[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 126 (Monday, July 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 30880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13843]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2014-0022]


Committee Management; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 
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 meet in person on Tuesday, July 
25, 2017 and Wednesday, July 26, 2017 in Reston, Virginia. The meeting 
will be open to the public.

DATES: The TMAC will meet on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 from 8:00 a.m.-5:30 
p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), and Wednesday, July 26, 2017 from 
8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT. Please note that the meeting will close early 
if the TMAC has completed its business.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the United States Geological 
Survey (USGS) Headquarters at 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 
20192. Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting must 
register in advance by sending an email to [email protected] 
(Attention: Mark Crowell) by 11:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 19, 
2017. Members of the public must follow signs for the Visitor's 
Entrance on the U.S. Geological Survey Drive entrance of the USGS; once 
you pull into the Visitor's Entrance, facility security will direct you 
to parking and where to check in at the front desk of the visitor's 
entrance at the USGS. Photo identification is required. For information 
on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities or to 
request special assistance at the meeting, contact Mark Crowell, 
Designated Federal Officer for the TMAC, at [email protected].
    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 section below. 
Associated meeting materials will be available at www.fema.gov/TMAC for 
review by Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Written comments to be considered 
by the committee at the time of the meeting must be submitted and 
received by Friday, July 21, 2017, 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] and 
CC: [email protected]. Include the docket number in the subject 
line of the message. Include name and contact information in the body 
of the email.
     Mail: Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of Chief 
Counsel, FEMA, 500 C Street SW., Room 8 NE, Washington, DC 20472-3100.
    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, July 25, 2017, 
from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT and again on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, 
from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT. Speakers are requested to limit 
their comments to no more than three minutes. 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, July 21, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Crowell, Designated Federal 
Officer for the TMAC, FEMA, 400 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, 
telephone (202) 646-3432, and email [email protected]. The TMAC 
Web site is: http://www.fema.gov/TMAC.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
    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: During the two-day meeting, TMAC members will review and 
discuss the draft content for each of the three TMAC 2017 Annual Report 
topics: Flood risk management and mitigation, residual risk, and future 
conditions. The TMAC members will also deliberate and vote on 
recommendations and other implementation actions for each of these 
topics. A brief public comment period will take place beginning at 3:00 
p.m. on the first day, and 12:00 p.m. on the second day of the meeting. 
The public will also have an opportunity to comment prior to any vote. 
The full agenda and related briefing materials will be posted for 
review by Friday, July 21, 2017 at http://www.fema.gov/TMAC.

    Dated: June 26, 2017.
Roy E. Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2017-13843 Filed 6-30-17; 8:45 am]
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