[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68643-68644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22079]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[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 a virtual public meeting on 
Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. The meeting will be open to the public via a 
Microsoft Teams Video Communications link.

DATES: The TMAC will meet on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, 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 virtually using the following 
Microsoft Teams Video Communications link (https://tinyurl.com/5cdwv54e). 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 Wednesday, Oct. 
18, 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, Oct. 18, 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 Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, 5 p.m. 
EST, 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 Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, from 
noon 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 Wednesday, Oct. 18, 
2023, 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 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, 202-
646-3085, [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

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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 Wednesday, Oct. 18, 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 Emergency 
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2023-22079 Filed 10-3-23; 8:45 am]
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