Document ID: FEMA-2015-0006-0017
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Notice of Public Meetings on the Proposed Revised Guidelines for Implementing Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, as Revised Through the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard
Posted Date: 2015-02-25T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 10144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03840]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2015-0006]

Notice of Public Meetings on the Proposed Revised Guidelines for 
Implementing Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, as Revised 
Through the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to announce four public meetings to solicit 
public input on the proposed ``Revised Guidelines for Implementing 
Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management.''

DATES: The first public meeting will be held in Ames, IA on March 3, 
2015, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST). The 
second public meeting will be held in Biloxi, MS on March 5, 2015, from 
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST). The third public 
meeting will be held in Sacramento, CA on March 11, 2015, from 2:00 
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). The fourth public 
meeting will be held in Hampton Roads, VA on March 11, 2015, from 9:00 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

ADDRESSES: The first public meeting will be held in Ames, IA, at the 
Iowa Water Conference Venue, Iowa State University, Scheman Building, 
1810 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50011. The second public meeting will be 
held in Biloxi, MS at the Mississippi Recovery Office, 220 Popps Ferry 
Road, Biloxi, MS 39591. The third public meeting will be held in 
Sacramento, CA at the CA Office of Emergency Services, 3650 Schriever 
Ave, Mather, CA 95655. The fourth public meeting will be held in 
Hampton Roads, VA at Old Dominion University, 4320 Hampton Blvd., 
Norfolk, VA 23529.
    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, please 
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section by February 26, 2015 for the first meeting, by March 2, 2015 
for the second meeting, by March 6, 2015 for the third meeting, and by 
March 6, 2015 for the fourth meeting.
    Due to space constraints of the facilities, seating will be limited 
to 300 participants for the Ames, IA meeting, 100 participants for the 
Biloxi, MS meeting, 200 participants for the Sacramento, CA meeting, 
and 225 participants for the Hampton Roads meeting. To reserve a seat 
in advance, please provide a request via email or mail with the contact 
information of the participant (including name, mailing address, and 
email address), the meeting(s) to be attended, and include the subject/
attention line (or on the envelope if by mail): Reservation Request for 
FFRMS Meeting. Advance reservations must be received 3 business days 
prior to each meeting to ensure processing. Unregistered participants 
will be accepted after all participants with reservations have been 
accommodated and will be admitted on a first-come, first-serve basis, 
provided the person capacity is not exceeded. To submit reservations, 
please email: FEMA-FFRMS@fema.dhs.gov or send by mail to the address 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT caption.
    To facilitate public participation, members of the public are 
invited to provide written comments on the issues to be considered at 
the public meetings. Comments may be submitted by one of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     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 docket ID 
FEMA-2015-0006. Comments received will be posted without alteration at 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read comments received, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov, and search for the Docket ID FEMA-2015-
0006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bradley Garner, 202-646-3901 or FEMA-FFRMS@fema.dhs.gov. Mailing Address: FFRMS, 1800 South Bell Street, 
Room 627, Arlington, VA 20598-3030. The Web site is https://www.fema.gov/federal-flood-risk-management-standard-ffrms.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 30, 2015, the President signed 
Executive Order 13690, directing FEMA, on behalf of the Mitigation 
Framework Leadership Group, to publish for public comment draft revised 
Floodplain Management Guidelines to provide guidance to agencies on the 
implementation of Executive Order 11988, as amended, consistent with a 
new Federal Flood Risk Management Standard. These draft revised 
Guidelines were developed by the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group 
in consultation with the Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task 
Force. FEMA is publishing this Notice on behalf of the Mitigation 
Framework Leadership Group, which is chaired by FEMA, to solicit and 
consider public input on the draft revised Guidelines at four public 
meetings.
    Background information about these topics is available on the FFRMS 
Web site at https://www.fema.gov/federal-flood-risk-management-standard-ffrms or in the docket for this Notice at www.regulations.gov, 
Docket ID FEMA-2015-0006.
    These meetings are exempt from the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), as the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group is an 
intergovernmental committee and falls under the intergovernmental 
committee exception to FACA, 41 CFR 102-3.40(g).

    Authority: Executive Order 11988, as amended; Executive Order 
13690.

Roy Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2015-03840 Filed 2-24-15; 8:45 am]
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