81_FR_49379 81 FR 49235 - Technical Mapping Advisory Council

81 FR 49235 - Technical Mapping Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 144 (July 27, 2016)

Page Range49235-49236
FR Document2016-17736

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will meet via conference call on September 13 and 14, 2016. The meeting will be open to the public.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 144 (Wednesday, July 27, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49235-49236]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17736]


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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 
September

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13 and 14, 2016. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The TMAC will meet via conference call on Tuesday, September 13, 
2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), and on 
Wednesday, September 14, 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 Monday, September 12, 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 Friday, September 9, 2016. Written comments to 
be considered by the committee at the time of the meeting must be 
received by Monday, September 12, 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 September 13, 2016, from 
11:00-11:20 a.m. and September 14, 2016 from 11:00-11:20 a.m. EST. 
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 Monday, 
September 12, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Boyer, Designated Federal 
Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, 
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 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.
    Agenda: On September 13 and 14, 2016, the TMAC will review and 
discuss potential recommendations to be included in the required 2016 
TMAC Annual Report. A brief public comment period will take place 
before any deliberation and vote on each day of the meeting. A more 
detailed agenda will be posted by September 9, 2016, at http://www.fema.gov/TMAC.

    Dated: July 14, 2016.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency.
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 144 / Wednesday, July 27, 2016 / Notices 49235 the questions as specifically as possible, the size of an adult vs. a child or a (32) Did you receive any training on and then provide explanations, if any, human vs. a large bird? If so, what size MOB detection technology? If so, please for the responses. The content of the objects can the system detect? describe it. questions is specifically directed to (14) Can the system detect anything (33) What alternative source(s) for overboard detection technology else (e.g., heat signatures for fire detecting persons falling overboard providers and users. detection)? would you recommend? How would (1) If applicable, what is your position (15) How does the system eliminate you rate the alternative source(s) in in the maritime community? (Please be false positives of birds and other items terms of: (a) User cost; (b) reliability; as specific as possible, e.g., captain of a that fall overboard? and (c) usefulness of the information? cruise of vessel, vessel security officer, (34) Is there any other technology owner/operator of a cruise vessel, past/ Maintenance available that vessels can integrate to future passenger, advocacy group, (16) What is the suggested assist in facilitating the search and professional organization, technology maintenance and inspection cycle of the rescue of a passenger who has fallen provider etc.) MOB detection technology system to overboard? If you are an MOB detection ensure its operability? (35) In Section 608 of the 2015 Coast technology manufacturer or vendor, (17) Does the system require Guard Authorization Act, Congress please answer questions 2 through 25 calibration, and if so, what is the directs the Coast Guard to consider the and 33 through 35. If not, please answer calibration interval? cost of MOB detection technology questions 26 through 35. (18) What is the availability of systems when determining feasibility. General technicians globally to install and Our current best available cost data service the MOB detection technology regarding the installation of an MOB (2) What is the MOB detection system? detection technology system on an technology equipment that you (19) Does the marine environment average cruise vessel is $300,000 