FEMA Accepting Applications for TMAC Appointments
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is requesting qualified individuals interested in serving on the Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) apply for appointment. TMAC, as established in the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, makes recommendations to the FEMA Administrator on how to improve, in a cost-effective manner, the accuracy, general quality, ease of use, distribution, and dissemination of Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and risk data; and to define performance metrics and milestones required to map flood risk areas effectively and efficiently in the United States.
In addition, the TMAC submits an annual report to the FEMA Administrator that contains:
- a description of the activities of the Council;
- an evaluation of the status and performance of FIRMs and mapping activities to revise and update FIRMs; and
- a summary of recommendations made by the Council to the FEMA Administrator.
Members of the TMAC will be appointed based on their demonstrated knowledge and competence in areas such as surveying, cartography, remote sensing, geospatial information systems, or the technical aspects of preparing and using FIRMs.
The appointments are for three-year terms, which start in spring/summer 2024. Applicants will be considered for any of the seven vacancies on the TMAC for which they are deemed to be qualified.
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. eastern standard time (EST) on Friday, April 19, 2024.