Document ID: FEMA-2014-0022-0067
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Technical Mapping Advisory Council; Meeting
Posted Date: 2023-12-29T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 249 (Friday, December 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90194-90195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28748]

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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.

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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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DATES: The TMAC will meet on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, and Wednesday, 
February 28, 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 in-person at 400 C Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20472 and virtually using the following Microsoft Teams 
Video Communications link (Tuesday Link: https://tinyurl.com/y2wt72by; 
Wednesday Link: https://tinyurl.com/r58zen9e). Members of the public 
who wish to attend the in-person or virtual meeting must register in 
advance by sending an email to [email protected] (Attn: Brian 
Koper) by 5 p.m. EST on Friday, February 23, 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, February 21, 2024. To receive a copy of any relevant 
materials, please send the request to: [email protected] (Attn: 
Brian Koper). Written comments to be considered by the committee at the 
time of the meeting must be submitted and received by Thursday, 
February 22, 2024, 5 p.m. EST 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.
     Email: Address the email to [email protected]. 
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, February 27, 2024, 
from 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST and Wednesday, February 28, 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, February 
26, 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 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 Street SW, Washington, DC 20472, 
telephone 202-646-3085, and email [email protected]. 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, 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 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, February 21, 2024. To receive a copy of any 
relevant materials, please send the request to: [email protected] 
(Attn: Brian Koper).

Nicholas A. Shufro,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Risk Analysis, Planning & Information 
Directorate, Resilience, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2023-28748 Filed 12-28-23; 8:45 am]
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