80 FR 9469 - Technical Mapping Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 35 (February 23, 2015)

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will meet in person on March 10-11, 2015, in Reston, Virginia. The meeting will be open to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9469-9470]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03615]


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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 March 10-11, 
2015, in Reston, Virginia. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The TMAC will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 10-11 2015, 
from 1:00 p.m.-6:00 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 send an email to [email protected] (attention 
Mark Crowell) by 11 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 5, 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 February 23, 2015. Written comments to be considered by the 
committee at the time of the meeting must be submitted and received by 
Thursday, March 5, 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.

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     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 access to the docket 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 March 10, 2015, from 3:30 
p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and again on March 11, 2015, from 3:15 to 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 Tuesday, March 
3, 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.
    Finally, 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 March 10, 2015, the TMAC members will discuss (1) the 
proposed TMAC vision statement. In addition, invited subject matter 
experts will brief TMAC members on (1) floodplain management (David 
Stearrett, FEMA), (2) flood risk to insurance rating (Andy Neal, FEMA), 
and (3) the FEMA Cooperating Technical Partnership program (speakers to 
be determined). On March 11, 2015, the TMAC members will discuss (1) 
the adoption of a TMAC vision statement, (2) a report out from the TMAC 
subcommittees (a. Future Conditions; b. Flood Hazard Risk Generation 
and Dissemination; and c. Operations, Coordination, and Leveraging), 
and (3) next steps for TMAC discussions and report development. The 
full agenda and related briefing materials will be available at http://www.fema.gov/TMAC.

    Dated: February 18, 2015.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2015-03615 Filed 2-20-15; 8:45 am]
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