80 FR 23283 - Technical Mapping Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 80 (April 27, 2015)

Page Range		23283-23284
FR Document		2015-09768

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will meet in person on May 12-13, 2015, in Reston, Virginia. The meeting will be open to the public.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 80 (Monday, April 27, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 80 (Monday, April 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23283-23284]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09768]



[[Page 23283]]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical 
Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will meet in person on May 12-13, 2015, 
in Reston, Virginia. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The TMAC will meet on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, from 8:00 a.m.-5:45 
p.m., and Wednesday, May 13, 2015, from 8:00 a.m.-5:15 p.m., Eastern 
Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Please note that the meeting will close 
early if the TMAC has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the auditorium of the United 
States Geological Survey headquarters building located at 12201 Sunrise 
Valley Drive Reston, VA 20192. Members of the public who wish to attend 
the meeting must register in advance by sending an email to [email protected] (attention Mark Crowell) by 11 p.m. EDT on Thursday, 
May 7, 2015. Members of the public must check in at the Visitor's 
entrance security desk; 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 May 4th, 2015. Written comments to be considered by the 
committee at the time of the meeting must be submitted and received by 
Thursday, May 7, 2015, identified by Docket ID FEMA-2014-0022, and 
submitted by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: Address the email to: [email protected] and 
CC: [email protected]. 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 http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
    Docket: For docket access to read background documents or comments 
received by the TMAC, go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for 
the Docket ID FEMA-2014-0022.
    A public comment period will be held on May 12, 2015, from 5:15 
p.m. to 5:45 p.m. and again on March 13, 2015, from 3:15-3:45 p.m. 
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, May 7, 
2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Crowell, Designated Federal 
Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 1800 South Bell Street Arlington, VA 22202, 
telephone (202) 646-3432, and email [email protected]. The TMAC 
Web site is: http://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.
    The TMAC must also develop recommendations on how to ensure that 
flood insurance rate maps incorporate the best available climate 
science to assess flood risks and ensure that FEMA uses the best 
available methodology to consider the impact of the rise in sea level 
and future development on flood risk. The TMAC must collect these 
recommendations and present them to the FEMA Administrator in a future 
conditions risk assessment and modeling report.
    Further, in accordance with the Homeowner Flood Insurance 
Affordability Act of 2014, the TMAC must develop a review report 
related to flood mapping in support of the National Flood Insurance 
Program (NFIP).
    Agenda: On May 12, 2015, the TMAC members will discuss the 
Council's work process regarding data and associated recommendations 
that will be needed in preparation of the reports and receive report 
outs from the following TMAC subcommittees: (1) Future Conditions; (2) 
Flood Hazard Risk Generation and Dissemination; and (3) Operations, 
Coordination, and Leveraging. A brief public comment period will take 
place prior to a vote on each topic. In addition, invited subject 
matter experts will brief TMAC members on FEMA's database-driven all 
digital display status/transition and the lending and insurance 
perspective. A two-hour Subcommittee Breakout Session will be held from 
1:45-3:45 p.m.
    On May 13, 2015, the TMAC members will discuss (1) the report outs 
from the TMAC subcommittees, (2) deliberations on content for the 2015 
reports, and (3) next steps for TMAC discussions and report 
development. A brief public comment period will take place prior to a 
vote on each topic. In addition, invited subject matter experts will 
brief TMAC members on map generation and workflow process. A 
Subcommittee Breakout Session will be held from 9:45-11:15 a.m., and 
another Subcommittee Breakout Session will be held from 1-1:45 p.m. The 
full agenda

[[Page 23284]]

and related briefing materials will be available at http://www.fema.gov/TMAC for review by May 4th, 2015.

    Dated: April 22, 2015.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2015-09768 Filed 4-24-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 9110-12-P

23284 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 80 / Monday, April 27, 2015 / Notices

