81_FR_45489 81 FR 45355 - Meeting Notice-Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS)

81 FR 45355 - Meeting Notice-Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 134 (July 13, 2016)

Page Range45355-45356
FR Document2016-16566

NHTSA announces a meeting of the 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 encouraged.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 134 (Wednesday, July 13, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45355-45356]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16566]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2016-0072]


Meeting Notice--Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency 
Medical Services (FICEMS)

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

ACTION: Meeting notice--FICEMS.

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SUMMARY: NHTSA announces a meeting of the 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 
encouraged.

DATES: The meeting will be held on August 4, 2016, from 1 p.m. EDT to 3 
p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Headquarters of the U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 
DC 20590, Oklahoma City Conference Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gamunu Wijetunge, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Office of Emergency Medical Services, National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., NPD-400, 
Washington, DC 20590, [email protected], or 202-493-2793.

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.
    Registration Information: This meeting will be open to the general 
public; however, pre-registration is highly encouraged to comply with 
security procedures. Members of the public wishing to attend should 
register online at http://www.cvent.com/d/2fqyqr no later than August 
2, 2016. Please note that the information collected for registration, 
including full name, place of business, telephone number and email 
address, will be used solely for the purposes of providing registrants 
with access to the meeting site and to provide meeting materials to 
registrants via email when they become available.
    A picture I.D. must be provided to enter the U.S. DOT Headquarters 
Building. It is suggested that visitors arrive 30 minutes early in 
order to facilitate entry. Attendees who are not United States citizens 
must produce a valid passport to enter the building. Please be aware 
that visitors to the U.S. DOT Headquarters Building 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). Federal staff will be in the lobby beginning at 
12 p.m. EDT on the day of the meeting to

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escort members of the public to the meeting room.
    Tentative Agenda: 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:

 Technical Working Group (TWG) Committee Reports
 Strategic Planning Implementation Update
 EMS Data Standards and Exchange Committee Updates
 Preparedness Committee Updates
    [cir] ACTION: Draft FICEMS interagency process for rapid 
coordination on health emergencies
    [cir] Model Uniform Core Criteria for Mass Casualty Incident Triage 
(MUCC) Instructional Guidelines Pilot Update
 Evidence-based Practice and Quality Committee Updates
 Workforce and Veterans Credentialing Committee Updates
    [cir] ACTION: Draft statement on responder mental health
 Safety Committee Updates
    [cir] Update on EMS Safety and Health Safety Surveillance
 Update on the Revision of the EMS Agenda for the Future
 Opioid Overdose Epidemic Update
 Other Emerging Issues in EMS from Federal Agencies and Agency 
Updates
 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. A final agenda and other meeting 
materials will be posted at http://www.ems.gov/ficems.html prior to the 
meeting.

