Document ID: FEMA-2014-0022-0064
Agency: fema
Document Type: Notice
Title: Technical Mapping Advisory Council; Meeting
Posted Date: 2023-08-22T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57125-57126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18039]

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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 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, September 19, 2023, and Wednesday, 
September 20, 2023. The meeting will be open to the public in-person 
and via a Microsoft Teams Video Communications link.

DATES: The TMAC will meet on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, and 
Wednesday, September 20, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 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 in-person at the FEMA Conference 
Center at 400 C St. SW, Washington, DC 20472. and virtually using the 
following Microsoft Teams Video Communications link (Tuesday Link: 
https://tinyurl.com/5n7ahwpw; Wednesday Link: https://tinyurl.com/bdjetjb9). 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 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, 
September 15, 2023. 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 5:00 p.m. ET on 
Friday, September 15, 2023.
    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, September 13, 2023. 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, 
September 14, 2023, 5:00 p.m. ET identified by Docket ID FEMA-2014-
0022, and submitted by one of 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 www.regulations.gov.

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    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, September 19, 
2023, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET and Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 
from 12:00 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 
Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 5:00 p.m. ET. 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 due to a disability to fully participate, 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 [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, Public Law 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 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 Tuesday, September 12, 2023. To receive a copy of any 
relevant materials, please send the request to: [email protected] 
(Attn: Brian Koper).

Nicholas A. Shufro,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Risk Management, Federal Insurance 
and Mitigation Administration, Resilience, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency.
[FR Doc. 2023-18039 Filed 8-21-23; 8:45 am]
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