and related briefing materials will be by Council members, written notice received by June 26, 2015, to be assured
available at http://www.fema.gov/TMAC must be provided at least 5 days prior of consideration.
for review by May 4th, 2015. to the meeting. Any written comments ADDRESSES: Submit comments to John
Dated: April 22, 2015. received prior to the meeting will be Trelease, Office of Surface Mining
W. Craig Fugate,
provided to Council members at the Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
meeting. Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203–SIB,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
The purpose of the meeting will be to Washington, DC 20240. Comments may
Management Agency.
discuss and take appropriate actions also be submitted electronically to
[FR Doc. 2015–09768 Filed 4–24–15; 8:45 am]
regarding the following: (1) The Basin jtrelease@osmre.gov.
BILLING CODE 9110–12–P
States Program created by Public Law FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
110–246, which amended the Act; (2) receive a copy of the information
responses to the Advisory Council collection request contact John Trelease,
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Report; and (3) other items within the at (202) 208–2783 or via email at
jurisdiction of the Council. jtrelease@osmre.gov.
Bureau of Reclamation
Public Disclosure SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB
[RR04084000, XXXR4081X1,
Before including your address, phone regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
RN.20350010.REG0000]
number, email address, or other implement provisions of the Paperwork
Colorado River Basin Salinity Control personal identifying information in your Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),
Advisory Council Notice of Public comment, please be advised that your require that interested members of the
Meeting entire comment—including your public and affected agencies have an
personal identifying information—may opportunity to comment on information
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, be made publicly available at any time. collection and recordkeeping activities
Interior. While you can ask us in your comment [see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. This notice
ACTION: Notice of public meeting. to withhold your personal identifying identifies an information collection that
information from public review, we OSMRE will be submitting to OMB for
SUMMARY: The Colorado River Basin approval. This collection is contained in
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
Salinity Control Advisory Council 30 CFR part 800—Bond and Insurance
do so.
(Council) was established by the Requirements for Surface Coal Mining
Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Dated: March 27, 2015.
and Reclamation Operations under
Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–320) (Act) to Reed R. Murray, Regulatory Programs. OSMRE will
receive reports and advise Federal Acting Regional Director, Upper Colorado request a 3-year term of approval for
agencies on implementing the Act. In Region. each information collection activity.
accordance with the Federal Advisory [FR Doc. 2015–08922 Filed 4–24–15; 8:45 am] An agency may not conduct or
Committee Act, the Bureau of BILLING CODE 4332–90–P sponsor, and a person is not required to
Reclamation announces that the Council respond to a collection of information
will meet as detailed below. The unless it displays a currently valid OMB
meeting of the Council is open to the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR control number. The OMB control
public. number for part 800 is 1029–0043.
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
DATES: The Council will convene the Responses are required to obtain a
and Enforcement
meeting on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, benefit for this collection.
at 1:00 p.m. and recess at approximately [S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A000 67F Comments are invited on: (1) The
134S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX066A00 need for the collection of information
5:00 p.m. The Council will reconvene 33F 13xs501520]
the meeting on Thursday, May 21, 2015, for the performance of the functions of
at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn the meeting at the agency; (2) the accuracy of the
Notice of Proposed Information
approximately 11:00 a.m. agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to
Collection; Request for Comments for
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 1029–0043
of the information collection; and (4)
the Utah State Capitol Building, Senate
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining ways to minimize the information
Room 210, located at 350 North State
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. collection burden on respondents, such
Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. Send
ACTION: Notice and request for as use of automated means of collection
written comments to Mr. Kib Jacobson,
comments. of the information. A summary of the
Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado
public comments will accompany
Regional Office, 125 South State Street, SUMMARY: In compliance with the OSMRE’s submission of the information
Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138– Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the collection request to OMB.
1147; telephone (801) 524–3753; email Office of Surface Mining Reclamation Before including your address, phone
at: kjacobson@usbr.gov. and Enforcement (OSMRE) is number, email address, or other
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kib announcing its intention to request personal identifying information in your
Jacobson, telephone (801) 524–3753; renewed approval for the collection of comment, you should be aware that
email at: kjacobson@usbr.gov. information associated with bond and your entire comment, including your
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any insurance requirements for surface coal personal identifying information, may
member of the public may file written mining and reclamation operations be made publicly available at any time.
Rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

statements with the Council before, under regulatory programs. This While you can ask us in your comment
during, or up to 30 days after the information collection activity was to withhold your personal identifying
meeting either in person or by mail. To previously approved by the Office of information from public review, we
the extent that time permits, the Council Management and Budget (OMB), and cannot guarantee that we will be able to
chairman will allow public presentation assigned control number 1029–0043. do so.
of oral comments at the meeting. To DATES: Comments on the proposed This notice provides the public with
allow full consideration of information information collection activity must be 60 days in which to comment on the

VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:41 Apr 24, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27APN1.SGM 27APN1

Document Created: 2015-12-16 08:29:41
Document Modified: 2015-12-16 08:29:41

Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.
Dates		The TMAC will meet on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, from 8:00 a.m.-5:45 p.m., and Wednesday, May 13, 2015, from 8:00 a.m.-5:15 p.m., Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Please note that the meeting will close early if the TMAC has completed its business.
Contact		Mark Crowell, Designated Federal Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 1800 South Bell Street Arlington, VA 22202, telephone (202) 646-3432, and email [email protected] The TMAC Web site is: http://www.fema.gov/TMAC.
FR Citation		80 FR 23283

80 FR 23283 - Technical Mapping Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYFederal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 80 (April 27, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency