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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2009–0011]
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, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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
the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) to reduce further 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, or later.
The revised fee schedule for map
changes is effective for all requests
dated January 13, 2010, or later. The
revised fee schedule supersedes the
current fee schedule, which was
established on October 1, 2007.
The revised fee schedule for requests
for FIS backup data also is effective for
all requests dated January 13, 2010, or
later. The revised fee schedule
supersedes the current fee schedule,
which was established on October 1,
2007.
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 MSC
Web site, and all telephone requests
received on or after January 13, 2010.
The revised fee schedule supersedes the
current fee schedule, which was
established on October 1, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Miller, Branch Chief, Business
Analysis Branch, Risk Analysis
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Division, DHS/FEMA, 1800 South Bell
Street, Crystal City, VA 20598–3030; by
telephone at (202) 646–3316 or by
facsimile at (202) 646–2787 (not toll-free
calls); or by e-mail at
kathy.miller@dhs.gov.
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 the Federal
Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) to reduce further 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.
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), and Letters of Map
Revision (LOMRs).
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 Map Service Center (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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Because these rates and the actual
review and processing costs may vary
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 2007 and Fiscal Year
2008, FEMA maintained 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 in a single subdivision or
within contiguous subdivisions CLOMA:
$700.
Request for multiple-lot/multiplestructure in a single subdivision or
within contiguous subdivisions CLOMR–
F and LOMR–F: $800.
Request for multiple-lot/multiplestructure in a single subdivision or
within contiguous subdivisions 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 2007 and Fiscal Year
2008, 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:
Request based on new hydrology,
bridge, culvert, channel, or combination
thereof: $4,400.
Request based on levee, berm, or other
structural measure: $6,050.
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Fee Schedule for Requests for Map
Revisions
Based on a review of actual cost data
for Fiscal Year 2007 and Fiscal Year
2008, 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 dated January 13,
2010, or later that are not based on
structural measures on alluvial fans.
Request based on bridge, culvert,
channel, hydrology, or combination
thereof: $5,300.
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Request based on levee, berm, or other
structural measure: $7,150.
Request based on as-built information
submitted as follow-up to CLOMR:
$5,000.
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 2007 and Fiscal Year
2008, FEMA has maintained $5,600 as
the initial fee for requests for CLOMRs
and LOMRs based on structural
measures on alluvial fans. FEMA will
also 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 ($60
per hour) will continue to be used to
calculate the total reimbursable fees.
Fee Schedule for Requests for Flood
Insurance Study Backup Data
Non-exempt requestors of FIS
technical and administrative support
data must submit fees shown below
with requests dated January 13, 2010, 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 2007 and
Fiscal Year 2008, FEMA maintained the
following review and processing fees
from the October 1, 2007, fee schedule,
which are to be submitted with all
requests.
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 (e.g., 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 is requested
for use by the community and not a
third-party user; and
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• State NFIP Coordinators, provided
the data requested is 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 is 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
(FIRM) or Flood Boundary and
Floodway Map (FBFM) 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 of $150 non-exempt
requesters of FIS technical and
administrative support data pay 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 is
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 percase surcharge before the data is
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 the
requested data.
As with requests for data under
Categories 1, 2, and 3, no data will be
provided to requesters until all required
fees are paid. A flat user fee for each of
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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:
• Digital copies of Conversion Letters,
downloadable from the web;
• Digital copies of Flood maps,
available on CD/DVD–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/DVD–ROM
and downloadable from the web;
• Digital FIRM (DFIRM) Database
(DB), with and without orthographic
photos, on CD/DVD–ROM and
downloadable from the Web;
• 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);
• 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;
• FIRMette, a user-defined ‘‘cut-out’’
section of a flood map at 100 percent
map scale designed for printing on a
standard office printer;
• FIRMette—Desktop (formerly F–
MIT Basic Version 1.0), which is a view
tool for map images, on CD–ROM and
downloadable from the web;
• MapViewer—Desktop (formerly
DFIRM CD Viewer), which is a view tool
for map images, on CD–ROM;
• FEMA’s Guidelines and
Specifications for Flood Hazard
Mapping Partners on CD–ROM; and
• MHIP—Multi-year 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://
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 digital copies of Flood Hazard
Boundary Maps (FHBMs), FIRMs,
DFIRMs DBs (with and without
orthographic photos), FBFMs, and FISs
on CD/DVD–ROM, FEMA has
maintained the processing fee and
shipping cost; for digital copies of
conversion letters, FHBMs, FIRMs,
DFIRM DBs (with and without
orthographic photos), FBFMs, and FISs
downloadable from the web, FEMA has
maintained the processing fee; for
FMSIS, LOMC Subscription Service,
FEMA’s Guidelines and Specifications
for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners,
MHIP, MapViewer—Desktop, FEMA has
maintained the shipping cost; and for
Q3 Flood Data Files and CBRA Flood
Data Files, FEMA has increased the
shipping cost. 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 is shown in the table
below.