with manufacture and what is its status? (i.e., sea salt spray) affect the reliability annual system maintenance costs of (Please provide an overall description of of the system? $40,000 per year. Please provide the system including make, model, and (20) What training will be required for information on the costs of MOB other pertinent information.) use of the MOB detection technology detection technology systems, including (3) Is the MOB detection technology system, and are there any refresher costs for equipment and labor for built to any recognized standards? training requirements? installation, integration, operation, and (4) Has the MOB detection technology maintenance on a range of cruise vessel been tested on any vessels and is it Retrofitting/Integration sizes. currently used on any vessels? (21) Can existing cameras and systems Comments regarding these questions Reliability/Testing be retrofitted with this MOB detection and any other pertinent matters that you technology system or is it stand-alone? would like us to consider during the (5) What is the testing regimen used (22) How does the system integrate comment period will be taken into to validate whether the MOB detection with the ship’s existing safety command account in our future actions regarding technology system is effective center? the issues raised in this notice. We (including developmental lab testing encourage you to provide your (23) Is the system designed with any and in-service testing performed on a comments as we move forward with automation features? floating platform)? drafting the report to Congress. (24) Does the system work in tandem (6) How reliable is the equipment? (In with other technologies (i.e., wearable This notice is issued under authority describing reliability, it is helpful to devices)? of 5 U.S.C. 552(a). give specific, tested metrics instead of (25) How does the alarm system work, Dated: July 19, 2016. open-ended phrases such as ‘‘reliable in where do the alarms sound, and in what B. Hawkins, all sea conditions.’’) (7) Was the MOB detection way are the alarms visible? Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Office of technology tested in sea states, and if so, If you are a cruise vessel owner or Design and Engineering Standards. what states, and what were the operator or if you represent a cruise line [FR Doc. 2016–17775 Filed 7–26–16; 8:45 am] subsequent false positive and false group or industry organization, please BILLING CODE 9110–04–P negative rates? answer questions 26 through 32. (8) In what weather conditions was (26) How many cruise vessels use the MOB detection technology tested tested MOB detection technology that DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND and what were the subsequent false can detect passengers who have fallen SECURITY positive and false negative rates? overboard? (9) How many times was the control (27) If you do not have vessels that Federal Emergency Management test, described in questions 7 and 8 use MOB detection technology, is there Agency conducted? currently a plan to integrate this technology on cruise vessels? [Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022] (10) Did the expected reliability match the operational reliability? (28) Has anyone fallen overboard on Technical Mapping Advisory Council (11) In the case of a power outage, a cruise vessel while the MOB detection does the MOB detection technology technology was operating? AGENCY: Federal Emergency (29) Did the system alert the crew that sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES system maintain operability? Management Agency, DHS. someone fell overboard? ACTION: Committee Management; Notice Detection (30) How does the alarm system work, of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting. (12) What areas of the vessel is the where do the alarms sound, and in what MOB detection technology system way are the alarms visible? SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency designed to monitor? (31) How many cruise vessels use Management Agency (FEMA) Technical (13) Can the system detect the size of image capture technology for passengers Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will an object that is falling overboard, e.g., who have fallen overboard? meet via conference call on September VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Jul 26, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1

49236 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 144 / Wednesday, July 27, 2016 / Notices 13 and 14, 2016. The meeting will be requested to limit their comments to no posted by September 9, 2016, at http:// open to the public. more than two minutes. Each public www.fema.gov/TMAC. DATES: The TMAC will meet via comment period will not exceed 20 Dated: July 14, 2016. conference call on Tuesday, September minutes. Please note that the public Roy E. Wright, 13, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. comment periods may end before the Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), and on time indicated, following the last call and Mitigation, Federal Emergency Wednesday, September 14, 2016 from for comments. Contact the individual Management Agency. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT. Please note listed below to register as a speaker by [FR Doc. 2016–17736 Filed 7–26–16; 8:45 am] that the meeting will close early if the close of business on Monday, September BILLING CODE 9110–12–P TMAC has completed its business. 12, 2016. ADDRESSES: For information on how to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: access to the conference call, Kathleen Boyer, Designated Federal DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND information on services for individuals Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 500 C SECURITY with disabilities, or to request special Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, assistance for the meeting, contact the telephone (202) 646–4023, and email Federal Emergency Management person listed in FOR FURTHER kathleen.boyer@fema.dhs.gov. The Agency INFORMATION CONTACT below as soon as TMAC Web site is: http:// [Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022] possible. Members of the public who www.fema.gov/TMAC. wish to dial in for the meeting must SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of Technical Mapping Advisory Council register in advance by sending an email this meeting is given under the Federal to FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. AGENCY: Federal Emergency (attention Kathleen Boyer) by 11 a.m. Appendix. Management Agency, DHS. EDT on Monday, September 12, 2016. As required by the Biggert-Waters ACTION: Committee management; notice To facilitate public participation, Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, the of Federal advisory committee meeting. members of the public are invited to TMAC makes recommendations to the FEMA Administrator on: (1) How to SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency provide written comments on the issues improve, in a cost-effective manner, the Management Agency (FEMA) Technical to be considered by the TMAC, as listed (a) accuracy, general quality, ease of use, Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will in the ‘‘Supplementary Information’’ and distribution and dissemination of meet in person on August 10–11, 2016 section below. The Agenda and other flood insurance rate maps and risk data; in Reston, VA. The meeting will be open associated material will be available for and (b) performance metrics and to the public. review at www.fema.gov/TMAC by Friday, September 9, 2016. Written milestones required to effectively and DATES: The TMAC will meet on comments to be considered by the efficiently map flood risk areas in the Wednesday, August 10, 2016 from 8:00 committee at the time of the meeting United States; (2) mapping standards a.m.–5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time must be received by Monday, September and guidelines for (a) flood insurance (EDT), and Thursday, August 11, 2016 12, 2016, identified by Docket ID rate maps, and (b) data accuracy, data from 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. EDT. Please FEMA–2014–0022, and submitted by quality, data currency, and data note that the meeting will close early if one of the following methods: eligibility; (3) how to maintain, on an the TMAC has completed its business. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// ongoing basis, flood insurance rate maps ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in www.regulations.gov. Follow the and flood risk identification; (4) the auditorium of the United States instructions for submitting comments. procedures for delegating mapping Geological Survey (USGS) headquarters • Email: Address the email TO: activities to State and local mapping building located at 12201 Sunrise Valley FEMA-RULES@fema.dhs.gov and CC: partners; and (5)(a) methods for Drive, Reston, VA 20192. Members of FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov. Include improving interagency and the public who wish to attend the the docket number in the subject line of intergovernmental coordination on meeting must register in advance by the message. Include name and contact flood mapping and flood risk sending an email to FEMA-TMAC@ detail in the body of the email. determination, and (b) a funding fema.dhs.gov (Attention: Kathleen • Mail: Regulatory Affairs Division, strategy to leverage and coordinate Boyer) by 11:00 p.m. EDT on Office of Chief Counsel, FEMA, 500 C budgets and expenditures across Federal Wednesday, August 3, 2016. Members Street SW., Room 8NE, Washington, DC agencies. Furthermore, the TMAC is of the public must check in at the USGS 20472–3100. required to submit an Annual Report to Visitor’s entrance security desk; photo Instructions: All submissions received the FEMA Administrator that contains: identification is required. must include the words ‘‘Federal (1) A description of the activities of the For information on facilities or Emergency Management Agency’’ and Council; (2) an evaluation of the status services for individuals with disabilities the docket number for this action. and performance of flood insurance rate or to request special assistance at the Comments received will be posted maps and mapping activities to revise meeting, contact the person listed in FOR without alteration at http:// and update Flood Insurance Rate Maps; FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: below as www.regulations.gov, including any and (3) a summary of recommendations soon as possible. personal information provided. made by the Council to the FEMA To facilitate public participation, Docket: For docket access to read Administrator. members of the public are invited to background documents or comments Agenda: On September 13 and 14, provide written comments on the issues sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES received by the TMAC, go to http:// 2016, the TMAC will review and to be considered by the TMAC, as listed www.regulations.gov and search for the discuss potential recommendations to in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022. be included in the required 2016 TMAC section below. Associated meeting A public comment period will be held Annual Report. A brief public comment materials will be available at on September 13, 2016, from 11:00– period will take place before any www.fema.gov/TMAC for review by 11:20 a.m. and September 14, 2016 from deliberation and vote on each day of the Tuesday, August 2, 2016. Written 11:00–11:20 a.m. EST. Speakers are meeting. A more detailed agenda will be comments to be considered by the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Jul 26, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1


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SectionNotices
ActionCommittee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.
DatesThe TMAC will meet via conference call on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), and on Wednesday, September 14, 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.
ContactKathleen Boyer, Designated Federal Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, telephone (202) 646-4023, and email [email protected] The TMAC Web site is: http://www.fema.gov/TMAC.
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