90194 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 249 / Friday, December 29, 2023 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022] 

Technical Mapping Advisory Council; 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory 

committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) Technical 

Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will 

hold a virtual public meeting on 

Tuesday, January 23, 2024, and 

Wednesday, January 24, 2024. The 

meeting will be open to the public via 

a Microsoft Teams Video 

Communications link. 

DATES: The TMAC will meet on 

Tuesday, January 23, 2024, and 

Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 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 

(Tuesday Link: https://tinyurl.com/ 

bdemyspu; Wednesday Link: https://

tinyurl.com/yu8pcaan). Members of the 

public who wish to attend the virtual 

meeting must register in advance by 

sending an email to FEMA-TMAC@

fema.dhs.gov (Attn: Brian Koper) by 5 

p.m. ET on Friday, January 19, 2024. 

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, January 17, 2024. 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 Thursday, January 18, 2024, 

5 p.m. ET 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 FEMATMAC@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 and 

Security Notice via a link on the 

homepage of http://

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 Tuesday, January 23, 2024, from 3:30 

p.m. to 4 p.m. EST and Wednesday, 

January 24, 2024, from 12 p.m. 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 Monday, January 22, 2024, 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 Brian Koper at brian.koper@

fema.dhs.gov as soon as possible. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Koper, Designated Federal Officer 

for the TMAC, FEMA, 400 C St. SW, 

Washington, DC 20472, telephone 202– 

646–3085, and email brian.koper@

fema.dhs.gov. The TMAC website is: 

https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/ 

guidance-partners/technical-mappingadvisory-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 

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, January 17, 2024. To 

receive a copy of any relevant materials, 

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

Koper). 

Nicholas A. Shufro, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Risk 

Analysis, Planning, & Information 

Directorate, Resilience, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

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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, 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 an in-person public meeting with 

a virtual option on Tuesday, February 

27, 2024, and Wednesday, February 28, 

2024. The meeting will be open to the 

public in-person and via a Microsoft 

Teams Video Communications link. 


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