82_FR_17091 82 FR 17025 - Technical Mapping Advisory Council

82 FR 17025 - Technical Mapping Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 66 (April 7, 2017)

Page Range17025-17026
FR Document2017-07036

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is requesting qualified individuals interested in serving on the Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) to apply for appointment. As provided for in the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, the TMAC makes recommendations to the FEMA Administrator on how to improve, in a cost- effective manner, the accuracy, general quality, ease of use, and distribution and dissemination of flood insurance rate maps (FIRMs) and risk data; and performance metrics and milestones required to effectively and efficiently map flood risk areas in the United States. Applicants will be considered for appointment for the four vacancies on the TMAC.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 66 (Friday, April 7, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 66 (Friday, April 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07036]


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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; Request for Applicants for Appointment to 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Technical Mapping Advisory 
Council.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is requesting 
qualified individuals interested in serving on the Technical Mapping 
Advisory Council (TMAC) to apply for appointment. As provided for in 
the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, the TMAC makes 
recommendations to the FEMA Administrator on how to improve, in a cost-
effective manner, the accuracy, general quality, ease of use, and 
distribution and dissemination of flood insurance rate maps (FIRMs) and 
risk data; and performance metrics and milestones required to 
effectively and efficiently map flood risk areas in the United States. 
Applicants will be considered for appointment for the four vacancies on 
the TMAC.

DATES: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. EST on April 24, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Applications for membership should be submitted by one of 
the following methods:
     Email: [email protected].
     Mail: FEMA, Federal Insurance and Mitigation 
Administration, Risk Management Directorate, Attn: Mark Crowell, 400 C 
Street SW., Suite 313, Washington, DC 20472-3020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Crowell (Designated Federal 
Officer for the TMAC); FEMA, Federal Insurance and Mitigation 
Administration, Risk Management Directorate, 400 C Street SW., Suite 
313, Washington, DC 20472-3020; telephone: (202) 646-3432; and email: 
[email protected]. The TMAC Web site is: http://www.fema.gov/TMAC.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The TMAC is an advisory committee that was 
established by the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, 
42 U.S.C. 4101a, and in accordance with provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). The TMAC 
is required to make recommendations to FEMA on mapping-related issues 
and activities. This includes mapping standards and guidelines, 
performance metrics and milestones, map maintenance, interagency and 
intergovernmental coordination, map accuracy, funding strategies, and 
other mapping-related issues and activities. In addition, 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.
    Members of the TMAC will be appointed based on their demonstrated 
knowledge and competence regarding surveying, cartography, remote 
sensing, geographic information systems, or the technical aspects of 
preparing and using FIRMs. To the maximum extent practicable, FEMA will 
ensure that membership of the TMAC has a balance of Federal, State, 
local, Tribal, and private members, and includes geographic diversity.
    FEMA is requesting qualified individuals who are interested in 
serving on the TMAC to apply for appointment. Applicants will be 
considered for appointment for four vacancies on the TMAC, the terms of 
which start on October 1, 2017. Certain members of the TMAC, as 
described below, will be appointed to serve as Special Government 
Employees (SGE) as defined in section 202(a) of title 18 United States 
Code. Candidates selected for appointment as SGEs are required to 
complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Form (Office of Government 
Ethics (OGE) Form 450). This form can be obtained by visiting the Web 
site of the Office of Government Ethics (http://www.oge.gov). Please do 
not submit this form with your application. Qualified applicants will 
be considered for one or more of the following membership categories 
with vacancies:
    a. One representative of a State government agency that has entered 
into a cooperating technical partnership with the FEMA Administrator 
and has demonstrated the capability to produce FIRMs;
    b. One member (SGE) of a recognized professional association or 
organization representing flood hazard determination firms; and
    c. One representative of a recognized professional association or 
organization representing State geographic information.
    Members of the TMAC serve terms of office for two years. There is 
no

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application form. However, applications must include the following 
information:
     The applicant's full name,
     home and business phone numbers,
     preferred email address,
     home and business mailing addresses,
     current position title and organization,
     resume or curriculum vitae,
     and the membership category of interest (e.g., member of a 
recognized professional association or organization representing flood 
hazard determination firms).
    The TMAC shall meet as often as needed to fulfill its mission, but 
not less than twice a year. Members may be reimbursed for travel and 
per diem incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the 
TMAC. All travel for TMAC business must be approved in advance by the 
Designated Federal Officer.
    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not discriminate in 
employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, 
political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital 
status, disability and genetic information, age, membership in an 
employee organization, or other non-merit factor. DHS strives to 
achieve a widely diverse candidate pool for all its recruitment 
actions. Current DHS and FEMA employees will not be considered for 
membership. Federally registered lobbyists will not be considered for 
SGE appointments.

    Dated: March 31, 2017.
Roy Wright,
Associate Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-07036 Filed 4-6-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 9110-12-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 66 / Friday, April 7, 2017 / Notices 17025 Speakers will be asked to provide DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND This includes mapping standards and brief comments to allow adequate time SECURITY guidelines, performance metrics and to hear all comments. Should any milestones, map maintenance, speaker desire to provide further Federal Emergency Management interagency and intergovernmental information for the record that cannot Agency coordination, map accuracy, funding be presented within the designated [Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022] strategies, and other mapping-related time, such additional information may issues and activities. In addition, the be submitted at the meeting, Technical Mapping Advisory Council TMAC is required to submit an annual electronically, or by letter at the address report to the FEMA Administrator that AGENCY: Federal Emergency contains: (1) A description of the provided on this notice by June 6, 2017. Management Agency, DHS. activities of the Council; (2) an Speakers are encouraged to provide a ACTION: Committee Management; evaluation of the status and written version of their oral comments Request for Applicants for Appointment performance of flood insurance rate at the in person meetings to ensure that to the Federal Emergency Management maps and mapping activities to revise their comments are completely and Agency’s Technical Mapping Advisory and update Flood Insurance Rate Maps; accurately recorded. Council. and (3) a summary of recommendations FEMA requests that reviewers provide made by the Council to the FEMA specific information and comments on SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Administrator. factual errors, missing information, or Management Agency (FEMA) is Members of the TMAC will be additional considerations that should be requesting qualified individuals appointed based on their demonstrated interested in serving on the Technical knowledge and competence regarding corrected or included in the Final Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) to surveying, cartography, remote sensing, NPEIS. Comments on the Draft NPEIS apply for appointment. As provided for geographic information systems, or the should be as specific as possible and in the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance technical aspects of preparing and using address the adequacy of the NPEIS or Reform Act of 2012, the TMAC makes FIRMs. To the maximum extent the merits of the alternatives discussed recommendations to the FEMA practicable, FEMA will ensure that (40 CFR 1503.3). Administrator on how to improve, in a membership of the TMAC has a balance Individual respondents may request cost-effective manner, the accuracy, of Federal, State, local, Tribal, and confidentiality. The names, street general quality, ease of use, and private members, and includes addresses, and city or town information distribution and dissemination of flood geographic diversity. of those providing comments will be insurance rate maps (FIRMs) and risk FEMA is requesting qualified part of the administrative record, and data; and performance metrics and individuals who are interested in will be subject to public disclosure milestones required to effectively and serving on the TMAC to apply for unless confidentiality is requested. Such efficiently map flood risk areas in the appointment. Applicants will be a request must be stated prominently at United States. Applicants will be considered for appointment for four the beginning of the comment. We will considered for appointment for the four vacancies on the TMAC, the terms of honor requests to the extent allowed by vacancies on the TMAC. which start on October 1, 2017. Certain DATES: Applications will be accepted members of the TMAC, as described law. All submissions from organizations until 11:59 p.m. EST on April 24, 2017. below, will be appointed to serve as or businesses, and from individuals ADDRESSES: Applications for Special Government Employees (SGE) identifying themselves as membership should be submitted by as defined in section 202(a) of title 18 representatives or officials of United States Code. Candidates selected organizations or businesses, will be one of the following methods: • Email: FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov. for appointment as SGEs are required to available for public inspection in their complete a Confidential Financial entirety, consistent with applicable law. • Mail: FEMA, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Risk Disclosure Form (Office of Government Comments submitted during this Management Directorate, Attn: Mark Ethics (OGE) Form 450). This form can public comment period will be Crowell, 400 C Street SW., Suite 313, be obtained by visiting the Web site of considered in preparation of a Final Washington, DC 20472–3020. the Office of Government Ethics (http:// NPEIS and used by FEMA in its www.oge.gov). Please do not submit this FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: decision-making process for the Federal form with your application. Qualified Mark Crowell (Designated Federal action. After gathering public applicants will be considered for one or Officer for the TMAC); FEMA, Federal comments, FEMA will review and more of the following membership Insurance and Mitigation provide responses in the Final NPEIS categories with vacancies: Administration, Risk Management a. One representative of a State according to 40 CFR 1503.4. A Record Directorate, 400 C Street SW., Suite 313, government agency that has entered into of Decision addressing the Federal Washington, DC 20472–3020; telephone: a cooperating technical partnership with action will be issued by FEMA no (202) 646–3432; and email: FEMA- the FEMA Administrator and has sooner than 30 days following the TMAC@fema.dhs.gov. The TMAC Web demonstrated the capability to produce distribution of the Final NPEIS. site is: http://www.fema.gov/TMAC. FIRMs; Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq,; 40 CFR SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The b. One member (SGE) of a recognized part 1500; FEMA Instruction 108–1–1. TMAC is an advisory committee that professional association or organization was established by the Biggert-Waters representing flood hazard determination nlaroche on DSK30NT082PROD with NOTICES Dated: March 29, 2017. Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, 42 firms; and Robert Fenton, U.S.C. 4101a, and in accordance with c. One representative of a recognized Senior Official Performing the Duties of the provisions of the Federal Advisory professional association or organization Administrator, Federal Emergency Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. representing State geographic Management Agency. (Pub. L. 92–463). The TMAC is required information. [FR Doc. 2017–06671 Filed 4–6–17; 8:45 am] to make recommendations to FEMA on Members of the TMAC serve terms of BILLING CODE 9111–A6–P mapping-related issues and activities. office for two years. There is no VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:52 Apr 06, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM 07APN1

17026 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 66 / Friday, April 7, 2017 / Notices application form. However, applications DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 20410; email Jackie.Williams@hud.gov must include the following information: URBAN DEVELOPMENT telephone (202) 708–2290. This is not a • The applicant’s full name, [Docket No. FR–5998–N–01] toll-free number. Persons with hearing • home and business phone numbers, or speech impairments may access this • preferred email address, 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information number through TTY by calling the toll- • home and business mailing Collection: Appalachia Economic free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– addresses, Development Initiative 8339. • current position title and Copies of available documents AGENCY: Office of Community Planning submitted to OMB may be obtained organization, and Development (CPD), HUD. from Ms. Pollard. • resume or curriculum vitae, ACTION: Notice. • and the membership category of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This interest (e.g., member of a recognized SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from notice informs the public that HUD is professional association or organization the Office of Management and Budget seeking approval from OMB for the representing flood hazard determination (OMB) for the information collection information collection described in firms). described below. In accordance with the Section A. The TMAC shall meet as often as Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is A. Overview of Information Collection needed to fulfill its mission, but not less requesting comment from all interested than twice a year. Members may be parties on the proposed collection of Title of Information Collection: reimbursed for travel and per diem information. The purpose of this notice Appalachia Economic Development incurred in the performance of their is to allow for 60 days of public Initiative. duties as members of the TMAC. All comment. OMB Approval Number: 2506–0201. travel for TMAC business must be DATES: Comments Due Date: June 6, Type of Request: Revision of currently approved in advance by the Designated 2017. approved collection. Federal Officer. Form Number: SF 424; HUD 424CB; ADDRESSES: Interested persons are HUD 424–CBW; SF–LLL; HUD 2880; The Department of Homeland invited to submit comments regarding HUD 2990; HUD 2991; HUD 2993; HUD Security (DHS) does not discriminate in this proposal. Comments should refer to 2994A; HUD 27061; and HUD 27300. employment on the basis of race, color, the proposal by name and/or OMB Description of the need for the religion, sex, national origin, political Control Number and should be sent to: information and proposed use: The affiliation, sexual orientation, gender Colette Pollard, Reports Management purpose of this submission is for the identity, marital status, disability and Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing application for the Appalachia genetic information, age, membership in and Urban Development, 451 7th Street Economic Development Initiative grant an employee organization, or other non- SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC process. Information is required to rate merit factor. DHS strives to achieve a 20410–5000; telephone (202) 402–3400 and rank competitive applications and widely diverse candidate pool for all its (this is not a toll-free number) or email to ensure eligibility of applicants for recruitment actions. Current DHS and at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of funding. Semi-annual reporting is FEMA employees will not be considered the proposed forms or other available required to monitor grant management. for membership. Federally registered information. Persons with hearing or lobbyists will not be considered for SGE Respondents: 50. speech impairments may access this appointments. Estimated Number of Respondents: number through TTY by calling the toll- Dated: March 31, 2017. free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 50. Roy Wright, 8339. Estimated Number of Responses: 50. Associate Administrator, Federal Insurance FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frequency of Response: 1. and Mitigation Administration. Jackie L. Williams, Ph.D., Office of Rural Average Hours per Response: 12.55. [FR Doc. 2017–07036 Filed 4–6–17; 8:45 am] Housing and Economic Development, Total Estimated Burdens: 627.5. BILLING CODE 9110–12–P 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC Estimated Burden: Annual Total Burden per Total annual Burden cost Instruments Respondents Hourly rate ** responses responses response hours per instrument HUD–424CB ................ 50 1 50 2.60 130.00 25.00 $3,250.00 HUD–424CBW–I .......... 50 1 50 3.20 160.00 25.00 4,000.00 HUD–2880 ................... 50 1 50 2.00 100.00 25.00 2,500.00 HUD–2990 ................... 50 1 50 0.00 0.00 00.00 00.00 HUD–2991 ................... 50 1 50 0.00 0.00 00.00 00.00 HUD–2993 ................... 50 1 50 0.00 0.00 00.00 00.00 HUD–2994A ................. 50 1 50 0.50 25.00 25.00 625.00 HUD–27061 ................. 50 1 50 1.25 62.50 25.00 1,562.50 HUD–27300 ................. 50 1 50 3.00 150.00 25.00 3,750.00 Total ...................... 50 1 50 12.55 627.50 25.00 15,687.50 nlaroche on DSK30NT082PROD with NOTICES B. Solicitation of Public Comment information described in Section A on the agency, including whether the the following: information will have practical utility; This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected (1) Whether the proposed collection (2) The accuracy of the agency’s parties concerning the collection of of information is necessary for the estimate of the burden of the proposed proper performance of the functions of collection of information; VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:52 Apr 06, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM 07APN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionCommittee Management; Request for Applicants for Appointment to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Technical Mapping Advisory Council.
DatesApplications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. EST on April 24, 2017.
ContactMark Crowell (Designated Federal Officer for the TMAC); FEMA, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Risk Management Directorate, 400 C Street SW., Suite 313, Washington, DC 20472-3020; telephone: (202) 646-3432; and email: [email protected] The TMAC Web site is: http://www.fema.gov/TMAC.
FR Citation82 FR 17025 
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