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Act and section 101.9 of title 19 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR
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On December 13, 2013, CBP
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(December 13, 2013). The PGA Message
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cargo admissibility process under the
auspices of ACE for those commodities
regulated by the FDA that are being
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United States. See 80 FR 52051 (August
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PGA Message Set satisfied the FDA data
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community to have a CBP-managed
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In the notice, CBP stated that the FDA
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test had on expediting the submission of
FDA importation-related data elements
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This notice announces that CBP and
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PGA Message Set and, having found the
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test, effective May 2, 2016.
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On February 29, 2016, CBP published
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2016, CBP will begin decommissioning
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(ACS) for certain entry and entry
summary filings, making ACE the sole
CBP-authorized EDI system for
processing those electronic filings. See
81 FR 10264 (February 29, 2016). CBP
explained that it would announce the
conclusion of PGA Message Set and
Document Image System (DIS) pilots on
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was concluded, ACE would become the
sole CBP-authorized EDI system for
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specified PGA import requirements and
that merchandise subject to the
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Despite the FDA PGA Message Set test
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decommissioning the Automated
Commercial System (ACS) for
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ACE is capable of accepting FDAregulated electronic entries and CBP
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regulated by the FDA to now use ACE
for their electronic filings. Making the
transition to ACE now will benefit the
filing community when ACE will
become the sole CBP-authorized EDI
system for these filings.
Dated: March 28, 2016.
Brenda B. Smith,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of
International Trade.
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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
SUMMARY:
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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 in the event
that there are vacancies on the TMAC.
DATES: Applications will be accepted
until 11:59 p.m. E.S.T. on April 30,
2016.
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
Analysis Division, Attn: Kathleen Boyer,
1800 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA
20598–3030.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathleen Boyer (Designated Federal
Officer for the TMAC); address: FEMA,
1800 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA
20598–3030; telephone: (202) 646–4023;
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 review and makes 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. In late 2015, the TMAC
submitted its first annual report, as well
as a one-time Future Conditions report.
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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
vacancies on the TMAC, the terms of
which start on October 1, 2016. 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:
a. One member of a recognized
professional surveying association or
organization (SGE appointment);
b. One member of a recognized
professional mapping association or
organization (SGE appointment);
c. One member of a recognized
professional engineering association or
organization (SGE appointment);
d. One representative of a State
national flood insurance coordination
office;
e. One member of a recognized
regional flood and storm water
management organization (SGE
appointment);
f. 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;
g. One representative of a local
government agency that has entered into
a cooperating technical partnership with
the FEMA Administrator and has
demonstrated the capability to produce
FIRMs;
h. One member of a recognized
floodplain management association or
organization (SGE appointment);
i. One member of a recognized risk
management association or organization
(SGE appointment); and
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j. One State mitigation officer (SGE
appointment).
Members of the TMAC will serve
terms of office for two years. There is no
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., State mitigation officer).
Contact information is provided in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice.
The TMAC will meet not less than
twice a year. Members may be
reimbursed for travel and per diem, and
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. Registered
lobbyists, current FEMA employees,
Disaster Assistance Employees, and
reservists will not be considered for
appointments for these positions.
Dated: March 22, 2016.
Roy Wright,
Associate Administrator, Federal Insurance
and Mitigation Administration.
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The Department of Homeland
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
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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 in the event that there
are vacancies on the TMAC.
DATES: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. E.S.T. on April
30, 2016.
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 Analysis Division, Attn: Kathleen Boyer, 1800
South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 20598-3030.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Boyer (Designated Federal
Officer for the TMAC); address: FEMA, 1800 South Bell Street,
Arlington, VA 20598-3030; telephone: (202) 646-4023; 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 review and makes 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. In late 2015, the TMAC submitted its
first annual report, as well as a one-time Future Conditions report.
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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 vacancies on the TMAC, the terms of
which start on October 1, 2016. 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:
a. One member of a recognized professional surveying association or
organization (SGE appointment);
b. One member of a recognized professional mapping association or
organization (SGE appointment);
c. One member of a recognized professional engineering association
or organization (SGE appointment);
d. One representative of a State national flood insurance
coordination office;
e. One member of a recognized regional flood and storm water
management organization (SGE appointment);
f. 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;
g. One representative of a local government agency that has entered
into a cooperating technical partnership with the FEMA Administrator
and has demonstrated the capability to produce FIRMs;
h. One member of a recognized floodplain management association or
organization (SGE appointment);
i. One member of a recognized risk management association or
organization (SGE appointment); and
j. One State mitigation officer (SGE appointment).
Members of the TMAC will serve terms of office for two years. There
is no 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., State
mitigation officer). Contact information is provided in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
The TMAC will meet not less than twice a year. Members may be
reimbursed for travel and per diem, and 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. Registered lobbyists, current FEMA employees, Disaster
Assistance Employees, and reservists will not be considered for
appointments for these positions.
Dated: March 22, 2016.
Roy Wright,
Associate Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration.
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