Notice

This is to inform you that the Office of Management and Budget has approved the revised Elevation Certificate. The revised OMB expiration date is December 31, 2005. Changes to the Elevation Certificate is mainly clarification to the instructions with one exception. Section E has been revised to add an additional question to determine the elevation of the machinery/equipment servicing the building. These changes are based on feedback received over the past three years.

Below is a summary of changes:

Section C

- Section C Instruction: Additional guidance on how to obtain crawl space elevation if access is limited
- Section C.1 Instruction: Clarify the required elevations on buildings under construction
- Item C3.f-g Instruction: Clarify the Lowest Adjacent Grade for LOMA and LOMR
- Item C3.h-i Instruction: Require the certifier to identify the location of openings (foundation walls and/or garage)

Section E

- Item E.1 Instruction: Require the certifier to indicate in Comments section if the measurement is based on the natural grade elevation.
- New Item E.4 on the EC form to obtain elevation of machinery and/or equipment (Zone A or AO)