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• Under Wellness and Fitness 

Activity: A clarification that Priority 1 

programs must be already in place or 

requested in the application before 

Priority 2 programs will be considered 

for funding. In addition, the following 

items were added as ineligible: 

• Saunas (including infrared) 

• Hyperbaric chambers 

• Ice baths 

• Purchase of medical equipment 

• Under Grant Writer/Preparation 

Fees: Clarification that the grant writer 

fee is subject to the cost share 

requirement was added. 

• References in the funding notice to 

wildland fire were updated to wildfire 

where applicable. 

• Eligible expenses for travel were 

updated to ensure uniformity within 

various activities funded. 

• Minor updates to the AFG 

application were implemented to ensure 

equipment items are listed similarly to 

the funding notice. 

• The following topics were 

discussed at the criteria development 

meeting but did not result in a 

recommendation for implementation: 

• Changes to current equipment 

priority levels. 

• Changes to Personal Protective 

Equipment activity, specific to 

replacement of air cylinders, PPE 

alternatives, and procurement of a 

second set of PPE gear. 

• Changes to some of the existing 

definitions and guidance in the funding 

notice, specifically to the definition of a 

Combination fire department and 

changes to guidance for regional 

applications hosted by fire departments 

with nonaffiliated EMS organizations as 

partners. 

• Additional considerations for 

applicants with little to no structural 

fire calls. 

Recommendations Not Adopted for FY 

2024 

Below is a list of recommendations 

that were not adopted for FY 2024. 

These recommendations are considered 

long-term goals and are being evaluated 

for future consideration. 

• CDP recommended utilizing 

technology (e.g., artificial intelligence) 

within the application that will collect 

data sets entered by each applicant to 

generate a Cost Benefit narrative. 

• CDP recommended reorganization 

of Priority 2 Wellness and Fitness 

activities into high, medium, and low 

priorities with specific dropdowns in 

the application. 

• CDP recommended that FEMA 

investigate the scoring elements/metrics 

used in vehicle application and vehicle 

pre-score calculation to ensure that 

various vehicle types being requested 

receive equal consideration. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2229. 

Deanne Criswell, 

Administrator, 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 Wednesday, 

February 19, 2025, and Thursday, 

February 20, 2025. The meeting will be 

open to the public both in-person and 

via a Microsoft Teams Video 

Communications link. 

DATES: The TMAC will meet on 

Wednesday, February 19, 2025, and 

Thursday, February 20, 2025, from 8 

a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time (ET) each 

day. Please note that the meeting will 

close early if the TMAC has completed 

its business. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held inperson at 400 C St. SW, Washington, DC 

20472 and virtually using the following 

Microsoft Teams Video 

Communications links: 

• Wednesday, February 19 Link: 

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetupjoin/19%3ameeting_MDdhNGZhN

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• Thursday, February 20 Link: 

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetupjoin/19%3ameeting_

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c60d2aa40277%22%7d. 

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. ET on 

Friday, February 14, 2025. 

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 

on Friday, February 14, 2025. To receive 

a copy of any relevant materials, please 

send the request to: FEMA-TMAC@

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, February 14, 2025, 5:00 p.m. ET 

identified by Docket ID FEMA–2014– 

0022, and submitted by the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://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 https://

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 https://

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For docket access to read 

background documents or comments 

received by the TMAC, go to https://

www.regulations.gov and search for the 

Docket ID FEMA–2014–0022. 

A public comment period will be held 

on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, from 

11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET and Thursday, 

February 20, 2025, from 11:30 a.m. to 12 

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 14, 2025, 5 

p.m. ET. Please be prepared to submit 

a written version of your public 

comment by Tuesday, February 18, 

2025, 5 p.m. ET. 

FEMA is committed to ensuring all 

participants have equal access 

regardless of disability status. If you 


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require reasonable accommodation to 

fully participate due to a disability, 

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, 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, Pub. L. 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 2024 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 Friday, February 14, 2025. To receive 

a copy of any relevant materials, please 

send the request to: FEMA-TMAC@

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

Nicholas A. Shufro, 

Assistant Administrator (Acting), 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–2008–0010] 

Board of Visitors for the National Fire 

Academy 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of open Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Board of Visitors for the 

National Fire Academy (Board) will 

meet virtually on Thursday, March 20, 

2025. The meeting will be open to the 

public. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

Thursday, March 20, 2025, 1 p.m. to 3 

p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). 

Please note that the meeting may close 

early if the Board has completed its 

business. 

ADDRESSES: Members of the public who 

wish to participate in the virtual 

conference should contact Deborah 

Gartrell-Kemp as listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 

by 5 p.m. EST on March 10, 2025, to 

obtain the call-in number and access 

code for the March 20th virtual meeting. 

The Board 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 Deborah Gartrell-Kemp as 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section as soon as possible. 

To facilitate public participation, we 

are inviting public comment on the 

issues to be considered by the Board as 

listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section. Participants 

seeking to have their comments 

considered during the meeting should 

submit them in advance or during the 

public comment segment. Comments 

submitted up to 30 days after the 

meeting will be included in the public 

record and may be considered at the 

next meeting. Comments submitted in 

advance must be identified by Docket ID 

FEMA–2008–0010 and may be 

submitted by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Electronic Delivery: Email Deborah 

Gartrell-Kemp at Deborah.GartrellKemp@fema.dhs.gov no later than 

March 10, 2025, for consideration at the 

March 20th, meeting. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Federal 

Emergency Management Agency’’ and 

the Docket ID for this action. Comments 

received will be posted without 

alteration at https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. You 

may wish to view the Privacy and 

Security Notice via a link on the 

homepage of https://

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket and 

to read background documents or 

comments received by the National Fire 

Academy Board of Visitors, go to 

https://www.regulations.gov, insert 

‘‘FEMA–2008–0010’’ in the search box 

and then click ‘‘Search.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Designated Federal Officer: Eriks 

Gabliks, telephone (301) 447–1308, 

email Eriks.Gabliks@fema.dhs.gov. 

Logistical Information: Deborah 

Gartrell-Kemp, telephone (301) 447– 

7230, email Deborah.Gartrell-Kemp@

fema.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board 

will meet virtually on Thursday, March 

20, 2025. The meeting will be open to 

the public. Notice of this meeting is 

given under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. chapter 10. 

Purpose of the Board 

The purpose of the Board is to review 

annually the programs of the National 

Fire Academy (Academy) and advise the 

Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA), through 

the United States Fire Administrator, on 

the operation of the Academy and any 

improvements therein that the Board 

deems appropriate. In carrying out its 

responsibilities, the Board examines 

Academy programs to determine 

whether these programs further the 

basic missions that are approved by the 

Administrator of FEMA, examines the 

physical plant of the Academy to 

determine the adequacy of the 

Academy’s facilities, and examines the 

funding levels for Academy programs. 

The Board submits a written annual 

report through the United States Fire 

Administrator to the Administrator of 

FEMA. The report provides detailed 


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