81_FR_18997 81 FR 18934 - Revision of the Emergency Medical Services Agenda for the Future; Request for Information

81 FR 18934 - Revision of the Emergency Medical Services Agenda for the Future; Request for Information

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 63 (April 1, 2016)

Page Range18934-18935
FR Document2016-06960

NHTSA, on behalf of the Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS), is seeking comments from all sources (public, private, governmental, academic, professional, public interest groups, and other interested parties) on the planned revision of the 1996 Emergency Medical Services Agenda for the Future (EMS Agenda). FICEMS was created (42 U.S.C. 300d-4) by the Secretaries of Transportation, Health and Human Services and Homeland Security to, in part, ensure coordination among the Federal agencies involved with State, local, tribal or regional emergency medical services and 9-1-1 systems. FICEMS has statutory authority to identify State and local Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and 9-1-1 needs, to recommend new or expanded programs and to identify the ways in which Federal agencies can streamline their processes for support of EMS. FICEMS includes representatives from the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense--Health Affairs, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), HHS Indian Health Service (IHS), HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Health Affairs (OHA), DHS U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), NHTSA, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and a State EMS Director appointed by the Secretary of Transportation. On June 19, 2014, FICEMS unanimously approved a motion to proceed with a revision of the EMS Agenda, with a focus on data-driven approaches to future improvements. This followed an April 24, 2014 letter in which the National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC) issued recommendations to NHTSA regarding revision of the EMS Agenda. NEMSAC's recommendations were as follows: <bullet> A major revision of the EMS Agenda for the Future should be undertaken as soon as possible; <bullet> The revision process should be guided by an external entity (not NEMSAC) that will ensure a consensus- and data-driven process with broad stakeholder representation. The goal should be to replicate the process used to develop the original EMS Agenda for the Future, published in 1996; <bullet> The U.S. Department of Transportation should seek financial support and assistance from members of FICEMS to accomplish this task. The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments on the planned revision of the EMS Agenda, and to request responses to specific questions provided below. This is neither a request for proposals nor an invitation for bids.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 63 (Friday, April 1, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18934-18935]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06960]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2016-0035]


Revision of the Emergency Medical Services Agenda for the Future; 
Request for Information

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

ACTION: Notice; request for information.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: NHTSA, on behalf of the Federal Interagency Committee on 
Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS), is seeking comments from all 
sources (public, private, governmental, academic, professional, public 
interest groups, and other interested parties) on the planned revision 
of the 1996 Emergency Medical Services Agenda for the Future (EMS 
Agenda).
    FICEMS was created (42 U.S.C. 300d-4) by the Secretaries of 
Transportation, Health and Human Services and Homeland Security to, in 
part, ensure coordination among the Federal agencies involved with 
State, local, tribal or regional emergency medical services and 9-1-1 
systems. FICEMS has statutory authority to identify State and local 
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and 9-1-1 needs, to recommend new or 
expanded programs and to identify the ways in which Federal agencies 
can streamline their processes for support of EMS. FICEMS includes 
representatives from the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense--Health Affairs, the Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Preparedness and Response (ASPR), HHS Indian Health Service (IHS), HHS 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS Health Resources 
and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services (CMS), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
Office of Health Affairs (OHA), DHS U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), 
NHTSA, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and a State EMS 
Director appointed by the Secretary of Transportation.
    On June 19, 2014, FICEMS unanimously approved a motion to proceed 
with a revision of the EMS Agenda, with a focus on data-driven 
approaches to future improvements.
    This followed an April 24, 2014 letter in which the National 
Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC) issued 
recommendations to NHTSA regarding revision of the EMS Agenda. NEMSAC's 
recommendations were as follows:
     A major revision of the EMS Agenda for the Future should 
be undertaken as soon as possible;
     The revision process should be guided by an external 
entity (not NEMSAC) that will ensure a consensus- and data-driven 
process with broad stakeholder representation. The goal should be to 
replicate the process used to develop the original EMS Agenda for the 
Future, published in 1996;
     The U.S. Department of Transportation should seek 
financial support and assistance from members of FICEMS to accomplish 
this task.
    The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments on the planned 
revision of the EMS Agenda, and to request responses to specific 
questions provided below. This is neither a request for proposals nor 
an invitation for bids.

