Technical Mapping Advisory Council; Meeting, 68643-68644 [2023-22079]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 4, 2023 / Notices information and opinion among parties that leads to mutual understanding. Matters To Be Considered: The Tribal Opioid Response Program was first authorized in 2018 along with the State Opioid Response Program (SOR) under Title II Division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018. This announcement addressed Healthy People 2020, Substance Abuse Topic Area HP 2020–SA. All grants and subawards made under this announcement were governed by 45 CFR part 75. The purpose of the TOR program is to assist in addressing the overdose crisis in Tribal communities by increasing access to treatment of opioid use disorder (MOUD), and supporting the continuum of prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services for opioid use disorder (OUD) and co-occurring substance use disorders. The TOR program also supports the full continuum of prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery support services for stimulant misuse and use disorders, including for cocaine and methamphetamine. The TOR program emphasizes the use of medication-assisted treatment using one of the three FDA-approved medications for OUDs. The TOR program encourages the use of traditional practices. Funding is for a two-year time frame. Since inception the TOR program has been funded using the user population estimates distributed by the Indian Health Services (IHS). SAMHSA is interested in receiving feedback and suggestions for alternate funding methodologies for the TOR program, including the questions below. Should SAMHSA continue to use the IHS user population estimates as the basis for determining TOR grant award amounts? If so, what tiers of funding should be established? Should SAMHSA award each TOR grant recipient the same amount, similar to other SAMHSA discretionary Tribal grant programs? Should SAMHSA award funds based on proposed number of clients served using grant funding? Should SAMHSA award funds based on proposed activities that will be funded through the grant? Should SAMHSA use some combination of the above methodologies? What other methodologies should be considered instead? Meeting Information: Zoom Virtual Tribal Consultation. If you wish to attend the virtual consultation session, please register here: https:// www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/ VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:27 Oct 03, 2023 Jkt 262001 vJItdu6qpzsoH6xCvLz SWzOWOK3ENOV2iWQ. Instructions to access the Zoom virtual consultation will be provided in the link following registration. All elected Tribal officials are encouraged to submit written Tribal testimony by email. Dated: September 28, 2023. Carlos Castillo, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–21967 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4162–20–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY [Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022] Technical Mapping Advisory Council; Meeting Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of Open Federal Advisory Committee Meeting. AGENCY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will hold a virtual public meeting on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. The meeting will be open to the public via a Microsoft Teams Video Communications link. DATES: The TMAC will meet on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Please note that the meeting will close early if the TMAC has completed its business. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually using the following Microsoft Teams Video Communications link (https://tinyurl.com/5cdwv54e). Members of the public who wish to attend the in-person or virtual meeting must register in advance by sending an email to FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov (Attn: Brian Koper) by 5 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. 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 caption below. Associated meeting materials will be available upon request after Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. To receive a copy of any relevant materials, please send the request to: FEMATMAC@fema.dhs.gov (Attn: Brian Koper). Written comments to be considered by the committee at the time of the meeting must be submitted and received by Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, 5 p.m. EST, identified by Docket ID FEMA– 2014–0022, and submitted by one of the following methods: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 68643 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Email: Address the email TO: FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov. Include the docket number in the subject line of the message. Include name and contact information in the body of the email. 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. You may wish to review the Privacy & Security Notice via a link on the homepage of www.regulations.gov. 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 Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, from noon to 12:30 p.m. EST. 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 Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, 5 p.m. EST. Please be prepared to submit a written version of your public comment. FEMA is committed to ensuring all participants have equal access regardless of disability status. If you require reasonable accommodation due to a disability to fully participate, please contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT caption as soon as possible. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Koper, Designated Federal Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 400 C St. SW, Washington, DC 20472, 202–646–3085, brian.koper@fema.dhs.gov. The TMAC website is: https://www.fema.gov/floodmaps/guidance-partners/technicalmapping-advisory-council. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 117–286, 5 U.S.C. ch. 10. In accordance with 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 E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1 68644 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 4, 2023 / Notices 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: The purpose of this meeting is for the TMAC members to discuss the content of the 2023 TMAC Annual Report. Any related materials will be available upon request prior to the meeting to provide the public with an opportunity to review the materials. The full agenda and related meeting materials will be available upon request by Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. To receive a copy of any relevant materials, please send the request to: FEMA-TMAC@ fema.dhs.gov (Attn: Brian Koper). Nicholas A. Shufro, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Risk Management, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2023–22079 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–12–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [Docket ID FEMA–2023–0027] Programmatic/Class Floodplain Review Procedures for Specific Preparedness Grant Projects Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 AGENCY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is publishing this notice to document and request comments on its determination that a programmatic/class review is appropriate for six categories of SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:21 Oct 03, 2023 Jkt 262001 activities in specific grant programs that do not have an adverse impact individually or cumulatively on floodplain values placing property and persons at risk. DATES: Comments must be received by November 3, 2023. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket ID FEMA–2023– 0027 via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Search for and follow the instructions for submitting comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frederick Holycross, Coordinator, Grant Programs Directorate, Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation, FEMA, frederick.holycross@ fema.dhs.gov, or 202–212–8007. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Public Participation Interested persons are invited to participate in this ‘‘Class Review Procedures for Specific Preparedness Grant Projects’’ by submitting comments and related materials. We will consider all comments and material received during the comment period. If you submit a comment, include the Docket ID FEMA–2023–0027 indicate the specific section of this document to which each comment applies, and give the reason for each comment. All submissions may be posted, without change, to the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public. For more about privacy and the docket, visit https://www.regulations.gov. Viewing comments and documents: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov. II. Background FEMA’s floodplain management regulations are found at Part 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Part 9 sets forth the policy, procedure and responsibilities to implement and enforce Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management.1 Part 9 sets forth an 8-step process which FEMA must follow when taking actions in floodplains 2 which have the potential to affect floodplains or their occupants, or which are subject to potential harm by location in floodplains.3 For such actions, FEMA is required to take the following steps: (1) determine whether the proposed action is located in the 100-year floodplain (500-year floodplain for critical actions), and whether it has the potential to affect or be affected by the floodplain; (2) notify the public at the earliest possible time of the intent to carry out an action in a floodplain, and involve the affected and interested public in the decision-making process; (3) identify and evaluate practicable alternatives to locating the proposed action in a floodplain (including alternative sites, actions and the ‘‘no action’’ option); (4) identify the potential direct and indirect impacts associated with the occupancy or modification of floodplains and the potential direct and indirect support of floodplain development that could result from the proposed action; (5) minimize the potential adverse impacts and support to or within floodplains to be identified under Step 4, restore and preserve the natural and beneficial values served by floodplains; (6) reevaluate the proposed action to determine first, if it is still practicable in light of its exposure to flood hazards, the extent to which it will aggravate the hazards to others, and its potential to disrupt floodplain values and second, if alternatives preliminarily rejected at Step 3 are practicable in light of the information gained in Steps 4 and 5; (7) prepare and provide the public with a finding and public explanation of any final decision that the floodplain is the only practicable alternative; and (8) review the implementation and postimplementation phases of the proposed action to ensure that the minimization requirements are fully implemented.4 FEMA completes the 8-step process for each action it is taking in a floodplain as part of the comprehensive environmental and historic preservation (EHP) compliance reviews that are required for all projects funded under its disaster and non-disaster grant programs.5 The implementing guidance for E.O. 11988 (Guidelines) allows for an altered or shortened decision-making floodplain evaluation ‘‘class review’’ process for certain routine or recurring actions, known as repetitive actions.6 3 44 CFR 9.5(a)(1). CFR 9.6. 5 See generally FEMA’s website at Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation for a description of the EHP process and the applicable regulations, directives, and legal mandates which govern it. (Last accessed on 6/16/2023). 6 See Guidelines for Implementing Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, and Executive Order 13690, Establishing a Federal 4 44 1 ‘‘This regulation sets forth the policy, procedure and responsibilities to implement and enforce Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, and Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands.’’ 44 CFR 9.1. 2 The 8-step process set forth in 44 CFR part 9 also governs agency actions that take place in wetlands. PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68643-68644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22079]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket ID FEMA-2014-0022]


Technical Mapping Advisory Council; Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Notice of Open Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical 
Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will hold a virtual public meeting on 
Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. The meeting will be open to the public via a 
Microsoft Teams Video Communications link.

DATES: The TMAC will meet on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Please note that the meeting will 
close early if the TMAC has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually using the following 
Microsoft Teams Video Communications link (https://tinyurl.com/5cdwv54e). Members of the public who wish to attend the in-person or 
virtual meeting must register in advance by sending an email to [email protected] (Attn: Brian Koper) by 5 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Oct. 
18, 2023.
    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 caption below. 
Associated meeting materials will be available upon request after 
Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. To receive a copy of any relevant materials, 
please send the request to: [email protected] (Attn: Brian Koper). 
Written comments to be considered by the committee at the time of the 
meeting must be submitted and received by Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, 5 p.m. 
EST, 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: [email protected]. 
Include the docket number in the subject line of the message. Include 
name and contact information in the body of the email.
    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. You 
may wish to review the Privacy & Security Notice via a link on the 
homepage of www.regulations.gov.
    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 Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, from 
noon to 12:30 p.m. EST. 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 Wednesday, Oct. 18, 
2023, 5 p.m. EST. Please be prepared to submit a written version of 
your public comment.
    FEMA is committed to ensuring all participants have equal access 
regardless of disability status. If you require reasonable 
accommodation due to a disability to fully participate, please contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT caption as 
soon as possible.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Koper, Designated Federal 
Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 400 C St. SW, Washington, DC 20472, 202-
646-3085, [email protected]. The TMAC website is: https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/guidance-partners/technical-mapping-advisory-council.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 117-286, 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.
    In accordance with 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

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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: The purpose of this meeting is for the TMAC members to 
discuss the content of the 2023 TMAC Annual Report. Any related 
materials will be available upon request prior to the meeting to 
provide the public with an opportunity to review the materials. The 
full agenda and related meeting materials will be available upon 
request by Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. To receive a copy of any relevant 
materials, please send the request to: [email protected] (Attn: 
Brian Koper).

Nicholas A. Shufro,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Risk Management, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2023-22079 Filed 10-3-23; 8:45 am]
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