| Use of acronyms
and initials has been limited, but some terms are used so often the
acronyms are practical and of assistance to the reader. The term will
be spelled at its first use in the text with the acronym or initials
following in parentheses. For readers' convenience, the following is
a listing of acronyms and initials that appear in Answers to Questions
About the National Flood Insurance Program:
CBRA -Coastal Barrier Resources Act
CBRS -Coastal Barrier Resources System
CLOMA -Conditional Letter of Map Amendment
CLOMR -Conditional Letter of Map Revision
CLOMR-F -Conditional Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill
CRS -Community Rating System
FDPA -Flood Disaster Protection Act
FEMA -Federal Emergency Management Agency
FHBM -Flood Hazard Boundary Map
FIMA -Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration
FIRM -Flood Insurance Rate Map
FIS -Flood Insurance Study
ICC -Increased Cost of Compliance
LODR -Letter of Determination Review
LOMA -Letter of Map Amendment
LOMC -Letter of Map Change
LOMR -Letter of Map Revision
LOMR-F -Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill
MT -Mitigation Directorate
NFIP -National Flood Insurance Program
NFIRA -National Flood Insurance Reform Act
OPA -Otherwise Protected Areas
PMR -Physical Map Revision
PRP -Preferred Risk Policy
RCBAP -Residential Condominium Building Association Policy
SDF - Special Direct Facility
SFHA -Special Flood Hazard Area
SFHDF -Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form
SFIP -Standard Flood Insurance Policy
WYO -Write Your Own |
