Certification Exam Study Guide

Introduction
A number of resources exist that will assist you in preparing for the exam to become a certified floodplain manager (CFM). The following references are listed in order of importance or relevance as a study aid. This study guide was prepared by the Arkansas Floodplain Management Association (AFMA) professional development certification committee (PDCC) and is not intended to be a complete listing of all floodplain management documents. Exams for certification as a floodplain manager in Arkansas may include other technical sources not listed in this document.

• FEMA Publication 480
  NFIP: Floodplain Management Requirements
  A Study Guide and Desk Reference for Local Officials
  
  
  
• Guide for Arkansas Communities Participating in the NFIP
  Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC), formerly the Arkansas Soil & Water Conservation Commission (ASWCC)
  
  
  
• Managing Floodplain Development Through the NFIP
  FEMA / Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC)
  Offered annually at EMI (Emmitsburg, Md.) and UCA (Conway, Ark.)
  See the AFMA conference & workshop schedule for dates.
  
  
  
• NFIP Program Description
  August 2002
  
  
  
• FEMA Community Assistance Series No. 4
  The Floodway: A Guide for Permit Officials
  
  
  
• Title 44 – Emergency Management and Assistance
  Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
  
  
  • Part 59.1 – Definitions
    
    
  • Part 60.3 – Floodplain Management Criteria for Flood-Prone Areas
    
    
  • Part 65 – Identification and Mapping of Special Hazard Areas
    
    
  • Part 70 – Procedure for Map Correction
    
    
  • Part 73 – Implementation of Section 1316 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968
    
    
    
• Flood Insurance Study, Flood Insurance Rate Maps, and Flood Boundary Floodway Maps for your community.
  
  
  
• Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance for Your Community.
  
  
  
• State of Arkansas Floodplain Management Legislation
  Arkansas Code of 1987, Chapter 268 – Flood Loss Prevention
  
  
  
• Rules Governing the Arkansas Soil & Water Conservation Commission (ASWCC) Floodplain Administrator Accreditation Program
  Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC), formerly ASWCC
  
  
  
• Answers to Questions about the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
  
  
  
• FEMA Forms to Submit Revisions to National Flood Insurance Program Maps
  
  
  • MT-1
    Application Forms and Instructions for Conditional and Final Letters of Map Amendment and Letters of Map Revision Based on Fill
    
    
  • MT-2
    Application Forms and Instructions for Conditional Letters of Map Revision and Letters of Map Revision
    
    
  • MT-EZ
    Application Form for Single Residential Structure or Lot
    
    
    
• NFIP Elevation Certificate and Instructions
  
  
  
• FEMA Publication 213
  Answers to Questions about Substantially Damaged Buildings
  
  
  
• FEMA Publication L-169
  Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Brochure
  
  
  
• FEMA Publication 301
  Interim Guidance for State and Local Officials - Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC)
  
  
  
• FEMA Technical Bulletins
  
  
  
• Protecting Floodplain Resources - A Guidebook for Communities
  
  
  
• FEMA Publication 409
  The Natural and Beneficial Functions of Floodplains
  Reducing Flood Losses by Protecting and Restoring the Floodplain Environment
  A report for Congress by the Task Force on the Natural and Beneficial Functions of the Floodplain. June 2002.
  
  
  
• No Adverse Impact
  A Toolkit for Common Sense Floodplain Management
  Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM). 2003