Form FEMA Form 086-0-35 FEMA Form 086-0-35 Community Rating System Community Annual Recertification

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency
CRS COMMUNITY CERTIFICATIONS

OMB Control Number: 1660-0022
Expiration: 03/31/2020

Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 23.5 hours for annual recertification, per response. The burden estimate includes
the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and
submitting the form. This collection of information is required to obtain voluntary benefits. You are not required to respond to this collection of
information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. Send comments regarding the accuracy of the burden estimate and any
suggestions for reducing the burden to: Information Collections Management, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20472, Paperwork Reduction Project (1660-0022). NOTE: Do not send your
completed form to this address.
Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice serves to inform you of why DHS is requesting the information on this form.
AUTHORITY: FEMA is authorized to collect the information requested on this form pursuant to The National Flood Insurance Reform Act
(NFIRA) of 1994 (P.L. 103-325, Sec. 541.).
PURPOSE: FEMA is requesting this information to assist in the administration of the Community Rating System (CRS). FEMA will use this
information to determine eligibility of a community to participate in the CRS, to facilitate communication between FEMA and communities for
Floodplain management, and to assist in reducing the flood insurance rates for policyholder within a CRS eligible community. Additionally,
FEMA uses the information to maintain a listing of communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program.
ROUTINE USES: The information requested on this form may be shared externally with floodplain management partners and contractors to
assist the Department of Homeland Security in administering the CRS or other floodplain management activities.
CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION: Providing this information to FEMA is voluntary. However, failure to provide
this information may result in FEMA's determination that a community is not eligible to participate in the CRS and in turn reducing potential
NFIP flood insurance premium savings. Individuals and communities who do not provide this information may contact Bill Lesser, FIMA CRS
Coordinator at FEMA at [email protected] for further assistance.

This packet contains forms for the community certifications that are part of the documentation needed to obtain credit for certain activities under
the National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System (CRS). The certification forms are designed to be used in conjunction with
the CRS Coordinator's Manual.
Two required certifications are not included here. The Repetitive Loss Update Form is generated separately by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) and provided to the community when needed.
The certifications of compliance with environmental and historic preservation requirements are available in a separate packet.
Contents
• CC-213 Recertification
• CC-230 Verification
• CC-RL The Repetitive Loss List
• CC-530 Retrofitted Buildings
The following community certifications are part of the documentation needed to obtain credit for certain activities under the National Flood
Insurance Program's Community Rating System (CRS). These certifications are designed to be used in conjunction with the CRS Coordinator's
Manual.
Sections in each certification correspond to the same numbered sections in the Coordinator's Manual. If a section appears to be missing, it is
because that section does not call for the submission of a specific item.
It is recommended that these certifications be photocopied before they are used. They are also available in Microsoft Word® and as fillable pdf
files at www.CRSresources.org/200.
The “CID” at the top of each page signifies the six digit National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) community identification number, which can
be found on the community's Flood Insurance Rate Map and other NFIP documents.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency
OMB Control Number: 1660-0022
Expiration: 03/31/2020

CRS COMMUNITY CERTIFICATIONS
Community

State

CID
(6-digit NFIP Community Identification Number)

Note: Please cross out any incorrect items, below, as needed, and insert the updated information.

CC-213 Recertification
Recertification due date
Chief Executive Officer

CRS Coordinator

Name
Title
Address

Phone number
E-mail address
I hereby certify that

[community name] is implementing the following activities on the attached

pages as credited under the Community Rating System and described in our original application to the CRS and subsequent modifications.
I hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, we are in full compliance with the minimum requirements of the NFIP and we
understand that we must remain in full compliance with the minimum requirements of the NFIP. We understand that at any time we are not to
be in full compliance, we will retrograde to a CRS Class 10.
I hereby certify that we will continue to maintain FEMA Elevation Certificates on all new buildings and substantial improvements constructed in
the Special Flood Hazard Area following the date at which we joined the CRS.
I hereby certify that if there are one or more repetitive loss properties in our community that we must take certain actions that include
reviewing and updating the list of repetitive loss properties, mapping repetitive loss areas, describing the cause of the losses, and sending an
outreach project to those areas each year, and if we have fifty (50) or more unmitigated repetitive loss properties we must earn credit under
Activity 510 (Floodplain Management Planning) for either a repetitive loss area analysis (RLAA) or a floodplain management plan (FMP).
I hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, we are maintaining in force flood insurance policies for insurable buildings owned
by us and located in the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) shown on our Flood Insurance Rate Map. I further understand that disaster
assistance for any community-owned building located in the SFHA is reduced by the amount of National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
flood insurance coverage (structure and contents) that a community should be carrying on the building, regardless of whether the community
is carrying a policy.

