Document ID: NHTSA-2013-0075-0001
Agency: nhtsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services
Posted Date: 2013-06-17T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 116 (Monday, June 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36300-36301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14301]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[NHTSA Docket No. NHTSA-2013-0075]

Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services; 
Meeting

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

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ACTION: Meeting Notice--Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency 
Medical Services.

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SUMMARY: NHTSA announces a meeting of the Federal Interagency Committee 
on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS) to be held in the Washington, DC 
area. This notice announces the date, time and location of the meeting, 
which will be open to the public. Pre-registration is required to 
attend.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 8, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. EDT to 
4:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Department of Health & Human 
Services (HHS) Headquarters Building at 200 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20201 in Suite 800 on the penthouse floor.

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; Email Drew.Dawson@dot.gov.
    Required Registration Information: This meeting will be open to the 
public; however, pre-registration is required to comply with security 
procedures. Members of the public wishing to attend must register 
online at http://events.signup4.com/FICEMSJuly2013 no later than July 
3, 2013.
    A picture I.D. must be provided to enter the HHS Building and it is 
suggested that visitors arrive 30 minutes early in order to facilitate 
entry. Please be aware that visitors to HHS are subject to search and 
must pass through a magnetometer. Weapons of any kind are strictly 
forbidden in the building unless authorized through the performance of 
the official duties of your employment (i.e. law enforcement officer). 
Staff from HHS will be in the lobby beginning at 12:30 p.m. EDT on the 
day of the meeting to escort members of the public to the meeting room.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 10202 of the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy For Users 
(SAFETEA-LU), Public Law 109-59, provides that the FICEMS consist of 
several officials from Federal agencies as well as a State emergency 
medical services director appointed by the Secretary of Transportation.
    Tentative Agenda: This meeting of the FICEMS will focus on 
addressing the requirements of SAFETEA-LU and the opportunities for 
collaboration among the key Federal agencies involved in emergency 
medical services. The tentative agenda includes:
     Approval of the FICEMS Annual Report to Congress
     Report from the Chair of the National EMS Advisory Council 
(NEMSAC) on recently adopted recommendations for FICEMS
     Presentation by the National Institutes of Health, Office 
of Emergency Care Research
     Presentation on the White House Forum on Military 
Credentialing and Licensure for Emergency Medical Services
     Presentation from the Biomedical Advanced Research and 
Development Authority (BARDA)
     Discussion of Response to Recommendations from the 
National Transportation Safety Board
    [cir] Update on Helicopter Emergency Medical Services 
recommendations
    [cir] Status of responses to Mexican Hat, Utah Motorcoach Crash 
recommendations
     Reports and updates from Technical Working Group 
committees
     A discussion on FICEMS strategic planning
     Reports, updates, and recommendations from FICEMS members
     A public comment period
    There will not be a call-in number provided for this FICEMS 
meeting; however, minutes of the meeting will be available to the 
public online at www.EMS.gov. A final agenda and other meeting 
materials will be posted at www.EMS.gov prior to the meeting.

    Dated: June 12, 2013.
Jeffrey P. Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2013-14301 Filed 6-14-13; 8:45 am]
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