Notice2024-03737
Technical Mapping Advisory Council
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Published
February 23, 2024
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security Department
Abstract
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is requesting qualified individuals interested in serving on the Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) apply for appointment. The TMAC, as established in the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, makes recommendations to the FEMA Administrator on how to improve, in a cost-effective manner, the accuracy, general quality, ease of use, distribution, and dissemination of Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and risk data; and to define performance metrics and milestones required to map flood risk areas effectively and efficiently in the United States. The appointments are for 3 years each, the terms of which start in spring/summer 2024. Applicants will be considered for any of the seven vacancies on the TMAC for which they are deemed to be qualified.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13729-13730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03737]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket ID FEMA-2014-0022]
Technical Mapping Advisory Council
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Request for applicants for appointment.
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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) apply for appointment. The TMAC, as established
in the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, makes
recommendations to the FEMA
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Administrator on how to improve, in a cost-effective manner, the
accuracy, general quality, ease of use, distribution, and dissemination
of Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and risk data; and to define
performance metrics and milestones required to map flood risk areas
effectively and efficiently in the United States. The appointments are
for 3 years each, the terms of which start in spring/summer 2024.
Applicants will be considered for any of the seven vacancies on the
TMAC for which they are deemed to be qualified.
DATES: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. eastern standard
time (EST) on Friday, April 19, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Membership applications should be submitted by one of the
following methods:
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5610131b177b021b17151630333b3778323e2578313920"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="185e5d5559354c55595b587e7d7579367c706b367f776e">[email protected]</span></a>.
<bullet> Mail: FEMA, Federal Insurance and Mitigation
Administration, Risk Management Directorate, Attn: Brian Koper, 400 C
St. SW, Ste. 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 St. SW, Ste. 6NW-
1412, Washington, DC 20472-3020, (202) 733-7859, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f5b3b0b8b4d8a1b8b4b6b593909894db919d86db929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="094f4c4448245d44484a496f6c6468276d617a276e667f">[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
established by the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012,
42 U.S.C. 4101a, in accordance with provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. ch. 10 (Pub. L. 117-286). The TMAC makes
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 submits 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, geospatial information
systems, or the technical aspects of preparing and using FIRMs. In
order for FEMA to maximize the impact of the Council and the guidance
it provides; the Council must be diverse with regard to professional
and technical expertise. FEMA is committed to pursuing opportunities,
consistent with applicable law, to compose a committee that reflects
the diversity of the nation's people.
FEMA is requesting qualified individuals who are interested in
serving on the TMAC to apply for an appointment. Applicants will be
considered for appointment to seven vacancies on the TMAC, the terms of
which start in spring/summer of 2024. Four of these seven vacancies, as
described below, will be appointed to serve as a Special Government
Employee (SGE) as defined in title 18 U.S.C. 202(a) to serve in their
individual capacity, while the other three members of the TMAC will be
appointed to serve as representative members. The candidates selected
for appointment as a SGE will be subject to the Federal conflict of
interest laws and standards 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 member of a recognized professional engineering association
or organization;
(b) One member of a recognized professional association or
organization representing flood hazard determination firms;
(c) One representative of a recognized professional association or
organization representing State geographic information;
(d) 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;
(e) 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;
(f) One member of a recognized risk management association or
organization;
(g) One State mitigation officer.
Members of the TMAC serve terms of three years with an opportunity
to serve additional terms in accordance with the TMAC By-Laws. There is
no application form. However, applications must include the following
information:
<bullet> Applicant's full name;
<bullet> Position(s) they would like to be considered for;
<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 meets 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 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.
Nicholas A. Shufro,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Risk Analysis, Planning & Information
Directorate, Resilience, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2024-03737 Filed 2-22-24; 8:45 am]
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