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environmental effects (23 U.S.C. 109(h)); 

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 

Property Acquisition Act of 1970 (42 

U.S.C. 4601); Public Hearings (23 U.S.C. 

128). 

2. Air: Clean Air Act (23 U.S.C. 109(j), 

42 U.S.C. 7521(a)). 

3. Noise: Standards [23 U.S.C. 109(i)]. 

4. Land: Section 4(f) of the 

Department of Transportation Act of 

1966 (49 U.S.C. 303). 

5. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act 

(16 U.S.C. 1531–1544 and Section 

1536), Fish and Wildlife Coordination 

Act (16 U.S.C. 661–667(d)), Migratory 

Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703–712). 

6. Historic and Cultural Resources: 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

(16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.); Archeological 

Resources Protection Act of 1977 (16 

U.S.C. 470(aa)–11); Archeological and 

Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 

469–469(c)); Native American Grave 

Protection and Repatriation Act (25 

U.S.C. 3001–3013). 

7. Social and Economic: Civil Rights 

Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000(d)– 

2000(d)(1)); American Indian Religious 

Freedom Act (42 U.S.C. 1996). 

8. Wetlands and Water Resources: 

Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 

300(f)–300(j)(6)); Federal Water 

Pollution Control Act of 1972, as 

amended by the Clean Water Act of 

1977 & 1987 (33 U.S.C. 1251–1376). 

9. Hazardous Materials: 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (42 U.S.C. 9601–9675). 

10. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 

Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11593 

Protection and Enhancement of Cultural 

Resources; E.O. 13007 Indian Sacred 

Sites; E.O. 13287 Preserve America; E.O. 

13175 Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments; E.O. 

11514 Protection and Enhancement of 

Environmental Quality; E.O. 13112 

Invasive Species. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). 

Issued on: October 30, 2014. 

Jonathan D. McDade, 

Division Administrator, Albany, NY. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27106 Filed 11–14–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2014–0114] 

National Emergency Medical Services 

Advisory Council (NEMSAC) and 

Federal Interagency Committee on 

Emergency Medical Services 

(FICEMS); Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Meeting Notice—National 

Emergency Medical Services Advisory 

Council and Federal Interagency 

Committee on Emergency Medical 

Services. 

SUMMARY: The NHTSA announces 

meetings of NEMSAC and FICEMS to be 

held consecutively in the Metropolitan 

Washington, DC, area. This notice 

announces the date, time, and location 

of the meetings, which will be open to 

the public, as well as opportunities for 

public input to the NEMSAC and 

FICEMS. The purpose of NEMSAC, a 

nationally recognized council of 

emergency medical services 

representatives and consumers, is to 

advise and consult with DOT and the 

FICEMS on matters relating to 

emergency medical services (EMS). The 

purpose of FICEMS is to ensure 

coordination among Federal agencies 

supporting EMS and 9–1–1 systems. 

DATES: The NEMSAC meeting will be 

held on December 3, 2014, from 8 a.m. 

to 5:00 p.m. EST, and on December 4, 

2014, from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST. A 

public comment period will take place 

on December 3, 2014 at approximately 

1:15 p.m. EST and December 4, 2014 at 

approximately 10 a.m. EST. Written 

comments for the NEMSAC from the 

public must be received no later than 

December 1, 2014. 

The FICEMS meeting will be held on 

December 4, 2014, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

EST. A public comment period will take 

place on December 4, 2014, at 

approximately 3:30 p.m. EST. Written 

comments for FICEMS from the public 

must be received no later than 

December 1, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will both be 

held at the Performance Institute 

Conference Center on the third floor of 

901 New York Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Drew Dawson, Director, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

Office of Emergency Medical Services, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., NTI–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, telephone 202– 

366–9966; email Drew.Dawson@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

these meetings is given under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 

Law 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. 

