Document ID: NHTSA-2011-0149-0001
Agency: nhtsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council
Posted Date: 2011-10-17T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 200 (Monday, October 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 64174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26756]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2011-0149]

National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC); 
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.

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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 DOT's NHTSA.

DATES: The meeting will be held on December 13, 2011, from 1 p.m. to 5 
p.m. E.S.T., and on December 14, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. E.S.T. A 
public comment period will take place on December 13, 2011, between 
3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. E.S.T. Written comments or requests to make 
oral presentations must be received by December 8, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Key Bridge Marriott at 1401 
Lee Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22209.
    Written comments and requests to make oral presentations at the 
meeting should reach Drew Dawson or Noah Smith at the address listed 
below and should be received by December 8, 2011. All submissions 
received may be submitted by either one of the following methods: (1) 
You may submit comments by e-mail: drew.dawson@dot.gov or 
noah.smith@dot.gov or (2) you may submit comments by fax: 202-366-7149.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Drew Dawson, Director, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, Office of Emergency Medical Services, 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.). The NEMSAC will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 13-14, 
2011, at the Key Bridge Marriott at 1401 Lee Highway, Arlington, 
Virginia 22209.

Agenda of National EMS Advisory Council Meeting, December 13-14, 2011

    The tentative agenda includes the following:

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

(1) Opening Remarks.
(2) Introduction of Members and All in Attendance.
(3) Review and Approval of Minutes of Last Meeting.
(4) Update from NHTSA Office of EMS.
(5) Presentation of the Draft Culture of Safety Strategy.
(6) Federal Partner Update.
(7) Public Comment Period.
(8) Business of the Council.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

(1) Presentations from NEMSAC Committees.
(2) Deliberations of Committee Documents.
(3) Discussion of New and Emerging Issues.
(4) Unfinished Business/Continued Discussion from Previous Day.
(5) Next Steps and Adjourn.
    A public comment period will take place on December 13, 2011, 
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. E.S.T.
    Public Attendance: This meeting will be open to the public. There 
will not be a teleconference option for this meeting. Individuals 
wishing to attend must provide their name, affiliation, phone number, 
and e-mail address to Noah Smith by e-mail at Noah.Smith@dot.gov or by 
telephone at 202-366-5030 no later than December 8, 2011.
    Members of the public who wish to make comments on Tuesday, 
December 13, 2011, between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. E.S.T. 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 5 minutes. For 
those wishing to submit written comments, please follow the procedure 
noted above.
    Minutes of the NEMSAC Meeting will be available to the public 
online through http://www.ems.gov.

    Issued on: October 12, 2011.
Jeffrey P. Michael,
Associate Administrator for Research and Program Development.
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