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SECTION C – BUILDING ELEVATION INFORMATION (SURVEY REQUIRED)
<br />SECTION B – FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM) INFORMATION (Continued)
<br />Items B1.a–b NFIP Community Name and Community Identification Number. Enter the complete name of the community in which the
<br />building is located in B1.a, and the associated six-digit Community Identification Number in B1.b. For an unincorporated area of a county,
<br />enter the county name and “unincorporated area”, and the six-digit number of the county. For a newly incorporated community, use the name
<br />and six-digit number of the new community. Under the NFIP, a "community" is any state or area or political subdivision thereof, or any Indian
<br />tribe or authorized native organization which has authority to adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations for the areas within its
<br />jurisdiction. To determine the current community number, see the NFIP Community Status Book, available on FEMA's website at
<br />www.fema.gov/national-flood-insurance-program-community-status-book.
<br />Item B2. County Name. Enter the name of the county or counties in which the community is located. For an unincorporated area of a county,
<br />enter the county name. For an independent city, enter "independent city."
<br />Item B3. State. Enter the two-letter state abbreviation (for example, VA, TX, CA).
<br />Items B4–B5. Map/Panel Number and Suffix. Enter the 10-character "Map Number" or "Community Panel Number" shown on the FIRM
<br />where the building or manufactured (mobile) home is located. For maps in a county-wide format, the sixth character of the "Map Number" is
<br />the letter "C" followed by a four-digit map number. For maps not in a county-wide format, enter the "Community Panel Number" shown on the
<br />FIRM.
<br />Item B6. FIRM Index Date. Enter the effective date or the map revised date shown on the FIRM Index.
<br />Item B7. FIRM Panel Effective/Revised Date. Enter the effective date shown on the current FIRM panel. The current FIRM panel effective
<br />date can be determined by visiting msc.fema.gov or contacting the local floodplain management official. If the area where the building is
<br />located was revised by a LOMR, include the LOMR effective date and the LOMR case number in the comments area of Section D.
<br />Item B8. Flood Zone(s). Enter the flood zone, or flood zones, in which the building is located. All flood zones containing the letter "A" or "V"
<br />are considered Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs). Each flood zone is defined in the legend of the FIRM panel on which it appears. If the
<br />area where the building is located was revised by a LOMA, CLOMA, LOMR-F, or CLOMR-F, include the flood zone shown on the LOMA,
<br />CLOMA, LOMR-F, or CLOMR-F, and add the effective date and case number in the comments area of Section D.
<br />Item B9. Base Flood Elevation(s) (BFE). Using the appropriate Flood Insurance Study (FIS) Profile, FIS Data Table (e.g. Transect, Floodway,
<br />etc.), or FIRM panel, locate the property and enter the BFE (or base flood depth) of the building site to the nearest tenth of a foot (nearest
<br />tenth of a meter, in Puerto Rico). If the building is located in more than one flood zone in Item B8, list all appropriate BFEs in Item B9.
<br />BFEs are shown in the FIS or on a FIRM for Zones A1–A30, AE, AH, V1–V30, VE, AR, AR/A, AR/AE, AR/A1–A30, and AR/AH; base flood
<br />depths are shown for Zones AO and AR/AO. Use the AR BFE (or base flood depth) if the building is located in any of these zones: AR/A, AR/
<br />AE, AR/A1–A30, AR/AH, or AR/AO.
<br />In A or V zones where BFEs are not provided in the FIS or on the FIRM, BFEs may be available from another source. For example, the
<br />community may have established BFEs or obtained BFE data from other sources (e.g., Base Level Engineering) for the building site. For
<br />subdivisions and other developments of more than 50 lots or 5 acres in Zone A, establishment of BFEs is required by the community's
<br />floodplain management ordinance. If a BFE is obtained from another source, enter the BFE in Item B9. The BFE entered in Item B9 must be
<br />based on hydrologic and hydraulic analyses. In an A Zone where BFEs are not obtained from another source, enter N/A in Item B9 and
<br />complete Section E.
<br />Item B10. Indicate the source of the BFE or base flood depth that you entered in Item B9. If the BFE is from a source other than the FIS,
<br />FIRM, or community, include the name of the study, the agency or company that produced it, and the date when the study was completed.
<br />Visit msc.fema.gov or contact the local floodplain management official to access the current FIS and FIRM.
<br />Item B11. Indicate the elevation datum to which the elevations on the applicable FIRM are referenced as shown on the map legend. The
<br />vertical datum is shown in the Map Legend and/or the Notes to Users on the FIRM.
<br />Item B12. Indicate whether the building is located in a Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) area or Otherwise Protected Area (OPA).
<br />OPAs are portions of coastal barriers that are owned by Federal, State, or local governments or by certain non-profit organizations and used
<br />primarily for natural resources protection. CBRS areas and OPAs are no longer shown on the FIRM; please use the maps available at
<br />www.fws.gov/cbra/maps/index.html to complete Item B12. Federal flood insurance is prohibited in designated CBRS areas or OPAs for
<br />buildings or manufactured (mobile) homes built or substantially improved after the date of the CBRS or OPA designation. For the first CBRS
<br />designations, that date is October 1, 1983. Information about CBRS areas and OPAs may be obtained on the FEMA website at
<br />www.fema.gov/national-flood-insurance-program/coastal-barrier-resources-system.
<br />Item B13. Indicate whether the building is located seaward of the Limit of Moderate Wave Action (LiMWA). If the LiMWA is not shown on the
<br />FIRM, check the “No” box. Information about the LiMWA and other coastal flood zones may be obtained on the FEMA website at
<br />www.fema.gov/flood-maps/coastal/insurance-rate-maps.
<br />Complete Section C if the building is located in any of Zones A1–A30, AE, AH, A (with BFE), VE, V1–V30, V (with BFE), AR, AR/A, AR/AE,
<br />AR/A1–A30, AR/AH, or A99. If the Certificate is being completed to demonstrate compliance with local floodplain management
<br />requirements, contact the local floodplain management official to find out any additional requirements. Section C may also be completed
<br />for insurance purposes to determine the building's First Floor Height in any flood zone (including Zones AO, AR/AO, B, C, X and D). In
<br />addition, complete Section C if this certificate is being used to support a request for a LOMA, CLOMA, LOMR-F, or CLOMR-F.
<br />To ensure that all required elevations are obtained, it may be necessary to physically enter the building (for instance, if the building has a
<br />basement or sunken living room, split-level construction, or Machinery and Equipment (M&E)).
<br />FEMA Form FF-206-FY-22-152 (formerly 086-0-33) (10/22)Page 11 of 19
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