current practice. The prevailing privatesector labor rate charged to FEMA ($50
per hour) has been revised to $60 per
hour and will continue to be used to
calculate the total reimbursable fees.
Fee Schedule for Requests for Flood
Insurance Study Backup Data
Non-exempt requesters of FIS
technical and administrative support
data must submit fees shown below
with requests dated October 30, 2005, or
later. These fees are based on the
complete recovery costs to FEMA for
retrieving, reproducing, and distributing
the data, as well as maintaining the
library archives, and for collecting and
depositing fees. Based on a review of
actual cost data for Fiscal Year 2004 and
portion of Fiscal Year 2005, FEMA has
revised the initial non-refundable fee for
Categories 1, 2, and 3 from $120 to $135
and Category 6 to include digital Letter
of Map Revision (LOMR) attachment
files.
All entities except the following will
be charged for requests for FIS technical
and administrative support data:
• Private architectural-engineering
firms under contract to FEMA to
perform or evaluate studies and
restudies;
• Federal agencies involved in
performing studies and restudies for
FEMA (i.e., U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, U.S. Geological Survey,
Natural Resources Conservation Service,
and Tennessee Valley Authority);
• Communities that have supplied
the Digital Line Graph base to FEMA
and request the Digital Line Graph data
(Category 6 below);
• Communities that request data
during the statutory 90-day appeal
period for an initial or revised FIS for
that community;
• Mapped participating communities
that request data at any time other than
during the statutory 90-day appeal
period, provided the data are requested
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for use by the community and not a
third-party user; and
• State NFIP Coordinators, provided
the data requested are for use by the
State NFIP Coordinators and not a thirdparty user.
FEMA has established seven
categories into which requests for FIS
backup data are separated. These
categories are:
(1) Category 1—Paper copies,
microfiche, or diskettes of hydrologic
and hydraulic backup data for current or
historical FISs;
(2) Category 2—Paper or mylar copies
of topographic mapping developed
during FIS process;
(3) Category 3—Paper copies or
microfiche of survey notes developed
during FIS process;
(4) Category 4—Paper copies of
individual Letters of Map Change
(LOMCs);
(5) Category 5—Paper copies of
Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map
or Flood Boundary and Floodway Map
panels;
(6) Category 6—Computer tapes or
CD–ROMs of Digital Line Graph files,
Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map files,
or Digital LOMR attachment files; and
(7) Category 7—Computer diskettes
and user’s manuals for FEMA computer
programs.
FEMA established the initial nonrefundable fee for non-exempt
requesters of FIS technical and
administrative support data pay a nonrefundable fee of $135 to initiate their
request under Categories 1, 2, and 3
above. This fee covers the preliminary
costs of research and retrieval. If the
data requested are available and the
request is not cancelled, the final fee
due is calculated as a sum of standard
per-product charge plus a per-case
surcharge of $93, designed to recover
the cost of library maintenance and
archiving. The total costs of processing
requests in Categories 1, 2, and 3 will
vary based on the complexity of the
research involved in retrieving the data
and the volume and medium of data to
be reproduced and distributed. The
initial fee will be applied against the
total costs to process the request, and
FEMA will invoice the requester for the
balance plus the per-case surcharge
before the data are provided. No data
will be provided to a requester until all
required fees have been paid.
No initial fee is required to initiate a
request for data under Categories 4
through 7. Requesters will be notified by
telephone about the availability of the
data and the fees associated with
requested data.
As with requests for data under
Categories 1, 2, and 3, no data will be
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provided to requesters until all required
fees are paid. A flat user fee for each of
these categories of requests, shown
below, will continue to be required.
Request Under Category 4 (First
Letter): $40.
Request Under Category 4 (Each
additional letter): $10.
Request Under Category 5 (First
panel): $35.
Request Under Category 5 (Each
additional panel): $2.
Request Under Category 6 (per
county/digital LOMR attachment
shapefiles): $150.
Request Under Category 7 (per copy):
$25.
Fee Schedule for Requests for Map and
Insurance Products
The MSC distributes a variety of NFIP
map and insurance products to a broad
range of customers, including Federal,
State, and local government officials;
real estate professionals; insurance
providers; appraisers; builders; land
developers; design engineers; surveyors;
lenders; homeowners; and other private
citizens. The MSC distributes the
following products:
• Paper (printed) copies of
Conversion Letters;
• Paper (printed) copies of Flood
Hazard Boundary Maps (FHBMs);
• Paper (printed) copies of Flood
Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs);
• Paper (printed) copies of Digital
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs);
• Printed copies of Flood Insurance
Studies (FISs), including the narrative
report, tables, Flood Profiles, and other
graphics;
• Paper (printed) copies of Flood
Boundary and Floodway Maps (FBFMs),
when they are included as an exhibit in
the FIS;
• Digital Q3 Flood Data files, which
FEMA developed by scanning the
published FIRM and vectorizing a
thematic overlay of flood risks;
• Digital Q3 Flood Data files for
Coastal Barrier Resource Areas (CBRA
Q3 Flood Data files);
• Community Status Book, which is a
report generated by FEMA’s Community
Information System database that
provides pertinent map status
information for all identified
communities;
• Flood Map Status Information
Service (FMSIS), through which FEMA
provides status information for effective
NFIP maps;
• Letter of Map Change (LOMC)
Subscription Service, through which
FEMA makes certain types of LOMCs
available biweekly on CD–ROM;
• Paper (printed) and CD copies of
NFIP Insurance Manual (Full Manual),
which provides vital NFIP information
for insurance agents nationwide;
• Paper (printed) copies of NFIP
Insurance Manual (Producer’s Edition),
which is used for reference and training
purposes;
• Community Map Action List
(CMAL), which is a semimonthly list of
communities and their NFIP status
codes;
• Digital copies of Conversion Letters,
downloadable from the Web;
• Digital copies of Flood maps,
available on CD–ROM and
downloadable from the Web; which can
be purchased by panel or in community,
county or state kits;
• Digital copies of FISs and FBFMs
(where applicable), including the
narrative report, tables, Flood Profiles,
and other graphics, on CD–ROM and
downloadable from the Web;
• DFIRM Database (DB), with and
without orthographic photos, on CD–
ROM and downloadable from the Web;
• FIRMette, a user-defined ‘‘cut-out’’
section of a flood map at 100% map
scale designed for printing on a
standard office printer;
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• F–MIT Basic Version 1.0, which is
a view tool map images, on CD–ROM
and downloadable from the Web;
• DFIRM CD Viewer (formerly F–MIT
Pro), which is a view tool map images,
on CD–ROM;
• FEMA’s Guidelines and
Specifications for Flood Hazard
Mapping Partners on CD–ROM; and
• MHIP—Multi-Hazard
Implementation Plan on CD–ROM.
For more information on the map and
insurance products available from the
MSC, interested parties are invited to
visit the MSC Web site at https://
store.msc.fema.gov.
Based on a review of actual cost data
and future trends, FEMA has revised the
fee schedule for the map and insurance
products that are available from the
MSC. For requests for paper copies of
conversion letters, FHBMs, FIRMs,
DFIRMs, FBFMs, and FISs, FEMA has
increased both the processing fee and
the shipping cost; for digital copies of
FHBMs, FIRMs, DFIRMs, FBFMs, and
FISs on CD–ROM, FEMA has increased
the processing fee and decreased the
shipping cost; for digital copies of
conversion letters, FHBMs, FIRMs,
DFIRMs, FBFMs, and FISs
downloadable from the web, FEMA has
increased the processing fee; for DFIRM
DBs(with and without orthographic
photos), Q3 Flood Data Files, CBRA
Flood Data Files, FMSIS, LOMC
Subscription Service, FEMA’s
Guidelines and Specifications for Flood
Hazard Mapping Partners, MHIP,
DFIRM CD Viewer, Community Status
Book, FEMA has changed the shipping
cost on the first four CDs but increased
the cost of the additional CDs. Federal,
State, and local governments continue
to be exempt from paying fees for the
map products. The revised fee schedule
for the current and new products are
shown in the table below.
Product
Current fee
Shipping
Paper:
Letters .........................................................
$3.00 per letter .................................................
Maps ............................................................
$3.00 per panel ................................................
Floodways (as part of studies) ....................
$3.00 per panel ................................................
Studies ........................................................
$6.00 per study ................................................
Hurry Charge (added to regular charge) ....
Internet Products:
FIRMettes ...........................................................
Letters .........................................................
Downloadable Maps ....................................
Downloadable Floodways ...........................
Downloadable Studies ................................
DFIRM Database (DB) ................................
CD ROM:
$33.00 ..............................................................
$.037 per panel for first 10 plus $0.04 letter
for each additional panel.
$.037 per panel for first 10 plus $0.04 for
each additional panel.
$.037 per panel for first 10 plus $0.04 for
each additional panel.
$4.50 per study plus $.45 for each additional
study.
N/A.
Free ..................................................................
$2.50 per letter .................................................
$2.50 per panel ................................................
$2.50 per panel ................................................
$5.00 per study ................................................
$10.00 per DB ..................................................
N/A.
N/A.
N/A.
N/A.
N/A.
N/A.
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Product
Current fee
Shipping
CD Maps .....................................................
$3.00 per panel ................................................
CD Floodways .............................................
$3.00 per panel ................................................
CD Studies ..................................................
$6.00 per study ................................................
DFIRM DB ...................................................
$10.00 per database ........................................
DFIRM w/Orthos .........................................
$10.00 per database ........................................
Q3 on CD ....................................................
$50.00 per CD–ROM .......................................
CBRA Q3 on CD .........................................
$50.00 per CD–ROM or $200 for all 5 Q3
CDs.
$13.00 per State or $38.00 for entire USA .....
FMSIS (Individual Orders) ...........................
FMSIS (Annual Subscription) ......................
LOMC Subscription Service (Individual Orders).
LOMC Subscription Service (Annual Subscriptions).
FEMA’s Guidelines and Specifications for
Flood Hazard Mapping Partners on CD.
MHIP—Multi-Hazard Implementation Plan
View Tool:
F–MIT Light on Web ...................................
F–MIT Light on CD ......................................
DFIRM CD Viewer (formerly F–MIT Pro) ....
Manuals:
NFIP Insurance Manual (Full Manual) ...............
NFIP Insurance Manual (Producer’s Edition) .....
NFIP Insurance Manual (Full Manual) on CD ....
Other:
Community Status Book (CSB)—Individual
Orders.
Community Status Book (CSB)—Annual
Subscription.
Community Map Action List (CMAL) ...........
$148.00 per state or $419.00 for entire USA ..
$85.00 per issue ..............................................
$2,000 per year ................................................
$2.60 ................................................................
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N/A.
N/A.
$1.50 for first 4 CDs and $0.25 for each additional CD.
$25.00 per subscription for two years .............
$15.00 per subscription for two years .............
$25.00 per subscription for two years .............
N/A.
N/A.
N/A.
$2.50 per State or $20.50 for entire USA .......
$1.10 per State or $5.00 for the entire USA.
$50.00 per State or $250.00 for entire USA ...
$1.10 per State or $5.00 for the entire USA.
Free ..................................................................
N/A.
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Free ..................................................................
Free ..................................................................
$30.00 per Viewer ............................................
Fee payments for non-exempt
requests must be made in advance of
services being rendered. These
payments shall be made in the form of
a check, money order, or by credit card
payment. Checks and money orders
must be made payable, in U.S. funds, to
the National Flood Insurance Program.
FEMA will deposit all fees collected
to the National Flood Insurance Fund,
which is the source of funding for
providing these services.
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$1.50 for first 4 CDs and $0.25 for each additional CD.
$1.50 for first 4 CDs and $0.25 for each additional CD.
Payment Submission Requirements
Dated: September 7, 2005.
David I. Maurstad,
Acting Director, Mitigation Division,
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Directorate.
[FR Doc. 05–18555 Filed 9–16–05; 8:45 am]
$1.50 for first
tional CD.
$1.50 for first
tional CD.
$1.50 for first
tional CD.
$1.50 for first
tional CD.
$1.50 for first
tional CD.
$1.50 for first
tional CD.
$1.50 for first
tional CD.
$1.50 for first
tional CD.
N/A.
$1.50 for first
tional CD.
N/A.
Receipt of Applications for Permit
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications
for permit.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The public is invited to
comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species and marine
mammals.
Written data, comments or
requests must be received by October
19, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Documents and other
information submitted with these
applications are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the
Privacy Act and Freedom of Information
Act, by any party who submits a written
request for a copy of such documents
within 30 days of the date of publication
of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
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Service, Division of Management
Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,
Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203;
fax 703/358–2281.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Division of Management Authority,
telephone 703/358–2104.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Endangered Species
The public is invited to comment on
the following application(s) for a permit
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species. This notice is
provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Written data, comments, or requests for
copies of these complete applications
should be submitted to the Director
(address above).
Applicant: Harvard University, Museum
of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, PRT–090287.
