82 FR 54402 - Technical Mapping Advisory Council
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 221 (November 17, 2017)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 221 (November 17, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-24969 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 221 (Friday, November 17, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 54402] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-24969] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 via conference call on December 6, 2017. The meeting will be open to the public. DATES: The TMAC will meet via conference call on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Please note that the meeting will close early if the TMAC has completed its business. ADDRESSES: For information on how to access 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 Mark Crowell) by 11 a.m. EST on Friday, December 1, 2017. 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, December 1, 2017. Written comments to be considered by the committee at the time of the meeting must be received by Monday, December 4, 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 December 6, 2017, from 1:30-1:50 p.m. EST. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to no more than two minutes. Please note that the public comment periods may end before the time indicated, following the last call for comments. Contact Mark Crowell, below, to register as a speaker by close of business on Friday, December 1, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Crowell, Designated Federal Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472- 3100, 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: On December 6, 2017, the TMAC will review the final narrative content for the TMAC 2017 Annual Report and conduct a vote on the final content and, if approved, submit the report including the previously approved 2017 recommendations and implementation actions to the FEMA Administrator. Members of the public will be afforded an opportunity to comment (no more than 2 minutes per individual) prior to any votes taken by the TMAC. A more detailed agenda will be posted by November 30, 2017, at http://www.fema.gov/TMAC. Dated: November 3, 2017. Roy E. 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assigned responsibility for Section 106 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// activities to State and local mapping
compliance, must demonstrate to the lead www.regulations.gov. Follow the partners; and (5) (a) methods for
federal agency that it has made a good faith instructions for submitting comments. improving interagency and
effort to contact such parties prior to removal • Email: Address the email TO: intergovernmental coordination on
and disposition of such equipment.
FEMA–RULES@fema.dhs.gov and CC: flood mapping and flood risk
Authority: 36 CFR 800.14(e). FEMA–TMAC@fema.dhs.gov. Include determination, and (b) a funding
Dated: November 14, 2017. the docket number in the subject line of strategy to leverage and coordinate
Kelly Y. Fanizzo, the message. Include name and contact budgets and expenditures across Federal
Associate General Counsel. detail in the body of the email. agencies. Furthermore, the TMAC is
[FR Doc. 2017–25025 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am]
• Mail: Regulatory Affairs Division, required to submit an Annual Report to
Office of Chief Counsel, FEMA, 500 C the FEMA Administrator that contains:
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Street SW., Room 8NE, Washington, DC (1) A description of the activities of the
20472–3100. Council; (2) an evaluation of the status
Instructions: All submissions received and performance of flood insurance rate
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND must include the words ‘‘Federal maps and mapping activities to revise
SECURITY Emergency Management Agency’’ and and update Flood Insurance Rate Maps;
the docket number for this action. and (3) a summary of recommendations
Federal Emergency Management
Comments received will be posted made by the Council to the FEMA
Agency
without alteration at http:// Administrator.
[Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022] www.regulations.gov, including any Agenda: On December 6, 2017, the
personal information provided. Docket: TMAC will review the final narrative
Technical Mapping Advisory Council For docket access to read background content for the TMAC 2017 Annual
AGENCY: Federal Emergency documents or comments received by the Report and conduct a vote on the final
Management Agency, DHS TMAC, go to http://www.regulations.gov content and, if approved, submit the
ACTION: Committee Management; Notice
and search for the Docket ID FEMA– report including the previously
of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting. 2014–0022. approved 2017 recommendations and
A public comment period will be held implementation actions to the FEMA
SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency on December 6, 2017, from 1:30–1:50 Administrator. Members of the public
Management Agency (FEMA) Technical p.m. EST. Speakers are requested to will be afforded an opportunity to
Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will limit their comments to no more than comment (no more than 2 minutes per
meet via conference call on December 6, two minutes. Please note that the public individual) prior to any votes taken by
2017. The meeting will be open to the comment periods may end before the the TMAC. A more detailed agenda will
public. time indicated, following the last call be posted by November 30, 2017, at
DATES: The TMAC will meet via for comments. Contact Mark Crowell, http://www.fema.gov/TMAC.
conference call on Wednesday, below, to register as a speaker by close Dated: November 3, 2017.
December 6, 2017 from 10:30 a.m. to of business on Friday, December 1, Roy E. Wright,
5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). 2017.
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance
Please note that the meeting will close FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and Mitigation, Federal Emergency
early if the TMAC has completed its Mark Crowell, Designated Federal Management Agency.
business. Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 500 C [FR Doc. 2017–24969 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am]
ADDRESSES: For information on how to Street SW., Washington, DC 20472– BILLING CODE 9110–12–P
access the conference call, information 3100, telephone (202) 646–3432, and
on services for individuals with email mark.crowell@fema.dhs.gov. The
disabilities, or to request special TMAC Web site is: http:// DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
assistance for the meeting, contact the www.fema.gov/TMAC. SECURITY
person listed in FOR FURTHER SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
INFORMATION CONTACT below as soon as this meeting is given under the Federal Federal Emergency Management
possible. Members of the public who Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Agency
wish to dial in for the meeting must Appendix. [Docket ID: FEMA–2017–0034; OMB No.
register in advance by sending an email As required by the Biggert-Waters 1660–0015]
to FEMA–TMAC@fema.dhs.gov Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, the
(attention Mark Crowell) by 11 a.m. EST TMAC makes recommendations to the Agency Information Collection
on Friday, December 1, 2017. FEMA Administrator on: (1) How to Activities: Proposed Collection;
To facilitate public participation, improve, in a cost-effective manner, the Comment Request; Revisions to
members of the public are invited to (a) accuracy, general quality, ease of use, National Flood Insurance Program
provide written comments on the issues and distribution and dissemination of Maps: Application Forms and
to be considered by the TMAC, as listed flood insurance rate maps and risk data; Instructions for (C)LOMAs and
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION and (b) performance metrics and (C)LOMR–Fs
section below. The Agenda and other milestones required to effectively and AGENCY: Federal Emergency
associated material will be available for efficiently map flood risk areas in the Management Agency, DHS.
review at www.fema.gov/TMAC by United States; (2) mapping standards
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ACTION: Notice and request for
Friday, December 1, 2017. Written and guidelines for (a) flood insurance comments.
comments to be considered by the rate maps, and (b) data accuracy, data
committee at the time of the meeting quality, data currency, and data SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency
must be received by Monday, December eligibility; (3) how to maintain, on an Management Agency, as part of its
4, 2017, identified by Docket ID FEMA– ongoing basis, flood insurance rate maps continuing effort to reduce paperwork
2014–0022, and submitted by one of the and flood risk identification; (4) and respondent burden, invites the
following methods: procedures for delegating mapping general public to take this opportunity
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting. | |
| Dates | The TMAC will meet via conference call on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). 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, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472- 3100, telephone (202) 646-3432, and email [email protected] The TMAC Web site is: http://www.fema.gov/TMAC. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 54402 |
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