Technical Mapping Advisory Council; Meeting
| Citation | 88 FR 74200 |
| Published date | 30 October 2023 |
| Record Number | 2023-23874 |
| Court | Homeland Security Department |
| Section | Notices |
Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 208 (Monday, October 30, 2023)
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 208 (Monday, October 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74200-74201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23874]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket ID FEMA-2014-0022]
Technical Mapping Advisory Council; Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical
Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will hold an in-person public meeting
with a virtual option on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, and Wednesday,
November 29, 2023. The meeting will be open to the public in-person and
via a Microsoft Teams Video Communications link.
DATES: The TMAC will meet on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, from 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and Wednesday, November 29, 2023,
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. Please note that the meeting will close
early if the TMAC has completed its business.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in-person at the FEMA Conference
Center at 400 C St. SW, Washington, DC 20472 and virtually using the
following Microsoft Teams Video Communications link (Tuesday Link:
http://tinyurl.com/42997fks; Wednesday Link: http://tinyurl.com/ywpsxfnv). Members of the public who wish to attend the in-person or
virtual meeting must register in advance by sending an email to [email protected] (Attn: Brian Koper) by 5:00 p.m. EST on Thursday,
November 26, 2023.
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 caption below.
Associated meeting materials will be available upon request after
Friday, November 17, 2023. To receive a copy of any relevant materials,
please send the request to: [email protected] (Attn: Brian Koper).
Written comments to be considered by the committee at the time of the
meeting must be submitted and received by Tuesday, November 21, 2023,
5:00 p.m. EST 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].
Include the docket number in the subject line of the message. Include
name and contact information in the body of the email.
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. You may wish to review the Privacy & Security Notice via a
link on the homepage of www.regulations.gov.
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 Tuesday, November 28, 2023,
from 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST and Wednesday, November 29, 2023, from 12
p.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST. 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 Friday, November
17, 2023, 5 p.m. EST. Please be prepared to submit a written version of
your public comment.
FEMA is committed to ensuring all participants have equal access
regardless of disability status. If you require reasonable
accommodation due to a disability to fully participate, please contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT caption as
soon as possible.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Koper, Designated Federal
Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 400 C St. SW, Washington, DC 20472,
telephone 202-646-3085, and email [email protected]. The TMAC
website is: https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/guidance-partners/technical-mapping-advisory-council.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 117-286, 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.
In accordance with 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
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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: The purpose of this meeting is for the TMAC members to
discuss the content of the 2023 TMAC Annual Report. Any related
materials will be available upon request prior to the meeting to
provide the public with an opportunity to review the materials. The
full agenda and related meeting materials will be available upon
request by Friday, November 17, 2023. To receive a copy of any relevant
materials, please send the request to: [email protected] (Attn:
Brian Koper).
Kevin Werner,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Risk Management, Federal Insurance
and Mitigation Administration, Resilience, Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
[FR Doc. 2023-23874 Filed 10-27-23; 8:45 am]
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