The applicant requests a permit to
export and re-import museum
specimens of endangered and
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Fee Schedule for Processing Requests for Map Changes, for Flood
Insurance Study Backup Data, and for National Flood Insurance Program
Map and Insurance Products
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency
Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice contains the revised fee schedules for processing
certain types of requests for changes to National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP) maps, for processing requests for Flood Insurance Study
(FIS) technical and administrative support data, and for processing
requests for particular NFIP map and insurance products. The changes in
the fee schedules will allow FEMA to further reduce the expenses to the
NFIP by recovering more fully the costs associated with processing
conditional and final map change requests; retrieving, reproducing, and
distributing technical and administrative support data related to FIS
analyses and mapping; and producing, retrieving, and distributing
particular NFIP map and insurance products.
DATES: The revised fee schedules are effective for all requests dated
October 30, 2005, or later.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doug Bellomo, P.E., Hazard
Identification Section, Emergency Preparedness and Response
Directorate, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472; by telephone
at (202) 646-2903 or by facsimile at (202) 646-4596 (not toll-free); or
by e-mail at doug.bellomo@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice contains the revised fee
schedules for processing certain types of requests for changes to NFIP
maps, requests for FIS technical and administrative support data, and
requests for particular NFIP map and insurance products.
Effective Dates. The revised fee schedule for map changes is
effective for all requests dated October 30, 2005, or later. The
revised fee schedule supersedes the current fee schedule, which was
established on September 1, 2002.
The revised fee schedule for requests for FIS backup data also is
effective for all requests dated October 30, 2005, or later. The
revised fee schedule supersedes the current fee schedule, which was
established on September 1, 2002.
The revised fee schedule for requests for particular NFIP map and
insurance products, which are available through the FEMA Map Service
Center (MSC) is effective for all written requests, on-line Internet
requests made through the FEMA Flood Map Store, and all telephone
requests received on or after October 30, 2005. The revised fee
schedule supersedes the current fee schedule, which was established on
August 1, 2003.
Evaluations Performed. To develop the revised fee schedule for
conditional and final map change requests, FEMA evaluated the actual
costs of reviewing and processing requests for Conditional Letters of
Map Amendment (CLOMAs), Conditional Letters of Map Revision Based on
Fill (CLOMR-Fs), Conditional Letters of Map Revision (CLOMRs), Letters
of Map Revision Based on Fill (LOMR-Fs), Letters of Map Revision
(LOMRs), and Physical Map Revisions (PMRs).
To develop the revised fee schedule requests for FIS technical and
administrative support data, FEMA evaluated the actual costs of
reviewing, reproducing, and distributing archived data in seven
categories. These categories are discussed in more detail below.
To develop the revised fee schedule for requests for particular
NFIP map and insurance products, FEMA: (1) Evaluated the actual costs
incurred at the MSC for producing, retrieving, and distributing those
products; (2) analyzed historical sales, cost data, and product unit
cost for unusual trends or anomalies; and (3) analyzed the effect of
program changes, new products, technology investments, and other
factors on future sales and product costs. The products covered by this
notice are discussed in detail below.
Periodic Evaluations of Fees. A primary component of the fees is
the prevailing private-sector rates charged to FEMA for labor and
materials. Because these rates and the actual review and processing
costs may vary
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from year to year, FEMA will evaluate the fees periodically and publish
revised fee schedules, when needed, as notices in the Federal Register.
Fee Schedule for Requests for Conditional Letters of Map Amendment and
Conditional and Final Letters of Map Revision Based on Fill
Based on a review of actual cost data for Fiscal Year 2004 and
portion of Fiscal Year 2005, FEMA established the following review and
processing fees, which are to be submitted with all requests:
Request for single-lot/single-structure CLOMA and CLOMR-F: $500.
Request for single-lot/single-structure LOMR-F: $425.
Request for single-lot/single-structure LOMR-F based on as-built
information CLOMR-F previously issued by FEMA): $325.
Request for multiple-lot/multiple-structure CLOMA: $700.
Request for multiple-lot/multiple-structure CLOMR-F and LOMR-F:
$800.
Request for multiple-lot/multiple-structure LOMR-F based on as-
built information (CLOMR-F previously issued by FEMA): $700.
Fee Schedule for Requests for Conditional Map Revisions
Based on a review of actual cost data for Fiscal Year 2004 and
portion of Fiscal Year 2005, FEMA established the following review and
processing fees, which are to be submitted with all (CLOMR) requests
that are not otherwise exempted under 44 CFR 72.5:
Request based on new hydrology, bridge, culvert, channel, or
combination thereof: $4,400.
Request based on levee, berm, or other structural measure: $5,000.
Fee Schedule for Requests for Map Revisions
Based on a review of actual cost data for Fiscal Year 2004 and
portion of Fiscal Year 2005, FEMA established the following review and
processing fees, which are to be submitted with all requests that are
not otherwise exempted under 44 CFR 72.5, requesters must submit the
review and processing fees shown below with requests for LOMRs and PMRs
dated October 30, 2005, or later that are not based on structural
measures on alluvial fans.
Request based on bridge, culvert, channel, hydrology, or
combination thereof: $4,400.
Request based on levee, berm, or other structural measure: $6,000.
Request based on as-built information submitted as followup to
CLOMR: $4,000.
Fees for Conditional and Final Map Revisions Based on Structural
Measures on Alluvial Fans
Based on a review of actual cost data for Fiscal Year 2004 and
portion of Fiscal Year 2005, FEMA has revised the initial review and
processing fee for requests for PMRs, LOMRs and CLOMRs based on
structural measures on alluvial fans, from $5,000 to $5,600. FEMA also
will continue to recover the remainder of the review and processing
costs by invoicing the requester before issuing a determination letter,
consistent with current practice. The prevailing private-sector labor
rate charged to FEMA ($50 per hour) has been revised to $60 per hour
and will continue to be used to calculate the total reimbursable fees.
Fee Schedule for Requests for Flood Insurance Study Backup Data
Non-exempt requesters of FIS technical and administrative support
data must submit fees shown below with requests dated October 30, 2005,
or later. These fees are based on the complete recovery costs to FEMA
for retrieving, reproducing, and distributing the data, as well as
maintaining the library archives, and for collecting and depositing
fees. Based on a review of actual cost data for Fiscal Year 2004 and
portion of Fiscal Year 2005, FEMA has revised the initial non-
refundable fee for Categories 1, 2, and 3 from $120 to $135 and
Category 6 to include digital Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) attachment
files.
All entities except the following will be charged for requests for
FIS technical and administrative support data:
Private architectural-engineering firms under contract to
FEMA to perform or evaluate studies and restudies;
Federal agencies involved in performing studies and
restudies for FEMA (i.e., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Geological
Survey, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Tennessee Valley
Authority);
Communities that have supplied the Digital Line Graph base
to FEMA and request the Digital Line Graph data (Category 6 below);
Communities that request data during the statutory 90-day
appeal period for an initial or revised FIS for that community;
Mapped participating communities that request data at any
time other than during the statutory 90-day appeal period, provided the
data are requested for use by the community and not a third-party user;
and
State NFIP Coordinators, provided the data requested are
for use by the State NFIP Coordinators and not a third-party user.
FEMA has established seven categories into which requests for FIS
backup data are separated. These categories are:
(1) Category 1--Paper copies, microfiche, or diskettes of
hydrologic and hydraulic backup data for current or historical FISs;
(2) Category 2--Paper or mylar copies of topographic mapping
developed during FIS process;
(3) Category 3--Paper copies or microfiche of survey notes
developed during FIS process;
(4) Category 4--Paper copies of individual Letters of Map Change
(LOMCs);
(5) Category 5--Paper copies of Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate
Map or Flood Boundary and Floodway Map panels;
(6) Category 6--Computer tapes or CD-ROMs of Digital Line Graph
files, Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map files, or Digital LOMR
attachment files; and
(7) Category 7--Computer diskettes and user's manuals for FEMA
computer programs.
FEMA established the initial non-refundable fee for non-exempt
requesters of FIS technical and administrative support data pay a non-
refundable fee of $135 to initiate their request under Categories 1, 2,
and 3 above. This fee covers the preliminary costs of research and
retrieval. If the data requested are available and the request is not
cancelled, the final fee due is calculated as a sum of standard per-
product charge plus a per-case surcharge of $93, designed to recover
the cost of library maintenance and archiving. The total costs of
processing requests in Categories 1, 2, and 3 will vary based on the
complexity of the research involved in retrieving the data and the
volume and medium of data to be reproduced and distributed. The initial
fee will be applied against the total costs to process the request, and
FEMA will invoice the requester for the balance plus the per-case
surcharge before the data are provided. No data will be provided to a
requester until all required fees have been paid.
No initial fee is required to initiate a request for data under
Categories 4 through 7. Requesters will be notified by telephone about
the availability of the data and the fees associated with requested
data.
As with requests for data under Categories 1, 2, and 3, no data
will be
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provided to requesters until all required fees are paid. A flat user
fee for each of these categories of requests, shown below, will
continue to be required.
Request Under Category 4 (First Letter): $40.
Request Under Category 4 (Each additional letter): $10.
Request Under Category 5 (First panel): $35.
Request Under Category 5 (Each additional panel): $2.
Request Under Category 6 (per county/digital LOMR attachment
shapefiles): $150.
Request Under Category 7 (per copy): $25.
Fee Schedule for Requests for Map and Insurance Products
The MSC distributes a variety of NFIP map and insurance products to
a broad range of customers, including Federal, State, and local
government officials; real estate professionals; insurance providers;
appraisers; builders; land developers; design engineers; surveyors;
lenders; homeowners; and other private citizens. The MSC distributes
the following products:
Paper (printed) copies of Conversion Letters;
Paper (printed) copies of Flood Hazard Boundary Maps
(FHBMs);
Paper (printed) copies of Flood Insurance Rate Maps
(FIRMs);
Paper (printed) copies of Digital Flood Insurance Rate
Maps (DFIRMs);
Printed copies of Flood Insurance Studies (FISs),
including the narrative report, tables, Flood Profiles, and other
graphics;
Paper (printed) copies of Flood Boundary and Floodway Maps
(FBFMs), when they are included as an exhibit in the FIS;
Digital Q3 Flood Data files, which FEMA developed by
scanning the published FIRM and vectorizing a thematic overlay of flood
risks;
Digital Q3 Flood Data files for Coastal Barrier Resource
Areas (CBRA Q3 Flood Data files);
Community Status Book, which is a report generated by
FEMA's Community Information System database that provides pertinent
map status information for all identified communities;
Flood Map Status Information Service (FMSIS), through
which FEMA provides status information for effective NFIP maps;
Letter of Map Change (LOMC) Subscription Service, through
which FEMA makes certain types of LOMCs available biweekly on CD-ROM;
Paper (printed) and CD copies of NFIP Insurance Manual
(Full Manual), which provides vital NFIP information for insurance
agents nationwide;
Paper (printed) copies of NFIP Insurance Manual
(Producer's Edition), which is used for reference and training
purposes;
Community Map Action List (CMAL), which is a semimonthly
list of communities and their NFIP status codes;
Digital copies of Conversion Letters, downloadable from
the Web;
Digital copies of Flood maps, available on CD-ROM and
downloadable from the Web; which can be purchased by panel or in
community, county or state kits;
Digital copies of FISs and FBFMs (where applicable),
including the narrative report, tables, Flood Profiles, and other
graphics, on CD-ROM and downloadable from the Web;
DFIRM Database (DB), with and without orthographic photos,
on CD-ROM and downloadable from the Web;
FIRMette, a user-defined ``cut-out'' section of a flood
map at 100% map scale designed for printing on a standard office
printer;
F-MIT Basic Version 1.0, which is a view tool map images,
on CD-ROM and downloadable from the Web;
DFIRM CD Viewer (formerly F-MIT Pro), which is a view tool
map images, on CD-ROM;
FEMA's Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard
Mapping Partners on CD-ROM; and
MHIP--Multi-Hazard Implementation Plan on CD-ROM.
For more information on the map and insurance products available
from the MSC, interested parties are invited to visit the MSC Web site
at https://store.msc.fema.gov.
Based on a review of actual cost data and future trends, FEMA has
revised the fee schedule for the map and insurance products that are
available from the MSC. For requests for paper copies of conversion
letters, FHBMs, FIRMs, DFIRMs, FBFMs, and FISs, FEMA has increased both
the processing fee and the shipping cost; for digital copies of FHBMs,
FIRMs, DFIRMs, FBFMs, and FISs on CD-ROM, FEMA has increased the
processing fee and decreased the shipping cost; for digital copies of
conversion letters, FHBMs, FIRMs, DFIRMs, FBFMs, and FISs downloadable
from the web, FEMA has increased the processing fee; for DFIRM DBs(with
and without orthographic photos), Q3 Flood Data Files, CBRA Flood Data
Files, FMSIS, LOMC Subscription Service, FEMA's Guidelines and
Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, MHIP, DFIRM CD
Viewer, Community Status Book, FEMA has changed the shipping cost on
the first four CDs but increased the cost of the additional CDs.
Federal, State, and local governments continue to be exempt from paying
fees for the map products. The revised fee schedule for the current and
new products are shown in the table below.
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Product Current fee Shipping
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Paper:
Letters................. $3.00 per letter.... $.037 per panel for
first 10 plus $0.04
letter for each
additional panel.
Maps.................... $3.00 per panel..... $.037 per panel for
first 10 plus $0.04
for each additional
panel.
Floodways (as part of $3.00 per panel..... $.037 per panel for
studies). first 10 plus $0.04
for each additional
panel.
Studies................. $6.00 per study..... $4.50 per study plus
$.45 for each
additional study.
Hurry Charge (added to $33.00.............. N/A.
regular charge).
Internet Products:
FIRMettes................... Free................ N/A.
Letters................. $2.50 per letter.... N/A.
Downloadable Maps....... $2.50 per panel..... N/A.
Downloadable Floodways.. $2.50 per panel..... N/A.
Downloadable Studies.... $5.00 per study..... N/A.
DFIRM Database (DB)..... $10.00 per DB....... N/A.
CD ROM:
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CD Maps................. $3.00 per panel..... $1.50 for first 4
CDs and $0.25 for
each additional CD.
CD Floodways............ $3.00 per panel..... $1.50 for first 4
CDs and $0.25 for
each additional CD.
CD Studies.............. $6.00 per study..... $1.50 for first 4
CDs and $0.25 for
each additional CD.
DFIRM DB................ $10.00 per database. $1.50 for first 4
CDs and $0.25 for
each additional CD.
DFIRM w/Orthos.......... $10.00 per database. $1.50 for first 4
CDs and $0.25 for
each additional CD.
Q3 on CD................ $50.00 per CD-ROM... $1.50 for first 4
CDs and $0.25 for
each additional CD.
CBRA Q3 on CD........... $50.00 per CD-ROM or $1.50 for first 4
$200 for all 5 Q3 CDs and $0.25 for
CDs. each additional CD.
FMSIS (Individual $13.00 per State or $1.50 for first 4
Orders). $38.00 for entire CDs and $0.25 for
USA. each additional CD.
FMSIS (Annual $148.00 per state or N/A.
Subscription). $419.00 for entire
USA.
LOMC Subscription $85.00 per issue.... $1.50 for first 4
Service (Individual CDs and $0.25 for
Orders). each additional CD.
LOMC Subscription $2,000 per year..... N/A.
Service (Annual
Subscriptions).
FEMA's Guidelines and $2.60............... $1.50 for first 4
Specifications for CDs and $0.25 for
Flood Hazard Mapping each additional CD.
Partners on CD.
MHIP--Multi-Hazard $2.60............... $1.50 for first 4
Implementation Plan. CDs and $0.25 for
each additional CD.
View Tool:
F-MIT Light on Web...... Free................ N/A.
F-MIT Light on CD....... Free................ N/A.
DFIRM CD Viewer $30.00 per Viewer... $1.50 for first 4
(formerly F-MIT Pro). CDs and $0.25 for
each additional CD.
Manuals:
NFIP Insurance Manual (Full $25.00 per N/A.
Manual). subscription for
two years.
NFIP Insurance Manual $15.00 per N/A.
(Producer's Edition). subscription for
two years.
NFIP Insurance Manual (Full $25.00 per N/A.
Manual) on CD. subscription for
two years.
Other:
Community Status Book $2.50 per State or $1.10 per State or
(CSB)--Individual $20.50 for entire $5.00 for the
Orders. USA. entire USA.
Community Status Book $50.00 per State or $1.10 per State or
(CSB)--Annual $250.00 for entire $5.00 for the
Subscription. USA. entire USA.
Community Map Action Free................ N/A.
List (CMAL).
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Payment Submission Requirements
Fee payments for non-exempt requests must be made in advance of
services being rendered. These payments shall be made in the form of a
check, money order, or by credit card payment. Checks and money orders
must be made payable, in U.S. funds, to the National Flood Insurance
Program.
FEMA will deposit all fees collected to the National Flood
Insurance Fund, which is the source of funding for providing these
services.
Dated: September 7, 2005.
David I. Maurstad,
Acting Director, Mitigation Division, Emergency Preparedness and
Response Directorate.
[FR Doc. 05-18555 Filed 9-16-05; 8:45 am]
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