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210 REQUESTING CRS CREDIT Application for a CRS classification is voluntary, Preapplication activities are covered in Section 211 and the application documents needed are explained in Section 212, If you do apply, you are required to submit all of the application documents needed, including application for credit under Activity 310 (Elevation Certificates), Repetitive loss communities are also required to submit additional materials as eXplained on pages 33-34. 211 Credit Prerequisites a. Application Prerequisites: There are two prerequisites to applying to become a Class 9 or better community, First, The community must have been in the RegUlar Phase of the NFIP for at least one year. Second The community must be in full compliance with the minimum requirements of the NFIP, If a CRS community is determined at any time to not be in full compliance, it will revert to a CRS Class 10, Your application must include a letter from the FEMA Regional Office stating that your community is in full compliance with the NFIP, (The Regional Offices are listed on page 49.) The letter must have been written no earlier than six months before your application is submitted, The Regional Office or State NFIP Coordinator may need to visit your community if they have not been there recently, If so, your application cannot be submitted untillhe visit is conducted and FEMA confirms the community's full compliance. b. Class 7 Prerequisite: While not this does not affect your application, you should be aware that in order to be a Class 7 or better, your community must have received a classification of 6 or better under the Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS), Both BCEGS classifications (residential/personal and commercial) must be at least a Class 6 or better. The Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule is administered by the Insurance Services Office, Inc, (ISO), It measures a community s building code standards as they relate to natural hazard mitigation and how the community adminislers its code, More information about BCEGS can be obtained from your ISO/CRS Specialist (see page 57), c. Application Information: You MUST check with your FEMA Regional Office (listed on page 49) to obtain information important to your application, Ask the following questions: 1, Is your community in full compliance with the NFIP? If so, ask for a letter of confirmation, You cannot apply for a CRS classification until the FEMARegional Office provides the letter. You may have to wait for lhe Region or the State Coordinator to conduct a communily visit, 2, What parts of the application are submitted to the Regional Office and the State NFIP Coordinator? Some FEMA Regions and State Coordinators will want the entire application and some will want to review only certain parts, In any case, the entire application is submitted to the ISO/CRS Specialist. See also "Application Submittal" on page 8, 3, Is your community a repetitive loss community? If so, ask for the FEMA repetitive loss list so that you can meet the requirements of Sections 501-503 and Activily 510 (Floodplain Management Planning) on pages 33-37 4, How many credit points will you receive for your state's dam safety program under Activity 630 (Dam Safety)? Enter this number in the blank before Section 631.a on page 45, CRS Application 4 Edition: January 1999