Technical Mapping Advisory Council, 84608 [2016-28139]

Download as PDF 84608 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 226 / Wednesday, November 23, 2016 / Notices 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; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting. AGENCY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will meet in person on December 13–14, 2016 in Arlington, Virginia. The meeting will be open to the public. DATES: The TMAC will meet on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 from 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), and Wednesday, December 14, 2016 from 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. EST. Please note that the meeting will close early if the TMAC has completed its business. SUMMARY: The meeting will be held at 3101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia, 22201. Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting must register in advance by sending an email to FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov (Attention: Mark Crowell) by 11:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. Members of the public must check in at the front desk on the ground floor of 3101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia, 22201 and photo identification is required. For information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact the person listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below as soon as possible. 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. Associated meeting materials will be available at www.fema.gov/TMAC for review by Tuesday, December 6, 2016. Written comments to be considered by the committee at the time of the meeting must be submitted and received by Wednesday, December 7, 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: mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:35 Nov 22, 2016 Jkt 241001 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 Tuesday, December 13, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST and again on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. EST. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to no more than three minutes. The public comment period will not exceed 30 minutes. Please note that the public comment period 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 Thursday, December 8, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Crowell, Designated Federal Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 400 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, 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 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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: During the two-day meeting, TMAC members will receive briefings from subject matter experts, and will present and deliberate on the draft content and potential recommendations to be incorporated in the TMAC 2016 Annual Report. In addition, the TMAC members will identify and coordinate on the TMAC’s next steps for Annual Report production. A brief public comment period will take place each day during the meeting and will occur prior to any vote. The full agenda and related briefing materials will be posted for review by December 7, 2016 at https://www.fema.gov/TMAC. Dated: November 9, 2016. Roy E. 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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 in person on December 13-14, 
2016 in Arlington, Virginia. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The TMAC will meet on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 from 8:00 a.m.-
5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), and Wednesday, December 14, 2016 
from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EST. Please note that the meeting will close 
early if the TMAC has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 3101 Wilson Boulevard, 
Arlington, Virginia, 22201. Members of the public who wish to attend 
the meeting must register in advance by sending an email to FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov (Attention: Mark Crowell) by 11:00 p.m. EST on 
Tuesday, December 6, 2016. Members of the public must check in at the 
front desk on the ground floor of 3101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, 
Virginia, 22201 and photo identification is required. For information 
on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities or to 
request special assistance at the meeting, contact the person listed in 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below as soon as possible.
    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. 
Associated meeting materials will be available at www.fema.gov/TMAC for 
review by Tuesday, December 6, 2016. Written comments to be considered 
by the committee at the time of the meeting must be submitted and 
received by Wednesday, December 7, 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 Tuesday, December 13, 2016, 
from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST and again on Wednesday, December 14, 
2016, from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. EST. Speakers are requested to limit their 
comments to no more than three minutes. The public comment period will 
not exceed 30 minutes. Please note that the public comment period 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 Thursday, December 8, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Crowell, Designated Federal 
Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 400 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, 
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.
    Agenda: During the two-day meeting, TMAC members will receive 
briefings from subject matter experts, and will present and deliberate 
on the draft content and potential recommendations to be incorporated 
in the TMAC 2016 Annual Report. In addition, the TMAC members will 
identify and coordinate on the TMAC's next steps for Annual Report 
production. A brief public comment period will take place each day 
during the meeting and will occur prior to any vote. The full agenda 
and related briefing materials will be posted for review by December 7, 
2016 at https://www.fema.gov/TMAC.

    Dated: November 9, 2016.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2016-28139 Filed 11-22-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 9110-12-P
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