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information and opinion among parties 

that leads to mutual understanding. 

Matters To Be Considered: 

The Tribal Opioid Response Program 

was first authorized in 2018 along with 

the State Opioid Response Program 

(SOR) under Title II Division H of the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018. 

This announcement addressed Healthy 

People 2020, Substance Abuse Topic 

Area HP 2020–SA. All grants and subawards made under this announcement 

were governed by 45 CFR part 75. 

The purpose of the TOR program is to 

assist in addressing the overdose crisis 

in Tribal communities by increasing 

access to treatment of opioid use 

disorder (MOUD), and supporting the 

continuum of prevention, harm 

reduction, treatment, and recovery 

support services for opioid use disorder 

(OUD) and co-occurring substance use 

disorders. 

The TOR program also supports the 

full continuum of prevention, harm 

reduction, treatment and recovery 

support services for stimulant misuse 

and use disorders, including for cocaine 

and methamphetamine. The TOR 

program emphasizes the use of 

medication-assisted treatment using one 

of the three FDA-approved medications 

for OUDs. 

The TOR program encourages the use 

of traditional practices. Funding is for a 

two-year time frame. Since inception 

the TOR program has been funded using 

the user population estimates 

distributed by the Indian Health 

Services (IHS). SAMHSA is interested in 

receiving feedback and suggestions for 

alternate funding methodologies for the 

TOR program, including the questions 

below. 

Should SAMHSA continue to use the 

IHS user population estimates as the 

basis for determining TOR grant award 

amounts? If so, what tiers of funding 

should be established? 

Should SAMHSA award each TOR 

grant recipient the same amount, similar 

to other SAMHSA discretionary Tribal 

grant programs? 

Should SAMHSA award funds based 

on proposed number of clients served 

using grant funding? 

Should SAMHSA award funds based 

on proposed activities that will be 

funded through the grant? 

Should SAMHSA use some 

combination of the above 

methodologies? 

What other methodologies should be 

considered instead? 

Meeting Information: Zoom Virtual 

Tribal Consultation. If you wish to 

attend the virtual consultation session, 

please register here: https://

www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/

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Instructions to access the Zoom 

virtual consultation will be provided in 

the link following registration. All 

elected Tribal officials are encouraged to 

submit written Tribal testimony by 

email. 

Dated: September 28, 2023. 

Carlos Castillo, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4162–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022] 

Technical Mapping Advisory Council; 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Federal 

Advisory Committee Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) Technical 

Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will 

hold a virtual public meeting on Friday, 

Oct. 27, 2023. The meeting will be open 

to the public via a Microsoft Teams 

Video Communications link. 

DATES: The TMAC will meet on Friday, 

Oct. 27, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Eastern Standard Time (EST). 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 Microsoft 

Teams Video Communications link 

(https://tinyurl.com/5cdwv54e). 

Members of the public who wish to 

attend the in-person or virtual meeting 

must register in advance by sending an 

email to FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov 

(Attn: Brian Koper) by 5 p.m. EST on 

Wednesday, Oct. 18, 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 Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. To 

receive a copy of any relevant materials, 

please send the request to: FEMATMAC@fema.dhs.gov (Attn: Brian 

Koper). Written comments to be 

considered by the committee at the time 

of the meeting must be submitted and 

received by Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, 5 p.m. 

EST, identified by Docket ID FEMA– 

2014–0022, and submitted by one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: Address the email TO: 

FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov. 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 http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. You 

may wish to review the Privacy & 

Security Notice via a link on the 

homepage of www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For docket access to read 

background documents or comments 

received by the TMAC, go to http://

www.regulations.gov and search for the 

Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022. 

A public comment period will be held 

on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, from noon to 

12:30 p.m. EST. 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, Oct. 18, 2023, 5 p.m. EST. 

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 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 St. SW, 

Washington, DC 20472, 202–646–3085, 

brian.koper@fema.dhs.gov. The TMAC 

website is: https://www.fema.gov/floodmaps/guidance-partners/technicalmapping-advisory-council. 

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 


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1 ‘‘This regulation sets forth the policy, procedure 

and responsibilities to implement and enforce 

Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, 

and Executive Order 11990, Protection of 

Wetlands.’’ 44 CFR 9.1. 

2The 8-step process set forth in 44 CFR part 9 

also governs agency actions that take place in 

wetlands. 

3 44 CFR 9.5(a)(1). 

4 44 CFR 9.6. 

5See generally FEMA’s website at Environmental 

Planning and Historic Preservation for a description 

of the EHP process and the applicable regulations, 

directives, and legal mandates which govern it. 

(Last accessed on 6/16/2023). 

6See Guidelines for Implementing Executive 

Order 11988, Floodplain Management, and 

Executive Order 13690, Establishing a Federal 

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 

content of the 2023 TMAC Annual 

Report. Any related materials will be 

available upon request prior to the 

meeting to provide the public with an 

opportunity to review the materials. The 

full agenda and related meeting 

materials will be available upon request 

by Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. To receive 

a copy of any relevant materials, please 

send the request to: FEMA-TMAC@

fema.dhs.gov (Attn: Brian Koper). 

Nicholas A. Shufro, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Risk 

Management, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2023–0027] 

Programmatic/Class Floodplain 

Review Procedures for Specific 

Preparedness Grant Projects 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) is 

publishing this notice to document and 

request comments on its determination 

that a programmatic/class review is 

appropriate for six categories of 

activities in specific grant programs that 

do not have an adverse impact 

individually or cumulatively on 

floodplain values placing property and 

persons at risk. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

November 3, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket ID FEMA–2023– 

0027 via the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

at https://www.regulations.gov. Search 

for and follow the instructions for 

submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frederick Holycross, Coordinator, Grant 

Programs Directorate, Environmental 

Planning and Historic Preservation, 

FEMA, frederick.holycross@

fema.dhs.gov, or 202–212–8007. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation 

Interested persons are invited to 

participate in this ‘‘Class Review 

Procedures for Specific Preparedness 

Grant Projects’’ by submitting comments 

and related materials. We will consider 

all comments and material received 

during the comment period. 

If you submit a comment, include the 

Docket ID FEMA–2023–0027 indicate 

the specific section of this document to 

which each comment applies, and give 

the reason for each comment. All 

submissions may be posted, without 

change, to the Federal e-Rulemaking 

Portal at http://www.regulations.gov and 

will include any personal information 

you provide. Therefore, submitting this 

information makes it public. For more 

about privacy and the docket, visit 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Viewing comments and documents: 

For access to the docket to read 

background documents or comments 

received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. 

II. Background 

FEMA’s floodplain management 

regulations are found at Part 9 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations. Part 9 sets 

forth the policy, procedure and 

responsibilities to implement and 

enforce Executive Order 11988, 

Floodplain Management.1 Part 9 sets 

forth an 8-step process which FEMA 

must follow when taking actions in 

floodplains 2 which have the potential 

to affect floodplains or their occupants, 

or which are subject to potential harm 

by location in floodplains.3

For such actions, FEMA is required to 

take the following steps: (1) determine 

whether the proposed action is located 

in the 100-year floodplain (500-year 

floodplain for critical actions), and 

whether it has the potential to affect or 

be affected by the floodplain; (2) notify 

the public at the earliest possible time 

of the intent to carry out an action in a 

floodplain, and involve the affected and 

interested public in the decision-making 

process; (3) identify and evaluate 

practicable alternatives to locating the 

proposed action in a floodplain 

(including alternative sites, actions and 

the ‘‘no action’’ option); (4) identify the 

potential direct and indirect impacts 

associated with the occupancy or 

modification of floodplains and the 

potential direct and indirect support of 

floodplain development that could 

result from the proposed action; (5) 

minimize the potential adverse impacts 

and support to or within floodplains to 

be identified under Step 4, restore and 

preserve the natural and beneficial 

values served by floodplains; (6) 

reevaluate the proposed action to 

determine first, if it is still practicable 

in light of its exposure to flood hazards, 

the extent to which it will aggravate the 

hazards to others, and its potential to 

disrupt floodplain values and second, if 

alternatives preliminarily rejected at 

Step 3 are practicable in light of the 

information gained in Steps 4 and 5; (7) 

prepare and provide the public with a 

finding and public explanation of any 

final decision that the floodplain is the 

only practicable alternative; and (8) 

review the implementation and postimplementation phases of the proposed 

action to ensure that the minimization 

requirements are fully implemented.4

FEMA completes the 8-step process 

for each action it is taking in a 

floodplain as part of the comprehensive 

environmental and historic preservation 

(EHP) compliance reviews that are 

required for all projects funded under 

its disaster and non-disaster grant 

programs.5 The implementing guidance 

for E.O. 11988 (Guidelines) allows for 

an altered or shortened decision-making 

floodplain evaluation ‘‘class review’’ 

process for certain routine or recurring 

actions, known as repetitive actions.6


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