Technical Mapping Advisory Council; Meeting, 72981-72982 [2015-29807]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 225 / Monday, November 23, 2015 / Notices Closed: February 4, 2016, 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, C Wing, Conference Room 10, 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. Closed: February 5, 2016, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, C Wing, Conference Room 10, 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. Contact Person: Robert Finkelstein, Ph.D., Director, Division of Extramural Research, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, 6001 Executive Blvd., Suite 3309, MSC 9531, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 496–9248. Any interested person may file written comments with the committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed on this notice. 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Sylvia Neal, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2015–29729 Filed 11–20–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022] wgreen on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Technical Mapping Advisory Council; Meeting Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS ACTION: Committee management; Notice of Federal advisory committee meeting. AGENCY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:25 Nov 20, 2015 Jkt 238001 Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will meet via conference call on December 9 and 10, 2015. The meeting will be open to the public. DATES: The TMAC will meet via conference call on Wednesday, December 9 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), and on Thursday, December 10, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. Please note that the meeting will close early if the TMAC has completed its business. ADDRESSES: For information on how to access to the conference call, information on services for individuals with disabilities, or to request special assistance for the meeting, contact the person listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below as soon as possible. Members of the public who wish to dial in for the meeting must register in advance by sending an email to FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov (attention Mark Crowell) by 11 a.m. EST on Friday, December 4, 2015. To facilitate public participation, members of the public are invited to provide written comments on the issues to be considered by the TMAC, as listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. The Agenda and other associated reports and material will be available for review at www.fema.gov/ TMAC by Wednesday, December 2, 2015. Written comments to be considered by the committee at the time of the meeting must be received by Friday, December 4, 2015, identified by Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022, and submitted by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Email: Address the email TO: FEMA-RULES@fema.dhs.gov and CC: FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov. Include the docket number in the subject line of the message. Include name and contact detail in the body of the email. • 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 words ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency’’ and the docket number for this action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Docket: For docket access to read background documents or comments received by the TMAC, go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for the Docket ID FEMA– 2014–0022. A public comment period will be held on December 9, 2015, from 11:00–11:20 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 72981 a.m. and December 10, 2015 from 11:00–11:20 a.m. EST. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to no more than two minutes. Each public comment period will not exceed 20 minutes. Please note that the public comment periods may end before the time indicated, following the last call for comments. Contact the individual listed below to register as a speaker by close of business on Friday, December 4, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Crowell, Designated Federal Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 1800 South Bell Street Arlington, VA 22202, telephone (202) 646–3432, and email mark.crowell@fema.dhs.gov. The TMAC Web site is: https://www.fema.gov/ TMAC. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix. As required by the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, the TMAC makes recommendations to the FEMA Administrator on: (1) How to improve, in a cost-effective manner, the (a) accuracy, general quality, ease of use, and distribution and dissemination of flood insurance rate maps and risk data; and (b) performance metrics and milestones required to effectively and efficiently map flood risk areas in the United States; (2) mapping standards and guidelines for (a) flood insurance rate maps, and (b) data accuracy, data quality, data currency, and data eligibility; (3) how to maintain, on an ongoing basis, flood insurance rate maps and flood risk identification; (4) procedures for delegating mapping activities to State and local mapping partners; and (5)(a) methods for improving interagency and intergovernmental coordination on flood mapping and flood risk determination, and (b) a funding strategy to leverage and coordinate budgets and expenditures across Federal agencies. Furthermore, 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. The TMAC must also develop recommendations on how to ensure that flood insurance rate maps incorporate the best available climate science to assess flood risks and ensure that FEMA uses the best available methodology to E:\FR\FM\23NON1.SGM 23NON1 72982 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 225 / Monday, November 23, 2015 / Notices consider the impact of the rise