81 FR 31953 - Technical Mapping Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 98 (May 20, 2016)

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will meet via conference call on June 6 and 7, 2016. The meeting will be open to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31953-31954]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11960]


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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 via conference call on June 6 
and 7, 2016. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The TMAC will meet via conference call on Monday, June 6, 2016 
from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), and on 
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT. Please note 
that the meeting will close early if the TMAC has completed its 
business.

ADDRESSES: For information on how to access to the conference call, 
information on services for individuals with disabilities, or to 
request special assistance for the meeting, contact the person listed 
in For Further Information Contact below as soon as possible. Members 
of the public who wish to dial in for the meeting must register in 
advance by sending an email to [email protected] (attention 
Kathleen Boyer) by 11 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 1, 2016.
    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. The 
Agenda and other associated material will be available for review at 
www.fema.gov/TMAC by Monday, May 30, 2016. Written comments to be 
considered by the committee at the time of the meeting must be received 
by Thursday, June 2, 2016, 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 6, 2016, from 11:00-
11:20 a.m. and June 7, 2016 from 11:00-11:20 a.m. EDT. Speakers are 
requested to limit their comments to no more than two minutes. Each 
public comment period will not exceed 20 minutes. Please note that the 
public comment periods 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 2, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Boyer, Designated Federal 
Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 1800 South Bell Street Arlington, VA 22202, 
telephone (202) 646-4023, 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

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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.
    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 6 and 7, 2016, the TMAC will debate and vote on the 
final content of the 2016 FEMA flood mapping program review report 
(Review Report). The Review Report evaluates the FEMA National Flood 
Mapping Program as required by the Homeowner Flood Insurance 
Affordability Act. In addition, the TMAC will continue to discuss draft 
recommendations for the required 2016 TMAC Annual Report. A public 
comment period will take place at the beginning of the meeting at 11:00 
a.m. EDT each day, and another brief public comment period will also be 
offered prior to any Council vote. A more detailed agenda will be 
posted by May 30, 2016, at http://www.fema.gov/TMAC.

    Dated: May 16, 2016.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator, for Insurance and Mitigation, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2016-11960 Filed 5-19-16; 8:45 am]
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