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Page 3 of 3 Date: December 13,2007 Case No.: 08-08-0186A LOMA Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, D.C. 20472 LETTER OF MAP AMENDMENT DETERMINATION DOCUMENT (REMOVAL) GROUND SUBSIDENCE - The location of this request may be in an area subject to ground subsidence, the lowering of the ground as a result of natural occurrences such as soil settlement, or artificial occurrences such as tl1e extraction of water or oil from the ground. While the elevations submitted with this request show the subject property is currently above the Base Flood Elevation (BFE), the property may "subside" with the passage of time to the extent that propeliy elevations would be below the BFE and flood insurance may be required. GREAT LAKES - The FE~deral Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has based this determination on elevation data, which is published in the current Flood Insurance Study for the community. However, the elevations established in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) reports on the Great Lakes are the best available data known to us. If in the future there are any subsequent map revisions to the national Flood Insurance Program map and the USACE reports remain the best available data known, FEMA will USIS those elevations for any such revisions. Further, be advised that the elevations on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) may only reflect the Stillwater elevation for the lake and may not account for the effects of wind driven waves or wave run-up. On-site conditions such as wind speed, wind direction, fetch distance, water depth and the slope of the beach o:r bluff may result in significant increases to the base flood elevation. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that the requestor be aware of these circumstances and, if warranted, evaluate the effects of wind driven waves along the shoreline of the property. STATE AND LOCAL CClNSIDERA TIONS - Please note that this document does not override or supersede any State or local procedural or substantive provisions which may apply to floodplain management requirements associated with amendments to State or local floodplain zoning ordinances, maps, or State or local procedures adopted under the National Flood Insurance Program. COASTAL BARRIER RE:SOURCE SYSTEM - The subject of this determination may be located within the Coastal Barrier Resourcls System (CBRS). Federal financial assistance, including Federal flood insurance, is not available in CBRS areas for new construction or substantial improvements occurring after the dati:! on which the area was declared by Congress to be part of the CBRS or otherwise protected area as required by the Coastal Barrier Resourclss Act (Public Law 97-348) and the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act 1990 (Public Law 101-591). This date is indicated on the National Flood Insurance Program map. For further information on this property and the CBRS or otherwise protected area designation, contact the U.S. Department of the Interior. This attachment provides additional information regarding this request. If you have any questions about this altachment, please contact the FEMA Map Assistance Center toll free at (877) 33'6-2627 (877-FEMA MAP) or by letter addressed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 3601 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 130, Alexandria, VA 22304-6439. V~ It' IJLc, /l- William R. Blanton Jr., CFM, Chief Engineering Management Branch Mitigation Directorate