Notice2021-13843
Technical Mapping Advisory Council
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Published
June 29, 2021
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Homeland Security DepartmentFederal Emergency Management Agency
Abstract
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. The appointments are for 3 years each and applicants will be considered for appointment for the five vacancies on the TMAC.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34265-34266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13843]
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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, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 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.
The appointments are for 3 years each and applicants will be considered
for appointment for the five vacancies on the TMAC.
DATES: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. ET on July 30,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Applications for membership should be submitted by one of
the following methods:
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f4b2b1b9b5d9a0b9b5b7b492919995da909c87da939b82"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0e484b434f235a434f4d4e686b636f206a667d20696178">[email protected]</span></a>.
<bullet> Mail: FEMA, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration, Risk Management Directorate, Attn: Brian Koper, 400 C
Street SW, Suite 6NW-1412, Washington, DC 20472-3020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Koper, Designated Federal
Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration, Risk Management Directorate, 400 C Street SW, Suite
6NW-1412, Washington, DC 20472-3020, (202) 733-7859, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5a1c1f171b770e171b191a3c3f373b743e3229743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ffb9bab2bed2abb2bebcbf999a929ed19b978cd1989089">[email protected]</span></a>. The TMAC website is: <a href="http://www.fema.gov/TMAC">http://www.fema.gov/TMAC</a>.
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, including mapping standards and guidelines, performance
metrics and milestones, map maintenance, interagency and
intergovernmental coordination, map accuracy, and funding strategies.
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
FIRMs and mapping activities to revise and update FIRMs; 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 in areas such as 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 five vacancies on the TMAC, the terms of
which start in late March 2022. Certain members of the TMAC, as
described below, will be appointed to serve as Special Government
Employees (SGE) as defined in title 18 U.S.C. 202(a). Candidates
selected for appointment will be subject to the Federal conflict of
interest laws and standard of conduct regulations and required to file
a New Entrant Confidential Disclosure Report (OGE 450). This form can
be obtained by visiting the website of the Office of Government Ethics
(<a href="http://www.oge.gov">http://www.oge.gov</a>). 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 cooperating technical partnerships with the Administrator
and has demonstrated the capability to produce FIRMs;
(b) One representative of a local government agency that has
entered into cooperating technical partnerships with the Administrator
and has demonstrated the capability to produce FIRMs;
(c) One member of a recognized professional surveying association
or organization;
(d) One member of a recognized regional flood and storm water
management organization; and
(e) One member of a recognized risk management association or
organization.
Members of the TMAC serve terms of office for 3 years. There is no
application form. However, applications must include the following
information:
<bullet> The applicant's full name;
<bullet> home and business phone numbers;
<bullet> preferred email address;
<bullet> home and business mailing addresses;
<bullet> current position title and organization;
<bullet> resume or curriculum vitae; and
<bullet> 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
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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.
David I. Maurstad,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-13843 Filed 6-28-21; 8:45 am]
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