DATES: It is requested that comments on this announcement be submitted 
by June 30, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. NHTSA-
2016-0035] through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Building, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gamunu Wijetunge, Office of Emergency 
Medical Services, (202) 493-2793, [email protected], located at 
the United States Department of Transportation; 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE., NPD-400, Room W44-232, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    In 1996 NHTSA, in partnership with HRSA, published the EMS Agenda 
(www.ems.gov/pdf/2010/EMSAgendaWeb_7-06-10.pdf). The document created a 
vision for the future of EMS systems in the United States and led to 
EMS system improvements across the Nation. Changes envisioned by the 
EMS Agenda included the National EMS Information System (NEMSIS), the 
``EMS Education Agenda for the Future: A Systems Approach'', universal 
wireless 9-1-1, automatic crash notification, the recognition of EMS as 
a physician sub-specialty, and many others.
    The EMS Agenda included the following vision statement: ``Emergency 
medical services (EMS) of the future will be community-based health 
management that is fully integrated with the overall health care 
system. It will have the ability to identify and modify illness and 
injury risks, provide acute illness and injury care and follow-up, and 
contribute to treatment of chronic conditions and community health 
monitoring. This new entity will be developed from redistribution of 
existing health care resources and will be integrated with other health 
care providers and public health and public safety agencies. It will 
improve community health and result in more appropriate use of acute 
health care resources. EMS will remain the public's emergency medical 
safety net.''
    Furthermore, the EMS Agenda proposed development of the following 
14 EMS attributes:
     Integration of Health Services;
     EMS Research;
     Legislation and Regulation;
     System Finance;
     Human Resources;

[[Page 18935]]

     Medical Direction;
     Education Systems;
     Public Education;
     Prevention;
     Public Access;
     Communication Systems;
     Clinical Care;
     Information Systems;
     Evaluation.
    In 2014, NEMSAC recommended that NHTSA undertake a major revision 
of the EMS Agenda. NHTSA, on behalf of FICEMS, intends to work closely 
with EMS stakeholders in revising the EMS Agenda. It is anticipated the 
revised EMS Agenda will envision the evolution of EMS systems over the 
next 30 years.

Questions on the Proposed Revision of the EMS Agenda

    Responses to the following questions are requested to help plan the 
revision of the EMS Agenda. Please provide references as appropriate.
    1. What are the most critical issues facing EMS systems that should 
be addressed in the revision of the EMS Agenda? Please be as specific 
as possible.
    2. What progress has been made in implementing the EMS Agenda since 
its publication in 1996?
    3. How have you used the EMS Agenda? Please provide specific 
examples.
    4. As an EMS stakeholder, how might the revised EMS Agenda be most 
useful to you?
    5. What significant changes have occurred in EMS systems at the 
national, State and local levels since 1996?
    6. What significant changes will impact EMS systems over the next 
30 years?
    7. How might the revised EMS Agenda support the following FICEMS 
Strategic Plan goals:
    a. Coordinated, regionalized, and accountable EMS and 9-1-1 systems 
that provide safe, high-quality care;
    b. data-driven and evidence-based EMS systems that promote improved 
patient care quality;
    c. EMS systems fully integrated into State, territorial, local, 
tribal, regional, and Federal preparedness planning, response, and 
recovery;
    d. EMS systems that are sustainable, forward looking, and 
integrated with the evolving health care system;
    e. an EMS culture in which safety considerations for patients, 
providers, and the community permeate the full spectrum of activities; 
and
    f. a well-educated and uniformly credentialed EMS workforce.
    8. How could the revised EMS Agenda contribute to enhanced 
emergency medical services for children?
    9. How could the revised EMS Agenda address the future of EMS data 
collection and information sharing?
    10. How could the revised EMS Agenda support data-driven and 
evidence-based improvements in EMS systems?
    11. How could the revised EMS Agenda enhance collaboration among 
EMS systems, health care providers, hospitals, public safety answering 
points, public health, insurers, palliative care and others?
    12. How will innovative patient care delivery and finance models 
impact EMS systems over the next 30 years?
    13. How could the revised EMS Agenda promote community preparedness 
and resilience?
    14. How could the revised EMS Agenda contribute to improved 
coordination for mass casualty incident preparedness and response?
    15. How could the revised EMS Agenda enhance the exchange of 
evidence based practices between military and civilian medicine?
    16. How could the revised EMS Agenda support the seamless and 
unimpeded transfer of military EMS personnel to roles as civilian EMS 
providers?
    17. How could the revised EMS Agenda support interstate 
credentialing of EMS personnel?
    18. How could the revised EMS Agenda support improved patient 
outcomes in rural and frontier communities?
    19. How could the revised EMS Agenda contribute to improved EMS 
education systems at the local, State, and national levels?
    20. How could the revised EMS Agenda lead to improved EMS systems 
in tribal communities?
    21. How could the revised EMS Agenda promote a culture of safety 
among EMS personnel, agencies and organizations?
    22. Are there additional EMS attributes that should be included in 
the revised EMS Agenda? If so, please provide an explanation for why 
these additional EMS attributes should be included.
    23. Are there EMS attributes in the EMS Agenda that should be 
eliminated from the revised edition? If so, please provide an 
explanation for why these EMS attributes should be eliminated.
    24. What are your suggestions for the process that should be used 
in revising the EMS Agenda?
    25. What specific agencies/organizations/entities are essential to 
involve, in a revision of the EMS Agenda?
    26. Do you have any additional comments regarding the revision of 
the EMS Agenda?

