National Flood Insurance Program
Increased Cost of Compliance Coverage
Guidance for State and Local Officials
FEMA 301 / September 2003


Appendix A: Acronyms 

Appendix A Overview

The following is a list of acronyms that appear in this manual. 

BFE	Base Flood Elevation
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations
CR 	Claims Representative
CRS	Community Rating System
FBFM	Flood Boundary Floodway Map
FEMA 	Federal Emergency Management Agency 
FHBM 	Flood Hazard Boundary Map
FIMA 	Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration
FIRM 	Flood Insurance Rate Map
FMA 	Flood Mitigation Assistance
ICC 	Increased Cost of Compliance
HMGP	Hazard Mitigation Grant Program 
NFIP 	National Flood Insurance Program
PDM	Pre-Disaster Mitigation
SFHA 	Special Flood Hazard Area
SFIP	Standard Flood Insurance Policy