Document ID: FEMA-2014-0022-0053
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Technical Mapping Advisory Council
Posted Date: 2021-06-29T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34265-34266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13843]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2014-0022]

Technical Mapping Advisory Council

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Request for applicants for appointment to the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency's Technical Mapping Advisory Council.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is requesting 
qualified individuals interested in serving on the Technical Mapping 
Advisory Council (TMAC) to apply for appointment. As provided for in 
the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, the TMAC makes 
recommendations to the FEMA Administrator on how to improve, in a cost-
effective manner, the accuracy, general quality, ease of use, and 
distribution and dissemination of Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and 
risk data; and performance metrics and milestones required to 
effectively and efficiently map flood risk areas in the United States. 
The appointments are for 3 years each and applicants will be considered 
for appointment for the five vacancies on the TMAC.

DATES: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. ET on July 30, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: Applications for membership should be submitted by one of 
the following methods:
     Email: FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov.
     Mail: FEMA, Federal Insurance and Mitigation 
Administration, Risk Management Directorate, Attn: Brian Koper, 400 C 
Street SW, Suite 6NW-1412, Washington, DC 20472-3020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Koper, Designated Federal 
Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, Federal Insurance and Mitigation 
Administration, Risk Management Directorate, 400 C Street SW, Suite 
6NW-1412, Washington, DC 20472-3020, (202) 733-7859, FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov. The TMAC website is: http://www.fema.gov/TMAC.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The TMAC is an advisory committee that was 
established by the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, 
42 U.S.C. 4101a, and in accordance with provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). The TMAC 
is required to make recommendations to FEMA on mapping-related issues 
and activities, including mapping standards and guidelines, performance 
metrics and milestones, map maintenance, interagency and 
intergovernmental coordination, map accuracy, and funding strategies. 
In addition, 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 
FIRMs and mapping activities to revise and update FIRMs; and (3) a 
summary of recommendations made by the Council to the FEMA 
Administrator.
    Members of the TMAC will be appointed based on their demonstrated 
knowledge and competence in areas such as surveying, cartography, 
remote sensing, geographic information systems, or the technical 
aspects of preparing and using FIRMs. To the maximum extent 
practicable, FEMA will ensure that membership of the TMAC has a balance 
of Federal, State, local, Tribal, and private members, and includes 
geographic diversity.
    FEMA is requesting qualified individuals who are interested in 
serving on the TMAC to apply for appointment. Applicants will be 
considered for appointment for five vacancies on the TMAC, the terms of 
which start in late March 2022. Certain members of the TMAC, as 
described below, will be appointed to serve as Special Government 
Employees (SGE) as defined in title 18 U.S.C. 202(a). Candidates 
selected for appointment will be subject to the Federal conflict of 
interest laws and standard of conduct regulations and required to file 
a New Entrant Confidential Disclosure Report (OGE 450). This form can 
be obtained by visiting the website of the Office of Government Ethics 
(http://www.oge.gov). Please do not submit this form with your 
application. Qualified applicants will be considered for one or more of 
the following membership categories with vacancies:
    (a) One representative of a State government agency that has 
entered into cooperating technical partnerships with the Administrator 
and has demonstrated the capability to produce FIRMs;
    (b) One representative of a local government agency that has 
entered into cooperating technical partnerships with the Administrator 
and has demonstrated the capability to produce FIRMs;
    (c) One member of a recognized professional surveying association 
or organization;
    (d) One member of a recognized regional flood and storm water 
management organization; and
    (e) One member of a recognized risk management association or 
organization.
    Members of the TMAC serve terms of office for 3 years. There is no 
application form. However, applications must include the following 
information:
     The applicant's full name;
     home and business phone numbers;
     preferred email address;
     home and business mailing addresses;
     current position title and organization;
     resume or curriculum vitae; and
     the membership category of interest (e.g., member of a 
recognized professional association or organization representing flood 
hazard determination firms).
    The TMAC shall meet as often as needed to fulfill its mission, but 
not less than twice a year. Members may be reimbursed for travel and 
per diem incurred in the performance of their

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duties as members of the TMAC. All travel for TMAC business must be 
approved in advance by the Designated Federal Officer.
    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not discriminate in 
employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, 
political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital 
status, disability and genetic information, age, membership in an 
employee organization, or other non-merit factor. DHS strives to 
achieve a widely diverse candidate pool for all its recruitment 
actions. Current DHS and FEMA employees will not be considered for 
membership. Federally registered lobbyists will not be considered for 
SGE appointments.

David I. Maurstad,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-13843 Filed 6-28-21; 8:45 am]
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