1 00:00:13,500 --> 00:00:18,240 Local community officials have already been provided with login credentials from FEMA. 2 00:00:18,240 --> 00:00:22,000 However, all members of the public must first register to use the Portal. 3 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:27,920 To register, click on the “Register/Login” button, which takes you to the Register/Login 4 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,830 screen. Click on the “Register” hyperlink above 5 00:00:30,830 --> 00:00:37,830 the user name text field. Enter your contact information. 6 00:00:38,500 --> 00:00:43,330 Type the text shown in the image or available through the audio option. 7 00:00:43,330 --> 00:00:45,510 Click on the “Next” button when you’re done. 8 00:00:45,510 --> 00:00:51,170 Click on the “I am a…” dropdown list, and select the item that applies to you. 9 00:00:51,170 --> 00:00:58,170 Choose a user name to access the Portal, enter your email address, and create a password. 10 00:00:58,700 --> 00:01:05,170 Confirm your password, then click on the “Complete Registration” button. 11 00:01:05,170 --> 00:01:09,200 Members of the public who log in to the Portal will see this screen where you can create 12 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:14,600 a new submission or view your existing submissions. Let’s start with submitting feedback through 13 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:18,000 the Portal. To submit feedback, click on the 14 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:22,740 “Create New Submission” button. Select your area of concern from the dropdown lists. 15 00:01:22,740 --> 00:01:27,080 Click on the “Continue” button when you’re done. 16 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,740 If you would like to further refine your area 17 00:01:29,740 --> 00:01:35,110 of concern, you can do so on the map, or you can skip this step by clicking on the “Continue” button. 18 00:01:35,110 --> 00:01:39,560 You will only see this screen if your area of concern doesn’t cover an entire 19 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:45,829 state or the entire coastal study area. To locate your area of concern on the map, 20 00:01:45,829 --> 00:01:52,060 you can enter an address in the “Enter address” field and click on the search button. 21 00:01:52,060 --> 00:01:57,560 You also can click and drag the map with your mouse or use the zoom buttons to navigate 22 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:01,290 to the area. To highlight your area of concern, click on 23 00:02:01,290 --> 00:02:06,300 the “Draw Area” button and hold down your mouse button while you draw the outline of 24 00:02:06,300 --> 00:02:14,600 the area. Release your mouse button when done. To delete a selected area, hold down the Control 25 00:02:14,630 --> 00:02:19,450 or Command button on your keyboard as you click on the area on the map. 26 00:02:19,450 --> 00:02:28,400 To edit a selected area, double-click on the area and adjust the points, then double-click 27 00:02:28,420 --> 00:02:33,819 on the area again to save your changes. Click on the “Continue” button when you’re done. 28 00:02:33,819 --> 00:02:36,620 Select what your concern is with the information 29 00:02:36,620 --> 00:02:41,010 shown on the preliminary FIRM or in the FIS report. It could be about: 30 00:02:41,010 --> 00:02:45,890 new or updated flood hazard information; features besides flood hazard information, 31 00:02:45,890 --> 00:02:50,810 for example, road names, flooding source names, and base map features; or 32 00:02:50,810 --> 00:02:56,480 both flood hazard information and other features shown on the map. 33 00:02:56,480 --> 00:03:00,680 You will see the next few screens if your concern is about new or updated flood hazard 34 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:04,410 information. Note what your concern with the preliminary 35 00:03:04,410 --> 00:03:10,319 flood hazard information is about, such as: Base Flood Elevations/base flood depths, 36 00:03:10,319 --> 00:03:17,800 floodplain or floodway boundaries/zone designations, hazard analysis methodology used. 37 00:03:17,879 --> 00:03:22,879 If you have a concern that isn’t listed, enter it in the “Other” text field. 38 00:03:22,879 --> 00:03:28,909 Click on any of the blue hyperlinked text for a definition of the particular term. 39 00:03:28,909 --> 00:03:32,780 Click on the “Continue” button when you’re done. 40 00:03:32,780 --> 00:03:38,489 If you are submitting topographic information to support your request, select “yes,” 41 00:03:38,489 --> 00:03:45,230 then provide the date, vertical datum, and contour interval or equivalent for your data; 42 00:03:45,230 --> 00:03:50,400 and state whether or not the information has been certified by a Professional Land Surveyor, 43 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:55,129 engineer, or other professional. Click on the “Continue” button when you’re done. 44 00:03:55,129 --> 00:03:58,290 If you are submitting a revised coastal flood 45 00:03:58,290 --> 00:04:04,549 hazard analysis, select “yes,” then state whether you are submitting overland wave modeling 46 00:04:04,549 --> 00:04:10,430 and/or storm surge modeling. If you are submitting another type of analysis, enter it in the 47 00:04:10,430 --> 00:04:15,409 “Other” text field. Click on the “Continue” button when you’re done. 48 00:04:15,409 --> 00:04:18,440 If you are submitting a revised riverine flood 49 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:24,229 hazard analysis, select “yes,” then state whether you are submitting a hydraulic analysis 50 00:04:24,229 --> 00:04:29,979 and/or hydrologic analysis. If you are submitting another type of analysis, enter it in the 51 00:04:29,979 --> 00:04:33,850 “Other” text field. Click on the “Continue” button when you’re done. 52 00:04:33,850 --> 00:04:36,330 If you are submitting revised floodplain, 53 00:04:36,330 --> 00:04:42,100 zone, or floodway boundaries, select “yes.” Click on the “Continue” button when you’re done. 54 00:04:42,100 --> 00:04:44,960 If you have a concern about map or report 55 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:50,240 features besides flood hazard information, you will see this screen and the next one. 56 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:54,380 Note what your concern with the preliminary FIRM is about. It could be about: 57 00:04:54,380 --> 00:04:56,840 road names; flooding source names; 58 00:04:56,840 --> 00:05:01,270 corporate boundaries; or Other base map features, such as orthophotography 59 00:05:01,270 --> 00:05:06,229 clarity or datum. Click on the “Continue” button when you’re done. 60 00:05:06,229 --> 00:05:09,190 State what type of information you are submitting 61 00:05:09,190 --> 00:05:14,840 in support of your concern. It could be preliminary FIRM panels with your updates marked on them 62 00:05:14,840 --> 00:05:19,050 or some other information, which you can note in the “Other” text field. 63 00:05:19,050 --> 00:05:22,580 Click on the “Continue” button when you’re done. 64 00:05:22,580 --> 00:05:26,389 You can provide a detailed description of your concern in the text field here on the 65 00:05:26,389 --> 00:05:31,020 “Describe” screen, or you can click on the “Continue” button to upload the information 66 00:05:31,020 --> 00:05:34,680 as an attachment. You can submit technical or other information 67 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:39,330 to support your concern here on the “Upload” screen. This isn’t required; however, it’s 68 00:05:39,330 --> 00:05:43,830 unlikely that changes to the preliminary FIRM or FIS report can be made without supporting 69 00:05:43,830 --> 00:05:48,800 information. Once you have read and agreed to the submission 70 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:53,660 terms by clicking on the “I agree” button, click the “Submit” button to send your 71 00:05:53,660 --> 00:06:00,660 request to FEMA. You will receive a confirmation via email that your submittal has been received. 72 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:04,400 You can view and track your submittal through the Portal too. 73 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:09,080 Log in to the Portal, then click on the “View My Submissions” button, which takes you 74 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:14,180 to your submissions dashboard. Basic information about your submittal (or 75 00:06:14,180 --> 00:06:18,960 submittals if you have submitted more than one), including the status of each, is shown 76 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:22,319 in the “My Submissions” section of the dashboard. 77 00:06:22,319 --> 00:06:26,550 Click on a submission to see additional status information in the “Status” section of 78 00:06:26,550 --> 00:06:31,300 the dashboard. To see more detailed information for a particular 79 00:06:31,300 --> 00:06:35,500 submission, click on the submission, then click on the “Review Selection” button, 80 00:06:35,500 --> 00:06:38,330 which will take you to the submission summary screen. 81 00:06:38,330 --> 00:06:43,699 You also can use the Portal to upload additional data for a submission if requested by FEMA 82 00:06:43,699 --> 00:06:47,710 and comment on a resolution letter when it is issued. 83 00:06:47,710 --> 00:06:52,110 You can perform these actions from the “Actions” section of either the submissions dashboard 84 00:06:52,110 --> 00:06:56,800 or the submission summary screen. If you want to perform an action on a submission 85 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:01,699 from the submissions dashboard, you must first click on the submission to select it. Then 86 00:07:01,699 --> 00:07:06,710 you can select the action you want to take from the “Actions” section of dashboard. 87 00:07:06,710 --> 00:07:11,270 Note that Community officials will be able to view all submittals that affect their community 88 00:07:11,270 --> 00:07:16,470 on their own community-specific dashboard and take additional actions through the Portal. 89 00:07:16,470 --> 00:07:22,580 Per National Flood Insurance Program regulations that govern the FIRM update process, all submittals 90 00:07:22,580 --> 00:07:27,849 must first be routed through local community officials before FEMA can perform their review. 91 00:07:27,849 --> 00:07:32,560 The role of the community official is to review information related to potential appeals and 92 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:37,900 provide an opinion stating whether there is sufficient scientific and/or technical information provided.