Most NFIP related forms and documents are available online through FEMA’s web site.

Commonly requested forms include:

• Application for Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) for a single lot: This form, called the MT-EZ, should be used by an individual property owner to request that FEMA remove a single structure or a legally recorded parcel of land from a designated Special Flood Hazard Area.
• Application for Letter of Map Revision based on fill (LOMR-F) being placed on a lot: This form, called the MT-1, should be used by community officials, property owners, and others for requesting FEMA to remove a property or structure from a designated Special Flood Hazard because the site has been elevated by fill.
• Application for Letter of Map Revision: This form, called the MT-2, is used to request a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) or a Conditional Letters of Map Revision (CLOMR). These types of map revision are a used to show changes, or potential changes, to floodplains, floodways, or flood elevations that are not a result of fill being placed on a property.
• Conditional Letters of Map Amendment (CLOMAs), and Conditional Letters of Map Revision Based on Fill (CLOMR-Fs): This form is used to request FEMA’s comment on whether a proposed project would be excluded from the Special Flood Hazard Area. A conditional letter does not revise an effective NFIP map, but rather indicates whether a project, if built as proposed, would or would not be removed from the Special Flood Hazard Area by FEMA if an application for a Letter of Map Amendment is submitted after the project is completed.
• Elevation Certificates: This form is used to document the elevation of the lowest floor of a structure. This information is used to determine proper flood insurance rates and to support a request for a Letter of Map Amendment. FEMA’s Floodplain Management Bulletin on the Elevation Certificate contains frequently-asked-questions about the Elevation Certificate.

FEMA has many documents that are useful for further understanding the NFIP and addressing specific topics. OEP maintains a library of some of these documents and usually has copies available at no charge. The publications listed below are useful and available online:

• Answers to Questions About the NFIP: This booklet is intended to acquaint the public with the NFIP. It is designed to give a basic understanding of the program and answer some common questions.
• Myths and Facts About the NFIP: A short publication that addresses common concerns about the NFIP
• Community Status Book: A list of communities that participate in the NFIP and the date of the current effective Flood Insurance Rate Map for each community.<
• The Zone A Manual: Managing Floodplain Development in Approximate Zone A Areas: Many Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMS) have Special Flood Hazard Areas without any base flood elevations given. These areas are referred to un-numbered A Zones. This publication gives information on how to determine base flood elevations in these areas.

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