83 FR 5640 - Technical Mapping Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 27 (February 8, 2018)

Page Range		5640-5641
FR Document		2018-02486

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 improve performance metrics and milestones required to effectively and efficiently map flood risk areas in the United States. Applicants will be considered for one of ten vacancies on the TMAC. Appointments will be for terms beginning October 1, 2018, and lasting two years.

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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 improve performance metrics and milestones required to 
effectively and efficiently map flood risk areas in the United States. 
Applicants will be considered for one of ten vacancies on the TMAC. 
Appointments will be for terms beginning October 1, 2018, and lasting 
two years.

DATES: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. EST on March 12, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Applications for membership should be submitted by one of 
the following methods:
     Email: FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov.
     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: 
FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov. The TMAC website 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 ten vacancies on the TMAC, the terms of 
which start on October 1, 2018. Certain members of the TMAC, as 
indicated 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 
website 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 of a recognized professional surveying association or 
organization (SGE appointment);
    c. One member of a recognized professional mapping association or 
organization (SGE appointment);
    d. One member of a recognized professional engineering association 
or organization (SGE appointment);
    e. One representative of a State national flood insurance 
coordination office;
    f. Two representatives of local government agency that has entered 
into a cooperating technical partnership with the FEMA Administrator 
and has demonstrated the capability to produce FIRMs;
    g. One member of a recognized floodplain management association or 
organization (SGE appointment);
    h. One member of a recognized risk management association or 
organization (SGE appointment); and
    i. One State mitigation officer (SGE appointment).
    Members of the TMAC serve terms of office for two years. There is 
no 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

