Document ID: NHTSA-2011-0151-0001
Agency: nhtsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Federal Interagency Committee; Emergency Medical Services
Posted Date: 2011-11-25T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 227 (Friday, November 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 72750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30309]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[NHTSA Docket No. NHTSA-2011-0151]

Meeting Notice--Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency 
Medical Services

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

ACTION: Meeting notice.

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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 December 19, 2011, from 1:30 p.m. 
EST to 4:30 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS), Office of Health Affairs at 1120 Vermont Avenue NW., 
4th Floor Conference Room, Washington, DC 20005.

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. Picture I.D. must be provided to enter the DHS Building and 
it is suggested that visitors arrive 20-30 minutes early in order to 
facilitate entry. Members of the public wishing to attend must provide 
their name, affiliation, phone number, and email address to Noah Smith 
by email at Noah.Smith@dot.gov or by telephone at (202) 366-5030 no 
later than December 15, 2011, or they will not be allowed into the 
building. Please be aware that visitors to DHS 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).

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. 
SAFETEA-LU directs the Administrator of NHTSA, in cooperation with the 
Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration of 
the Department of Health and Human Services and the Director of the 
Preparedness Division, Directorate of Emergency Preparedness and 
Response of the Department of Homeland Security, to provide 
administrative support to the Interagency Committee, including 
scheduling meetings, setting agendas, keeping minutes and records, and 
producing reports.
    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 currently includes:
     Discussion of Response to Recommendations from the 
National Transportation Safety Board.
    [cir] Update on Helicopter Emergency Medical Services 
recommendations.
    [cir] Final response to the Mexican Hat, Utah Motorcoach Crash 
recommendations.
     Reports and updates from Technical Working Group 
committees.
     A discussion of FICEMS strategic planning initiatives.
     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 http://www.ems.gov.

    Issued on: November 18, 2011.
Jeffrey P. Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2011-30309 Filed 11-23-11; 8:45 am]
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