80 FR 13591 - Notice of Public Meetings on the Proposed Revised Guidelines for Implementing Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, As Revised Through the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 50 (March 16, 2015)

This notice is to announce two public meetings to solicit public input on the proposed ``Revised Guidelines for Implementing Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management.''

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13591-13592]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05832]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2015-0006]


Notice of Public Meetings on the Proposed Revised Guidelines for 
Implementing Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, As Revised 
Through the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to announce two public meetings to solicit 
public input on the proposed ``Revised Guidelines for Implementing 
Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management.''

DATES: The first public meeting will be held in Fairfax, VA on March 
24, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). The second 
public meeting will be held by webinar on March 25, 2015, from 3:00 
p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).

ADDRESSES: The first public meeting will be held in Fairfax, VA, at 
George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Jackson Center Building 
#30, Fairfax, VA 22030. The second public meeting will be by webinar.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, please 
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section by March 20.
    Due to space constraints of the facility, seating will be limited 
to 300 participants for the Fairfax, VA meeting. To reserve a seat in 
advance for this meeting, or the webinar, please provide a request via 
email or mail with the contact information of the participant 
(including name, mailing address, and email address), the meeting(s) to 
be attended, and include the subject/attention line (or on the envelope 
if by mail): Reservation Request for FFRMS Meeting. Advance 
reservations must be received 3 business days prior to each meeting to 
ensure processing. Unregistered participants will be accepted after all 
participants with reservations have been accommodated and will be 
admitted on a first-come, first-serve basis, provided the person 
capacity is not exceeded. To submit reservations, please email: [email protected] or send by mail to the address listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT caption.
    To facilitate public participation, members of the public are 
invited to

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provide written comments on the issues to be considered at the public 
meetings. Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     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 docket ID 
FEMA-2015-0006. Comments received will be posted without alteration at 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read comments received, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov, and search for the Docket ID FEMA-2015-
0006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bradley Garner, 202-646-3901 or [email protected]. Mailing Address: FFRMS, 1800 South Bell Street, 
Room 627, Arlington, VA 20598-3030. The Web site is https://www.fema.gov/federal-flood-risk-management-standard-ffrms.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 30, 2015, the President signed 
Executive Order 13690, directing FEMA, on behalf of the Mitigation 
Framework Leadership Group, to publish for public comment draft revised 
Floodplain Management Guidelines to provide guidance to agencies on the 
implementation of Executive Order 11988, as amended, consistent with a 
new Federal Flood Risk Management Standard. These draft revised 
Guidelines were developed by the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group 
in consultation with the Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task 
Force. FEMA is publishing this Notice on behalf of the Mitigation 
Framework Leadership Group, which is chaired by FEMA, to solicit and 
consider public input on the draft revised Guidelines at two public 
meetings.
    Background information about these topics is available on the FFRMS 
Web site at https://www.fema.gov/federal-flood-risk-management-standard-ffrms or in the docket for this Notice at www.regulations.gov, 
Docket ID FEMA-2015-0006.
    These meetings are exempt from the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), as the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group is an 
intergovernmental committee and falls under the intergovernmental 
committee exception to FACA, 41 CFR 102-3.40(g).

    Authority: Executive Order 11988, as amended; Executive Order 
13690.

    Dated: March 6, 2015.
Roy Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2015-05832 Filed 3-13-15; 8:45 am]
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