[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44675-44676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15236]


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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: September 1, 2005.
    Place: 10th Floor, MacCracken Conference Room, Federal Aviation 
Administration Building, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20553.
    Times: 10:30 a.m.--Main FICEMS Meeting; 1 p.m.--FICEMS 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.

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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, public 
parking is available for approximately $14.00 for a full day (3 hours 
or longer). The closest METRO station to the FAA building is L'Enfant 
Plaza (Orange, Blue, Green, and Yellow lines), Exit onto Seventh Street 
(towards The National Mall) and walk two blocks to the main entrance of 
the FAA building which is located at Seventh Street and Independence 
Avenue, SW.
    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, August 30, 2005, 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 necessary to be able to create 
and provide a current roster of visitors to NHTSA Security per 
directives.
    Security Procedures: Increased security controls and surveillance 
are in effect at the FAA Building/NHTSA 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 ``885721.''
    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 December 2, 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 December 2, 2005, FICEMS, Committee 
Meeting.

    Dated: July 25, 2005.
R. David Paulison,
U.S. Fire Administrator, Director of the Preparedness Division.
[FR Doc. 05-15236 Filed 8-2-05; 8:45 am]
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