[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 231 (Friday, December 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69607-69608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20311]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[NHTSA Docket No. NHTSA-2006-26459]


Meeting Notice

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

SUMMARY: NHTSA announces a meeting of the Federal Interagency Committee 
on Emergency Medical Services to be held in Washington, DC. This notice 
announces the date, time and location of the meeting, which will be 
open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on December 8, 2006, from 1:30 p.m. to 
3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., the MacCracken 
Room, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Drew Dawson, Director, Office of 
Emergency Medical Services, National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW. Telephone number (202) 366-
9966; E-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 10202 of the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 
(SAFETEA-LU), Public Law 109-59, required the Secretary of 
Transportation, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the 
Under Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Under 
Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response, to establish a 
Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS). 
SAFETEA-LU provided 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. SAFETEA-LU directed the 
Administrator of NHTSA, in cooperation with the Administrator of

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the Health Resources and Services Administration of the Department of 
Health and Human Services and the Director of the Preparedness 
Division, Directorate of Emergency Preparedness and Response of the 
Department of Homeland Security, to provide administrative support to 
the Interagency Committee, including scheduling meetings, setting 
agendas, keeping minutes and records, and producing reports.
    SAFETEA-LU set forth six purposes of the FICEMS: (A) Ensuring 
coordination among the Federal agencies involved with State, local, 
tribal, or regional emergency medical services and 9-1-1 systems; (B) 
identifying State, local, tribal, or regional emergency medical 
services and 9-1-1 needs; (C) recommending new or expanded programs, 
including grant programs, for improving State, local, tribal, or 
regional emergency medical services and implementing improved emergency 
medical services communications technologies, including wireless 9-1-1; 
(D) identifying ways to streamline the process through which Federal 
agencies support State, local, tribal or regional emergency medical 
services; (E) assisting State, local, tribal or regional emergency 
medical services in setting priorities based on identified needs; and 
(F) advising, consulting and making recommendations on matters relating 
to the implementation of the coordinated State emergency medical 
services programs.
    This inaugural meeting of the FICEMS will focus on organizational 
matters (including the selection of the FICEMS chairperson) and 
opportunities for collaboration among the key Federal agencies involved 
in emergency medical services.
    This meeting will be open to the public. Individuals wishing to 
register must provide their name, affiliation, phone number, and e-mail 
address to Drew Dawson by e-mail at [email protected] or by telephone 
at (202) 366-9966 no later than December 6, 2006. Pre-registration is 
necessary to comply with security procedures. Picture I.D. must also be 
provided to enter the FAA Building and it is suggested that visitors 
arrive 45 minutes early in order to facilitate entry. The Visitor 
entrance is on the C Street side of the building.
    Minutes of the FICEMS Meeting will be available to the public 
online through the DOT Document Management System (DMS) at: http://dms.dot.gov under the docket number listed at the beginning of this 
notice.

    Issued on: November 27, 2006.
Brian M. McLaughlin,
Senior Associate Administrator for Traffic Injury Control.
[FR Doc. E6-20311 Filed 11-30-06; 8:45 am]
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