    Issued on: March 22, 2016.
Jeffrey P. Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2016-06960 Filed 3-31-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-59-P



                                                    18934                            Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 63 / Friday, April 1, 2016 / Notices

                                                    Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300);                     services and 9–1–1 systems. FICEMS                       • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                                    Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33                      has statutory authority to identify State             www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
                                                    U.S.C. 401–406); and the National Flood                 and local Emergency Medical Services                  instructions for submitting comments.
                                                    Insurance Act of 1968 and Flood                         (EMS) and 9–1–1 needs, to recommend                      • Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
                                                    Disaster Protection Act (42 U.S.C.                      new or expanded programs and to                       Management Facility, U.S. Department
                                                    4012a, 4106);                                           identify the ways in which Federal                    of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
                                                      9. Executive Orders (E.O.): E.O.                      agencies can streamline their processes               Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12–
                                                    11990, Protection of Wetlands; E.O.                     for support of EMS. FICEMS includes                   140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
                                                    11988, Floodplain Management; E.O.                      representatives from the Department of                a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
                                                    12898, Federal Actions to Address                       Defense (DoD) Office of the Assistant                 Friday, except on Federal holidays.
                                                    Environmental Justice in Minority                       Secretary of Defense—Health Affairs,                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    Populations and Low Income                              the Department of Health and Human                    Gamunu Wijetunge, Office of
                                                    Populations; E.O. 11593, Protection and                 Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant                Emergency Medical Services, (202) 493–
                                                    Enhancement of Cultural Resources;                      Secretary for Preparedness and                        2793, gamunu.wijetunge@dot.gov,
                                                    E.O. 13007, Indian Sacred Sites; E.O.                   Response (ASPR), HHS Indian Health                    located at the United States Department
                                                    13175, Consultation and Coordination                    Service (IHS), HHS Centers for Disease                of Transportation; 1200 New Jersey
                                                    with Indian Tribal Governments; E.O.                    Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS                     Avenue SE., NPD–400, Room W44–232,
                                                    11514, Protection and Enhancement of                    Health Resources and Services                         Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are
                                                    Environmental Quality; and E.O. 13112,                  Administration (HRSA), HHS Centers                    from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through
                                                    Invasive Species.                                       for Medicare and Medicaid Services                    Friday, except Federal holidays.
                                                      (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance               (CMS), the Department of Homeland                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning                 Security (DHS) Office of Health Affairs
                                                    and Construction. The regulations                       (OHA), DHS U.S. Fire Administration                   Background
                                                    implementing E.O.12372 regarding                        (USFA), NHTSA, the Federal                               In 1996 NHTSA, in partnership with
                                                    intergovernmental consultation on Federal               Communications Commission (FCC)                       HRSA, published the EMS Agenda
                                                    programs and activities apply to this                   and a State EMS Director appointed by
                                                    program.)
                                                                                                                                                                  (www.ems.gov/pdf/2010/
                                                                                                            the Secretary of Transportation.                      EMSAgendaWeb_7-06-10.pdf). The
                                                       Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139 (l)(1).                        On June 19, 2014, FICEMS                           document created a vision for the future
                                                      Issued on: March 25, 2016.
                                                                                                            unanimously approved a motion to                      of EMS systems in the United States and
                                                                                                            proceed with a revision of the EMS                    led to EMS system improvements across
                                                    Peter J. Hartman,
                                                                                                            Agenda, with a focus on data-driven                   the Nation. Changes envisioned by the
                                                    FHWA Idaho Division Administrator, Boise,               approaches to future improvements.
                                                    Idaho.                                                                                                        EMS Agenda included the National
                                                                                                               This followed an April 24, 2014 letter             EMS Information System (NEMSIS), the