(Chief Executive Officer)

Signature
Date
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Community

State

CID
(6-digit NFIP Community Identification Number)

B. In a regulated
C. In the rest of the
A. In the SFHA floodplain outside
community
the SFHA

CRS Program Data Table
1. Last report's number of buildings in the SFHA (bSF) (line 6, last report)
2. Number of new buildings constructed since last report

+

3. Number of buildings removed/demolished since last report

-

4. Number of buildings affected by map revisions since last report (+ or -)
5. Number of buildings affected by corporate limits changes (+ or -)
6. Current total number of buildings in the SFHA (bSF) (total lines 1-5)
7. Number of substantial improvement/damage projects since last report
8. Number of repetitive loss properties mitigated since last report
9. Number of LOMRs and map revisions (not LOMAs) since last report
10. Acreage of the SFHA (aSFHA) as of the last report (line 13, last report)
11. Acreage of area(s) affected by map revisions since last report (+ or -)
12. Acreage of area(s) affected by corporate limits changes (+ or -)
13. Current acreage of the SFHA (total lines 10−12)
14. Primary source for building data:
15. Primary source for area data:
16. Period covered:

Current FIRM date

If available, the following data would be useful:
17. Number of new manufactured homes installed since last report
18. Number of other new 1 -4 family buildings constructed since last report
19. Number of all other buildings constructed/installed since last report
Comments:
(Please note the number of the line to which the comment refers.)

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Community

State

CID
(6-digit NFIP Community Identification Number)

Instructions
At the first verification visit after the effective date of the 2013 CRS Coordinator's Manual, ONLY LINES 6 AND 13 NEED TO BE
COMPLETED. These lines form the baseline data about the number of buildings and area of the SFHA for when the table is completed as
part of the next annual recertification. The "period covered" entered in line 16 is the date that lines 6 and 13 are first completed.
At all subsequent annual recertifications and cycle verification visits, the entire table is completed. The information in lines 6 and 13 from the
last report is transferred to lines 1 and 10 in the next report.

Instructions for the Columns
Column A numbers are for the SFHA (the A and V Zones shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map) (FIRM)). Use the FIRM currently in effect,
not a draft or pending revision.
Column B is completed only if the community receives CRS credit for regulating floodplain development outside the SFHA under Activity 410
(Floodplain Mapping) or Activity 430 (Higher Regulatory Standards).
Column C numbers help relate what happens in the floodplain to what is happening in the rest of the community.
Enter "0" if there are no numbers to report for this period. Do not leave a cell blank. Do not fill in the shaded boxes.

Instructions for the Lines
Lines 1-7 deal with buildings.
o Section 301.a of the CRS Coordinator's Manual defines what constitutes a "building" and lists examples of structures that are not
counted as "buildings" by the CRS.
o Section 302.a of the CRS Coordinator's Manual describes how the CRS counts buildings. For example, accessory structures are not
counted.
o As noted in Section 302.a, to determine building counts, communities may use any method that yields reasonably good estimates of
the number of buildings. Examples of acceptable methods are listed in Section 302.a. Precision is less important for large numbers. For
example, the impact of the numbers will not change much if there are 10,000 buildings or 10,100 buildings.
o If a building is out of the SFHA, but in a parcel that is partly in the SFHA, it is not counted in column A --In the SFHA.
o In line 14, note how the building counts were obtained or estimated. Use the comments area, if needed.
Line 4 refers to map revisions. These include physical map revisions, Letters of Map Revision (LOMR), and Letters of Map Amendment
(LOMA). If a building is removed from the SFHA by FEMA through a LOMA, but the community still administers its floodplain management
regulations on the property, the building should not be included in the line 4 count in column A --In the SFHA. However, communities that still
regulate areas removed by LOMAs can receive credit under Activities 410 or 430. If the community is receiving such credit, the building
should be counted under column B --In a regulated floodplain outside the SFHA.
Line 7 is for the total number of buildings that were substantially improved plus the number of buildings that were substantially damaged
during the period covered.
Lines 10 -13 deal with areas.
o These areas are based on the areas shown on the community's FIRM including LOMRs or LOMAs. Section 403.b discusses those
portions of the SFHA that are subtracted from the area of the SFHA to calculate the community's aSFHA used in credit calculations.
o Section 403.e of the CRS Coordinator's Manual discusses calculating areas for CRS purposes.
o Section 403.e notes that communities “should not spend an inordinate amount of time measuring areas.” As with buildings,
communities may use any method that yields reasonably good estimates. Examples of acceptable approaches are listed in Section 403.e.
o Line 13 asks for the current acreage of the SFHA. The best source for this number is a GIS layer that shows the SFHA. If the
community does not have GIS, the county, regional agency, or state NFIP mapping office may have SFHA layers and may be able to
provide the data. If the community has a relatively recent FIRM, the study contractor or consulting engineer may have the data.
o In line 15, note how the area calculations were obtained or estimated. Use the comments area, if needed.
Lines 17 -19 are voluntary, if the numbers are readily available.
o Line 17 includes replacing an existing manufactured home with a new one. The newly placed manufactured home is counted as a new,
post-FIRM, building.
o The total of lines 17 -19 should equal the value entered in line 2.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency
OMB Control Number: 1660-0022
Expiration: 03/31/2020