    Issued on: July 7, 2016.
Jeffrey P. Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2016-16566 Filed 7-12-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 134 / Wednesday, July 13, 2016 / Notices 45355 Administration’’ and the title ‘‘Capital repercussions [and] . . . fear that the SUMMARY: NHTSA announces a meeting Cost Estimating Guidance.’’ Submit program could be canceled.’’ With this of the FICEMS to be held in the comments by only one of the following in mind, FRA’s guidance asserts that Washington, DC area. This notice methods: true or ‘‘non-depressed’’ costs can get announces the date, time, and location Electronic Docket: Follow the funded, and reminds us that delivering of the meeting, which will be open to instructions for submitting comments projects ‘‘as promised’’ increases the public. Pre-registration is on the U.S. Government electronic industry credibility. encouraged. docket site at http:// By following FRA’s guidance, project DATES: The meeting will be held on www.regulations.gov. sponsors should be better able to August 4, 2016, from 1 p.m. EDT to 3 Delivery Service or Hand Delivery: compensate for uncertainties, p.m. EDT. Submit two copies of comments to U.S. unforeseen conditions, and unknowns ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Department of Transportation, 1200 in capital cost estimates. Such should the Headquarters of the U.S. Department New Jersey Avenue SE., Docket improve estimate reliability, and enable of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Operations, M–30, Room W12–140 (first as-built costs to land within a Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, floor of the West Building), Washington, reasonable range of the estimates Oklahoma City Conference Room. DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., generated at every project phase. With a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monday through Friday, except Federal consistent estimating approach, project Gamunu Wijetunge, U.S. Department of holidays. For confirmation that the FRA sponsors should be better able to make Transportation, Office of Emergency has received the comments, include a useful comparisons among estimates, Medical Services, National Highway self-addressed stamped postcard. and to evaluate their own estimates. Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Comments will be posted without This guidance will be incorporated by Jersey Avenue SE., NPD–400, change to www.regulations.gov, reference into FRA’s Notices of Funding Washington, DC 20590, including any personal information Availability/Opportunity and grant and gamunu.wijetunge@dot.gov, or 202– included in a comment. Refer to the loan agreements. FRA expects project 493–2793. Privacy Act in the Supplementary sponsors to adhere to this guidance, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section Information section below. the principles and methods described 10202 of the Safe, Accountable, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: herein. Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Susan Herre, Transportation Industry Privacy Act Act: A Legacy For Users (SAFETEA– Analyst, Office of Program Delivery, LU), Public Law 109–59, provides that Federal Railroad Administration, (202) FRA wishes to inform all interested the FICEMS consist of several officials 631–1825. parties that anyone is able to search the from Federal agencies as well as a State SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FRA electronic form of any written emergency medical services director developed this guidance document on communications and comments appointed by the Secretary of capital cost estimating for project received into any of our dockets by the Transportation. sponsors and the industry as part of its name of the individual submitting the Registration Information: This continuing efforts to provide technical comment (or signing the comment, if meeting will be open to the general assistance and ensure successful project submitted on behalf of an association, public; however, pre-registration is delivery. FRA’s guidance emphasizes business, labor union, etc.). Interested highly encouraged to comply with accuracy, comprehensiveness, and parties may review DOT’s complete security procedures. Members of the completeness of estimating materials, as Privacy Act Statement in the Federal public wishing to attend should register well as credibility. These are all Register published on April 11, 2000, 65 online at http://www.cvent.com/d/ qualities highlighted by the U.S. FR 19477, or see http:// 2fqyqr no later than August 2, 2016. Government Accountability Office www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice Please note that the information (GAO) in its own capital cost estimating for the privacy notice of regulations.gov. collected for registration, including full guidance, which describes the same Issued in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2016. name, place of business, telephone primary capital cost estimating Paul Nissenbaum, number and email address, will be used methodologies and activities as stated in Associate Administrator for Railroad Policy solely for the purposes of providing this document. and Development. registrants with access to the meeting FRA’s guidance focuses specifically [FR Doc. 2016–16544 Filed 7–12–16; 8:45 am] site and to provide meeting materials to on railroad projects; it provides BILLING CODE 4910–06–P registrants via email when they become examples of common estimating available. shortfalls in railroad projects; and it A picture I.D. must be provided to defines agency-specific requirements for DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION enter the U.S. DOT Headquarters project sponsors regarding format and Building. It is suggested that visitors submission of cost estimate-related National Highway Traffic Safety arrive 30 minutes early in order to materials. Administration facilitate entry. Attendees who are not FRA recognizes that it is not always United States citizens must produce a easy to persuade stakeholders and [Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0072] valid passport to enter the building. funders of a project’s merit, or to Please be aware that visitors to the U.S. withstand criticism for capital costs that Meeting Notice—Federal Interagency DOT Headquarters Building are subject seem ‘‘too high’’ and schedules that Committee on Emergency Medical to search and must pass through a jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES seem ‘‘too long.’’ The pressures Services (FICEMS) magnetometer. Weapons of any kind are associated with project development AGENCY: National Highway Traffic strictly forbidden in the building unless and implementation can be immense. Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. authorized through the performance of GAO recognized these pressures when it Department of Transportation (U.S. the official duties of your employment stated, ‘‘many organizations are not DOT). (i.e., law enforcement officer). Federal mature enough to acknowledge . . . cost staff will be in the lobby beginning at 12 ACTION: Meeting notice—FICEMS. risk realism because of the possible p.m. EDT on the day of the meeting to VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:08 Jul 12, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13JYN1.SGM 13JYN1

45356 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 134 / Wednesday, July 13, 2016 / Notices escort members of the public to the DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 2883, Katherine Wheatley, Associate meeting room. General Counsel, Legal Division, at Comptroller of the Currency (202) 452–3779, or Alye Foster, Senior Tentative Agenda: This meeting of the FICEMS will focus on addressing the [Docket ID OCC–2013–0014 ] Special Counsel, Legal Division, at (202) 452–5289. requirements of SAFETEA–LU and the FDIC: Melodee Brooks, Senior Deputy opportunities for collaboration among FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Director, Office of Minority and Women the key Federal agencies involved in [Docket No. OP–1465 ] Inclusion, (703) 562–6090; or Robert emergency medical services. The Lee, Counsel, Legal Division, (703) 562– tentative agenda includes: FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 2020, Federal Deposit Insurance CORPORATION • Technical Working Group (TWG) Corporation, 550 17th Street NW., Committee Reports Washington, DC 20429–0002. BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL CFPB: Stuart Ishimaru, Director, • Strategic Planning Implementation PROTECTION Office of Minority and Women Update Inclusion, at (202) 435–9012, or Stephen SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE • EMS Data Standards and Exchange COMMISSION VanMeter, Deputy General Counsel, Committee Updates Legal Division at (202) 435–7319, Bureau of Consumer Financial • Preparedness Committee Updates NATIONAL CREDIT UNION Protection, 1700 G Street NW., Æ ACTION: Draft FICEMS interagency ADMINISTRATION Washington, DC 20552. process for rapid coordination on Announcement of Office of SEC: Pamela A. Gibbs, Director, Office health emergencies Management and Budget’s Approval of of Minority and Women Inclusion, (202) Æ Model Uniform Core Criteria for Collection of Information Contained in 551–6046, or Audrey B. Little, Senior Mass Casualty Incident Triage ‘‘Final Interagency Policy Statement Counsel, Office of Minority and Women (MUCC) Instructional Guidelines Establishing Joint Standards for Inclusion, (202) 551–6086, Securities Assessing the Diversity Policies and and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street Pilot Update Practices of Entities Regulated by the NE., Washington, DC 20549. • Evidence-based Practice and Quality NCUA: Monica Davy, Director, Office Committee Updates Agencies.’’ of Minority and Women Inclusion, (703) • Workforce and Veterans Credentialing AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the 518–1650, National Credit Union Committee Updates Currency (OCC); Board of Governors of Administration, 1775 Duke Street, the Federal Reserve System (Board); Alexandria, VA 22314. Æ ACTION: Draft statement on Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section responder mental health (FDIC); Bureau of Consumer Financial 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street • Safety Committee Updates Protection (CFPB); Securities and Reform and Consumer Protection Act Æ Update on EMS Safety and Health Exchange Commission (SEC); and (Act) required the OCC, Board, FDIC, Safety Surveillance National Credit Union Administration CFPB, SEC, and NCUA each to establish (NCUA). an Office of Minority and Women • Update on the Revision of the EMS ACTION: Notice; Joint Announcement of Inclusion (OMWI) to be responsible for Agenda for the Future Office of Management and Budget’s all matters of the Agency relating to • Opioid Overdose Epidemic Update (OMB) approval of a collection of diversity in management, employment, • Other Emerging Issues in EMS from information. and business activities. The Act also Federal Agencies and Agency instructed each OMWI Director to SUMMARY: The OCC, Board, FDIC, CFPB, develop standards for assessing the Updates SEC, and NCUA (each, an Agency and diversity policies and practices of • A public comment period collectively, the Agencies) announce entities regulated by the Agency. The that OMB has approved the collection of Agencies worked together to develop There will not be a call-in number information contained in the Final joint standards (Joint Standards) and, on provided for this FICEMS meeting; Interagency Policy Statement June 10, 2015, they jointly published in however, minutes of the meeting will be Establishing Joint Standards for available to the public online at the Federal Register 1 the ‘‘Final Assessing the Diversity Policies and Interagency Policy Statement www.EMS.gov. A final agenda and other Practices of Entities Regulated by the meeting materials will be posted at Establishing Joint Standards for Agencies (Policy Statement). Regulated Assessing the Diversity Policies and http://www.ems.gov/ficems.html prior entities may now begin to submit self- to the meeting. Practices of Entities Regulated by the assessments of their diversity policies Agencies.’’ 2 The Policy Statement Issued on: July 7, 2016. and practices to the OMWI Director of contains a ‘‘collection of information’’ Jeffrey P. Michael, their primary federal financial regulator. within the meaning of the Paperwork FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development. OCC: Joyce Cofield, Executive Although the Policy Statement was Director, Office of Minority and Women effective on June 10, 2015, the collection [FR Doc. 2016–16566 Filed 7–12–16; 8:45 am] Inclusion, at (202) 649–6460 or Karen of information was not effective until BILLING CODE 4910–59–P jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES McSweeney, Counsel, Law Department, at (202) 649–6295, or, for persons who 1 80FR 33016. are deaf or hard of hearing, TDD/TTY 2 The National Credit Union Administration (202) 649–5597, Office of the (NCUA) joined the Agencies in issuing the Policy Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Statement. However, the NCUA did not join the request for approval under the Paperwork Street SW., Washington, DC 20219. Reduction Act (PRA) of the information collection BOARD: Sheila Clark, Director, Office contained in the Policy Statement as it submitted of Diversity and Inclusion, at (202) 452– a separate request for PRA approval. 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Document Created: 2016-07-13 01:43:45
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionMeeting notice--FICEMS.
DatesThe meeting will be held on August 4, 2016, from 1 p.m. EDT to 3 p.m. EDT.
ContactGamunu Wijetunge, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Emergency Medical Services, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., NPD-400, Washington, DC 20590, [email protected], or 202-493-2793.
FR Citation81 FR 45355 
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