FEMA Floodplain Letters of Map Change Explained
Agenda
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
9:00 am – 1:30 pm CDT
Presented by Wendy Lathrop, PLS, CFM, CFS
Agenda Highlights:
- FEMA Floodplain Mapping and Regulation
- FEMA Letters of Map Amendment (LOMA)
- FEMA Letters of Map Revision (LOMR)
- FEMA Letters of Map Revision Based on Fill (LOMR-F)
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Credits
Engineers
4.0 PDHs
Architects
4.0 HSW CE Hours
AIA - American Institute of Architects
4.0 LU|HSW
Landscape Architects
4.0 HSW PDHs
LACES - Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System
4.0 HSW PDHs
Floodplain Managers
4.0 ASFPM CECs
Land Surveyors
4.0 4.0 PDHs
APA/AICP - American Planning Association/American Institute of Certified Planners
4.0 CE
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Speakers
Wendy Lathrop, PLS, CFM, CFS
President and Owner of Cadastral Consulting, LLC
Ms. Lathrop is licensed as a professional land surveyor in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, and as a professional planner in New Jersey. She holds a master’s degree in Environmental Policy and has been involved in surveying since 1974 in projects ranging from construction to boundary to environmental land use disputes. Ms. Lathrop is also a certified floodplain manager through the Association of State Flood Plain Managers (ASFPM) and a Certified Floodplain Surveyor through the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors. A former adjunct instructor at Mercer County College in New Jersey, she has also taught as part of the team for the licensing exam review course at Drexel University in Pennsylvania. Ms. Lathrop has been teaching seminars for surveyors since 1986 and has been writing articles for surveyors since 1983. She is a contributing editor for The American Surveyor magazine, and she has four articles included in the American Bar Association’s text, Land Surveys: A Guide for Lawyers and Other Professionals. She and Stephen V. Estopinal, PLS, PE co–authored a book titled Professional Surveyors and Real Property Descriptions: Composition, Construction, and Comprehension, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in 2011. She is also on the faculty of GeoLearn, a web-based educational provider. Ms. Lathrop is a past president of the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors and of the National Society of Professional Surveyors, and she has served on the Board of Directors for the American Association for Geodetic Surveying.
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Course Title: FEMA Floodplain Letters of Map Change Explained
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This four-hour course explores FEMA floodplain mapping and regulation and focuses on the purposes, regulations and forms for obtaining Letters of Map Amendment (LOMA), Letters of Map Revision (LOMR), and Letters of Map Revision Based on Fill (LOMR-F).
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to identify and assess flood hazards within FEMA floodplain mapping, from flood risk to NFIP regulations.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to discuss flood hazards and risks, explain what a Letters of Map Change is and why they are needed, and find currently effective Letters of Map Change.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to describe the differences between a Letters of Map Amendment (LOMA), Letters of Map Revision (LOMR), and Letters of Map Revision Based on Fill (LOMR-F) and determine when to request them.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to assess NFIP regulations and forms for obtaining a LOMA, CLOMA, LOMR, CLOMR, LOMR-F or CLOMR-F.
LUs: 4.0 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Experience with site evaluation and development.
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 02/28/2027
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