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submit written comments. Written 

comments and requests to make oral 

presentations at the meeting should 

reach Drew Dawson at the address listed 

below and should be received by April 

11, 2011. 

All submissions received may be 

submitted by either one of the following 

methods: (1) You may submit comments 

by e-mail: drew.dawson@dot.gov or 

noah.smith@dot.gov or (2) you may 

submit comments by fax: (202) 366– 

7149. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Drew Dawson, Director, Office of 

Emergency Medical Services, NHTSA, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., NTI–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, telephone 

number (202) 366–9966; e-mail Drew.

Dawson@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 

92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 1 et 

seq.) The NEMSAC will be holding its 

tenth meeting on Thursday and Friday, 

April 14 and 15, 2011, at the Crowne 

Plaza Hotel National Airport, 1480 

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. 

Agenda of Council Meeting, April 14– 

15, 2011 

The tentative agenda includes the 

following: 

Thursday, April 14, 2011 

(1) Opening Remarks. 

(2) Introduction of Members and all in 

attendance. 

(3) Review and Approval of Minutes 

of last Meeting. 

(4) Update from NHTSA Office of 

EMS. 

(5) Discussion of Role of the Federal 

Government in EMS. 

(6) Public Comment. 

(7) Discussion of New and Emerging 

Issues. 

Friday, April 15, 2011 

(1) Introductions. 

(2) Committee Presentations. 

(3) 2011 Meeting Dates. 

(4) Federal Partner Update—Health 

Resources and Services Administration 

(HRSA). 

(5) Culture of Safety Presentation and 

Discussion of NEMSAC Role. 

(6) Unfinished Business/Continued 

Discussion from Previous Day. 

(7) Next Steps and Adjourn. 

A public comment period will take 

place on April 14, 2011, between 3:15 

p.m. and 4:15 p.m. 

Public Attendance: The meeting is 

open to the public. Persons with 

disabilities who require special 

assistance should advise Drew Dawson 

of their anticipated special needs as 

early as possible. Members of the public 

who wish to make comments on 

Thursday, April 14 between 3:15 p.m. 

and 4:15 p.m. are requested to register 

in advance. In order to allow as many 

people as possible to speak, speakers are 

requested to limit their remarks to 3 

minutes. For those wishing to submit 

written comments, please follow the 

procedure noted above. 

This meeting will be open to the 

public. Individuals wishing to register 

are encouraged to provide their name, 

affiliation, phone number, and e-mail 

address to Drew Dawson by e-mail at 

drew.dawson@dot.gov or by telephone 

at (202) 366–9966 no later than April 11, 

2011. There will be limited seating, so 

please register early. 

Minutes of the NEMSAC Meeting will 

be available to the public online through 

http://www.ems.gov. 

Issued on: March 15, 2011. 

Drew E. Dawson, 

Director, Office of Emergency Medical 

Services. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6463 Filed 3–17–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[NHTSA Docket No. NHTSA–2011–0037] 

Federal Interagency Committee on 

Emergency Medical Service (FICEMS) 

Teleconference Meeting 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Meeting Notice—Federal 

Interagency Committee on Emergency 

Medical Services. 

SUMMARY: NHTSA announces a 

teleconference meeting of the Federal 

Interagency Committee on Emergency 

Medical Services (FICEMS) to be held as 

a stakeholder input call-in session to 

receive input regarding the current and 

future role of the Federal government in 

EMS and options for establishing or 

designating a Federal lead office for 

EMS. This notice announces the date 

and time of the meeting, which will be 

open to the public, as well as call-in 

information. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, April 11, 2011, from 1:30 p.m. 

to 3 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Drew Dawson, Director, Office of 

Emergency Medical Services, National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., NTI–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, Telephone 

number (202) 366–9966; E-mail Drew.

Dawson@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Interagency Committee on 

Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS) 

was created by law to help ensure 

coordination among Federal agencies 

involved with State, local, tribal, or 

regional emergency medical services 

and 9–1–1 systems. As discussed at 

their December 16, 2010 meeting, 

FICEMS is assessing the current and 

future role of the Federal government in 

EMS and evaluating the options for 

establishing or designating a Federal 

lead office or agency for EMS. The 

National Security Staff Resilience 

Directorate has requested that FICEMS 

engage with stakeholders and develop 

an options paper by May 15, 2011. 

FICEMS is interested in any 

stakeholder input about the role of the 

Federal government in the full 

continuum of emergency medical 

services and emergency and trauma care 

for adults and children–including 

medical 9–1–1 and emergency medical 

dispatch, prehospital emergency 

medical services (both ground and air), 

hospital-based emergency care and 

trauma care, and medical-related 

disaster preparedness. 

With respect to this full continuum of 

emergency medical services and 

emergency and trauma care for adults 

and children, any stakeholder input 

would be appreciated regarding topics 

such as: 

• The role of the Federal government 

• Activities or functions that should not 

be the role of Federal government 

• The role of a Federal lead office for 

EMS if it were established, including 

the functions/issues it should perform 

and address 

• Other comments or suggestions 

This meeting of the FICEMS will focus 

specifically on receiving input from 

Stakeholders on the above issues. The 

meeting will be open to the public via 

telephone. 

Call-In Information: Members of the 

public wishing to attend the meeting or 

provide input to FICEMS should call 1– 

877–804–0827 using the meeting ID 

number 51813069, on Monday, April 

11, 2011, from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. 

Minutes of the FICEMS meeting will 

be available to the public online at 

http://www.ems.gov. 

Issued on: March 15, 2011. 

Michael L. Brown, 

Acting Associate Administrator for Research 

and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6379 Filed 3–17–11; 8:45 am] 

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