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)

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FR Document		2016-03882

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.

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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 FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov (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: FEMA-RULES@fema.dhs.gov and 
CC: FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov. 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 kathleen.boyer@fema.dhs.gov. 
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.
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(2) Public comment period. (a) Task Statement 30, Utilizing (b) New task statement—‘‘Electronic
(3) Working groups will separately military education, training and Chart Systems Training Requirements’’;
address the following task statements assessment for the International and
which are available for viewing at Convention on Standards of Training, (c) New task statement—‘‘Color
http://homeport.uscg.mil/merpac: Certification and Watchkeeping for Vision Critical Duties/Tasks for
(a) Task Statement 30, Utilizing Seafarers and U.S. Coast Guard Mariners Required to Meet the
military education, training and Certifications; Standards of 46 CFR 10.305(a) and
assessment for the International (b) Task Statement 58, 10.305(b)’’.
Convention on Standards of Training, Communication between external (8) Public comment period.
Certification and Watchkeeping for stakeholders and the mariner (9) Discussion of working group
Seafarers and U.S. Coast Guard credentialing program, as it relates to recommendations. The Committee will
Certifications; the National Maritime Center; review the information presented on
(b) Task Statement 58, (c) Task Statement 81, Development each issue, deliberate on any
Communication between external of competency requirements for vessel recommendations presented by the
stakeholders and the mariner personnel working within the Polar working groups and approve/formulate
credentialing program, as it relates to Regions; recommendations for the Department’s
the National Maritime Center; (d) Task Statement 84, Correction of consideration. Official action on these
(c) Task Statement 81, Development recommendations may be taken on this
merchant mariner credentials issued
of Competency Requirements for vessel date.
with clear errors; and
personnel working Within the Polar
(e) Task Statement 87, Review of (10) Closing remarks/plans for next
Regions;
policy documents providing guidance meeting.
(d) Task Statement 87, Review of
on the implementation of the December (11) Adjournment of meeting.
policy documents providing guidance
24, 2013 International Convention on A public comment period will be held
on the implementation of the December
Standards of Training, Certification and during each Working Group and full
24, 2013 International Convention on
Watchkeeping and Changes to National Committee meeting concerning matters
Standards of Training, Certification and
Endorsements rulemaking. being discussed.
Watchkeeping and Changes to National
(f) Task Statement 88, Mariner Public comments will be limited to 3
Endorsements rulemaking;
(e) Task Statement 88, Mariner occupational health risk study analysis minutes per speaker. Please note that
occupational health risk study analysis to further develop policy guidance on the public comment periods will end
to further develop policy guidance on mariner fitness following the last call for comments.
mariner fitness; and (g) Task Statement 89, Review and Please contact Mr. Davis Breyer, listed
(f) Task Statement 89, Review and update of International Maritime in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
update of the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety CONTACT section, to register as a speaker.
Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee Circular MSC/Circ.1014, Dated: February 19, 2016.
Committee Circular MSC/Circ.1014, ‘‘Guidelines on Fatigue Mitigation and J. G. Lantz,
‘‘Guidelines on Fatigue Mitigation and Management’’; Director of Commercial Regulations and
Management’’; (h) Task Statement 90, Review of IMO Standards, United States Coast Guard.
(g) Task Statement 90, Review of IMO Model Courses Being Validated by the [FR Doc. 2016–03816 Filed 2–23–16; 8:45 am]
Model Courses Being Validated by the IMO HTW Subcommittee; and
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IMO HTW Subcommittee; and (i) Task Statement 91, Merchant
(h) Task Statement 91, Merchant Mariner Credential Expiration
Mariner Credential Expiration Harmonization. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
Harmonization. (6) Other items for discussion: SECURITY
(4) Reports of working groups. At the (a) Report on the Implementation of
end of the day, the working groups will the 2010 Amendments to the Federal Emergency Management
report to the full Committee on what International Convention on Standards Agency
was accomplished in their meetings. of Training, Certification and
The full Committee will not take action [Docket ID: FEMA–2014–0022]
Watchkeeping;
on these reports on this date. Any (b) Report on National Maritime Technical Mapping Advisory Council
official action taken as a result of these Center activities from the National Meeting
working group meetings will be taken Maritime Center Commanding Officer,
on day 2 of the meeting. such as the net processing time it takes AGENCY: Federal Emergency
(5) Public comment period for mariners to receive their credentials Management Agency, DHS.
(6) Adjournment of meeting. after application submittal; ACTION: Committee management; notice
Day 2 (c) Report on Mariner Credentialing of federal advisory committee meeting.
Program Policy Division activities, such
The agenda for the March 17, 2016, SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency
as its current initiatives and projects;
full Committee meeting is as follows: Management Agency (FEMA) Technical
(1) Introduction; (d) Report on International Maritime
Organization/International Labor Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will
(2) Swear in newly appointed
Organization issues related to the meet via conference call on March 10
Committee members;
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(3) Remarks from Coast Guard merchant marine industry; and
Leadership; (e) Briefings about on-going Coast to the public.
(4) Designated Federal Officer Guard projects related to personnel in DATES: The TMAC will meet via
announcements; the U.S. merchant marine. conference call on Thursday, March 10,
(5) Roll call of Committee members (7) New Business 2016, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern
and determination of a quorum; (a) New task statement—‘‘The Review Standard Time (EST), and on Friday,
(6) Reports from the following of Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory March 11, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
working groups; Committee Recommendations’’; EST. Please note that the meeting will

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Section		Notices
Action		Committee management; notice of federal advisory committee meeting.
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 close early if the TMAC has completed its business.
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.
FR Citation		81 FR 9210

81 FR 9210 - Technical Mapping Advisory Council Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYFederal Emergency Management Agency

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

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency