Document ID: NHTSA-2015-0072-0001
Agency: nhtsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services
Posted Date: 2015-07-30T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 146 (Thursday, July 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 45586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18670]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. DOT-NHTSA-2015-0072]

Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services 
Meeting

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 August 12, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. EDT 
to 1:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Thomas ``Tip'' O'Neill 
Building, 200 C Street SW. (Corner of 3rd Street and C SW.--huge glass 
building on the corner), Washington, DC, 20201. Lower Level/Willow 
Conference Room.

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 general 
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/FICEMS Mtg August 2015 no 
later than August 10, 2015. Please note that the information collected 
for registration, including full name, place of business, telephone # 
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 Thomas O'Neill 
Building. For Non-Govt. Badge persons, they will need to be signed in 
and leave their Drivers' License at Security and Pick up when they 
leave. 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 Thomas O'Neill 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 9:30 a.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), Pub. L. 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 National EMS Advisory Council (NEMSAC)
     Presentation on ``Bystanders: The Nation's Immediate 
Responders''
     Discussion of EMS Active Shooter Response
     Update on Opioid Overdoses and the Use of Narcan by EMS 
Systems
     Reports on Progress Related to Four Priority Areas of the 
Strategic Plan
    o EMS Preparedness
    o EMS Data Standardization & Exchange
    o Evidence-Based Guidelines Development and Implementation
    o Military Veteran Credentialing, including Considering of a 
Position Statement on the Topic
     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/FICEMS.htm prior to the 
meeting.

Jeffrey P. Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2015-18670 Filed 7-29-15; 8:45 am]
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