in sea level and future development on flood risk. The TMAC must collect these recommendations and present them to the FEMA Administrator in a Future Conditions Risk Assessment and Modeling Report (hereafter, Future Conditions Report). Further, in accordance with the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014, the TMAC must develop a review report related to flood mapping in support of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Agenda: On December 9, 2015, there will be a review of the final Annual, and Future Conditions Reports. The final reports were voted upon and approved by the TMAC, subject to amendments agreed upon by the Council at the previous TMAC meeting, which was held on October 20 and 21, 2015. After a review of the content of the reports, a motion will be entertained to formally submit each report with executive summaries to the FEMA Administrator. On December 10, FEMA’s Flood Mapping Integrated Project Team will brief the TMAC on the status of FEMA’s mapping program. This briefing is intended to help the TMAC prepare for the review report required by the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014. A brief public comment period will take place at the beginning of the meeting each day. A more detailed agenda will be posted by December 4, 2015, at https:// www.fema.gov/TMAC. Dated: November 17, 2015. Roy E. Wright, Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2015–29807 Filed 11–20–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–12–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Transportation Security Administration [Docket No. TSA–2004–17131] Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Aircraft Repair Station Security Transportation Security Administration, DHS. ACTION: 30-day notice. wgreen on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652–0060, abstracted below to OMB for review and SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:25 Nov 20, 2015 Jkt 238001 approval of a revision of the currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. TSA published a Federal Register notice, with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments, of the following collection of information on September 1, 2015, 80 FR 52777. The collection involves recordkeeping requirements and petitions for reconsideration for certain aircraft repair stations. DATES: Send your comments by December 23, 2015. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB. Comments should be addressed to Desk Officer, Department of Homeland Security/TSA, and sent via electronic mail to oira_submission@ omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–6974. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joanna Johnson, TSA PRA Officer, Office of Information Technology (OIT), TSA–11, Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598–6011; telephone (571) 227–3651; email TSAPRA@ tsa.dhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BILLING CODE 9110–05–P In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The ICR documentation is available at https://www.reginfo.gov. Therefore, in preparation for OMB review and approval of the following information collection, TSA is soliciting comments to— (1) Evaluate whether the proposed information requirement is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including using appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Dated: November 18, 2015. Joanna Johnson, TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2015–29809 Filed 11–20–15; 8:45 am] Comments Invited PO 00000 Information Collection Requirement Title: Aircraft Repair Station Security. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. OMB Control Number: 1652–0060. Forms(s): [NA]. Affected Public: Aircraft Repair Stations. Abstract: In accordance with TSA’s authority and responsibility over aviation security, TSA conducts inspections of certain aircraft repair stations located within the United States, and outside of the United States to ensure compliance with the requirements of 49 CFR part 1554. This includes the collection of information relating to recordkeeping of employment history records, petitions for reconsideration, and compliance with the recordkeeping requirements of Security Directives. TSA is revising the collection to exclude paper and desk audits. As required by 49 U.S.C. 44924, TSA has completed a security review and audit of the 707 repair stations outside the United States. Therefore, there is no further requirement in the regulations to perform these audits. Number of Respondents: 15.1 Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 118 hours annually. Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5849–N–07] Notice of a Federal Advisory Committee; Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee; Structure and Design Subcommittee Teleconference Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD. ACTION: Notice of a Federal Advisory Meeting. AGENCY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for a SUMMARY: 1 In the 60 day notice, TSA estimated that it had a total of 432 respondents (152 respondent repair stations located in the United States and 280 respondent repair stations located outside the United States) and an estimated annual burden of 657 hours (355 outside the United States and 312 within the United States). Since the publication of the notice, TSA has moved from requesting a renewal of the collection to a revision. TSA will no longer be collecting information to complete paper and desk audits. Therefore, the respondents and annual burden have been significantly reduced. E:\FR\FM\23NON1.SGM 23NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 225 (Monday, November 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72981-72982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29807]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2014-0022]


Technical Mapping Advisory Council; Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS

ACTION: Committee management; Notice of Federal advisory committee 
meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical 
Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will meet via conference call on 
December 9 and 10, 2015. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The TMAC will meet via conference call on Wednesday, December 9 
from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), and on 
Thursday, December 10, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. Please 
note that the meeting will close early if the TMAC has completed its 
business.

ADDRESSES: For information on how to access to the conference call, 
information on services for individuals with disabilities, or to 
request special assistance for the meeting, contact the person listed 
in For Further Information Contact below as soon as possible. Members 
of the public who wish to dial in for the meeting must register in 
advance by sending an email to FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov (attention Mark 
Crowell) by 11 a.m. EST on Friday, December 4, 2015.
    To facilitate public participation, members of the public are 
invited to provide written comments on the issues to be considered by 
the TMAC, as listed in the Supplementary Information section below. The 
Agenda and other associated reports and material will be available for 
review at www.fema.gov/TMAC by Wednesday, December 2, 2015. Written 
comments to be considered by the committee at the time of the meeting 
must be received by Friday, December 4, 2015, identified by Docket ID 
FEMA-2014-0022, and submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: Address the email TO: FEMA-RULES@fema.dhs.gov and 
CC: FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov. Include the docket number in the subject 
line of the message. Include name and contact detail in the body of the 
email.
     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 words 
``Federal Emergency Management Agency'' and the docket number for this 
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. 
Docket: For docket access to read background documents or comments 
received by the TMAC, go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for 
the Docket ID FEMA-2014-0022.
    A public comment period will be held on December 9, 2015, from 
11:00-11:20 a.m. and December 10, 2015 from 11:00-11:20 a.m. EST. 
Speakers are requested to limit their comments to no more than two 
minutes. Each public comment period will not exceed 20 minutes. Please 
note that the public comment periods may end before the time indicated, 
following the last call for comments. Contact the individual listed 
below to register as a speaker by close of business on Friday, December 
4, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Crowell, Designated Federal 
Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 1800 South Bell Street Arlington, VA 22202, 
telephone (202) 646-3432, and email mark.crowell@fema.dhs.gov. The TMAC 
Web site is: https://www.fema.gov/TMAC.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix.
    As required by the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 
2012, the TMAC makes recommendations to the FEMA Administrator on: (1) 
How to improve, in a cost-effective manner, the (a) accuracy, general 
quality, ease of use, and distribution and dissemination of flood 
insurance rate maps and risk data; and (b) performance metrics and 
milestones required to effectively and efficiently map flood risk areas 
in the United States; (2) mapping standards and guidelines for (a) 
flood insurance rate maps, and (b) data accuracy, data quality, data 
currency, and data eligibility; (3) how to maintain, on an ongoing 
basis, flood insurance rate maps and flood risk identification; (4) 
procedures for delegating mapping activities to State and local mapping 
partners; and (5)(a) methods for improving interagency and 
intergovernmental coordination on flood mapping and flood risk 
determination, and (b) a funding strategy to leverage and coordinate 
budgets and expenditures across Federal agencies. Furthermore, 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.
    The TMAC must also develop recommendations on how to ensure that 
flood insurance rate maps incorporate the best available climate 
science to assess flood risks and ensure that FEMA uses the best 
available methodology to

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consider the impact of the rise in sea level and future development on 
flood risk. The TMAC must collect these recommendations and present 
them to the FEMA Administrator in a Future Conditions Risk Assessment 
and Modeling Report (hereafter, Future Conditions Report). Further, in 
accordance with the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 
2014, the TMAC must develop a review report related to flood mapping in 
support of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
    Agenda: On December 9, 2015, there will be a review of the final 
Annual, and Future Conditions Reports. The final reports were voted 
upon and approved by the TMAC, subject to amendments agreed upon by the 
Council at the previous TMAC meeting, which was held on October 20 and 
21, 2015. After a review of the content of the reports, a motion will 
be entertained to formally submit each report with executive summaries 
to the FEMA Administrator. On December 10, FEMA's Flood Mapping 
Integrated Project Team will brief the TMAC on the status of FEMA's 
mapping program. This briefing is intended to help the TMAC prepare for 
the review report required by the Homeowner Flood Insurance 
Affordability Act of 2014. A brief public comment period will take 
place at the beginning of the meeting each day. A more detailed agenda 
will be posted by December 4, 2015, at https://www.fema.gov/TMAC.

     Dated: November 17, 2015.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2015-29807 Filed 11-20-15; 8:45 am]
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