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     the membership category of interest (e.g., member of a 
recognized professional association or organization representing flood 
hazard determination firms).
    Applicants can submit a cover letter along with their resume to the 
listed contact (i.e. the POC listed in the Further Information section 
of the FR notice).
    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: January 31, 2018.
Roy Wright,
Associate Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-02486 Filed 2-7-18; 8:45 am]
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10. Set next meeting date and and milestones required to effectively private members, and includes
location. and efficiently map flood risk areas in geographic diversity.
11. Set subcommittee meeting the United States. Applicants will be FEMA is requesting qualified
schedule. considered for one of ten vacancies on individuals who are interested in
12. Public comment period. the TMAC. Appointments will be for serving on the TMAC to apply for
13. Adjournment of meeting. terms beginning October 1, 2018, and appointment. Applicants will be
A copy of all meeting documentation lasting two years. considered for appointment for ten
will be available at https:// vacancies on the TMAC, the terms of
DATES: Applications will be accepted
homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and- which start on October 1, 2018. Certain
waterways/safety-advisory-committees/ until 11:59 p.m. EST on March 12, 2018.
members of the TMAC, as indicated
ctac/full-committee-meetings no later ADDRESSES: Applications for
below, will be appointed to serve as
than March 2, 2018. Alternatively, you membership should be submitted by Special Government Employees (SGE)
may contact Lieutenant Commander one of the following methods: as defined in section 202(a) of title 18
Julie Blanchfield as noted in the FOR • Email: FEMA–TMAC@ United States Code. Candidates selected
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section fema.dhs.gov. for appointment as SGEs are required to
above. • Mail: FEMA, Federal Insurance and complete a Confidential Financial
A public comment period will be held Mitigation Administration, Risk Disclosure Form (Office of Government
during each subcommittee and the full Management Directorate, Attn: Mark Ethics (OGE) Form 450). This form can
committee meeting concerning matters Crowell, 400 C Street SW, Suite 313, be obtained by visiting the website of
being discussed. Public comments will Washington, DC 20472–3020. the Office of Government Ethics (http://
be limited to 3 minutes per speaker. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: www.oge.gov). Please do not submit this
Please note that the public comment Mark Crowell (Designated Federal form with your application. Qualified
period may end before the time Officer for the TMAC); FEMA, Federal applicants will be considered for one or
indicated, following the last call for Insurance and Mitigation more of the following membership
comments. Please contact the individual Administration, Risk Management categories with vacancies:
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Directorate, 400 C Street SW, Suite 313, a. One representative of a State
CONTACT section, to register as a speaker. Washington, DC 20472–3020; telephone: government agency that has entered into
Please note the meeting may adjourn (202) 646–3432; and email: FEMA– a cooperating technical partnership with
early if the work is completed. TMAC@fema.dhs.gov. The TMAC the FEMA Administrator and has
Dated: February 5, 2018. website is: http://www.fema.gov/TMAC. demonstrated the capability to produce
Jeffrey G. Lantz, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FIRMs;
Director of Commercial Regulations and TMAC is an advisory committee that b. One member of a recognized
Standards. was established by the Biggert-Waters professional surveying association or
[FR Doc. 2018–02510 Filed 2–7–18; 8:45 am] Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, 42 organization (SGE appointment);
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P U.S.C. 4101a, and in accordance with c. One member of a recognized
provisions of the Federal Advisory professional mapping association or
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. organization (SGE appointment);
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND (Pub. L. 92–463). The TMAC is required d. One member of a recognized
SECURITY to make recommendations to FEMA on professional engineering association or
mapping-related issues and activities. organization (SGE appointment);
Federal Emergency Management e. One representative of a State
This includes mapping standards and
Agency national flood insurance coordination
guidelines, performance metrics and
office;
[Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022] milestones, map maintenance,
f. Two representatives of local
interagency and intergovernmental
Technical Mapping Advisory Council government agency that has entered into
coordination, map accuracy, funding
a cooperating technical partnership with
AGENCY: Federal Emergency strategies, and other mapping-related
the FEMA Administrator and has
Management Agency, DHS. issues and activities. In addition, the
demonstrated the capability to produce
ACTION: Committee management; request
TMAC is required to submit an annual
FIRMs;
for applicants for appointment to the report to the FEMA Administrator that g. One member of a recognized
Federal Emergency Management contains: (1) A description of the floodplain management association or
Agency’s Technical Mapping Advisory activities of the Council; (2) an organization (SGE appointment);
Council. evaluation of the status and h. One member of a recognized risk
performance of flood insurance rate management association or organization
SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency maps and mapping activities to revise (SGE appointment); and
Management Agency (FEMA) is and update Flood Insurance Rate Maps; i. One State mitigation officer (SGE
requesting qualified individuals and (3) a summary of recommendations appointment).
interested in serving on the Technical made by the Council to the FEMA Members of the TMAC serve terms of
Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) to Administrator. office for two years. There is no
apply for appointment. As provided for Members of the TMAC will be application form. However, applications
in the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance appointed based on their demonstrated must include the following information:
Reform Act of 2012, the TMAC makes knowledge and competence regarding • The applicant’s full name,
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recommendations to the FEMA surveying, cartography, remote sensing, • home and business phone numbers,
Administrator on how to improve, in a geographic information systems, or the • preferred email address,
cost-effective manner, the accuracy, technical aspects of preparing and using • home and business mailing
general quality, ease of use, and FIRMs. To the maximum extent addresses,
distribution and dissemination of flood practicable, FEMA will ensure that • current position title and
insurance rate maps (FIRMs) and risk membership of the TMAC has a balance organization,
data; and improve performance metrics of Federal, State, local, Tribal, and • resume or curriculum vitae, and

