Document ID: NHTSA-2009-0178-0001
Agency: nhtsa
Document Type: Rule
Title: National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC); Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
Posted Date: 2009-11-27T05:00Z

[Federal Register: November 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 227)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[NHTSA Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0178]

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

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

ACTION: National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC); 
notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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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 December 15, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 
noon, and December 16, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. A public comment 
period will take place on December 15, 2009, between 11:15 a.m. and 
11:45 a.m.
    Comment Date: Written comments or requests to make oral 
presentations must be received by December 8, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, 
1800 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 December 8, 2009.
    All submissions received must include the docket number NHTSA-2009-
0178, 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: drew.dawson@dot.gov or susan.mchenry@dot.gov. 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 eighth meeting on 
Tuesday and Wednesday, December 15 and 16, 2009, at the Sheraton 
Crystal City Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202.

Agenda of Council Meeting, December 15-16, 2009

    The tentative agenda includes the following:

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

    (1) Opening Remarks;
    (2) Introduction of Members and all in attendance;
    (3) Review and Approval of Minutes of Last Meeting;
    (4) NHTSA Update;
    (5) FICEMS Update;
    (6) Federal Partners' Update;
    (7) Public Comment Period.

    Note: The NEMSAC Committees will hold their meetings the 
afternoon of the 15th--these are not part of the larger public 
meeting.

)Wednesday, December 16, 2009

    (1) Introductions and Review of 15 December Discussion;
    (2) Committee Reports and Discussion/Action;
    (3) Unfinished Business from 15 December;
    (4) Next Steps and Adjourn.
    A public comment period will take place on December 15, 2009, 
between 11:15 a.m. and 11:45 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 Tuesday, December 15 between 11:15 
a.m. and 11:45 a.m. are requested to

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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 drew.dawson@dot.gov or by telephone 
at (202) 366-9966 no later than December 8, 2009. 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 http://www.ems.gov.

    Issued on: November 20, 2009.
Jeffrey P. Michael,
Associate Administrator for Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E9-28323 Filed 11-25-09; 8:45 am]

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