Notice of Public Meeting on the Proposed Revised Guidelines for Implementing Floodplain Management, as Revised Through the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard, 18431 [2015-07807]

Agencies

• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 18431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07807]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2015-0006]


Notice of Public Meeting on the Proposed Revised Guidelines for 
Implementing Floodplain Management, as Revised Through the Federal 
Flood Risk Management Standard

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to announce a public meeting to solicit public 
input on the proposed ``Revised Guidelines for Implementing Executive 
Order 11988, Floodplain Management.''

DATES: The public meeting will be held in Dallas, TX on April 7, 2015, 
from 9:00 a.m. Central Time (CT) to 11:30 a.m. Central Time (CT).

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Dallas, TX, at Center for 
Community Cooperation, Room 100 Oak Corner, 2900 Live Oak Street, 
Dallas, TX 75204.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, please 
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section by April 6.
    Due to space constraints of the facility, seating will be limited 
to 140 participants for the meeting. To reserve a seat in advance for 
this meeting, please provide a request via email or mail with the 
contact information of the participant (including name, mailing 
address, and email address), the meeting(s) to be attended, and include 
the subject/attention line (or on the envelope if by mail): Reservation 
Request for FFRMS Meeting. Advance reservations are preferred three (3) 
business days prior to the meeting to ensure processing, but will be 
accepted until seating capacity is reached. Unregistered participants 
will be accepted after all participants with reservations have been 
accommodated and will be admitted on a first-come, first-serve basis, 
provided the person capacity is not exceeded. To submit reservations, 
please email: FEMA-FFRMS@fema.dhs.gov or send by mail to the address 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT caption.
    To facilitate public participation, members of the public are 
invited to provide written comments on the issues to be considered at 
the public meeting. Comments may be submitted by one of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of Chief 
Counsel, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Room 8NE, Washington, DC 20472-3100.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the docket ID 
FEMA-2015-0006. Comments received will be posted without alteration at 
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read comments received, go to 
https://www.regulations.gov, and search for the Docket ID FEMA-2015-
0006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bradley Garner, 202-646-3901 or FEMA-FFRMS@fema.dhs.gov. Mailing Address: FFRMS, 1800 South Bell Street, 
Room 627, Arlington, VA 20598-3030. The Web site is https://www.fema.gov/federal-flood-risk-management-standard-ffrms.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 30, 2015, the President signed 
E.O. 13690, directing FEMA, on behalf of the Mitigation Framework 
Leadership Group, to publish for public comment draft revised 
Floodplain Management Guidelines to provide guidance to agencies on the 
implementation of E.O. 11988, as amended, consistent with a new Federal 
Flood Risk Management Standard. These draft revised Guidelines were 
developed by the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group in consultation 
with the Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force. FEMA is 
publishing this Notice on behalf of the Mitigation Framework Leadership 
Group, which is chaired by FEMA, to solicit and consider public input 
on the draft revised Guidelines at a public meeting.
    Background information about these topics is available on the FFRMS 
Web site at https://www.fema.gov/federal-flood-risk-management-standard-ffrms or in the docket for this Notice at www.regulations.gov 
Docket ID FEMA-2015-0006.
    The meeting is exempt from the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), as the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group is an 
intergovernmental committee and falls under the intergovernmental 
committee exception to FACA, 41 CFR 102-3.40(g).

    Authority:  E.O. 11988, as amended; E.O. 13690.

    Dated: March 31, 2015.
Brad Kieserman,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Federal Insurance, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2015-07807 Filed 4-3-15; 8:45 am]
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