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–07412 Filed 3–31–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            in which the National Emergency                       ‘‘EMS Education Agenda for the Future:
                                                    BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P
                                                                                                            Medical Services Advisory Council                     A Systems Approach’’, universal
                                                                                                            (NEMSAC) issued recommendations to                    wireless 9–1–1, automatic crash
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            NHTSA regarding revision of the EMS                   notification, the recognition of EMS as
                                                                                                            Agenda. NEMSAC’s recommendations                      a physician sub-specialty, and many
                                                    National Highway Traffic Safety                         were as follows:                                      others.
                                                    Administration                                             • A major revision of the EMS                         The EMS Agenda included the
                                                                                                            Agenda for the Future should be                       following vision statement: ‘‘Emergency
                                                    [Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0035]                                                                                  medical services (EMS) of the future
                                                                                                            undertaken as soon as possible;
                                                    Revision of the Emergency Medical                          • The revision process should be                   will be community-based health
                                                    Services Agenda for the Future;                         guided by an external entity (not                     management that is fully integrated with
                                                    Request for Information                                 NEMSAC) that will ensure a consensus-                 the overall health care system. It will
                                                                                                            and data-driven process with broad                    have the ability to identify and modify
                                                    AGENCY: National Highway Traffic                        stakeholder representation. The goal                  illness and injury risks, provide acute
                                                    Safety Administration (NHTSA),                          should be to replicate the process used               illness and injury care and follow-up,
                                                    Department of Transportation (DOT).                     to develop the original EMS Agenda for                and contribute to treatment of chronic
                                                    ACTION: Notice; request for information.                the Future, published in 1996;                        conditions and community health
                                                                                                               • The U.S. Department of                           monitoring. This new entity will be
                                                    SUMMARY:    NHTSA, on behalf of the                     Transportation should seek financial                  developed from redistribution of
                                                    Federal Interagency Committee on                        support and assistance from members of                existing health care resources and will
                                                    Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS),                    FICEMS to accomplish this task.                       be integrated with other health care
                                                    is seeking comments from all sources                       The purpose of this notice is to solicit           providers and public health and public
                                                    (public, private, governmental,                         comments on the planned revision of                   safety agencies. It will improve
                                                    academic, professional, public interest                 the EMS Agenda, and to request                        community health and result in more
                                                    groups, and other interested parties) on                responses to specific questions provided              appropriate use of acute health care
                                                    the planned revision of the 1996                        below. This is neither a request for                  resources. EMS will remain the public’s
                                                    Emergency Medical Services Agenda for                                                                         emergency medical safety net.’’
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES




                                                                                                            proposals nor an invitation for bids.
                                                    the Future (EMS Agenda).                                                                                         Furthermore, the EMS Agenda
                                                       FICEMS was created (42 U.S.C. 300d–                  DATES: It is requested that comments on               proposed development of the following
                                                    4) by the Secretaries of Transportation,                this announcement be submitted by                     14 EMS attributes:
                                                    Health and Human Services and                           June 30, 2016.                                           • Integration of Health Services;
                                                    Homeland Security to, in part, ensure                   ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                       • EMS Research;
                                                    coordination among the Federal                          [identified by Docket No. NHTSA–                         • Legislation and Regulation;
                                                    agencies involved with State, local,                    2016–0035] through one of the                            • System Finance;
                                                    tribal or regional emergency medical                    following methods:                                       • Human Resources;


                                               VerDate Sep<11>2014   17:25 Mar 31, 2016   Jkt 238001   PO 00000   Frm 00112   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 4703   E:\FR\FM\01APN1.SGM   01APN1


                                                                                     Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 63 / Friday, April 1, 2016 / Notices                                                 18935

                                                      • Medical Direction;                                  emergency medical services for                          26. Do you have any additional
                                                      • Education Systems;                                  children?                                             comments regarding the revision of the
                                                      • Public Education;                                      9. How could the revised EMS                       EMS Agenda?
                                                      • Prevention;                                         Agenda address the future of EMS data                   Issued on: March 22, 2016.
                                                      • Public Access;                                      collection and information sharing?
                                                                                                                                                                  Jeffrey P. Michael,
                                                      • Communication Systems;                                 10. How could the revised EMS
                                                                                                                                                                  Associate Administrator, Research and
                                                      • Clinical Care;                                      Agenda support data-driven and
                                                                                                                                                                  Program Development.
                                                      • Information Systems;                                evidence-based improvements in EMS
                                                      • Evaluation.                                         systems?                                              [FR Doc. 2016–06960 Filed 3–31–16; 8:45 am]
                                                      In 2014, NEMSAC recommended that                         11. How could the revised EMS                      BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

                                                    NHTSA undertake a major revision of                     Agenda enhance collaboration among
                                                    the EMS Agenda. NHTSA, on behalf of                     EMS systems, health care providers,
                                                    FICEMS, intends to work closely with                    hospitals, public safety answering                    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                    EMS stakeholders in revising the EMS                    points, public health, insurers,                      National Highway Traffic Safety
                                                    Agenda. It is anticipated the revised                   palliative care and others?                           Administration
                                                    EMS Agenda will envision the evolution                     12. How will innovative patient care
                                                    of EMS systems over the next 30 years.                  delivery and finance models impact                    [Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0040]
                                                                                                            EMS systems over the next 30 years?
                                                    Questions on the Proposed Revision of                      13. How could the revised EMS                      Request for Public Comments on
                                                    the EMS Agenda                                          Agenda promote community                              NHTSA Enforcement Guidance Bulletin
                                                      Responses to the following questions                  preparedness and resilience?                          2016–02: Safety-Related Defects and
                                                    are requested to help plan the revision                    14. How could the revised EMS                      Emerging Automotive Technologies
                                                    of the EMS Agenda. Please provide                       Agenda contribute to improved                         AGENCY:  National Highway Traffic
                                                    references as appropriate.                              coordination for mass casualty incident               Safety Administration (NHTSA),
                                                      1. What are the most critical issues                  preparedness and response?                            Department of Transportation.
                                                    facing EMS systems that should be                          15. How could the revised EMS
                                                                                                            Agenda enhance the exchange of                        ACTION: Request for public comments.
                                                    addressed in the revision of the EMS
                                                    Agenda? Please be as specific as                        evidence based practices between                      SUMMARY:    Automotive technology is at a
                                                    possible.                                               military and civilian medicine?                       moment of rapid change and may evolve
                                                      2. What progress has been made in                        16. How could the revised EMS                      farther in the next decade than in the
                                                    implementing the EMS Agenda since its                   Agenda support the seamless and                       previous 45-plus year history of the
                                                    publication in 1996?                                    unimpeded transfer of military EMS                    Agency. As the world moves toward
                                                      3. How have you used the EMS                          personnel to roles as civilian EMS                    autonomous vehicles and innovative
                                                    Agenda? Please provide specific                         providers?                                            mobility solutions, NHTSA is interested
                                                                                                               17. How could the revised EMS                      in facilitating the rapid advance of
                                                    examples.
                                                                                                            Agenda support interstate credentialing               technologies that will promote safety.
                                                      4. As an EMS stakeholder, how might
                                                                                                            of EMS personnel?                                     NHTSA is commanded by Congress to
