Document ID: NHTSA-2009-0058-0001
Agency: nhtsa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Meetings: National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council
Posted Date: 2009-03-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register: March 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 58)]
[Notices]               
[Page 13512-13513]
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-2009-0058]

 
National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC); 
Notice of teleconference meeting.

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

ACTION: National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC); 
Notice of teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: The NHTSA announces a teleconference meeting of NEMSAC to be 
held in April 2009. 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 provide 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 April 16, 2009, from 
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. A public comment period will take place on April 16, 
2009, between 2:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
    Comment Date: Written comments or requests to make oral 
presentations must be received by April 9, 2009.

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 public teleconference may contact Drew Dawson 
as listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by April 9, 
2009. Persons wishing to make an oral presentation or who are unable to 
join the teleconference meeting may 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 
April 9, 2009.
    All submissions received must include the docket number, NHTSA-
2009-0058, and may be submitted by any one of the following methods: 
You may submit or retrieve comments Online through the Document 
Management System (DMS) at http://www.regulations.gov/ under the docket 
number listed at the beginning of this notice. The DMS is available 24 
hours each day, 365 days each year. Electronic submission and retrieval 
help guidelines are available under the help section of the Web site.
    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. Please note that even after the comment closing date, we will 
continue to file relevant information in the docket as it becomes 
available.
    E-mail: drew.dawson@dot.gov or susan.mchenry@dot.gov.
    Fax: (202) 366-7149.

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 be holding its fifth meeting on 
Thursday, April 16, 2009, via teleconference.

Agenda of Council Teleconference Meeting, April 16, 2009

    The tentative agenda includes the following:
    Thursday, April 16, 2009.
(1) Opening Remarks--Chair and DFO;
(2) Introduction of Members and all in attendance;
(3) Review and Approval of Minutes of last Meeting;
(4) Committee Reports and Discussion.
(5) Public Comment Period;
(6) Next Steps and Future Meetings.
    A public comment period will take place on April 16, 2009, between 
2:15 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. 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 Thursday, 
April 16 between 2:15 p.m. and 2:30 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. This meeting will be open to the public. Individuals wishing to 
register 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 April 9, 2009. 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 through the DOT Document Management System (DMS) at: http://
www.regulations.gov under the docket number listed at the beginning of 
this notice.

    Issued on: March 24, 2009.
Jeffrey P. Michael,
Associate Administrator for Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E9-6915 Filed 3-26-09; 8:45 am]

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