Document ID: NHTSA-2020-0089-0001
Agency: nhtsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Request for Applications: National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council
Posted Date: 2020-12-18T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 244 (Friday, December 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82578-82580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27942]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2020-0089]

National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; 
Solicitation of Applications

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. 
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the National 
Emergency

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Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC).

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SUMMARY: NHTSA is soliciting applications for appointment/reappointment 
to the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) NEMSAC. The purpose of 
NEMSAC is to serve as a nationally recognized council of Emergency 
Medical Services (EMS) representatives and consumers to provide advice 
and recommendations regarding EMS to DOT. Through NHTSA, NEMSAC's 
advice is provided to the Federal Interagency Committee on EMS 
(FICEMS).

DATES: Applications for membership must be received by NHTSA on or 
before 5 p.m. EST, January 15, 2021.

ADDRESSES: If you wish to apply for membership, your application should 
be submitted to:
     Email: NEMSAC@dot.gov.
     Mail: Use only overnight mail such as UPS or FedEx to: 
U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, Office of Emergency Medical Services, Attn: NEMSAC, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, NTI-140, Washington, DC 20590.
    Additional information on NEMSAC, including the current roster, 
charter, and previous meeting minutes can be found at: https://www.ems.gov/nemsac.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clary Mole, EMS Specialist, National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Clary.Mole@dot.gov or 202-366-2795. Any committee 
related questions should be sent to the person listed in this section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background:
    NEMSAC is an advisory council established by DOT in accordance with 
the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 
92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.) and DOT Order 1120.3C NEMSAC 
provides information, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary via 
the Administrator of NHTSA, and through NHTSA to FICEMS on matters 
relating to all aspects of development and implementation of EMS.
    Description of Duties:
    Consistent with Sections 3 and 5, NEMSAC is authorized to:
    a. Consider information on EMS issues to define, develop positions, 
and make recommendations on such issues for the Secretary of 
Transportation and/or FICEMS.
    b. Provide recommendations or advice relating to EMS on such topics 
as:
     Improved coordination and support of EMS systems among 
Federal programs;
     Strategic planning;
     EMS standards, guidelines, performance benchmarks, and 
other guidelines;
     Guidelines for conducting needs assessments for improving 
community-based EMS systems at State and local levels;
     Enhancing the National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) 
through adoption, utilization and revision of the NEMSIS standard and 
supporting EMS systems with new uses of EMS data and information; and
     Strengthening EMS systems through enhanced workforce 
development, education, training, exercises, sustainability, equipment, 
medical oversight, and other areas.
    c. Respond to requests for consultation and advice on EMS issues 
from the Secretary of Transportation (via the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Designated Federal Officer (DFO)) and/
or from FICEMS.
    d. NEMSAC shall prepare an annual report to the Secretary of 
Transportation, with copies sent to the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services and Secretary of Homeland Security, and to FICEMS, regarding 
NEMSAC's actions and recommendations.

Membership

    In accordance with the NEMSAC charter, members should represent a 
cross-section of the diverse agencies, organizations, and individuals 
involved in EMS activities and programs in the United States. NEMSAC 
consists of 25 members, each of whom shall be appointed by the 
Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the U.S. Departments 
of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services through their 
respective representatives on FICEMS. The NEMSAC members shall 
collectively be representative of all sectors of the EMS community.
    The NEMSAC's broad-based membership will ensure that it has 
sufficient EMS system expertise and geographic and demographic 
diversity to accurately reflect the whole EMS community.
    To the extent practical, the final NEMSAC membership shall ensure 
representation from the following sectors of the EMS community:

 Volunteer EMS
 Fire-based (career) EMS
 Private (career non-fire) EMS
 Hospital-based EMS
 Tribal EMS
 Air Medical EMS
 Local EMS service directors/administrators
 EMS Medical Directors
 Emergency Physicians
 Trauma Surgeons
 Pediatric Emergency Physicians
 State EMS Directors
 State Highway Safety Directors
 EMS Educators
 Public Safety Call-taker/Dispatcher (911)
 EMS Data Managers
 EMS Quality Improvement
 EMS Researchers
 Emergency Nurses
 Hospital Administration
 Public Health
 Emergency Management
 EMS Practitioners
 Consumers (not directly affiliated with an EMS or healthcare 
organization)
 State or local legislative bodies (e.g., city/county councils; 
state legislatures)

    Members serve in a ``representative'' capacity on NEMSAC and not as 
Special Government Employees. The Secretary of Transportation shall 
appoint each member for up to a 2-year term and members may be 
reappointed but may not serve more than two consecutive terms unless 
the Secretary determines that additional terms are permitted to ensure 
representation of all sectors of EMS. NEMSAC members will not receive 
pay or other compensation from NHTSA for their NEMSAC service, but are 
entitled to reimbursement of their travel expenses, including per diem. 
The NEMSAC meets in plenary session approximately three to four times 
per year.

Qualifications

    Members will be selected for their ability to reflect a balanced 
representation of interests from across the EMS community, but no 
member will represent a specific organization.

Materials To Submit

    Qualified individuals interested in serving on the NEMSAC are 
invited to apply for appointment by submitting a resume or CV along 
with letters of recommendation to one of the locations listed in the 
ADDRESSES section by the deadline listed in the DATES section. Each 
applicant must identify the EMS sector or discipline that he or she 
seeks to represent. Current NEMSAC members whose terms are ending 
should notify the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of their interest in reappointment in lieu of submitting a new 
application, and should provide an updated resume or

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CV and a restatement of the current sector they represent by the 
deadline. Nominations are open to all individuals without regard to 
race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical 
disability, marital status, or sexual orientation. Evaluations will be 
based on the materials submitted.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300d-4(b); 49 CFR 1.95(i)(4).

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2020-27942 Filed 12-17-20; 8:45 am]
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