eLOMA Determination Tool Now Available through the Mapping Information Platform (MIP)
FEMA is
pleased to inform you that eLOMA will be available on FEMA’s
Mapping Information Platform (MIP) (https://hazards.fema.gov) as of June
12, 2006!
This time saving, user friendly web-based application will provide
licensed land surveyors and professional engineers (Licensed
Professionals) with a system to submit simple Letter of Map Amendment
(LOMA) requests to FEMA. This tool is designed to make a determination
based on the information submitted by the Licensed Professional and allow
them to generate a determination from FEMA in minutes, provided all
pertinent data is on file and the request is not audited.
The initial release of eLOMA will enable Licensed Professionals to make
requests from existing single residential structures or properties,
provided no fill has been placed to raise the elevations of the structure
or property. Approximately half of the LOMAs processed annually (about
10,000 cases) meet the requirements of eLOMA.
For more information on eLOMA, please visit the MIP’s Tools & Links tab,
and select eLOMA under Other Resources.
Registration and use of eLOMA
A Surveyor or Engineer must set up an account through the MIP using
individual license certification information. Once the Licensed
Professional is registered on the MIP he or she can log into eLOMA.
Registration information will be available on the MIP when eLOMA is
publicly released June 12, 2006.