Notice2022-28140
Technical Mapping Advisory Council; Meeting
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Published
December 27, 2022
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Homeland Security DepartmentFederal Emergency Management Agency
Abstract
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will hold an in-person public meeting with a virtual option on Monday, January 23, 2023, and Tuesday, January 24, 2023. The meeting will be open to the public in-person and via a Microsoft Teams Video Communications link.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79336-79337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28140]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2014-0022]
Technical Mapping Advisory Council; Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of 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 Monday, January 23, 2023, and Tuesday, January
24, 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 Monday, January 23, 2023, and Tuesday,
January 24, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Please
note that the meeting will close early if the TMAC has completed its
business.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in-person at Michael Baker
International, 3601 Eisenhower Ave. Ste. 600, Alexandria, VA 22304, and
virtually using the following Microsoft Teams Video Communications link
(Monday Link: <a href="https://bit.ly/3FdGFXa">https://bit.ly/3FdGFXa</a>; Tuesday Link: <a href="https://bit.ly/3VzEUbR">https://bit.ly/3VzEUbR</a>). Members of the public who wish to attend the in-person or
virtual meeting must register in advance by sending an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1452515955394059555754727179753a707c673a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dd9b98909cf089909c9e9dbbb8b0bcf3b9b5aef3bab2ab">[email protected]</span></a> (Attn: Brian Koper) by 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday,
January 19, 2023. For information on services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT caption below
as soon as possible.
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
Tuesday, January 17, 2023. The draft 2022 TMAC Annual Report Outline
will be available for review after Tuesday, January 17, 2023. To
receive a copy of any relevant materials, please send the request to:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4305060e026e170e02000325262e226d272b306d242c35"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eaacafa7abc7bea7aba9aa8c8f878bc48e8299c48d859c">[email protected]</span></a> (Attn: Brian Koper). Written comments to be
considered by the committee at the time of the meeting must be
submitted and received by Wednesday, January 18, 2023, 5:00 p.m. ET
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#2e686b636f037a636f6d6e484b434f004a465d00494158"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dc9a99919df188919d9f9cbab9b1bdf2b8b4aff2bbb3aa">[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.
<bullet> 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. You may wish to review the Privacy & Security Notice via a
link on the homepage of <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
<bullet> 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.
A public comment period will be held on Monday, January 23, 2023,
from 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET and Tuesday, January 24, 2023, from
11:45 a.m. to 12:15 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 Wednesday, January
18, 2023, 5:00 p.m. ET. 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 a 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 Street SW, Washington, DC 20024,
telephone 202-646-3085, and email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#187a6a717976367377687d6a587e7d7579367c706b367f776e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bcdeced5ddd292d7d3ccd9cefcdad9d1dd92d8d4cf92dbd3ca">[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.
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,
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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 and vote on the content of the 2023 TMAC Annual Report Outline.
Any related materials will be available upon request prior to the
meeting to provide the public an opportunity to review the materials.
The full agenda and related meeting materials will be available upon
request by Tuesday, January 17, 2023. To receive a copy of any relevant
materials, please send the request to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83c5c6cec2aed7cec2c0c3e5e6eee2ade7ebf0ade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97d1d2dad6bac3dad6d4d7f1f2faf6b9f3ffe4b9f0f8e1">[email protected]</span></a> (Attn:
Brian Koper).
Michael M. Grimm,
Assistant Administrator for Risk Management, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2022-28140 Filed 12-23-22; 8:45 am]
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