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New CRS Calculation Software . The worksheets and calculations for the 1999 CRS Coordinator's Manual are now available on CD-ROM. ISO has developed a user friendly program that runs on Windows, Ifa person knows which activities and elements deserve credit and how many points they are worth, the software does all the calculations and can print out completed activity worksheets, The printed product is a set of worksheets that can be used for an application or modification. The software also allows the user to run "what if' scenarios to see the impact that different approaches to Implementing an activity have on the activity's and the community's total scores, Copies of the new software can be ordered from the CRS publications office, by calling (3 I 7) 848.2898, sending a e-mail to wtrakimas @iso,com or faxing a request to (3 17) 848- 3578, The software is available at no charge, Copies of all CRS materials, including the new CRS Elevation Certificate software, are available free from the CRS publications office, by calling (317) 848-2898, sending an e-mail to wtrakimas @iso,com; or faxing a request to (317) 848-3578, Repetitive Loss Corrections -Errol Garren, ISOICRS Specialist Repetitive Loss Corrections Clearinghouse As a CRS community, each year you will receive a listing of any repetitive loss properties currently assigned to your community. The properties are printed individually on a form titled "NFIP Repetitive Loss Correction Work- sheet." We also refer to this form as A W-50I. The three situations that require you to review the A W-501s and submit corrections are explained on page 500-5 of the 1999 CRS Coordinators Manual. If you do not fall into one of the three categories described there, you are not required to submit corrections (but you are encouraged to do so), NFIP/CRS Update You are not alone in this effort, Currently, all communities participating in the National Flood Insurance Program that have repetitive loss properties (not just the CRS communities) have been asked to review and provide appropriate corrections to their A W -50 I s, This effort is part ofFEMA's National Repetitive Loss Strategy designed to identify and reduce the number of repetitive loss properties that account for almost $200 million in losses each year. Each year the Repetitive Loss Corrections Clearinghouse reviews several thousand corrected A W -501 s for appropriateness and documentation, Approved corrections are entered into the national repetitIve loss database, These corrections are then reflected on the A W- 50ls that you receive the following year, During this process several contacts are made with the submitting community to explain why certain corrections are not approved andior to request additional documentation or clarifica- tion in order to approve the correction. Several hundred hours are spent on this process each year, In an effort to help you understand the correction process and to reduce the amount of time spent on correction follow up, please take a few moments to review the following information, What is a repetitive loss property? Currently the definition can be found on page 500-3 of the 1999 CRS Coordinators Manual. This definition has changed somewhat over the years and may be the reason why a previously listed property has recently disappeared from your list. Some confusion exists surrounding this defini, tion, It simply means that if the property has had at least two applicable claims within 10 years of each other, the property is considered to be a re- petitive loss property, It does not mean that if it has been 10 years since the last claim it should not be considered a repetitive loss property. In March 1999, for the first time additional information was provided with the A W-50Is, The detailed loss information was intended to provide you with a complete picture of the repetitive loss situation in your community. The newly created Addendum to the AW-50l was designed to gather additional information related to two types of corrections, ,9 - Winter 2000