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determination stated in the previously issued LOMA could be modified. When FEMA is preparing and intends to publish a new or revised NFIP map for a community, with flood risk data developed by a map revision requestor or by FEMA as part of an FIS or RFIS, FEMA may receive a request for a LOMA based on a portion of those data. FEMA can issue a LOMA on the basis of such data but only as described below. . If the LOMA request involves property shown in an SFHA designated Zone A or Zone V on the effective N FIP map, the LOMR can be issued as soon as FEMA has determined that the new flood risk data are the best available for the area in question. . If the LOMA request involves property in an SFHA designated Zone Al-A30, AE, AH, AO, Vl-V30, or VE on the effective NFIP map, the LOMA will not be issued until the new or revised map has been issued in preliminary form, an appeal period has been held, all appeals have been resolved, and a final BFE determination has been made. In either case, however, the restrictions described previously in this chapter for properties in Zones Vl-V30, VE, or V and properties in alluvial fan SFHAs would still apply. (See the section entitled "General Technical Guidance. ") Map Amendment Procedures After a request has been received, FEMA will acknowledge receipt of the request by letter to the requestor. The acknowledgment letter will be accompanied by a checklist that identifies any basic data the requestor may have neglected to submit. If sufficient data have been provided with the request, FEMA will review the request and the supporting data. If any questions or problems arise during this review, FEMA will work with the requestor to resolve them. Ifthe missing data identified on the checklist are not provided within 30 days of the date of the acknowledgment letter, a letter requesting the data will be sentto the requestor. This letter will allow the requestor 30 more days to provide the necessary data. If the data are not provided within the allotted time, FEMA will generally suspend the processing of the request. If the requested data are provided, FEMA will complete its review and issue the appropriate LOMA. Generally, single-lot and single-structure LOMAs will be issued within 4 weeks of the date that all the required supporting data are received. Multiple-lot and multiple-structure LOMAs will generally be issued within 8 weeks of that date. When FEMA determines, from the legal description or recorded plat, that the structure or parcel of land is outside the SFHA shown on the effective NFIP map, a LOMA will be issued stating that the structure or parcel is "out as shown. " When the elevation of the lowest grade adjacent to the structure or the elevation of the lowest portion of a parcel of land is determined to be at or above the effective BFE, FEMA will issue a LOMA stating that the effective map has been amended and that the structure or parcel of land has been excluded from the SFHA. Otherwise, the LOMA wi II state that the structure or parcel of land is below the BFE and, therefore, in the SFHA. A prevalent determination for both a LOMA and a LOMR-Based on Fill is the "Partially Inundated Structure Exempt" determination. This determination means the structure has been found to be above, and therefore out of, the SFHA. However, the rest of the parcel of land is still subject to flooding and is still in the 5FHA Therefore, any future improvements to that parcel would require an additional map change request. When an effective NFIP map is amended by a LOMA, the amendment is effective as of the date of the LOMA. Copies of LOMAs that amend an effective map are sent to the CEO of the affected community, the State coordinating agency, and the Regional Office. 38