82 FR 12627 - Technical Mapping Advisory Council
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 42 (March 6, 2017)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 42 (March 6, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-04234 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 42 (Monday, March 6, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 12627] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-04234] [[Page 12627]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will meet in person on March 22-23, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. The meeting will be open to the public. DATES: The TMAC will meet on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 from 8:00 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), and Thursday, March 23, 2017 from 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT. Please note that the meeting will close early if the TMAC has completed its business. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 3101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia, 22201. Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting must register in advance by sending an email to [email protected] (Attention: Mark Crowell) by 11:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Members of the public must check in at the front desk on the ninth floor of 3101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia, 22201 and 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 Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Written comments to be considered by the committee at the time of the meeting must be submitted and received by Friday, March 17, 2017, 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 Wednesday, March 22, 2017, from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT and again on Thursday, March 23, 2017, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT. 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 Friday, March 17, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Crowell, Designated Federal Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 400 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, 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. Agenda: During the two-day meeting, TMAC members will discuss the topics identified for TMAC focus and attention in 2017. This will include receiving applicable briefings from subject matter experts. The tasks required to complete the TMAC 2017 Annual Report will be divided and assigned to various TMAC subcommittees. A brief public comment period will take place each day during the meeting and will occur prior to any vote. The full agenda and related briefing materials will be posted for review by March 17, 2017 at http://www.fema.gov/TMAC. Dated: February 17, 2017. Roy E. Wright, Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Federal Emergency Management Agency. [FR Doc. 2017-04234 Filed 3-3-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-12-P
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND the message. Include name and contact intergovernmental coordination on
SECURITY detail in the body of the email. flood mapping and flood risk
• Mail: Regulatory Affairs Division, determination, and (b) a funding
Federal Emergency Management Office of Chief Counsel, FEMA, 500 C strategy to leverage and coordinate
Agency Street SW., Room 8NE, Washington, DC budgets and expenditures across Federal
20472–3100. agencies. Furthermore, the TMAC is
[Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022] Instructions: All submissions received required to submit an annual report to
Technical Mapping Advisory Council must include the words ‘‘Federal the FEMA Administrator that contains:
Emergency Management Agency’’ and (1) A description of the activities of the
AGENCY: Federal Emergency the docket number for this action. Council; (2) an evaluation of the status
Management Agency, DHS. Comments received will be posted and performance of flood insurance rate
ACTION: Committee Management; Notice without alteration at http:// maps and mapping activities to revise
of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting. www.regulations.gov, including any and update Flood Insurance Rate Maps;
personal information provided. Docket: and (3) a summary of recommendations
SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency For docket access to read background made by the Council to the FEMA
Management Agency (FEMA) Technical documents or comments received by the Administrator.
Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will TMAC, go to http://www.regulations.gov Agenda: During the two-day meeting,
meet in person on March 22–23, 2017 in and search for the Docket ID FEMA– TMAC members will discuss the topics
Arlington, Virginia. The meeting will be 2014–0022. identified for TMAC focus and attention
open to the public. A public comment period will be held in 2017. This will include receiving
DATES: The TMAC will meet on on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, from applicable briefings from subject matter
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 from 8:00 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT and again on experts. The tasks required to complete
a.m.–5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time Thursday, March 23, 2017, from 11:30 the TMAC 2017 Annual Report will be
(EDT), and Thursday, March 23, 2017 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT. Speakers are divided and assigned to various TMAC
from 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. EDT. Please requested to limit their comments to no subcommittees. A brief public comment
note that the meeting will close early if more than three minutes. The public period will take place each day during
the TMAC has completed its business. comment period will not exceed 30 the meeting and will occur prior to any
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
minutes. Please note that the public vote. The full agenda and related
3101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, comment period may end before the briefing materials will be posted for
Virginia, 22201. Members of the public time indicated, following the last call review by March 17, 2017 at http://
who wish to attend the meeting must for comments. Contact the individual www.fema.gov/TMAC.
register in advance by sending an email listed below to register as a speaker by Dated: February 17, 2017.
to FEMA–TMAC@fema.dhs.gov close of business on Friday, March 17, Roy E. Wright,
(Attention: Mark Crowell) by 11:00 p.m. 2017. Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance
EDT on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and Mitigation, Federal Emergency
Members of the public must check in at Mark Crowell, Designated Federal Management Agency.
the front desk on the ninth floor of 3101 Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 400 C [FR Doc. 2017–04234 Filed 3–3–17; 8:45 am]
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia, Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, BILLING CODE 9110–12–P
22201 and photo identification is telephone (202) 646–3432, and email
required. For information on facilities or mark.crowell@fema.dhs.gov. The TMAC
services for individuals with disabilities Web site is: http://www.fema.gov/ DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
or to request special assistance at the TMAC. SECURITY
meeting, contact the person listed in FOR SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below as
Federal Emergency Management
this meeting is given under the Federal
soon as possible. Agency
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.
To facilitate public participation, Appendix. [Docket ID FEMA–2017–0002]
members of the public are invited to As required by the Biggert-Waters
provide written comments on the issues Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, the Final Flood Hazard Determinations
to be considered by the TMAC, as listed TMAC makes recommendations to the AGENCY: Federal Emergency
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FEMA Administrator on: (1) How to Management Agency, DHS.
section below. Associated meeting improve, in a cost-effective manner, the
ACTION: Final Notice.
materials will be available at (a) accuracy, general quality, ease of use,
www.fema.gov/TMAC for review by and distribution and dissemination of SUMMARY: Flood hazard determinations,
Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Written flood insurance rate maps and risk data; which may include additions or
comments to be considered by the and (b) performance metrics and modifications of Base Flood Elevations
committee at the time of the meeting milestones required to effectively and (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood
must be submitted and received by efficiently map flood risk areas in the Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone
Friday, March 17, 2017, identified by United States; (2) mapping standards designations, or regulatory floodways on
Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022, and and guidelines for (a) flood insurance the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs)
submitted by one of the following rate maps, and (b) data accuracy, data and where applicable, in the supporting
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methods: quality, data currency, and data Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// eligibility; (3) how to maintain, on an have been made final for the
www.regulations.gov. Follow the ongoing basis, flood insurance rate maps communities listed in the table below.
instructions for submitting comments. and flood risk identification; (4) The FIRM and FIS report are the basis
• Email: Address the email TO: procedures for delegating mapping of the floodplain management measures
FEMA-RULES@fema.dhs.gov and CC: activities to State and local mapping that a community is required either to
FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov. Include partners; and (5) (a) methods for adopt or to show evidence of having in
the docket number in the subject line of improving interagency and effect in order to qualify or remain
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting. | |
| Dates | The TMAC will meet on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 from 8:00 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), and Thursday, March 23, 2017 from 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT. Please note that the meeting will close early if the TMAC has completed its business. | |
| Contact | Mark Crowell, Designated Federal Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 400 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, telephone (202) 646-3432, and email [email protected] The TMAC Web site is: http://www.fema.gov/TMAC. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 12627 |
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