81 FR 9210 - Technical Mapping Advisory Council Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 36 (February 24, 2016)

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will meet via conference call on March 10 and 11, 2016. The meeting will be open to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9210-9211]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03882]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2014-0022]


Technical Mapping Advisory Council Meeting

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 March 
10 and 11, 2016. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The TMAC will meet via conference call on Thursday, March 10, 
2016, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), and on 
Friday, March 11, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. Please note that 
the meeting will

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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. EST on Tuesday, March 8, 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, March 4, 2016. Written comments to be 
considered by the committee at the time of the meeting must be received 
by Tuesday, March 6, 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 March 10, 2016, from 11-
11:20 a.m. and March 11, 2016, from 11-11:20 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 Tuesday, March 8, 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 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 March 10, 2016, the TMAC will continue to review and 
discuss the FEMA Flood Mapping Program description as they develop 
content for the 2016 Technical Review Report that will evaluate the 
program description. On March 11, 2016, the TMAC will receive updates, 
presentations, and discuss potential topics and recommendations to be 
included in the required 2016 TMAC annual report. A brief public 
comment period will take place at the beginning of the meeting each 
day. A more detailed agenda will be posted by March 4, 2016, at http://www.fema.gov/TMAC.

    Dated: February 17, 2016.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2016-03882 Filed 2-23-16; 8:45 am]
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