Document ID: NHTSA-2014-0060-0001
Agency: nhtsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services
Posted Date: 2014-05-29T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 103 (Thursday, May 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 30926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12499]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[NHTSA Docket No. NHTSA-2014-0060]

 Meeting Notice--Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency 
Medical Services

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

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 
encouraged.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 19, 2014, from 1:00 p.m. e.d.t. 
to 4:00 p.m. e.d.t.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Wilbur J. Cohen Building at 
330 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20024 in the Snow Room on 
the fifth 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.
    Registration Information: This meeting will be open to the public; 
however, pre-registration is highly encouraged to comply with security 
procedures. Members of the public wishing to attend should register 
online at http://events.signup4.com/FICEMSJune2014 no later than June 
13, 2014. Please note that the information collected for registration, 
including name and email address, will be used solely for the purposes 
of providing registrants with access to the meeting site and to provide 
meeting materials to registrants via email when they become available.
    A picture I.D. must be provided to enter the Cohen Building and it 
is suggested that visitors arrive 30 minutes early in order to 
facilitate entry. Attendees who are not United States citizens must 
produce a valid passport to enter the building. Please be aware that 
visitors to the Cohen Building 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). Federal staff 
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. Please 
enter through the south entrance on C Street SW. between 3rd and 4th 
Streets SW.

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:

 Report from the Chair of the National EMS Advisory Council 
(NEMSAC) on recently adopted recommendations for FICEMS
 Discussion of Possible Revision of the 1996 EMS Agenda for the 
Future
 Overview of the FICEMS Strategic Plan and the Role of Agencies 
in Implementation
 Reports on Progress Related to Four Priority Areas of the 
Strategic Plan
    [cir] EMS Preparedness
    [cir] EMS Data Standardization
    [cir] Evidence-based Guidelines Development and Implementation
    [cir] Military Veteran Credentialing, including Considering of a 
Position Statement on the Topic
 Reports, updates, and recommendations from FICEMS members
 An overview of the GROW AMERICA Act
 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/FICEMS.htm prior to the 
meeting.

    Issued on: May 23, 2014.
Jeffrey P. Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2014-12499 Filed 5-28-14; 8:45 am]
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