Document ID: NHTSA-2012-0079-0001
Agency: nhtsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services
Posted Date: 2012-06-15T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 116 (Friday, June 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36039-36040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14666]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[NHTSA Docket No. NHTSA-2012-0079]

Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services

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 required to 
attend.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 25, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. EDT to 
12:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Department of Transportation 
(DOT) Headquarters Building at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 
DC 20590 in the Conference Center on the ground floor of the West 
building.

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.
    Required Registration Information: This meeting will be open to the 
public,;

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however, pre-registration is required to comply with security 
procedures. Picture I.D. must be provided to enter the DOT Building and 
it is suggested that visitors arrive 20-30 minutes early in order to 
facilitate entry. Members of the public wishing to attend must register 
online at www.regonline.com/FICEMSJune2012 no later than June 21, 2012. 
Please be aware that visitors to DOT 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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 10202 of the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy For Users 
(SAFETEA-LU), Public Law 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. 
SAFETEA-LU directs the Administrator of NHTSA, in cooperation with the 
Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration of 
the Department of Health and Human Services and the Director of the 
Preparedness Division, Directorate of Emergency Preparedness and 
Response of the Department of Homeland Security, to provide 
administrative support to the Interagency Committee, including 
scheduling meetings, setting agendas, keeping minutes and records, and 
producing reports.
    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:

 Discussion of Response to Recommendations from the National 
Transportation Safety Board
    [cir] Update on Helicopter Emergency Medical Services 
recommendations
    [cir] Status of responses to Mexican Hat, Utah Motorcoach Crash 
recommendations
 Review of correspondence received
 Reports and updates from Technical Working Group committees
 A discussion of FICEMS strategic planning process
 A discussion of recently finalized recommendations from the 
National EMS Advisory Council (NEMSAC) including a response to the 
FICEMS request for information regarding the Model Uniform Core 
Criteria (MUCC) for mass casualty incident triage
 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.

    Issued on: June 12, 2012.
Jeffrey P. Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
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