CRS COMMUNITY CERTIFICATIONS
Community

State

CID
(6-digit NFIP Community Identification Number)

CC-230 Verification
Date of Visit

Initial FIRM Date

Population

Current FIRM Date

County

ISO/CRS Specialist

Coordinator's Manual Year
Chief Executive Officer

CRS Coordinator

Name
Title
Address

Phone number
E-mail address
The
[community name] is requesting credit for implementing the following
activities [check the ones that apply]. I hereby certify that we will continue to implement those activities for which we receive verified credit and
will advise FEMA if any of them are not being conducted in accordance with this certification. We will cooperate with the ISO/CRS Specialist's
verification visit and will submit the documentation and annual recertification needed to validate our program.
310 (Elevation Certificates)

440 (Flood Data Maintenance)

320 (Map Information Service)

450 (Stormwater Management)

330 (Outreach Projects)

(Repetitive Loss Requirements)

340 (Hazard Disclosure)

510 (Floodplain Management Planning)

350 (Flood Protection Information)

520 (Acquisition and Relocation)

360 (Flood Protection Assistance)

530 (Flood Protection)

370 (Flood Insurance Promotion)

540 (Drainage System Maintenance)

410 (Floodplain Mapping)

610 (Flood Warning and Response)

420 (Open Space Preservation)

620 (Levees)

430 (Higher Regulatory Standards)

630 (Dams)

I hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, we are in full compliance with the minimum requirements of the NFIP and we
understand that we must remain in full compliance with the minimum requirements of the NFIP. We understand that at any time we are not to
be in full compliance, we will retrograde to a CRS Class 10.
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Community

State

CID
(6-digit NFIP Community Identification Number)

I hereby certify that we will maintain FEMA Elevation Certificates on all new buildings and substantial improvements constructed in the Special
Flood Hazard Area following the date at which we joined the CRS.
I hereby certify that if there are one or more repetitive loss properties in our community that we must take certain actions that include
reviewing and updating the list of repetitive loss properties, mapping repetitive loss areas, describing the cause of the losses, and sending an
outreach project to those areas each year, and if we have fifty (50) or more repetitive loss properties must also prepare a plan of how it will
address its repetitive flood problem.
I hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, we are maintaining in force flood insurance policies for insurable buildings owned
by us and located in the Special Flood Hazard Area shown on our Flood Insurance Rate Map. I further understand that disaster assistance for
any community-owned building located in the Special Flood Hazard Area is reduced by the amount of National Flood Insurance Program flood
insurance coverage (structural and contents) that a community should be carrying on the building, regardless of whether the community is
carrying a policy.

