Document ID: FEMA-2014-0022-0050
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Technical Mapping Advisory Council; Meeting
Posted Date: 2020-12-14T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 240 (Monday, December 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80799-80800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27374]

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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, DHS.

ACTION: Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Technical 
Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday, 
January 19 and Wednesday, January 20, 2021. The meeting will be open to 
the public via a Zoom Video Communications link.

DATES: The TMAC will meet on Tuesday, January 19 and Wednesday January 
20, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). 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 Zoom 
Video Communications link (https://fema.zoomgov.com/j/16195624614) and 
password (875873) to share meeting visuals and audio. Audio is also 
accessible using a Zoom call in number (1-669-254-5252) along with the 
Meeting Identification (16195624614) and password. 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 (Attention: Michael 
Nakagaki) by 5 p.m. ET on Friday, January 15, 2021. For information on 
services for individuals with disabilities or to request special 
assistance at the meeting, contact the person listed below by Friday, 
January 15, 2021.
    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 at the TMAC website 
(https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/guidance-partners/technical-mapping-advisory-council) for review by Friday January 15, 2021. Written 
comments to be considered by the committee at the time of the meeting 
must be submitted and received by Friday January 15, 2021, identified 
by Docket ID FEMA-2014-0022, and submitted by the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.

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    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.
    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 19, 2021, 
from 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET and Wednesday, January 20, 2021, from 12 
p.m. to 12:30 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 close of business 
on Friday, January 15, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Nakagaki, Designated Federal 
Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20024, 
(202) 212-2148, michael.nakagaki@fema.dhs.gov. The TMAC website is: 
https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/guidance-partners/technical-mapping-advisory-council

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).
    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 hold 
a vote to submit the final report to the FEMA Administrator. Any 
related materials will be posted to the FEMA TMAC site prior to the 
meeting to provide the public an opportunity to review the materials. 
The full agenda and related meeting materials will be posted for review 
by Friday, January 15, 2021, at https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/guidance-partners/technical-mapping-advisory-council.

Michael M. Grimm,
Assistant Administrator for Risk Management, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2020-27374 Filed 12-11-20; 8:45 am]
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