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• the membership category of interest will describe the nature of the Management Sub-grant; FEMA Form
(e.g., member of a recognized information collection, the categories of 078–0–2, Principal Advisor’s Report.
professional association or organization respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., Abstract: The information collection
representing flood hazard determination the time, effort and resources used by is required to make grant eligibility
firms). respondents to respond) and cost, and determinations for the Fire Management
Applicants can submit a cover letter the actual data collection instruments Assistance Grant Program (FMAGP).
along with their resume to the listed FEMA will use. FEMA is publishing this These eligibility-based grants and
contact (i.e. the POC listed in the notice to correct a misstatement in a subgrants provide assistance to any
Further Information section of the FR previous notice that this collection was eligible State, Indian tribal government,
notice). a reinstatement, with change, of a or local government for the mitigation,
The TMAC shall meet as often as currently approved information management, and control of a fire on
needed to fulfill its mission, but not less collection. This collection is actually public or private forest land or grassland
than twice a year. Members may be being submitted to the Office of that is threatening such destruction as
reimbursed for travel and per diem Management of Budget for review and would constitute a major disaster. The
incurred in the performance of their clearance as an extension, without data/information gathered in the forms
duties as members of the TMAC. All change, of a currently approved is used to determine the severity of the
travel for TMAC business must be collection. threatening fire, current and forecast
approved in advance by the Designated DATES: Comments must be submitted on weather conditions, and associated
Federal Officer. or before February 26, 2018. factors related to the fire and its
The Department of Homeland potential threat as a major disaster.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
Security (DHS) does not discriminate in
on the proposed information collection Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal
employment on the basis of race, color,
to the Office of Information and Government.
religion, sex, national origin, political
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Estimated Number of Respondents:
affiliation, sexual orientation, gender
Management and Budget. Comments 178.
identity, marital status, disability and
should be addressed to the Desk Officer Estimated Number of Responses: 553.
genetic information, age, membership in
for the Department of Homeland Estimated Total Annual Burden
an employee organization, or other non-
Security, Federal Emergency Hours: 811.
merit factor. DHS strives to achieve a
Management Agency, and sent via
widely diverse candidate pool for all its Estimated Total Annual Respondent
electronic mail to dhsdeskofficer@
recruitment actions. Current DHS and Cost: The estimated annual cost to
omb.eop.gov.
FEMA employees will not be considered respondents for the hour burden is
for membership. Federally registered FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: $56,281.
lobbyists will not be considered for SGE Requests for additional information or Estimated Respondents’ Operation
appointments. copies of the information collection and Maintenance Costs: There are no
should be made to Director, Records annual costs to respondents operations
Dated: January 31, 2018.
Management Division, 500 C Street SW, and maintenance costs for technical
Roy Wright,
Washington, DC 20472, email address services.
Associate Administrator, Federal Insurance FEMA-Information-Collections-
and Mitigation Administration. Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Management@fema.dhs.gov or Allen
[FR Doc. 2018–02486 Filed 2–7–18; 8:45 am] Start-Up Costs: There is no annual start-
Wineland, FMAG Program Manager,
BILLING CODE 9110–12–P up or capital costs.
Office of Response & Recovery, FEMA,
(202) 702–1472. Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: The cost to the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Federal Government is $612,370.
SECURITY proposed information collection notice
previously published in the Federal Comments
Federal Emergency Management Register on January 26, 2018 at 83 FR
3763 with a 30 day public comment Comments may be submitted as
Agency indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
period. The notice incorrectly stated
[Docket ID: FEMA–2017–0028; OMB No. that this collection was a reinstatement, above. Comments are solicited to (a)
1660–0058]
with change, of a currently approved evaluate whether the proposed data
information collection. This collection collection is necessary for the proper
Agency Information Collection performance of the agency, including
Activities: Submission for OMB is being submitted to the Office of
Management of Budget for review and whether the information shall have
Review; Comment Request; Fire practical utility; (b) evaluate the
Management Assistance Grant clearance as an extension, without
change, of a currently approved accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
Program burden of the proposed collection of
collection.
AGENCY: Federal Emergency information, including the validity of
Management Agency, DHS. Collection of Information the methodology and assumptions used;
ACTION: Correction notice and request Title: Fire Management Assistance (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
for comments. Grant Program. clarity of the information to be
Type of information collection: collected; and (d) minimize the burden
SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Extension, without change, of a of the collection of information on those
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Management Agency (FEMA) will currently approved information who are to respond, including through
submit the information collection collection. the use of appropriate automated,
abstracted below to the Office of OMB Number: 1660–0058. electronic, mechanical, or other
Management and Budget for review and Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA technological collection techniques or
clearance in accordance with the Form 078–0–1, Request for Fire other forms of information technology,
requirements of the Paperwork Management Assistance Declaration; e.g., permitting electronic submission of
Reduction Act of 1995. The submission FEMA Form 089–0–24, Request for Fire responses.

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Section		Notices
Action		Committee management; request for applicants for appointment to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Technical Mapping Advisory Council.
Dates		Applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. EST on March 12, 2018.
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 website is: http://www.fema.gov/TMAC.
FR Citation		83 FR 5640

83 FR 5640 - Technical Mapping Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYFederal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 27 (February 8, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency