Changes to New Elev. Cert.

This explains the changes to the new cert.

Elevation Certificate Change Table

PAGE 1

SECTION A – PROPERTY INFORMATION

• No changes.

SECTION B – FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM) INFORMATION

• In B10. and B11., ? Other(Describe) was changed to ? Other/Source:

SECTION C – BUILDING ELEVATION INFORMATION (SURVEY REQUIRED)

• In C2., the lines that read Use the same datum as the BFE and Conversion/Comments_______ were deleted and the following text was inserted: Indicate elevation datum used for the elevations in items a) through h) below. ? NGVD 1929 ? NAVD 1988 ? Other/Source:____ Datum used for building elevations must be the same as that used for the BFE.

• Also in C2., eight instances of (Puerto Rico only) to the right of ? meters were deleted and replaced with one line that reads In Puerto Rico only, enter meters. to match how it appears in Section E on the second page of the Elevation Certificate.

SECTION D – SURVEYOR, ENGINEER, OR ARCHITECT CERTIFICATION

• A line that reads ? Check here if attachments. was added under the line that reads ? Check here if comments are provided on back of form.

PAGE 2

• ELEVATION CERTIFICATE, page 2 was added to the top left-hand corner of the page.

• As described above, the line that reads ? Check here if attachments. was moved from here to the part of Section D on the first page of the Elevation Certificate.

SECTION E – BUILDING ELEVATION INFORMATION (SURVEY NOT REQUIRED) FOR ZONE AO AND ZONE A (WITHOUT BFE)

• No changes.

SECTION F – PROPERTY OWNER (OR OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE) CERTIFICATION

• No changes.

SECTION G – COMMUNITY INFORMATION (OPTIONAL)

• Three instances of (PR)that appear after ? meters were replaced with a line that reads In Puerto Rico only, enter meters., which appears at the end of the first paragraph in the section.

PAGE 3 – BUILDING PHOTOGRAPHS PAGE

• ELEVATION CERTIFICATE, page 3 was added to the top left-hand corner of the Building Photographs page.

• A line that reads IMPORTANT: In these spaces, copy the corresponding information from Section A. was added toward the top of the Building Photographs page.

• A line that reads When applicable, photographs must show the foundation with representative examples of the flood openings or vents, as indicated in Section A8. was added immediately before the line that reads If submitting more photographs than will fit on this page, use the Continuation Page.

• The words on the reverse were deleted from the end of the sentence that reads If submitting more photographs than will fit on this page, use the Continuation Page.

• A line that reads Replaces all previous editions. was added to the bottom right-hand corner of the page.

PAGE 4 – BUILDING PHOTOGRAPHS CONTINUATION PAGE

• ELEVATION CERTIFICATE, page 4 was added to the top left-hand corner of the Building Photographs continuation page.

• A line that reads IMPORTANT: In these spaces, copy the corresponding information from Section A. was added toward the top of the Building Photographs continuation page.

• A line that reads When applicable, photographs must show the foundation with representative examples of the flood openings or vents, as indicated in Section A8. was added.

• A line that reads Replaces all previous editions. was added to the bottom right-hand corner of the page.

NFIP ELEVATION CERTIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS – General

• A footer that reads NFIP ELEVATION CERTIFICATE INSTRUCTIONS – Page 2 (or 3, etc.) was added to the bottom of each page of the Instructions.

NFIP ELEVATION CERTIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS – PAGE 9

• In Diagram 9, in the first sentence of the “Distinguishing Feature” paragraph, the following underlined words were deleted from the sentence that once read: The bottom (crawlspace) floor is at or below ground level (grade) on all sides.**