Product
Current fee
Shipping
Internet Products
FIRMettes ...........................................................
Letters ................................................................
Downloadable Maps ...........................................
Downloadable Floodways ..................................
Downloadable Studies .......................................
DFIRM Database (DB) .......................................
CD–ROM
CD Maps ............................................................
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.
$4.00 per panel ................................................
CD Floodways ....................................................
$4.00 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
FMSIS (Individual Orders) .................................
$13.00 per State or $38.00 for entire USA ......
FMSIS (Annual Subscription) .............................
LOMC Subscription Service (Individual Orders)
$148.00 per State or $419.00 or entire USA ...
$85.00 per issue ..............................................
$1.75 for first 2 CDs and $0.25 for each
tional CD.
$1.75 for first 2 CDs and $0.25 for each
tional CD.
$1.75 for first 2 CDs and $0.25 for each
tional CD.
$1.75 for first 2 CDs and $0.25 for each
tional CD.
$1.75 for first 2 CDs and $0.25 for each
tional CD.
$2.00 for first CD and $1.00 for each
tional CD.
$2.00 for first CD and $1.00 for each
tional CD.
$1.75 for first 2 CDs and $0.25 for each
tional CD.
N/A.
$1.75 for first 2 CDs and $0.25 for each
tional CD.
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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.
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Product
Current fee
LOMC Subscription Service (Annual Subscriptions).
FEMA’s Guidelines and Specifications for Flood
Hazard Mapping Partners on CD.
MHIP—Multi-Hazard Implementation Plan ........
$2,000 per year ................................................
N/A.
$2.60 ................................................................
View Tool ...........................................................
FIRMette—Desktop on Web ..............................
FIRMette—Desktop on CD ................................
MapViewer—Desktop .........................................
......................................................................
Free ..................................................................
Free ..................................................................
$30.00 per Viewer ............................................
$1.75 for first 2 CDs and $0.25 for each additional CD.
$1.75 for first 2 CDs and $0.25 for each additional CD.
N/A.
N/A.
N/A.
$1.75 for first 2 CDs and $0.25 for each additional CD.
Manuals
NFIP Insurance Manual (Full Manual) ...............
NFIP Insurance Manual (Producer’s Edition) ....
NFIP Insurance Manual (Full Manual) on CD ...
Other
Community Map Action List (CMAL) .................
$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.
Free ..................................................................
N/A.
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is
soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: February
12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
Lillian Deitzer, Departmental Reports
Management Officer, QDAM,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20410; e-mail
Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or
telephone (202) 402–8048.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of
Housing Assistance and Grant
Administration, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone
(202) 708–3000, Ext. 2632, (this is not a
toll free number) for copies of the
proposed forms and other available
information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department is submitting the proposed
information collection to OMB for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended).
This Notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed
collection of information to: (1) Evaluate
whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) Enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) Minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond; including
the use of appropriate automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
This Notice also lists the following
information:
Title of Proposal: Assisted Living
Conversion Program (ALCP) and
Emergency Capital Repair Program
(ECRP).
OMB Control Number, if applicable:
2502–0542.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Assisted Living Conversion Program
and the Emergency Capital Repair
Program application submission
requirements are necessary to assist
HUD in determining an applicant’s
eligibility and the capacity to carry out
a successful conversion of a project or
make the necessary emergency repairs.
