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)

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, 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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