Technical Mapping Advisory Council, 69840 [2016-24339]

Agencies

• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 195 (Friday, October 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 69840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24339]


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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; 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 
October 26 and 27, 2016. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The TMAC will meet via conference call on Wednesday, October 26, 
2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), and on 
Thursday, October 27, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT. 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 
Kathleen Boyer) by 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, October 21, 2016.
    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 material will be available for review at 
www.fema.gov/TMAC by Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Written comments to 
be considered by the committee at the time of the meeting must be 
received by Friday, October 21, 2016, 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 October 26, 2016 and 
October 27, 2016. 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, October 21, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Boyer, Designated Federal 
Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 500 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20024, 
telephone (202) 646-4023, and email kathleen.boyer@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.
    Agenda: On October 26, 2016, the TMAC will introduce and welcome 
new TMAC members, and will discuss contextual report language to 
support the TMAC 2016 Annual Report recommendations discussed at the 
September 23-26, 2016 virtual public meeting. On October 27, 2016, the 
TMAC will continue to discuss contextual report language to support the 
TMAC 2016 Annual Report recommendations. A brief public comment period 
will take place prior to any votes and at least one comment period will 
occur on each day. A more detailed agenda will be posted by Wednesday, 
October 19, 2016, at https://www.fema.gov/TMAC.

    Dated: September 12, 2016.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator, for Insurance and Mitigation, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2016-24339 Filed 10-6-16; 8:45 am]
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