FEMA is launching a new way to submit a request to change a property's flood zone designation - with the Online Letter of Map Change (LOMC)! If a property owner believes their property has been inadvertently included in a Special Flood Hazard Area, they may now request a change over the web, instead of by mail. Applicants can use this new website instead of the MT-1 or MT-EZ paper forms. Professional surveyors, engineers, property owners, or their designated representatives, can use this online tool to conveniently submit required documents, property information, and payment information all in one place.
This new web-based application offers many advantages over the paper-based request process:
• Applicants may save information online and finish applying at their convenience
• Clear and intuitive interface makes applying user-friendly
• Eliminates time associated with the paper-based submission
• Frequent applicants can manage multiple LOMC requests online
• More efficient communications with LOMC processing staff
• Applicants can check their application status in real-time
DDSM:beer:
That sounds good. The eLOMA process was a vast improvement. Hopefully this will be as big of a step forward.
Sounds GREAT. I just submitted a MT-EZ by mail and the process would have been much better online.
Question -- When is "soon"?
> Sounds GREAT. I just submitted a MT-EZ by mail and the process would have been much better online.
>
> Question -- When is "soon"?
[sarcasm]Government Agency + Elev.Cert that expired in March 2012 just now replaced = Do not hold your breath.[/sarcasm] 😀
But sounds great when it gets here. Not real crazy about the new Elev. Cert. that is not a Word Doc. and cannot save the info. Anyone able to convert to a usable Word file???
Scott
I like the new certificate. I do not have any issues saving it. I really like that the information auto fill throughout the form so it only needs to be entered once. Photos are a little awkward to enter but that's why we get the big bucks.
> I like the new certificate. I do not have any issues saving it.
I can print it as PDF, but I cannot go back and edit any of it after that. If I try to save it I get:
Is there something I am missing besides not charging enough? 😀
Thank You
Scott
I haven't done one of these for a number of years now.
One of the biggest problems I had was what to do when the property was very obviously not in flood(such as on the top of a big hill(which was in the special zone), while the actual stream was designated as not being in the special flood zone.
Does this new process . . . abiet(sp) 10-20 years too late . . . might give some of these most obvious mistakes(with no BFE), a better avenue to have things kinda "fixed"?
> Sounds GREAT. I just submitted a MT-EZ by mail and the process would have been much better online.
>
> Question -- When is "soon"?
On December 17, 2012, FEMA is launching the Online Letter of Map Change (LOMC) - a
new way to submit a request to change a property?s flood zone designation. The new
Online LOMC application allows anyone to electronically submit required documents
and property information when they are requesting FEMA remove their property from a
Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA).
The MIP will be down this weekend starting at 9pm Friday, 12/14 while FEMA is
launching the Online LOMC application.
Starting December 17th, applicants can use this new website to request a Letter of
Map Amendment (LOMA) instead of using the MT-EZ paper forms. A LOMA is a letter from
FEMA stating that an existing structure or parcel of land will not be inundated by
the base flood. LOMA-eligible requests must be concerning properties on naturally
high ground, which have not been elevated by fill.
This new web-based application offers many advantages over the paper-based request
process:
- Applicants may save information online and finish applying at their convenience
- Clear and intuitive interface makes applying user-friendly
- Frequent applicants can manage multiple LOMA requests online
- More efficient communications with LOMA processing staff
- Applicants can check their application status in real-time
- Coming soon! Request all LOMC types via the Online LOMC
The Online LOMC application is different from the eLOMA.
FEMA designed the eLOMA tool to allow licensed professionals (surveyors and
engineers) to submit simple LOMA applications on behalf of property owners and
receive a quick determination. The Online LOMC tool is available to any applicant
that would like to submit a LOMA request directly to FEMA and does not require a
surveyor or engineer to submit. The eLOMA will remain available. FEMA will continue
to add functionality to the Online LOMC tool. The Online LOMC will soon be the
single portal for all LOMC requests, including LOMA, CLOMA, LOMR-F, CLOMR-F, and
LOMR.
To learn more about this exciting new tool, visit www.fema.gov/online-lomc.
DDSM:beer:
