Document ID: NHTSA-2019-0057-0001
Agency: nhtsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council
Posted Date: 2019-06-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28885-28886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12934]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2019-0057]

Federal Advisory Committee National Emergency Medical Services 
Advisory Council (NEMSAC); Notice of 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: NHTSA announces a meeting of NEMSAC to be held at DOT 
Headquarters in Washington, DC. This notice announces the date, time, 
and location of the meeting, which will be open to the public, as well 
as provide opportunities for public input to the NEMSAC. The purpose of 
NEMSAC, a nationally recognized council of emergency medical services 
representatives and consumers, is to advise and consult with DOT and 
the Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services 
(FICEMS) on matters relating to emergency medical services (EMS).

DATES: The NEMSAC meeting will be held on July 9, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m. EDT, on July 10, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT and on 
July 11, 2019 form 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT. A public comment period 
will take place on July 9, 2019, between 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. EDT and 
July 10, 2019, between 10:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. EDT. Written comments 
for the NEMSAC from the

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public must be received no later than July 1, 2019.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the DOT Headquarters, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Attendees should plan to arrive 
10-15 minutes early.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Chaney, DOT, Office of Emergency 
Medical Services, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, NPD-400, Washington, DC 
20590, EricChaney@dot.gov or 202-366-0257.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of the NEMSAC meeting is given under 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 
U.S.C. App. 2). The NEMSAC is authorized under Section 31108 of the 
Moving Ahead with Progress in the 21st Century Act of 2012.

Tentative Agenda of the National EMS Advisory Council Meeting

    The tentative NEMSAC agenda includes the following:

Tuesday, July 9, 2019 (9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT)

(1) Call to Order, Introductions, and Opening Remarks (9 a.m. to 9:30 
a.m. EDT)
(2) Approval of October 2018 NEMSAC Meeting Minutes (9:30 a.m. to 9:45 
a.m. EDT)
(3) Federal Liaison Update
(4) Prehospital Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinator Project (10 a.m. 
to 10:30 a.m. EDT)
(5) Critical Crossroads Project (10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. EDT)
(6) Break (10:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. EDT)
(7) Public Comment (11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EDT)
(8) FICEMS Strategic Plan Update/Revision (11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
EDT)
(9) Lunch (12 p.m. to 1 p.m. EDT)
(10) CMS Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport (ET3) Model (1 p.m. to 
1:30 p.m. EDT)
(11) Review and Discussion of Previously Approved NEMSAC 
Recommendations (1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. EDT)
(12) Review of Ongoing NHTSA Projects (2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT)
(13) Break (2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. EDT)
(14) Ad Hoc Committee Reports (3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT)
(15) NEMSIS Update (3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT)
(16) Review of Action Items (4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT)

Wednesday, July 10, 2019 (9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT)

(1) Reconvene and Introductions (9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. EDT)
(2) Committee Reports (9:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. EDT)
(3) Public Comment (10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. EDT)
(4) Continue Discussion of NEMSAC Focus Areas for 2019--2020 (11:15 
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EDT)
(5) Committee Break Out Sessions (12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT)

Thursday, July 11, 2019 (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT)

(1) Reconvene and Introductions (9 a.m. to 9:15 p.m. EDT)
(2) Committee Break Out Sessions (9:15 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. EDT)
(3) Lunch (12:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT)
(4) Committee Reports (1:15 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

    Registration Information: This meeting will be open to the public; 
however, pre-registration is requested no later than June 28, 2019. For 
assistance with NEMSAC registration, please contact Eric Chaney at 
Eric.Chaney@dot.gov or 202-366-0257. There will not be a teleconference 
option for this meeting.
    Public Comment: Members of the public are encouraged to comment 
directly to the NEMSAC during designated public comment periods. 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 at the meeting and 
should reach the NHTSA Office of EMS no later than July 1, 2019. 
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.
    NHTSA is committed to providing equal access to this meeting for 
all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because 
of a disability, please contact the Eric Chaney at the email or phone 
number listed in the ``Registration Information'' section with your 
request by close of business on July 1, 2019.
    A final agenda as well as meeting materials will be available to 
the public online through www.EMS.gov on or before July 1, 2019.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A)

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Jon Krohmer,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Program 
Development.
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