80_FR_32501 80 FR 32392 - Technical Mapping Advisory Council

80 FR 32392 - Technical Mapping Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 109 (June 8, 2015)

Page Range32392-32393
FR Document2015-13966

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will meet in person on June 23-24, 2015, in Silver Spring, MD. The meeting will be open to the public.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 109 (Monday, June 8, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 109 (Monday, June 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32392-32393]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13966]


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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 June 23-24, 
2015, in Silver Spring, MD. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The TMAC will meet on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, from 12:45 p.m.-
5:00 p.m., and Wednesday, June 24, 2015, from 12:30 p.m.-5:30 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 at the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) headquarters conference center 
located at 1325 East-West Hwy, Silver Spring, 20910. 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, June 18, 2015. Members of the public must 
check in at the NOAA security desk and be escorted to the conference 
room on the second floor; 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 June 15, 2015. Written comments to be considered by the 
committee at the time of the meeting must be submitted and received by 
Thursday, June 18, 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 June 23, 2015, from 4:30 
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and again on June 24, 2015, from 3:30 to 4:00 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, June 
18, 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

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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 June 23, 2015, the TMAC members will discuss the 
Council's work process for preparation of the Annual Report and Future 
Conditions Report due in October 2015, 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 
any votes. In addition, invited subject matter experts will brief TMAC 
members on FEMA's mapping program and the progress of FEMA's Flood 
Insurance Reform Flood Mapping Integrated Project Team (IPT) to date, 
and present a tribal perspective on the program.
    On June 24, 2015, the TMAC members will (1) discuss the report outs 
from the TMAC subcommittees, (2) deliberate on content for the 2015 
reports, and (3) discuss next steps for TMAC discussions and report 
development, including a vote on the annotated outlines for the Annual 
Report and Future Condition Report due in October 2015. A brief public 
comment period will take place prior to a vote. The full agenda and 
related briefing materials will be posted for review by June 15, 2015 
at http://www.fema.gov/TMAC.

    Dated: May 29, 2015.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2015-13966 Filed 6-5-15; 8:45 am]
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32392 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 109 / Monday, June 8, 2015 / Notices ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS—Continued Number of Average Total Total annual Average Total annual Number of responses burden per Type of respondent Form name/form No. number of burden hourly wage respondent respondents per response responses (in hours) rate cost respondent (in hours) Total ............................... ................................................ 28 .................... 210 .................... 392 .................... 16,832.48 Note: The ‘‘Avg. Hourly Wage Rate’’ for each respondent includes a 1.4 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate. Estimated Cost: The estimated annual Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will Street SW., Room 8NE, Washington, DC cost to respondents for the hour burden meet in person on June 23–24, 2015, in 20472–3100. is $16,832.48. There are no annual costs Silver Spring, MD. The meeting will be Instructions: All submissions received to respondents’ operations and open to the public. must include the words ‘‘Federal maintenance costs for technical DATES: The TMAC will meet on Emergency Management Agency’’ and services. There are no annual start-up or Tuesday, June 23, 2015, from 12:45 the docket number for this action. capital costs. The cost to the Federal p.m.–5:00 p.m., and Wednesday, June Comments received will be posted Government is $79,665.90. 24, 2015, from 12:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m., without alteration at http:// Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). www.regulations.gov, including any Comments personal information provided. Please note that the meeting will close Comments may be submitted as early if the TMAC has completed its Docket: For docket access to read indicated in the ADDRESSES caption business. background documents or comments above. Comments are solicited to (a) received by the TMAC, go to http:// ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at evaluate whether the proposed data www.regulations.gov and search for the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022. collection is necessary for the proper Administration (NOAA) headquarters performance of the agency, including A public comment period will be held conference center located at 1325 East- on June 23, 2015, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 whether the information shall have West Hwy, Silver Spring, 20910. practical utility; (b) evaluate the p.m. and again on June 24, 2015, from Members of the public who wish to 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. Speakers are requested accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the attend the meeting must register in burden of the proposed collection of to limit their comments to no more than advance by sending an email to FEMA– three minutes. The public comment information, including the validity of TMAC@fema.dhs.gov (attention Mark the methodology and assumptions used; period will not exceed 30 minutes. Crowell) by 11 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Please note that the public comment (c) enhance the quality, utility, and June 18, 2015. Members of the public clarity of the information to be period may end before the time must check in at the NOAA security indicated, following the last call for collected; and (d) minimize the burden desk and be escorted to the conference of the collection of information on those comments. Contact the individual listed room on the second floor; photo below to register as a speaker by close who are to respond, including through identification is required. the use of appropriate automated, of business on Thursday, June 18, 2015. For information on facilities or electronic, mechanical, or other FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: services for individuals with disabilities technological collection techniques or Mark Crowell, Designated Federal or to request special assistance at the other forms of information technology, Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 1800 meeting, contact the person listed in FOR e.g., permitting electronic submission of South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22202, FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below as responses. telephone (202) 646–3432, and email soon as possible. To facilitate public participation, mark.crowell@fema.dhs.gov. The TMAC Dated: May 29, 2015. Web site is: http://www.fema.gov/ Janice Waller, members of the public are invited to provide written comments on the issues TMAC. Director, Records Management Division, to be considered by the TMAC, as listed SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of in the ‘‘Supplementary Information’’ this meeting is given under the Federal Homeland Security. section below. Associated meeting Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. [FR Doc. 2015–13969 Filed 6–5–15; 8:45 am] materials will be available at Appendix. www.fema.gov/TMAC for review by As required by the Biggert-Waters BILLING CODE 9111–54–P June 15, 2015. Written comments to be Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, the considered by the committee at the time TMAC makes recommendations to the DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND of the meeting must be submitted and FEMA Administrator on: (1) How to SECURITY received by Thursday, June 18, 2015, improve, in a cost-effective manner, the identified by Docket ID FEMA–2014– (a) accuracy, general quality, ease of use, Federal Emergency Management 0022, and submitted by one of the and distribution and dissemination of Agency following methods: flood insurance rate maps and risk data; • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// and (b) performance metrics and [Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022] milestones required to effectively and www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. efficiently map flood risk areas in the Technical Mapping Advisory Council • Email: Address the email TO: mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES United States; (2) mapping standards AGENCY: Federal Emergency FEMA-RULES@fema.dhs.gov and CC: and guidelines for (a) flood insurance Management Agency, DHS. FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov. Include rate maps, and (b) data accuracy, data ACTION: Committee Management; Notice the docket number in the subject line of quality, data currency, and data of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting. the message. Include name and contact eligibility; (3) how to maintain, on an detail in the body of the email. ongoing basis, flood insurance rate maps SUMMARY:The Federal Emergency • Mail: Regulatory Affairs Division, and flood risk identification; (4) Management Agency (FEMA) Technical Office of Chief Counsel, FEMA, 500 C procedures for delegating mapping VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 Jun 05, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08JNN1.SGM 08JNN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 109 / Monday, June 8, 2015 / Notices 32393 activities to State and local mapping agenda and related briefing materials community that the Deputy Associate partners; and (5)(a) methods for will be posted for review by June 15, Administrator for Mitigation reconsider improving interagency and 2015 at http://www.fema.gov/TMAC. the changes. The flood hazard intergovernmental coordination on Dated: May 29, 2015. determination information may be flood mapping and flood risk W. Craig Fugate, changed during the 90-day period. determination, and (b) a funding ADDRESSES: The affected communities Administrator, Federal Emergency strategy to leverage and coordinate are listed in the table below. Revised Management Agency. budgets and expenditures across Federal flood hazard information for each [FR Doc. 2015–13966 Filed 6–5–15; 8:45 am] agencies. Furthermore, the TMAC is community is available for inspection at BILLING CODE 9110–12–P required to submit an annual report to both the online location and the the FEMA Administrator that contains: respective community map repository (1) A description of the activities of the address listed in the table below. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Council; (2) an evaluation of the status Additionally, the current effective FIRM and performance of flood insurance rate SECURITY and FIS report for each community are maps and mapping activities to revise Federal Emergency Management accessible online through the FEMA and update Flood Insurance Rate Maps; Agency Map Service Center at and (3) a summary of recommendations www.msc.fema.gov for comparison. made by the Council to the FEMA [Docket ID FEMA–2015–0001; Internal Submit comments and/or appeals to Administrator. Agency Docket No. FEMA–B–1513] the Chief Executive Officer of the The TMAC must also develop community as listed in the table below. recommendations on how to ensure that Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis flood insurance rate maps incorporate Rodriguez, Chief, Engineering the best available climate science to AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Branch, Federal Insurance assess flood risks and ensure that FEMA Management Agency, DHS. and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, uses the best available methodology to ACTION: Notice. 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC consider the impact of the rise in sea 20472, (202) 646–4064, or (email) level and future development on flood SUMMARY: This notice lists communities Luis.Rodriguez3@fema.dhs.gov; or visit risk. The TMAC must collect these where the addition or modification of the FEMA Map Information eXchange recommendations and present them to Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood (FMIX) online at the FEMA Administrator in a future depths, Special Flood Hazard Area www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_ conditions risk assessment and (SFHA) boundaries or zone main.html. modeling report. designations, or the regulatory floodway Further, in accordance with the (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Homeowner Flood Insurance determinations), as shown on the Flood specific flood hazard determinations are Affordability Act of 2014, the TMAC Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and not described for each community in must develop a review report related to where applicable, in the supporting this notice. However, the online flood mapping in support of the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports, location and local community map National Flood Insurance Program prepared by the Federal Emergency repository address where the flood (NFIP). Management Agency (FEMA) for each hazard determination information is Agenda: On June 23, 2015, the TMAC community, is appropriate because of available for inspection is provided. members will discuss the Council’s new scientific or technical data. The Any request for reconsideration of work process for preparation of the flood hazard determinations must be FIRM, and where applicable, portions of Annual Report and Future Conditions submitted to the Chief Executive Officer the FIS report, have been revised to Report due in October 2015, and receive of the community as listed in the table reflect these flood hazard report outs from the following TMAC below. determinations through issuance of a subcommittees: (1) Future Conditions; The modifications are made pursuant Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in (2) Flood Hazard Risk Generation and to section 201 of the Flood Disaster accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Dissemination; and (3) Operations, Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4105, Code of Federal Regulations (44 CFR Coordination, and Leveraging. A brief and are in accordance with the National part 65). The LOMR will be used by public comment period will take place Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. insurance agents and others to calculate prior to any votes. In addition, invited 4001 et seq., and with 44 CFR part 65. subject matter experts will brief TMAC appropriate flood insurance premium The FIRM and FIS report are the basis members on FEMA’s mapping program rates for new buildings and the contents of the floodplain management measures and the progress of FEMA’s Flood of those buildings. For rating purposes, that the community is required either to Insurance Reform Flood Mapping the currently effective community adopt or to show evidence of having in Integrated Project Team (IPT) to date, number is shown in the table below and effect in order to qualify or remain and present a tribal perspective on the must be used for all new policies and qualified for participation in the program. renewals. National Flood Insurance Program On June 24, 2015, the TMAC members DATES: These flood hazard (NFIP). will (1) discuss the report outs from the determinations will become effective on These flood hazard determinations, TMAC subcommittees, (2) deliberate on the dates listed in the table below and together with the floodplain mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES content for the 2015 reports, and (3) revise the FIRM panels and FIS report management criteria required by 44 CFR discuss next steps for TMAC in effect prior to this determination for 60.3, are the minimum that are required. discussions and report development, the listed communities. They should not be construed to mean including a vote on the annotated From the date of the second that the community must change any outlines for the Annual Report and publication of notification of these existing ordinances that are more Future Condition Report due in October changes in a newspaper of local stringent in their floodplain 2015. A brief public comment period circulation, any person has 90 days in management requirements. The will take place prior to a vote. The full which to request through the community may at any time enact VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 Jun 05, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08JNN1.SGM 08JNN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionCommittee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.
DatesThe TMAC will meet on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, from 12:45 p.m.- 5:00 p.m., and Wednesday, June 24, 2015, from 12:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Please note that the meeting will close early if the TMAC has completed its business.
ContactMark 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.
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