Document ID: NHTSA-2013-0050-0001
Agency: nhtsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council
Posted Date: 2013-04-26T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 81 (Friday, April 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24802-24803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09921]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2013-0050]

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, as 
well as 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 EMS (FICEMS) on matters relating 
to emergency medical services (EMS).

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 16, 2013, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 
p.m. EDT, and on May 17, 2013, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT. A public 
comment period will take place on May 16, 2013 between 3 p.m. and 3:30 
p.m. EDT and May 17, 2013 between 10 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. EDT. Written 
comments from the public must be received no later than May 10, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Performance Institute on the 
third floor of 901 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20001.

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 is authorized under Section 31108 of the Moving Ahead 
with Progress in the 21st Century Act of

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2012. The NEMSAC will meet on Thursday and Friday, May 16-17, 2013, at 
the Performance Institute on the third floor of 901 New York Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20001.

Tentative Agenda of National EMS Advisory Council Meeting, May 16-17, 
2013

    The tentative agenda includes the following:

Thursday, May 16, 2013 (8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT)

(1) Election of Chair and Vice-Chair
(2) Opening Remarks
(3) Disclosure of Conflicts of Interests by Members
(4) Presentation of the New NEMSAC Charter
(5) Reports from Federal Liaisons from the Departments of 
Transportation, Homeland Security, and Health & Human Services
(6) Presentation, Discussion and Possible Adoption of Reports and 
Recommendations from NEMSAC Workgroups
    a. Advisory on Leadership Developmental Planning in EMS
    b. NEMSAC Values and Priorities
    c. Compiling Evidence to Discuss the EMS Education Agenda for the 
Future
    d. Improving Internal NEMSAC Processes
    e. Updates on NHTSA Emerging Issues in EMS White Papers
(7) Public Comment Period (3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT)
(8) Workgroup Breakout Sessions (3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT)

Friday, May 17, 2013 (8 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT)

(1) Unfinished Business/Continued Discussion from Previous Day
(2) Public Comment Period (10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. EDT)
(3) Next Steps and Adjourn

    On Thursday, May 16, 2013, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT, the 
NEMSAC workgroups will meet in breakout sessions at the same location. 
These sessions are open for public attendance, but their agendas do not 
accommodate public comment.

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/NEMSACMay2013 no later than May 10, 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 Thursday, May 16, 2013, 
between 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. EDT or Friday, May 17, 2013 between 10 
a.m. and 10:15 a.m. EDT 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 no later than May 10, 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.

Special Request for Comment on the EMS Education Agenda for the Future

    The NEMSAC has also requested public comment on a draft document 
outlining their views on the future of the EMS Education Agenda. The 
draft document and more information on the request for input can be 
found at http://ems.gov/NEMSAC-PublicInputRequest2013.htm. Comments 
must be submitted to nemsac@dot.gov by May 10, 2013.
    A final agenda as well as meeting materials will be available to 
the public online through www.EMS.gov on or before May 13, 2013.

    Issued on: April 23, 2013.
Jeffrey P. Michael,
Associate Administrator for Research and Program Development.
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