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according to 40 CFR 1503.4. A Record
of Decision addressing the Federal
action will be issued by FEMA no
sooner than 30 days following the
distribution of the Final NPEIS.
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq,; 40 CFR
part 1500; FEMA Instruction 108–1–1.
Dated: March 29, 2017.
Robert Fenton,
Senior Official Performing the Duties of the
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022]
Technical Mapping Advisory Council
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Committee Management;
Request for Applicants for Appointment
to the Federal Emergency Management
Agency’s Technical Mapping Advisory
Council.
AGENCY:
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) is
requesting qualified individuals
interested in serving on the Technical
Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) to
apply for appointment. As provided for
in the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance
Reform Act of 2012, the TMAC makes
recommendations to the FEMA
Administrator on how to improve, in a
cost-effective manner, the accuracy,
general quality, ease of use, and
distribution and dissemination of flood
insurance rate maps (FIRMs) and risk
data; and performance metrics and
milestones required to effectively and
efficiently map flood risk areas in the
United States. Applicants will be
considered for appointment for the four
vacancies on the TMAC.
DATES: Applications will be accepted
until 11:59 p.m. EST on April 24, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Applications for
membership should be submitted by
one of the following methods:
• Email: FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov.
• Mail: FEMA, Federal Insurance and
Mitigation Administration, Risk
Management Directorate, Attn: Mark
Crowell, 400 C Street SW., Suite 313,
Washington, DC 20472–3020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Crowell (Designated Federal
Officer for the TMAC); FEMA, Federal
Insurance and Mitigation
Administration, Risk Management
Directorate, 400 C Street SW., Suite 313,
Washington, DC 20472–3020; telephone:
(202) 646–3432; and email: FEMATMAC@fema.dhs.gov. The TMAC Web
site is: https://www.fema.gov/TMAC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
TMAC is an advisory committee that
was established by the Biggert-Waters
Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, 42
U.S.C. 4101a, and in accordance with
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App.
(Pub. L. 92–463). The TMAC is required
to make recommendations to FEMA on
mapping-related issues and activities.
SUMMARY:
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This includes mapping standards and
guidelines, performance metrics and
milestones, map maintenance,
interagency and intergovernmental
coordination, map accuracy, funding
strategies, and other mapping-related
issues and activities. In addition, the
TMAC is required to submit an annual
report to the FEMA Administrator that
contains: (1) A description of the
activities of the Council; (2) an
evaluation of the status and
performance of flood insurance rate
maps and mapping activities to revise
and update Flood Insurance Rate Maps;
and (3) a summary of recommendations
made by the Council to the FEMA
Administrator.
Members of the TMAC will be
appointed based on their demonstrated
knowledge and competence regarding
surveying, cartography, remote sensing,
geographic information systems, or the
technical aspects of preparing and using
FIRMs. To the maximum extent
practicable, FEMA will ensure that
membership of the TMAC has a balance
of Federal, State, local, Tribal, and
private members, and includes
geographic diversity.
FEMA is requesting qualified
individuals who are interested in
serving on the TMAC to apply for
appointment. Applicants will be
considered for appointment for four
vacancies on the TMAC, the terms of
which start on October 1, 2017. Certain
members of the TMAC, as described
below, will be appointed to serve as
Special Government Employees (SGE)
as defined in section 202(a) of title 18
United States Code. Candidates selected
for appointment as SGEs are required to
complete a Confidential Financial
Disclosure Form (Office of Government
Ethics (OGE) Form 450). This form can
be obtained by visiting the Web site of
the Office of Government Ethics (https://
www.oge.gov). Please do not submit this
form with your application. Qualified
applicants will be considered for one or
more of the following membership
categories with vacancies:
a. One representative of a State
government agency that has entered into
a cooperating technical partnership with
the FEMA Administrator and has
demonstrated the capability to produce
FIRMs;
b. One member (SGE) of a recognized
professional association or organization
representing flood hazard determination
firms; and
c. One representative of a recognized
professional association or organization
representing State geographic
information.
Members of the TMAC serve terms of
office for two years. There is no
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application form. However, applications
must include the following information:
• The applicant’s full name,
• home and business phone numbers,
• preferred email address,
• home and business mailing
addresses,
• current position title and
organization,
• resume or curriculum vitae,
• and the membership category of
interest (e.g., member of a recognized
professional association or organization
representing flood hazard determination
firms).
The TMAC shall meet as often as
needed to fulfill its mission, but not less
than twice a year. Members may be
reimbursed for travel and per diem
incurred in the performance of their
duties as members of the TMAC. All
travel for TMAC business must be
approved in advance by the Designated
Federal Officer.
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) does not discriminate in
employment on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, political
affiliation, sexual orientation, gender
identity, marital status, disability and
genetic information, age, membership in
an employee organization, or other nonmerit factor. DHS strives to achieve a
widely diverse candidate pool for all its
recruitment actions. Current DHS and
FEMA employees will not be considered
for membership. Federally registered
lobbyists will not be considered for SGE
appointments.
Dated: March 31, 2017.
Roy Wright,
Associate Administrator, Federal Insurance
and Mitigation Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5998–N–01]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Appalachia Economic
Development Initiative
Office of Community Planning
and Development (CPD), HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: June 6,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone (202) 402–3400
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jackie L. Williams, Ph.D., Office of Rural
Housing and Economic Development,
451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC
SUMMARY:
Annual
responses
Total
responses
Burden per
response
20410; email Jackie.Williams@hud.gov
telephone (202) 708–2290. This is not a
toll-free number. Persons with hearing
or speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Appalachia Economic Development
Initiative.
