Notice2021-21515
Technical Mapping Advisory Council
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Published
October 4, 2021
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentFederal Emergency Management Agency
Abstract
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, and Wednesday, October 20, 2021. The meeting will be open to the public via a Zoom Video Communications link.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 189 (Monday, October 4, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54706-54707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21515]
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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: Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee
meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical
Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday,
October 19, 2021, and Wednesday, October 20, 2021. The meeting will be
open to the public via a Zoom Video Communications link.
DATES: The TMAC will meet on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, and Wednesday,
October 20, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) both days.
Please note that the meeting will close early if the TMAC has completed
its business.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually using the following Zoom
Video Communications link (<a href="https://fema.zoomgov.com/j/1607295999">https://fema.zoomgov.com/j/1607295999</a>) and
password (101460) to share meeting visuals and audio. Audio is also
accessible using a Zoom call in number (+1-669-254-5252) along with the
Meeting Identification (1607295999) and password (101460). Members of
the public who wish to attend the virtual meeting must register in
advance by sending an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c5a59515d3148515d5f5c7a79717d3278746f327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="98deddd5d9b5ccd5d9dbd8fefdf5f9b6fcf0ebb6fff7ee">[email protected]</span></a> (Attention: Brian
Koper) by 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 14, 2021. For information on
services for individuals with disabilities or to request special
assistance at the meeting, please contact the person listed below by
Thursday, October 14, 2021.
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 at the TMAC website
(<a href="https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/guidance-partners/technical-mapping-advisory-council">https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/guidance-partners/technical-mapping-advisory-council</a>) for review by Thursday October 14, 2021. Written
comments to be considered by the committee at the time of the meeting
must be submitted and received by Thursday October 14, 2021, identified
by Docket ID FEMA-2014-0022, and submitted by one of the following
methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Email: Address the email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c3a39313d5128313d3f3c1a19111d5218140f521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2365666e620e776e62606345464e420d474b500d444c55">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal information provided.
Docket: For docket access to read background documents or comments
received by the TMAC, go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and search for
the Docket ID FEMA-2014-0022.
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A public comment period will be held on Tuesday, October 19, 2021
from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET and Wednesday, October 20, 2021 from
11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET. 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 close of business
on Thursday October 14, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Koper, Designated Federal
Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20024,
telephone 202-733-7859, and email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4624342f2728682d293623340620232b2768222e3568212930"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9af8e8f3fbf4b4f1f5eaffe8dafcfff7fbb4fef2e9b4fdf5ec">[email protected]</span></a>. The TMAC
website is: <a href="https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/guidance-partners/technical-mapping-advisory-council">https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/guidance-partners/technical-mapping-advisory-council</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).
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 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 draft content for the 2021 TMAC report. Any related
materials will be posted to the FEMA TMAC site prior to the meeting to
provide the public an opportunity to review the materials. The full
agenda and related meeting materials will be posted for review by
Thursday, October 14, 2021 at <a href="https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/guidance-partners/technical-mapping-advisory-council">https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/guidance-partners/technical-mapping-advisory-council</a>.
Michael M. Grimm,
Assistant Administrator for Risk Management, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2021-21515 Filed 10-1-21; 8:45 am]
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