A careful evaluation of the application
is conducted to ensure that the Federal
Government’s interest is protected and
to mitigate any possibilities of fraud,
waste, or misuse of public funds. The
purpose of collecting the application
submission information is for the
Department to assess the applicant’s
worthiness, whether the projects meet
statutory and regulatory requirements,
or make sound judgments regarding the
potential risk to the Government.
Agency form numbers, if applicable:
SF–424, SF–434–Supplemental, HUD–
424–CB, HUD CBW, SF–LLL, HUD–
2880, HUD–2990, HUD–2991, HUD–
2530, HUD–96010, HUD–96011, HUD–
50080–ALCP, SF–269, HUD–50080–
ECRP, HUD–92045, HUD–92046, and
HUD–92047.
Estimation of the total numbers of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response: The number of
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.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.;
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 43 FR
41943, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O.
12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p.
376; 44 CFR 72.3.
Dated: December 3, 2009.
Deborah S. Ingram,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator,
Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.
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Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Comment Request;
Assisted Living Conversion Program
(ALCP) for Eligible Multifamily Housing
Projects and Emergency Capital Repair
Program (ECRP)
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The proposed information
collection requirement described below
will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2009-0011]
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, DHS.
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 the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) to reduce further 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,
or later.
The revised fee schedule for map changes is effective for all
requests dated January 13, 2010, or later. The revised fee schedule
supersedes the current fee schedule, which was established on October
1, 2007.
The revised fee schedule for requests for FIS backup data also is
effective for all requests dated January 13, 2010, or later. The
revised fee schedule supersedes the current fee schedule, which was
established on October 1, 2007.
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 MSC Web site, and all telephone requests
received on or after January 13, 2010. The revised fee schedule
supersedes the current fee schedule, which was established on October
1, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Miller, Branch Chief, Business
Analysis Branch, Risk Analysis Division, DHS/FEMA, 1800 South Bell
Street, Crystal City, VA 20598-3030; by telephone at (202) 646-3316 or
by facsimile at (202) 646-2787 (not toll-free calls); or by e-mail at
kathy.miller@dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reduce further 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.
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), and Letters of Map Revision
(LOMRs).
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 Map Service Center (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.
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Because these rates and the actual review and processing costs may vary
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 2007 and
Fiscal Year 2008, FEMA maintained 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 in a single subdivision
or within contiguous subdivisions CLOMA: $700.
Request for multiple-lot/multiple-structure in a single subdivision
or within contiguous subdivisions CLOMR-F and LOMR-F: $800.
Request for multiple-lot/multiple-structure in a single subdivision
or within contiguous subdivisions 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 2007 and
Fiscal Year 2008, 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:
Request based on new hydrology, bridge, culvert, channel, or
combination thereof: $4,400.
Request based on levee, berm, or other structural measure: $6,050.
Fee Schedule for Requests for Map Revisions
Based on a review of actual cost data for Fiscal Year 2007 and
Fiscal Year 2008, 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 dated January
13, 2010, or later that are not based on structural measures on
alluvial fans.
Request based on bridge, culvert, channel, hydrology, or
combination thereof: $5,300.
Request based on levee, berm, or other structural measure: $7,150.
Request based on as-built information submitted as follow-up to
CLOMR: $5,000.
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 2007 and
Fiscal Year 2008, FEMA has maintained $5,600 as the initial fee for
requests for CLOMRs and LOMRs based on structural measures on alluvial
fans. FEMA will also 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 ($60 per hour) will continue
to be used to calculate the total reimbursable fees.
Fee Schedule for Requests for Flood Insurance Study Backup Data
Non-exempt requestors of FIS technical and administrative support
data must submit fees shown below with requests dated January 13, 2010,
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 2007 and
Fiscal Year 2008, FEMA maintained the following review and processing
fees from the October 1, 2007, fee schedule, which are to be submitted
with all requests.
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 (e.g., 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 is requested for use by the community and not a third-party user;
and
State NFIP Coordinators, provided the data requested is
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 is 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 (FIRM) or Flood Boundary and Floodway Map (FBFM) 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 of $150 non-exempt
requesters of FIS technical and administrative support data pay 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 is 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 is 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 the requested
data.
As with requests for data under Categories 1, 2, and 3, no data
will be provided to requesters until all required fees are paid. A flat
user fee for each of
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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:
Digital copies of Conversion Letters, downloadable from
the web;
Digital copies of Flood maps, available on CD/DVD-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/DVD-ROM and downloadable from the web;
Digital FIRM (DFIRM) Database (DB), with and without
orthographic photos, on CD/DVD-ROM and downloadable from the Web;
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);
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;
FIRMette, a user-defined ``cut-out'' section of a flood
map at 100 percent map scale designed for printing on a standard office
printer;
FIRMette--Desktop (formerly F-MIT Basic Version 1.0),
which is a view tool for map images, on CD-ROM and downloadable from
the web;
MapViewer--Desktop (formerly DFIRM CD Viewer), which is a
view tool for map images, on CD-ROM;
FEMA's Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard
Mapping Partners on CD-ROM; and
MHIP--Multi-year 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://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 digital copies of Flood Hazard Boundary
Maps (FHBMs), FIRMs, DFIRMs DBs (with and without orthographic photos),
FBFMs, and FISs on CD/DVD-ROM, FEMA has maintained the processing fee
and shipping cost; for digital copies of conversion letters, FHBMs,
FIRMs, DFIRM DBs (with and without orthographic photos), FBFMs, and
FISs downloadable from the web, FEMA has maintained the processing fee;
for FMSIS, LOMC Subscription Service, FEMA's Guidelines and
Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners, MHIP, MapViewer--
Desktop, FEMA has maintained the shipping cost; and for Q3 Flood Data
Files and CBRA Flood Data Files, FEMA has increased the shipping cost.
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 is shown in the table below.
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Product Current fee Shipping
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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
CD Maps........................ $4.00 per panel.... $1.75 for first 2
CDs and $0.25 for
each additional
CD.
CD Floodways................... $4.00 per panel.... $1.75 for first 2
CDs and $0.25 for
each additional
CD.
CD Studies..................... $6.00 per study.... $1.75 for first 2
CDs and $0.25 for
each additional
CD.
DFIRM DB....................... $10.00 per database $1.75 for first 2
CDs and $0.25 for
each additional
CD.
DFIRM w/Orthos................. $10.00 per database $1.75 for first 2
CDs and $0.25 for
each additional
CD.
Q3 on CD....................... $50.00 per CD-Rom.. $2.00 for first CD
and $1.00 for
each additional
CD.
CBRA Q3 on CD.................. $50.00 per CD-Rom $2.00 for first CD
or $200 for all 5 and $1.00 for
Q3 CDs. each additional
CD.
FMSIS (Individual Orders)...... $13.00 per State or $1.75 for first 2
$38.00 for entire CDs and $0.25 for
USA. each additional
CD.
FMSIS (Annual Subscription).... $148.00 per State N/A.
or $419.00 or
entire USA.
LOMC Subscription Service $85.00 per issue... $1.75 for first 2
(Individual Orders). CDs and $0.25 for
each additional
CD.
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LOMC Subscription Service $2,000 per year.... N/A.
(Annual Subscriptions).
FEMA's Guidelines and $2.60.............. $1.75 for first 2
Specifications for Flood CDs and $0.25 for
Hazard Mapping Partners on CD. each additional
CD.
MHIP--Multi-Hazard $2.60.............. $1.75 for first 2
Implementation Plan. CDs and $0.25 for
each additional
CD.
View Tool...................... ................... N/A.
FIRMette--Desktop on Web....... Free............... N/A.
FIRMette--Desktop on CD........ Free............... N/A.
MapViewer--Desktop............. $30.00 per Viewer.. $1.75 for first 2
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 Map Action List Free............... N/A.
(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.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of
1978, 43 FR 41943, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR
19367, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 376; 44 CFR 72.3.
Dated: December 3, 2009.
Deborah S. Ingram,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E9-29640 Filed 12-11-09; 8:45 am]
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