[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79336-79337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28140]


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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, DHS.

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 Monday, January 23, 2023, and Tuesday, January 
24, 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 Monday, January 23, 2023, and Tuesday, 
January 24, 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 Michael Baker 
International, 3601 Eisenhower Ave. Ste. 600, Alexandria, VA 22304, and 
virtually using the following Microsoft Teams Video Communications link 
(Monday Link: https://bit.ly/3FdGFXa; Tuesday Link: https://bit.ly/3VzEUbR). 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 Thursday, 
January 19, 2023. For information on services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT caption below 
as soon as possible.
    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 
Tuesday, January 17, 2023. The draft 2022 TMAC Annual Report Outline 
will be available for review after Tuesday, January 17, 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 Wednesday, January 18, 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 & Security Notice via a 
link on the homepage of 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 Monday, January 23, 2023, 
from 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET and Tuesday, January 24, 2023, from 
11:45 a.m. to 12:15 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 Wednesday, January 
18, 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 a 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 Street SW, Washington, DC 20024, 
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, 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,

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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 Outline. 
Any related materials will be available upon request prior to the 
meeting to provide the public an opportunity to review the materials. 
The full agenda and related meeting materials will be available upon 
request by Tuesday, January 17, 2023. To receive a copy of any relevant 
materials, please send the request to: [email protected] (Attn: 
Brian Koper).

Michael M. Grimm,
Assistant Administrator for Risk Management, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2022-28140 Filed 12-23-22; 8:45 am]
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