                                                    the revised EMS Agenda be most useful                      18. How could the revised EMS
                                                    to you?                                                                                                       protect the safety of the driving public
                                                                                                            Agenda support improved patient
                                                      5. What significant changes have                                                                            against unreasonable risks of harm that
                                                                                                            outcomes in rural and frontier
                                                    occurred in EMS systems at the                                                                                may occur because of the design,
                                                                                                            communities?
                                                    national, State and local levels since                     19. How could the revised EMS                      construction, or performance of a motor
                                                    1996?                                                   Agenda contribute to improved EMS                     vehicle or motor vehicle equipment, and
                                                      6. What significant changes will                      education systems at the local, State,                mitigate risks of harm, including risks
                                                    impact EMS systems over the next 30                     and national levels?                                  that may be emerging or contingent. As
                                                    years?                                                     20. How could the revised EMS                      NHTSA always has done when
                                                      7. How might the revised EMS                          Agenda lead to improved EMS systems                   evaluating new technologies and
                                                    Agenda support the following FICEMS                     in tribal communities?                                solutions, we will be guided by our
                                                    Strategic Plan goals:                                      21. How could the revised EMS                      statutory mission, the laws we are
                                                      a. Coordinated, regionalized, and                     Agenda promote a culture of safety                    obligated to enforce, and the benefits of
                                                    accountable EMS and 9–1–1 systems                       among EMS personnel, agencies and                     the emerging technologies appearing on
                                                    that provide safe, high-quality care;                   organizations?                                        America’s roadways.
                                                      b. data-driven and evidence-based                        22. Are there additional EMS                          NHTSA has broad enforcement
                                                    EMS systems that promote improved                       attributes that should be included in the             authority, under existing statutes and
                                                    patient care quality;                                   revised EMS Agenda? If so, please                     regulations, to address existing and
                                                      c. EMS systems fully integrated into                  provide an explanation for why these                  emerging automotive technologies. This
                                                    State, territorial, local, tribal, regional,            additional EMS attributes should be                   proposed Enforcement Guidance
                                                    and Federal preparedness planning,                      included.                                             Bulletin sets forth NHTSA’s current
                                                    response, and recovery;                                    23. Are there EMS attributes in the                views on emerging automotive
                                                      d. EMS systems that are sustainable,                  EMS Agenda that should be eliminated                  technologies—including its view that
                                                    forward looking, and integrated with the                from the revised edition? If so, please               when vulnerabilities of such technology
                                                    evolving health care system;                                                                                  or equipment pose an unreasonable risk
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES




                                                                                                            provide an explanation for why these
                                                      e. an EMS culture in which safety                     EMS attributes should be eliminated.                  to safety, those vulnerabilities constitute
                                                    considerations for patients, providers,                    24. What are your suggestions for the              a safety-related defect—and suggests
                                                    and the community permeate the full                     process that should be used in revising               guiding principles and best practices for
                                                    spectrum of activities; and                             the EMS Agenda?                                       motor vehicle and equipment
                                                      f. a well-educated and uniformly                         25. What specific agencies/                        manufacturers in this context. This
                                                    credentialed EMS workforce.                             organizations/entities are essential to               notice solicits comments from the
                                                      8. How could the revised EMS                          involve, in a revision of the EMS                     public, motor vehicle and equipment
                                                    Agenda contribute to enhanced                           Agenda?                                               manufacturers, and other interested


                                               VerDate Sep<11>2014   17:25 Mar 31, 2016   Jkt 238001   PO 00000   Frm 00113   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 4703   E:\FR\FM\01APN1.SGM   01APN1



Document Created: 2016-04-06 00:08:48
Document Modified: 2016-04-06 00:08:48
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; request for information.
DatesIt is requested that comments on this announcement be submitted by June 30, 2016.
ContactGamunu Wijetunge, Office of Emergency Medical Services, (202) 493-2793, [email protected], located at the United States Department of Transportation; 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., NPD-400, Room W44-232, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FR Citation81 FR 18934 

2025 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR