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2The Resolution requested the U.S. Coast Guard 

work cooperatively with stakeholders to devise and 

implement within 3 years an improved regulatory 

approach to the testing and approval of personal 

flotation devices, including life jackets. 

3 82 FR 26632 (June 8, 2017). 

with UL 12402–5 as equivalent to PFDs 

meeting the requirements in 46 CFR 

160.064 and 160.076, with certain 

exceptions. 

The adoption of this policy marks the 

culmination of over a decade of 

dedicated work across the lifejacket and 

recreational boating safety community 

and supports National Boating Safety 

Advisory Council Resolution 2009–83– 

01, which is available in the docket.2

This policy also responds to a comment 

submitted by the Lifejacket Association 

in response to the Coast Guard’s request 

for public input on ‘‘Evaluation of 

Existing Coast Guard Regulations, 

Guidance Documents, Interpretive 

Documents, and Collections of 

Information,’’ 3 recommending the Coast 

Guard consider full adoption of UL 

12402–5 and UL 12402–9. In order to 

provide the maximum benefit to the 

public with minimum delay, the Coast 

Guard evaluated which elements of the 

new standards could be implemented 

without a change to the regulations. 

Those elements are being adopted by 

this policy. The remaining elements of 

the standards that cannot be adopted 

without a change to the regulations are 

being considered for possible future 

regulatory action. 

This policy letter allows 

manufacturers to have their products 

certified to the new bi-national 

standard, in lieu of the legacy standards 

codified in title 46 CFR. This allowance 

is intended to reduce the burden of 

maintaining approvals in U.S. and 

Canadian markets and to make 

additional types of PFDs available to 

U.S. and Canadian boaters. 

This policy does not impact existing 

PFD approvals, and does not require any 

action on the part of boaters or mariners 

who have approved PFDs onboard. An 

existing approved PFD will continue to 

meet the same carriage requirements, as 

long as it remains in good and 

serviceable condition. 

The Coast Guard has prepared a 

Deregulatory Savings Analysis for the 

policy letter that identifies and 

examines the potential costs and savings 

associated with implementing the new 

standards plan and is available in the 

docket. We request your comments on 

any concerns that you may have related 

to the policy changes. 

This notice is issued under authority 

of 5 U.S.C. 552(a). 

Dated: August 9, 2018. 

J.G. Lantz, 

Director of Commercial Regulations and 

Standards, U.S. Coast Guard. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022] 

Technical Mapping Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice 

of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) Technical 

Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will 

meet in person on Tuesday, September 

25, 2018, and Wednesday, September 

26, 2018, in Reston, Virginia. The 

meeting will be open to the public. 

DATES: The TMAC will meet on 

Tuesday, September 25, 2018, from 8:00 

a.m.–5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time 

(EDT), and Wednesday, September 26, 

2018, from 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. EDT. 

Please note that the meeting will close 

early if the TMAC has completed its 

business. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the United States Geological Survey 

(USGS) Headquarters at 12201 Sunrise 

Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192. 

Members of the public who wish to 

attend the meeting must register in 

advance by sending an email to FEMATMAC@fema.dhs.gov (Attention: 

Michael Nakagaki) by 11:00 p.m. EDT 

on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. 

Members of the public must follow 

signs for the Visitor’s Entrance on the 

U.S. Geological Survey Drive entrance 

of the USGS; once you pull into the 

Visitor’s Entrance, facility security will 

direct you to parking and where to 

check in at the front desk of the visitor’s 

entrance at the USGS. Photo 

identification is required. 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact the person listed below 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT 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

section below. Associated meeting 

materials will be available at 

www.fema.gov/TMAC for review by 

Wednesday, September 19, 2018. 

Written comments to be considered by 

the committee at the time of the meeting 

must be submitted and received by 

Friday, September 21, 2018, 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-RULES@fema.dhs.gov and CC: 

FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov. Include 

Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022 in the 

subject line of the message. Include 

name and contact information in the 

body of the email. 

• Mail: Regulatory Affairs Division, 

Office of Chief Counsel, FEMA, 500 C 

Street SW, Room 8NE, Washington, DC 

20472–3100. 

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. 

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 Tuesday, September 25, 2018, from 

4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT and again on 

Wednesday, September 26, 2018, from 

11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT. Speakers 

are requested to limit their comments to 

no more than three minutes. 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 Friday, September 

21, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Nakagaki, Designated Federal 

Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 400 C 

Street SW, Washington, DC 20024, 

telephone (202) 212–2148, and email 

michael.nakagaki@fema.dhs.gov. The 

TMAC website is: http://www.fema.gov/ 

TMAC. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 

Appendix. 

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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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: During the two-day meeting, 

TMAC members will discuss and 

conduct a review of the final draft 

TMAC 2018 Annual Report. The TMAC 

will also receive public input on the 

report recommendations and content; 

the recommendations and summary of 

content will be posted to the FEMA 

TMAC website at http://www.fema.gov/ 

TMAC prior to the meeting to provide 

the public an opportunity to review the 

materials. A public comment period 

will be held on Tuesday, September 25, 

2018, from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT 

and again on Wednesday, September 26, 

2018, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT 

and will occur prior to any vote. The 

full agenda and related meeting 

materials will be posted by Friday, 

September 21, 2018, at http://

www.fema.gov/TMAC. 

David I. Maurstad, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance 

and Mitigation, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17813 Filed 8–16–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7005–N–15] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Home Equity Conversion 

Mortgage (HECM) Counseling 

Standardization and Roster 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing 

Commissioner, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for the information collection 

described below. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is 

requesting comment from all interested 

parties on the proposed collection of 

information. The purpose of this notice 

is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 16, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 

20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 

(this is not a toll-free number) or email 

at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of 

the proposed forms or other available 

information. Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Olmstead, Housing Program Specialist, 

Office of Housing Counseling, Office of 

Policy and Grant Administration, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20410; email 

john.olmstead@hud.gov or telephone 

(802) 951–6290. This is not a toll-free 

number. Persons with hearing or speech 

impairments may access this number 

through TTY by calling the toll-free 

Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. 

Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Pollard. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD is 

seeking approval from OMB for the 

information collection described in 

Section A. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: 

Application for Home Equity 

Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Counselor 

Roster and Certificate of HECM 

Counseling. 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0586. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with 

change, of previously approved 

collection for which approval will 

expire. (OMB Expiration Date: August 

31, 2018). 

Form Numbers: HUD–92902 and 

HUD–92904. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

HECM Counselor examination and 

Roster application assists HUD in 

evaluating the knowledge and capacity 

of individuals interested in providing 

HECM counseling to potential HECM 

borrowers thereby reducing the risk to 

the insurance fund. The collection of 

information assists HUD in providing 

and maintaining a current roster of 

HUD-approved HECM counselors to the 

general public and interested customers. 

The transfer of the Certificate of HECM 

Counseling, form HUD 92900, from 

OMB Collection 2502–0524 to this 

collection is needed since the Office of 

Housing Counseling is responsible for 

all services offered by HUD-approved 

housing counselors which includes 

HECM Roster Counselors. OMB 

Collection 2502–0524 was recently 

approved by OMB and has an expiration 

date of March 31, 2021. 

Respondents (i.e. affected public): 

State, Local or Tribal Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,055. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

80,058.50. 

Frequency of Response: HUD– 

92902—Certificate of HECM Counseling: 

Once HUD 92904—HECM Counseling 

Roster: 94.11. 

Average Hours per Response: 2 hours. 

Total Estimated Burden: 120,841.25. 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 

information described in Section A on 

the following: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of the functions of 

the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; (3) Ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of the 


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