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Floodplain Manager Certification Program CFM® Certification Exam Preparation Guide (* Items of most importance)

* Items of most importance

1. * FEMA National Flood Insurance Program Regulations – Recommended Sections:

• 59 General Provisions and Definitions
• 61 Insurance Coverage, Rates and Increased Cost of Compliance
• 60.3 Floodplain Management Criteria
• 65 Identification and Mapping
• 67 Appeals from proposed Base Flood Elevations
• 70 Map Corrections
• 73 Section 1316 Denial of Flood Insurance

[NFIP Regulations available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/business/nfip/laws1.shtm ].

2. * Flood Insurance Study, Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Flood Boundary Floodway Maps for your Community [Available from the FEMA Map Service Center webpage www.msc.fema.gov or call the Map Service Center at (800) 358-9616].

3. * Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance for your Community [Example ordinances are available from the NFIP State Coordinator in your state, contact information is available at www.floods.org/index.asp?menuID=274&firstlevelmenuID=185&siteID=1].

4. * FEMA 480, FEMA Pub# 480 (2/05), "National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Floodplain Management Requirements, A Study Guide and Desk Reference for Local Officials" [Available fromthe ASPFM webpage at www.floods.org/index.asp?menuID=388&firstlevelmenuID=180&siteID=1 or by mail from the FEMA Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].

5. * Flood County, USA (FIRM, DFIRM, Index, FIS) [Available from the FEMA Map Service Center webpage www.msc.fema.gov , or call the Map Service Center at (800) 358-9616 or at ASFPM web page http://www.floods.org/index.asp?menuid=389&firstlevelmenuid=180&siteid=1].

6. State NFIP Coordinating Agency publications - such as RG-330/ev "Floodplain Management 101" (TNRCC, Aug 2001); RG-12 - "State of Texas Floodplain Administrators Manual," 6/94, or "Guidebook for Local Floodplain Ordinance Administrators," Oklahoma Water Resources Board, 01/99, (or a similar State Coordinator publication) [Available from the NFIP State Coordinator in your state, contact information is available at www.floods.org/index.asp?menuID=274&firstlevelmenuID=185&siteID=1].

7. * MitDiv-2, FEMA Pub# 084 (5/06 or later printing) - "Answers to Questions about the NFIP" [Available from the FEMA webpage at http://www.fema.gov/business/nfip/qanda.shtm or ordered from the FEMA Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].

8. * FEMA MT-1, FEMA Pub# 81-87 Series (9/02 or later printing) – "Amendments and Revisions to National Flood Insurance Program Maps" [Available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/library/irlSearchFemaNumber.do or ordered from the FEMA Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].

9. FEMA MT-2, FEMA Pub# 81-89 Series (9/02 or later printing) – "Revisions to National Flood Insurance Program Maps" [Available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/library/irlSearchFemaNumber.do or ordered from the FEMA Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].

10. FEMA 467-1 Floodplain Management Bulletin, Elevation Certificate, May 2004 (or later printing) [can be downloaded from the FEMA Web Page http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1727 or ordered from the FEMA Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520]

11. FEMA/NFIP Elevation Certificate and Instructions, FEMA 81-31, OMB No. 3067-0077, MAR 2009 (or later printing) [Elevation Certificate can be downloaded from the FEMA Web Page http://www.fema.gov/business/nfip/elvinst.shtm or ordered from the FEMA Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520]

12. FEMA 213, FEMA Pub# 213 (5/91 or later printing) "Answers to Questions about Substantially Damaged Buildings" [Available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/library/irlSearchFemaNumber.do or ordered from the FEMA Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].

13. FEMA 258, FEMA Pub# 258 (5/95 or later printing) "How to Use a Flood Map to Determine Flood Risk for a Property" [Available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/library/irlSearchFemaNumber.do or ordered from Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].

14. FEMA L-169, FEMA Pub# L-169 (12/05 or later printing) "Hazard Mitigation Grant Program" brochure [Available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/library/irlSearchFemaNumber.do or ordered from Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].

15. FEMA Technical Bulletins TB-1 through TB-11, FEMA Pub# TB-1 to TB-11 "NFIP Fact Sheets" (and future publications) [Available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/library/irlSearchFemaNumber.do or ordered from Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].

16. FEMA 301, FEMA Pub# 301 (9/03 or later printing) Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC) – "Interim Guidance for State and Local Officials", Sep 2003 (or later printing) [Available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/library/irlSearchEemaNumber.do or ordered from the FEMA Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].

17. FEMA 268, FEMA Pub# 268 (6/96 or latest printing) "Protecting Floodplain Resources- A Guidebook for Communities" [Available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/library/irlSearchFemaNumber.do or ordered from Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].

18. Community Rating System (CRS) Coordinator's Manual, FEMA Pub# FIA-15 (2007 or later printing) [Available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/library/irlSearchFemaNumber.do or ordered from Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].

19. FEMA 386, FEMA Pub# 386 (5/05 or later printing) "State and Local Mitigation Planning – How-to Series", 1 through 8 [Available from the FEMA webpage www.fema.gov/library/irlSearchFemaNumber.do or ordered from Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].

20. State Floodplain Management Quick Guides, AK, AL, CO, IL, MI, MO, MS, NM, SC, TX, UT; and other states [Available from the NFIP State Coordinator in your state, contact information is available at www.floods.org/index.asp?menuID=274&firstlevelmenuID=185&siteID=1].

21. FEMA 186 – NFIP Mandatory Purchase of Flood Insurance Guidelines, Reprinted September 2005. [FEMA 186 is available from the FEMA Publication Warehouse (800) 480-2520].

FEMA publications are available from:

FEMA Map Service Center: (800) 358-9616
FEMA Publication Warehouse: (800) 480-2520
FEMA Online: www.fema.gov
NFIP: (800) 427-4661
NFIP Online: www.fema.gov/nfip

This exam preparation guide was prepared by the ASFPM Certification Board of Regents (CBOR) and is not intended to be a complete listing of Floodplain Management documents. Documents designated as " * most important" are considered to be excellent references for preparation for the Certified Floodplain Manager exam and should aide in your understanding of floodplain management.

This page was updated on 9/15/09