Notice2023-03312
Technical Mapping Advisory Council; Meeting
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Published
February 16, 2023
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security Department
Abstract
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will hold an in-person public meeting with a virtual option on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, and Thursday, March 2, 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 88, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 10143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03312]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[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 Wednesday, March 1, 2023, and Thursday, March
2, 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 Wednesday, March 1, 2023, and Thursday,
March 2, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 5 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 FEMA Conference Center
at 400 C St. SW Washington, DC 20472, and virtually using the following
Microsoft Teams Video Communications link (Wednesday Link: <a href="https://bit.ly/3jeBjCN">https://bit.ly/3jeBjCN</a>; Thursday Link: <a href="https://bit.ly/3DufWE6">https://bit.ly/3DufWE6</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#a4e2e1e9e589f0e9e5e7e4c2c1c9c58ac0ccd78ac3cbd2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5513101814780118141615333038347b313d267b323a23">[email protected]</span></a>
(Attn: Brian Koper) by 5 p.m. ET on Monday, February 27, 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
Thursday, February 23, 2023. The draft 2022 TMAC Annual Report will be
available for review after Thursday, February 23, 2023. To receive a
copy of any relevant materials, please send the request to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0442414945295049454744626169652a606c772a636b72"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6a2c2f272b473e272b292a0c0f070b440e0219440d051c">[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 Friday, February 24, 2023, 5 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#dc9a99919df188919d9f9cbab9b1bdf2b8b4aff2bbb3aa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c0a09010d6118010d0f0c2a29212d6228243f622b233a">[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 Wednesday, March 1, 2023,
from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET and Thursday, March 2, 2023, from 1:30 p.m.
to 2 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 Friday, February 24, 2023, 5
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 20472,
telephone 202-646-3085, and email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2745554e4649094c485742556741424a4609434f5409404851"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b1d3c3d8d0df9fdadec1d4c3f1d7d4dcd09fd5d9c29fd6dec7">[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, 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 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. 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
Thursday, February 23, 2023. To receive a copy of any relevant
materials, please send the request to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a3e5e6eee28ef7eee2e0e3c5c6cec28dc7cbd08dc4ccd5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d690939b97fb829b979596b0b3bbb7f8b2bea5f8b1b9a0">[email protected]</span></a> (Attn:
Brian Koper).
Michael M. Grimm,
Assistant Administrator for Risk Management, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2023-03312 Filed 2-15-23; 8:45 am]
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