Frequently Asked Questions: MIP Workflow – eLOMA

What are the required submission documents?

Please submit copies of the following:

Copy of the Plat Map for the property (with recordation data and stamp of the Recorder's Office)

OR

Copy of the property Deed (with recordation data and stamp of the Recorder's Office), accompanied by a tax assessor's map or other certified map showing the surveyed location of the property relative to local streets and watercourses

AND

Copy of the effective NFIP map panel on which the property location has been accurately plotted (certified by a registered professional engineer or licensed land surveyor)

Elevation Form showing the Lowest Adjacent Grade (for a structure) or the Lowest Lot Elevation (for a legally recorded parcel of land)

Documentation of how the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) for the Subject property was determined. This should include a copy of the effective FIRM showing the Subject property in relation to the flooding source, flood zone designation (AE, AH, or A1-A30), or FIS Profile cross sections; a copy of the FIS Profile with the scaled location of the Subject property (when applicable); a copy of the FIS Summary of Stillwater Elevations Table (when applicable).

Please include a map scale and North arrow on all maps submitted

Instructions for you to obtain the required FIRM panel, FBFM panel, Property Deed, Subdivision and Plat Map:

Deed or Plat – A requester must obtain a recorded deed or plat from the County/Parish Clerk, Recorder, or Register of Deeds for the community.

FIRM or FBFM – The FIRM should be available at the community map repository or from the community official or agency responsible for floodplain management.

However, the FIRM index and FIRM panels may be ordered from the FEMA Map Service Center (MSC), for a nominal fee. To place orders from the MSC, interested parties may visit MSC web site at http://www.msc.fema.gov and click on the "FEMA Flood Map Store" link. (For some communities, the effective NFIP map may be a Flood Hazard Boundary Map FHBM), not a FIRM. In such cases, the requestor should obtain and use the FHBM.)

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