(Chief Executive Officer)

Signature
Date

CC-230-2
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Community

State

CID
(6-digit NFIP Community Identification Number)

B. In a regulated
C. In the rest of the
A. In the SFHA floodplain outside
community
the SFHA

CRS Program Data Table
1. Last report's number of buildings in the SFHA (bSF) (line 6, last report)
2. Number of new buildings constructed since last report

+

3. Number of buildings removed/demolished since last report

-

4. Number of buildings affected by map revisions since last report (+ or -)
5. Number of buildings affected by corporate limits changes (+ or -)
6. Current total number of buildings in the SFHA (bSF) (total lines 1 -5)
7. Number of substantial improvement/damage projects since last report
8. Number of repetitive loss properties mitigated since last report
9. Number of LOMRs and map revisions (not LOMAs) since last report
10. Acreage of the SFHA (aSFHA) as of the last report (line 13, last report)
11. Acreage of area(s) affected by map revisions since last report (+ or -)
12. Acreage of area(s) affected by corporate limits changes (+ or -)
13. Current acreage of the SFHA (aSFHA) (total lines 10−12)
14. Primary source for building data:
15. Primary source for area data:
16. Period covered:

Current FIRM date

If available, the following data would be useful:
17. Number of new manufactured homes installed since last report
18. Number of other new 1 -4 family buildings constructed since last report
19. Number of all other buildings constructed/installed since last report
Comments:
(Please note the number of the line to which the comment refers.)

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Community

State

CID
(6-digit NFIP Community Identification Number)

Instructions
At the first verification visit after the effective date of the 2013 CRS Coordinator's Manual, ONLY LINES 6 AND 13 NEED TO BE
COMPLETED. These lines form the baseline data about the number of buildings and area of the SFHA for when the table is completed as
part of the next annual recertification. The "period covered" entered in line 16 is the date that lines 6 and 13 are first completed.
At all subsequent annual recertifications and cycle verification visits, the entire table is completed. The information in lines 6 and 13 from the
last report is transferred to lines 1 and 10 in the next report.

Instructions for the Columns
Column A numbers are for the SFHA (the A and V Zones shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map) (FIRM)). Use the FIRM currently in effect,
not a draft or pending revision.
Column B is completed only if the community receives CRS credit for regulating floodplain development outside the SFHA under Activity 410
(Floodplain Mapping) or Activity 430 (Higher Regulatory Standards).
Column C numbers help relate what happens in the floodplain to what is happening in the rest of the community.
Enter "0" if there are no numbers to report for this period. Do not leave a cell blank. Do not fill in the shaded boxes.

Instructions for the Lines
Lines 1-7 deal with buildings.
o Section 301.a of the CRS Coordinator's Manual defines what constitutes a "building" and lists examples of structures that are not
counted as "buildings" by the CRS.
o Section 302.a of the CRS Coordinator's Manual describes how the CRS counts buildings. For example, accessory structures are not
counted.
o As noted in Section 302.a, to determine building counts, communities may use any method that yields reasonably good estimates of
the number of buildings. Examples of acceptable methods are listed in Section 302.a. Precision is less important for large numbers. For
example, the impact of the numbers will not change much if there are 10,000 buildings or 10,100 buildings.
o If a building is out of the SFHA, but in a parcel that is partly in the SFHA, it is not counted in column A --In the SFHA.
o In line 14, note how the building counts were obtained or estimated. Use the comments area, if needed.
Line 4 refers to map revisions. These include physical map revisions, Letters of Map Revision (LOMR), and Letters of Map Amendment
(LOMA). If a building is removed from the SFHA by FEMA through a LOMA, but the community still administers its floodplain management
regulations on the property, the building should not be included in the line 4 count in column A --In the SFHA. However, communities that still
regulate areas removed by LOMAs can receive credit under Activities 410 or 430. If the community is receiving such credit, the building
should be counted under column B --In a regulated floodplain outside the SFHA.
Line 7 is for the total number of buildings that were substantially improved plus the number of buildings that were substantially damaged
during the period covered.
Lines 10 -13 deal with areas.
o These areas are based on the areas shown on the community's FIRM including LOMRs or LOMAs. Section 403.b discusses those
portions of the SFHA that are subtracted from the area of the SFHA to calculate the community's aSFHA used in credit calculations.
o Section 403.e of the CRS Coordinator's Manual discusses calculating areas for CRS purposes.
o Section 403.e notes that communities “should not spend an inordinate amount of time measuring areas.” As with buildings,
communities may use any method that yields reasonably good estimates. Examples of acceptable approaches are listed in Section 403.e.
o Line 13 asks for the current acreage of the SFHA. The best source for this number is a GIS layer that shows the SFHA. If the
community does not have GIS, the county, regional agency, or state NFIP mapping office may have SFHA layers and may be able to
provide the data. If the community has a relatively recent FIRM, the study contractor or consulting engineer may have the data.
o In line 15, note how the area calculations were obtained or estimated. Use the comments area, if needed.
Lines 17 -19 are voluntary, if the numbers are readily available.
o Line 17 includes replacing an existing manufactured home with a new one. The newly placed manufactured home is counted as a new,
post-FIRM, building.
o The total of lines 17 -19 should equal the value entered in line 2.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency
OMB Control Number: 1660-0022
Expiration: 03/31/2020

CRS COMMUNITY CERTIFICATIONS
Community

State

CID
(6-digit NFIP Community Identification Number)

CC-RL The Repetitive Loss List
(See Section 501 in the CRS Coordinator's Manual).

We have reviewed the repetitive loss list dated:

, 20

, and [check one]

Attached are updated Repetitive Loss Update Forms; or
There are no changes to FEMA's repetitive loss list.
As the current CRS Coordinator for

[community name], I have examined the repetitive loss

data provided for each of our
[number] assigned repetitive loss properties. For each property in need of update,
I have attached a Repetitive Loss Update Form that reflects the current and accurate address, the correct National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP) community identification number, and all known mitigation actions with the primary source of funding noted. To the best of my
knowledge and belief, any Repetitive Loss Update Form not updated and submitted as part of this application has been checked and is not in
need of update at this time.
(Community CRS Coordinator)

Signature

To facilitate verification, please provide the names of the CRS Coordinator and local repetitive loss contact person, if other than the CRS
Coordinator
CRS Coordinator

Repetitive Loss Contact

Name
Title
Phone number
Fax number
Address

E-mail address
Comments:

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency
OMB Control Number: 1660-0022
Expiration: 03/31/2020

CRS COMMUNITY CERTIFICATIONS
Community

State

CID
(6-digit NFIP Community Identification Number)

CC-530 Retrofitted Buildings
This certification is used for retrofitting projects that are not in a high-hazard area and that do not need to be designed or approved by a
registered design professional. Completed FEMA Elevation Certificates are used for buildings retrofitted by elevation (TUE).

Part 1. For Credit Calculations Option 1 and Option 2
Part 1 is used for all submissions for credit under TUD, TUW, TUS, and TUB.
I certify that, for the buildings on the attached list,
All retrofitting projects were completed after the effective date of our initial FIRM:
[Date];
All retrofitting projects provide protection to at least the 25-year flood level;
All required permits were issued for each project, or the project complies with all federal, state, and local codes and regulations;
None of the retrofitting projects was mandated by the substantial improvement or substantial damage requirements of our
floodplain management regulations; and
All retrofitting projects are currently in good condition.

Part 2. For Credit Calculation Option 2
Part 2 is needed only if the community is requesting credit under Section 533.b. Option 2 for buildings submitted for credit under TUD, TUW,
and TUS.
One copy of this certification can be used for multiple properties that have the same score.
Dry floodproofed buildings (TUD)
The buildings listed as property numbers
have been dry floodproofed and [check one]
The project was designed by a registered design professional and the design accounts for openings, internal drainage,
seepage, and underdrainage. (TU = 0.6)
The project does not depend on human intervention to close openings; the project protects to a level less than 3 feet over the
first floor; the design accounts for internal drainage, seepage, and underdrainage; and the building does not have a basement
(i.e., any floor below grade on all sides). (TU = 0.4)

There is no documentation of how openings, interior drainage, seepage, or underdrainage are handled. (TU = 0.2)

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Community

State

CID
(6-digit NFIP Community Identification Number)

Wet floodproofed buildings (TUW)
The buildings listed as property numbers
have been wet floodproofed and [check one]
The project was designed by a registered design professional. (TU = 0.5)
The project was not designed by a registered design professional. (TU = 0.3)
The furnace, water heater, electrical breaker box, and other utilities are relocated above flood level. (TU = 0.2)
Buildings protected from sewer or sump backup (TUS)
The buildings listed as property numbers

, which

have been protected from sewer or sump backup and [check one]
The building is located in the SFHA. (TU = 0.2)
The building is located outside of the SFHA and the community has a building code or other regulations that require positive
drain sewers or other measures that prevent sewer backup into new buildings. (TU = 0.1)

Name (printed)

Title

Signature

Date

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