[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 210 (Monday, November 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63407-63408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24331]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency


Open Meeting of the Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency 
Medical Services (FICEMS)

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Emergency 
Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: FEMA announces the following open meeting.
    Name: Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services 
(FICEMS).
    Date of Meeting: December 2, 2004.
    Place: Room 2029, National Technical Information Service (NTIS), 
5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161.
    Times: 10:30 a.m.--Main FICEMS Meeting; 1 p.m.--FICEMS Counter-
Terrorism Subcommittee and Ambulance Safety Subcommittee.
    Proposed Agenda: Review and submission for approval of previous 
FICEMS Committee Meeting Minutes; Ambulance Safety Subcommittee and 
Counter-terrorism Subcommittee report; Action Items review; 
presentation of member agency reports; and reports of other interested 
parties.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting will be open to the public with 
limited seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. See the 
Response and Security Procedures below. For those driving, parking is 
complimentary. If you are interested in taking METRO, blue line, and 
need shuttle service from/to METRO/NTIS, please notify Ms. Patti Roman 
when following the response procedures below.
    Response Procedures: Committee Members and members of the general 
public who plan to attend the meeting should contact Ms. Patti Roman, 
on or before Tuesday, November 30, 2004, via mail at NATEK 
Incorporated, 21355 Ridgetop Circle, Suite 200, Dulles, Virginia 20166-
8503, or by telephone at (703) 674-0190, or via facsimile at (703) 674-
0195, or via e-mail at [email protected]. This is

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necessary to be able to create and provide a current roster of visitors 
to NTIS Security per directives.
    Security Procedures: Increased security controls and surveillance 
are in effect at the National Technical Information Service facilities. 
All visitors must have a valid picture identification card and their 
vehicles will be subject to search by Security personnel. All visitors 
will be issued a visitor pass which must be worn at all times while in 
the facility. Please allow adequate time before the meeting to complete 
the security process.
    Conference Call Capabilities: If you are not able to attend in 
person, a toll free number has been set up for teleconferencing. The 
toll free number will be available from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Members 
should call in around 10:30 a.m. The number is 1-800-320-4330. The 
FICEMS conference code is ``430746.''
    FICEMS Meeting Minutes: Minutes of the meeting will be prepared and 
will be available upon request 30 days after they have been approved at 
the next FICEMS Committee Meeting on March 3, 2005. The minutes will 
also be posted on the United States Fire Administration Web site at 
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/fire-service/ems/ficems.shtm within 30 days 
after their approval at the March 3, 2005 FICEMS Committee Meeting.

    Dated: October 25, 2004.
R. David Paulison,
U.S. Fire Administrator, Director of the Preparedness Division.
[FR Doc. 04-24331 Filed 10-29-04; 8:45 am]
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