OMB Approval Number: 2506–0201.
Type of Request: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Form Number: SF 424; HUD 424CB;
HUD 424–CBW; SF–LLL; HUD 2880;
HUD 2990; HUD 2991; HUD 2993; HUD
2994A; HUD 27061; and HUD 27300.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
purpose of this submission is for the
application for the Appalachia
Economic Development Initiative grant
process. Information is required to rate
and rank competitive applications and
to ensure eligibility of applicants for
funding. Semi-annual reporting is
required to monitor grant management.
Respondents: 50.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
50.
Estimated Number of Responses: 50.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 12.55.
Total Estimated Burdens: 627.5.
Estimated Burden:
Total annual
hours
Hourly rate **
Burden cost
per instrument
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
2.60
3.20
2.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.50
1.25
3.00
130.00
160.00
100.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
25.00
62.50
150.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
00.00
00.00
00.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
$3,250.00
4,000.00
2,500.00
00.00
00.00
00.00
625.00
1,562.50
3,750.00
Total ......................
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HUD–424CB ................
HUD–424CBW–I ..........
HUD–2880 ...................
HUD–2990 ...................
HUD–2991 ...................
HUD–2993 ...................
HUD–2994A .................
HUD–27061 .................
HUD–27300 .................
50
1
50
12.55
627.50
25.00
15,687.50
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
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information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of
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the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
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[FR Doc No: 2017-07036]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2014-0022]
Technical Mapping Advisory Council
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Committee Management; Request for Applicants for Appointment to
the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Technical Mapping Advisory
Council.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is requesting
qualified individuals interested in serving on the Technical Mapping
Advisory Council (TMAC) to apply for appointment. As provided for in
the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, the TMAC makes
recommendations to the FEMA Administrator on how to improve, in a cost-
effective manner, the accuracy, general quality, ease of use, and
distribution and dissemination of flood insurance rate maps (FIRMs) and
risk data; and performance metrics and milestones required to
effectively and efficiently map flood risk areas in the United States.
Applicants will be considered for appointment for the four vacancies on
the TMAC.
DATES: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. EST on April 24,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Applications for membership should be submitted by one of
the following methods:
Email: FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov.
Mail: FEMA, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration, Risk Management Directorate, Attn: Mark Crowell, 400 C
Street SW., Suite 313, Washington, DC 20472-3020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Crowell (Designated Federal
Officer for the TMAC); FEMA, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration, Risk Management Directorate, 400 C Street SW., Suite
313, Washington, DC 20472-3020; telephone: (202) 646-3432; and email:
FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov. The TMAC Web site is: https://www.fema.gov/TMAC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The TMAC is an advisory committee that was
established by the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012,
42 U.S.C. 4101a, and in accordance with provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). The TMAC
is required to make recommendations to FEMA on mapping-related issues
and activities. This includes mapping standards and guidelines,
performance metrics and milestones, map maintenance, interagency and
intergovernmental coordination, map accuracy, funding strategies, and
other mapping-related issues and activities. In addition, the TMAC is
required to submit an annual report to the FEMA Administrator that
contains: (1) A description of the activities of the Council; (2) an
evaluation of the status and performance of flood insurance rate maps
and mapping activities to revise and update Flood Insurance Rate Maps;
and (3) a summary of recommendations made by the Council to the FEMA
Administrator.
Members of the TMAC will be appointed based on their demonstrated
knowledge and competence regarding surveying, cartography, remote
sensing, geographic information systems, or the technical aspects of
preparing and using FIRMs. To the maximum extent practicable, FEMA will
ensure that membership of the TMAC has a balance of Federal, State,
local, Tribal, and private members, and includes geographic diversity.
FEMA is requesting qualified individuals who are interested in
serving on the TMAC to apply for appointment. Applicants will be
considered for appointment for four vacancies on the TMAC, the terms of
which start on October 1, 2017. Certain members of the TMAC, as
described below, will be appointed to serve as Special Government
Employees (SGE) as defined in section 202(a) of title 18 United States
Code. Candidates selected for appointment as SGEs are required to
complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Form (Office of Government
Ethics (OGE) Form 450). This form can be obtained by visiting the Web
site of the Office of Government Ethics (https://www.oge.gov). Please do
not submit this form with your application. Qualified applicants will
be considered for one or more of the following membership categories
with vacancies:
a. One representative of a State government agency that has entered
into a cooperating technical partnership with the FEMA Administrator
and has demonstrated the capability to produce FIRMs;
b. One member (SGE) of a recognized professional association or
organization representing flood hazard determination firms; and
c. One representative of a recognized professional association or
organization representing State geographic information.
Members of the TMAC serve terms of office for two years. There is
no
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application form. However, applications must include the following
information:
The applicant's full name,
home and business phone numbers,
preferred email address,
home and business mailing addresses,
current position title and organization,
resume or curriculum vitae,
and the membership category of interest (e.g., member of a
recognized professional association or organization representing flood
hazard determination firms).
The TMAC shall meet as often as needed to fulfill its mission, but
not less than twice a year. Members may be reimbursed for travel and
per diem incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the
TMAC. All travel for TMAC business must be approved in advance by the
Designated Federal Officer.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not discriminate in
employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital
status, disability and genetic information, age, membership in an
employee organization, or other non-merit factor. DHS strives to
achieve a widely diverse candidate pool for all its recruitment
actions. Current DHS and FEMA employees will not be considered for
membership. Federally registered lobbyists will not be considered for
SGE appointments.
Dated: March 31, 2017.
Roy Wright,
Associate Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration.
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