App.). The NEMSAC is authorized 

under Section 31108 of the Moving 

Ahead with Progress in the 21st Century 

Act of 2012. The FICEMS is authorized 

under Section 10202 of the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU). 

Tentative Agenda of the National EMS 

Advisory Council Meeting 

The tentative NEMSAC agenda 

includes the following: 

Wednesday, December 3, 2014 (8 a.m. to 

5 p.m. EST) 

(1) Opening Remarks 

(2) Disclosure of Conflicts of Interests by 

Members 

(3) Reports and Updates from the 

Departments of Transportation, 

Homeland Security, and Health & 

Human Services 

(4) Presentation and Discussion on 

Federal Interagency EMS 

Preparedness for the Response to 

Ebola in the United States 

(5) Presentation, Discussion and 

Possible Adoption of Reports and 

Recommendations from the 

following NEMSAC Workgroups: 

a. Patient Protection and Affordable 

Care Act 

b. Revision of the EMS Education 

Agenda for the Future 

c. FICEMS Strategic Planning Process 

(6) Other Business of the Council 

(7) Public Comment Period (1:15 p.m. to 

2:00 p.m. EST) 

(8) Workgroup Breakout Sessions (3 

p.m. to 5 p.m. EST) 

Thursday, December 4, 2014 (8 a.m. to 

11:30 a.m. EST) 

(1) Unfinished Business/Continued 

Discussion from Previous Day 

(2) Public Comment Period 

(Approximately 10 a.m. EST) 

(3) Possible Adoption of 

Recommendations to DOT and 

FICEMS 

(4) Next Steps and Adjourn 

On Wednesday, December 3, 2014, 

from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. EST, the 

NEMSAC workgroups will meet in 

breakout sessions at the same location. 

These sessions are open for public 

attendance, but their agendas do not 

accommodate public comment. 


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Tentative Agenda of the Federal 

Interagency Committee on EMS Meeting 

Thursday, December 4, 2014 (1 p.m. to 

4 p.m. EST) 

(1) Welcome, Introductions, Opening 

Remarks 

(2) Review and Approval of Executive 

Summary of June 19, 2014 Meeting 

(3) National EMS Advisory Council 

(NEMSAC) Report 

(4) Strategic Planning Implementation 

(5) Discussion of the EMS Agenda for 

the Future 

(6) Technical Working Group (TWG) 

Committee Reports. This includes 

the Preparedness Committee, which 

will provide an update on 

interagency Ebola coordination and 

the Data Standardization 

Committee, which will provide a 

briefing on the National EMS 

Information System (NEMSIS). 

(7) Presentation of New Initiative to 

Develop State and Local EMS 

Performance Measures 

(8) Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 

Calendar Year 2015 

(9) Other FICEMS Business 

(10) Public Comment Period 

(approximately 3:30 p.m. EST) 

(11) Next Steps and Adjourn 

Registration Information: These 

meetings will be open to the public; 

however, pre-registration is requested. 

Individuals wishing to attend must 

register online at https://

events.signup4.com/

NEMSACandFICEMSJointMtg2014 no 

later than November 28, 2014. For 

assistance with registration, please 

contact Noah Smith at Noah.Smith@

dot.gov or 202–366–5030. There will not 

be a teleconference option for these 

meetings. 

Public Comment: Members of the 

public are encouraged to comment 

directly to the NEMSAC and FICEMS 

during designated public comment 

periods. In order to allow as many 

people as possible to speak, speakers are 

requested to limit their remarks to 5 

minutes. Written comments from 

members of the public will be 

distributed to NEMSAC or FICEMS 

members at the meeting and should 

reach the NHTSA Office of EMS no later 

than December 1, 2014. Written 

comments may be submitted by either 

one of the following methods: (1) You 

may submit comments by email: 

nemsac@dot.gov or ficems@dot.gov or 

(2) you may submit comments by fax: 

(202) 366–7149. 

