Document ID: NHTSA-2011-0003-0001
Agency: nhtsa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Meetings: National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council
Posted Date: 2011-01-24T05:00Z

[Federal Register: January 24, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 15)]
[Notices]               
[Page 4151-4152]
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-2011-0003]

 
National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council 
Teleconference Meeting

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation (DOT).
    Title: National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council 
Teleconference Meeting.

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

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SUMMARY: The NHTSA announces a teleconference meeting of the NEMSAC to 
be held on February 9, 2011. This notice announces the date, time and 
call-in information for the meeting, which will be open to the public. 
The purpose of NEMSAC is to serve as 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 teleconference meeting will be held on February 9, 2011 from 
2 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST. A public comment period will take place on 
February 9, 2011 between 3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. EST. Comment Date: 
Written comments or requests to make oral presentations must be 
received by February 4, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference only. Members of 
the public who wish to obtain the call-in number, access code, and 
other information for the teleconference may contact Drew Dawson as 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by February 4, 
2011.
    Persons may request time to make an oral presentation. Persons may 
also 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 February 4, 2011.
    All submissions received must include the docket number, NHTSA-
2011-0003, and may be submitted by any one of the following methods: 
(1) You may submit comments by e-mail to drew.dawson@dot.gov or 
noah.smith@dot.gov; or (2) you may submit comments by Fax to (202) 366-
7149.
    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.

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; e-mail Drew.Dawson@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 
U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.) The NEMSAC will hold a meeting on Wednesday 
February 9, 2011, via teleconference.

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Agenda of Council Teleconference Meeting, February 9, 2011

    The tentative agenda includes the following:

Wednesday February 9, 2011

    (1) Opening Remarks--Chair and Designated Federal Officer.
    (2) Introduction of Members and all in attendance.
    (3) Overview of Health Care Reform and Emergency Medical Services.
    (4) Other Business.
    (5) Public Comment Period.
    (6) Next Steps and Future Meetings.
    While the entire meeting is open to the public, the public comment 
period will take place on February 9, 2011 between 3:30 and 3:45 p.m. 
EST.
    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 February 9, 2011 between 3:30 and 
3:45 p.m. 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 3 minutes. For those wishing to submit written comments, 
please follow the procedure noted above.
    Individuals wishing to register for attendance in the 
teleconference 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 February 4, 2011. There will 
be limited call-in lines, so please register early. Pre-registration is 
necessary to enable proper arrangements. Minutes of the NEMSAC Meeting 
will be available to the public online at http://www.ems.gov.

    Issued on: January 19, 2011.
Michael L. Brown,
Acting Associate Administrator for Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2011-1364 Filed 1-21-11; 8:45 am]
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