[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 178 (Friday, September 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 53072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20970]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

 [NHTSA Docket No. NHTSA-2008-0147]


National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC); 
Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation (DOT).

SUMMARY: The NHTSA announces a meeting of NEMSAC to be held in the 
Metropolitan Washington, DC area. This notice announces the date, time 
and location of the meeting, which will be open to the public. The 
purpose of NEMSAC is to provide a nationally recognized council of 
emergency medical services representatives and consumers to provide 
advice and recommendations regarding Emergency Medical Services (EMS) 
to the U.S. DOT's NHTSA.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 2, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 5 
p.m. and October 3, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. A public comment 
period will take place on October 3, 2008, between 10 a.m. and 10:30 
a.m.
    Comment Date: Written comments or requests to make oral 
presentations must be received by September 25, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Marriott Crystal City at 
Reagan National Airport, 1999 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 
22202. Persons wishing to make an oral presentation or who are unable 
to attend or speak at the meeting may submit written comments. Written 
comments and requests to make oral presentations at the meeting should 
reach Drew Dawson at the address listed below and must be received by 
September 25, 2008. All submissions received must include the docket 
number, NHTSA-2008-0147 and may be submitted by any one of the 
following methods: You may submit or retrieve comments online through 
the Document Management System (DMS) at http://www.regulations.gov/ 
under the docket number listed at the beginning of this notice. The DMS 
is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. Electronic 
submission and retrieval help guidelines are available under the help 
section of the Web site.
    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from the 
Federal Register's home page at http://www.archives.gov and the 
Government Printing Office's database at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.
    Please note that even after the comment closing date, we will 
continue to file relevant information in the docket as it becomes 
available.
    E-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eb8f998e9cc58f8a9c988485ab8f849fc58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9afee8ffedb4fefbede9f5f4dafef5eeb4fdf5ec">[email protected]</span></a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bccfc9cfddd292d1dfd4d9d2cec5fcd8d3c892dbd3ca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a292f293b34743739323f3428231a3e352e743d352c">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Fax: (202) 366-7149.

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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80c4f2e5f7aec4e1f7f3efeec0e4eff4aee7eff6">[email protected]</a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 
U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.) The NEMSAC will be holding its third meeting on 
Thursday and Friday, October 2 and 3, 2008, at the Marriott Crystal 
City at Reagan National Airport, 1999 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, VA 22202.

 Agenda of Council Meeting, October 2-3, 2008

    The tentative agenda includes the following:

Thursday, October 2, 2008

    (1) Opening Remarks;
    (2) Introduction of Members and all in attendance;
    (3) Review and Approval of Minutes of last meeting;
    (4) Committee Reports and Discussion of Recommendations.

Friday, October 3, 2008

    (1) Welcome and Introductions;
    (2) Unfinished Business from October 2nd;
    (3) Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services 
Report;
    (4) Report on ``From Evidence to EMS Practice'' Conference;
    (5) Public comment period;
    (6) Next steps and future meetings.
    A public comment period will take place on October 3, 2008, between 
10 a.m. and 10:30 a.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 Friday, October 3 between 10 a.m. 
and 10:30 a.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 must provide their name, affiliation, phone number, and e-mail 
address to Drew Dawson by e-mail at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cca8bea9bbe2a8adbbbfa3a28ca8a3b8e2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4b2f392e3c652f2a3c3824250b2f243f652c243d">[email protected]</span></a> or by telephone 
at (202) 366-9966 no later than September 25, 2008. There will be 
limited seating, so please register early. Pre-registration is 
necessary to enable proper arrangements.
    Minutes of the NEMSAC Meeting will be available to the public 
online through the DOT Document Management System (DMS) at: http://www.regulations.gov under the docket number listed at the beginning of 
this notice.

    Issued on: September 5, 2008.
Jeffrey P. Michael,
Acting Associate Administrator for Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E8-20970 Filed 9-11-08; 8:45 am]
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