A final agenda as well as meeting 

materials will be available to the public 

online through www.EMS.gov on or 

before November 28, 2014. 

Jeffrey P. Michael, 

Associate Administrator for Research and 

Program Development. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket ID PHMSA–2014–0137] 

Pipeline Safety: Random Drug Testing 

Rate, Contractor Management 

Information System Reporting, and 

Obtaining Drug and Alcohol 

Management Information System SignIn Information 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of calendar year 2015 

minimum annual percentage rate for 

random drug testing, reminder for 

operators to report contractor MIS data, 

and reminder of method for operators to 

obtain user name and password for 

electronic reporting. 

SUMMARY: PHMSA has determined that 

the minimum random drug testing rate 

for covered employees will remain at 25 

percent during calendar year 2015. 

Operators are reminded that drug and 

alcohol testing information must be 

submitted for contractors performing or 

ready to perform covered functions. For 

calendar year 2014 reporting, PHMSA 

will not attempt to mail the ‘‘user 

name’’ and ‘‘password’’ for the Drug and 

Alcohol Management Information 

System (DAMIS) to operators, but will 

make the user name and password 

available in the PHMSA Portal (https:// 

portal.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline). 

DATES: Effective January 1, 2015, 

through December 31, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Blaine Keener, Director of Safety Data 

Systems and Analysis, by telephone at 

202–366–0970 or by email at 

blaine.keener@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Notice of Calendar Year 2015 Minimum 

Annual Percentage Rate for Random 

Drug Testing 

Operators of gas, hazardous liquid, 

and carbon dioxide pipelines and 

operators of liquefied natural gas 

facilities must randomly select and test 

a percentage of covered employees for 

prohibited drug use. Pursuant to 49 CFR 

199.105(c)(2), (3), and (4), the PHMSA 

Administrator’s decision on whether to 

change the minimum annual random 

drug testing rate is based on the 

reported random drug test positive rate 

for the pipeline industry. The data 

considered by the Administrator comes 

from operators’ annual submissions of 

Management Information System (MIS) 

reports required by § 199.119(a). If the 

reported random drug test positive rate 

is less than one percent, the 

Administrator may continue the 

minimum random drug testing rate at 25 

percent. In calendar year 2013, the 

random drug test positive rate was less 

than one percent. Therefore, the PHMSA 

minimum annual random drug testing 

selection rate will remain at 25 percent 

for calendar year 2015. 

Reminder for Operators To Report 

Contractor MIS Data 

On January 19, 2010, PHMSA 

published an Advisory Bulletin (75 FR 

2926) implementing the annual 

collection of contractor MIS drug and 

alcohol testing data. An operator’s 

report to PHMSA is not considered 

complete until an MIS report is 

submitted for each contractor that 

performed covered functions as defined 

in § 199.3. 

Reminder of Method for Operators To 

Obtain User Name and Password for 

Electronic Reporting 

In previous years, PHMSA attempted 

to mail the DAMIS user name and 

password to operator staff with 

responsibility for submitting DAMIS 

reports. Based on the number of phone 

calls to PHMSA each year requesting 

this information, the mailing process 

has not been effective. Pipeline 

operators have been submitting reports 

required by Parts 191 and 195 through 

the PHMSA Portal (https://

portal.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline) since 

2011. Each company with an Office of 

Pipeline Safety issued Operator 

Identification Number should employ 

staff with access to the PHMSA Portal. 

The user name and password required 

for an operator to access DAMIS and 

enter calendar year 2014 data will be 

available to all staff with access to the 

PHMSA Portal in late December 2014. 

When the DAMIS user name and 

password is available in the Portal, all 

registered users will receive an email to 

that effect. Operator staff with 

responsibility for submitting DAMIS 

reports should coordinate with 

registered Portal users to obtain the 

DAMIS user name and password. 

Registered Portal users for an operator 

typically include the U.S. Department of 

Transportation Compliance Officer and 


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