Document ID: NHTSA-2012-0178-0001
Agency: nhtsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council
Posted Date: 2013-01-04T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 3 (Friday, January 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 801-802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31691]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2012-0178]

National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC); 
Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

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

ACTION: Meeting notice--National Emergency Medical Services Advisory 
Council.

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SUMMARY: The NHTSA announces a meeting of NEMSAC to be held in the 
Metropolitan Washington, DC, area. This notice announces the date, 
time, and location of the meeting, which will be open to the public. 
The purpose of NEMSAC, a nationally recognized council of emergency 
medical services representatives and consumers, is to provide advice 
and recommendations regarding Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to DOT's 
NHTSA and to the Federal Interagency Committee on EMS (FICEMS).

DATES: The meeting will be held on January 29, 2013, from 8 a.m. to 
3:00 p.m. EST, and on January 30, 2013, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST. A 
public comment period will take place on January 29, 2013 between 2 
p.m. and 2:30 p.m. EST and January 30, 2013 between 11:30 a.m. and 
11:45 a.m. EST. Written comments must be received by January 24, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Delaware Room of the 
Marriott Wardman Park at 2660 Woodley Road NW., Washington, DC 20008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Drew Dawson, Director, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, Office of Emergency Medical Services, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., NTI-140, Washington, DC 20590, telephone number 202-
366-9966; email Drew.Dawson@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. 
App.). The NEMSAC will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 29-30, 
2013, in the Delaware Room of the Marriott Wardman Park at 2660 Woodley 
Road NW., Washington, DC 20008.

Tentative Agenda of National EMS Advisory Council Meeting, January 29-
30, 2013

    The tentative agenda includes the following:

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 (8 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST)

(1) Opening Remarks
(2) Update on Programs from the NHTSA Office of EMS and FICEMS Agencies
(3) Discussion of the EMS Culture of Safety Strategy Draft Document
(4) Presentation, Discussion and Possible Adoption of Reports and 
Recommendations from NEMSAC Workgroups
    a. Advisory on Leadership Developmental Planning in EMS
    b. Advisory on NEMSIS: Achieving its Full Potential for Advancing 
Healthcare
    c. Advisory on Fatigue in EMS
    d. Compiling Evidence to Discuss the EMS Education Agenda for the 
Future
    e. Improving Internal NEMSAC Processes
(5) Public Comment Period (2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST)
(6) Discussion of NEMSAC Priorities, Strategies and Values
(7) Business of the Council

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 (8 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST)

(1) Unfinished Business/Continued Discussion from Previous Day
(2) Public Comment Period (11:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. EST)
(3) Next Steps and Adjourn

    On Tuesday, January 29, 2013, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., the NEMSAC 
work

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groups will meet in breakout sessions. These sessions are open for 
public viewing, but not public participation.
    Registration Information: This meeting will be open to the public; 
however, pre-registration is requested. Individuals wishing to attend 
must register online at http://events.SignUp4.com/NEMSACjan2013 no 
later than January 24, 2013. There will not be a teleconference option 
for this meeting.
    Public Comment: Members of the public are encouraged to comment 
directly to the NEMSAC. Those who wish to make comments on Tuesday, 
January 29, 2013, between 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. EST or Wednesday, 
January 30, 2013 between 11:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. EST 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 5 minutes. 
Written comments from members of the public will be distributed to 
NEMSAC members at the meeting and should reach the NHTSA Office of EMS 
by January 25, 2013. Written comments may be submitted by either one of 
the following methods: (1) You may submit comments by email: 
nemsac@dot.gov or (2) you may submit comments by fax: (202) 366-7149.
    A final agenda as well as meeting materials will be available to 
the public online through www.EMS.gov prior to January 29, 2013.

    Issued on: December 28, 2012.
Michael L. Brown,
Acting Associate Administrator for Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2012-31691 Filed 1-3-13; 8:45 am]
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