National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; Notice of Public Meeting, 1581 [2021-00162]

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• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 1581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00162]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. DOT-NHTSA-2020-104]


National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; Notice of 
Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the National Emergency 
Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC).

DATES: The meeting will be held August 11-12, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. EDT Requests to attend the meeting must be received by August 
6, 2021.
    Requests for accommodations to a disability must be received by 
August 6, 2021.
    If you wish to speak during the meeting, you must submit a written 
copy of your remarks to DOT by August 6, 2021.
    Requests to submit written materials to be reviewed during the 
meeting must be received no later than August 6, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually (depending on the status 
of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency) or 
at the U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590. Copies of the meeting minutes will be available 
on the NEMSAC internet website at EMS.gov. The detailed agenda will be 
posted on the NEMSAC internet website at EMS.gov at least one week in 
advance of the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clary Mole, EMS Specialist, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, at [email protected] or 202.366.2795. 
Any committee related requests should be sent to the person listed in 
this section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The NEMSAC was established pursuant to Section 31108 of the Moving 
Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act of 2012, under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of NEMSAC is to serve as a 
nationally recognized council of emergency medical services (EMS) 
representatives to provide advice and consult with:
    a. The Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services 
(FICEMS) on matters relating to EMS issues; and
    b. The Secretary of Transportation on matters relating to EMS 
issues affecting DOT.
    The NEMSAC provides an important national forum for the non-Federal 
deliberation of national EMS issues and serves as a platform for advice 
on DOT's national EMS activities. NEMSAC also provides advice and 
recommendations to the FICEMS. NEMSAC is authorized under Section 31108 
of the MAP-21 Act of 2012, codified at 42 U.S.C. 300d-4.

II. Agenda

    At the meeting, the agenda will cover the following topics:

 Updates from Federal Emergency Services Liaisons
 Updates on the FICEMS Initiatives
 Updates on NHTSA Initiatives
 Committee Reports

III. Public Participation

    The meeting will be open to the public. Members of the public who 
wish to attend in person must RSVP to the person listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section with your name and affiliation. The 
U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to providing equal 
access to this meeting for all participants. If you need alternative 
formats or services because of a disability, such as sign language, 
interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact the person 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than the 
deadline listed in the DATES section.
    There will be a thirty (30) minute period allotted for comments 
from members of the public joining the meeting. To accommodate as many 
speakers as possible, the time for each commenter may be limited. 
Individuals wishing to reserve speaking time during the meeting must 
submit a request at the time of registration, as well as the name, 
address, and organizational affiliation of the proposed speaker. If the 
number of registrants requesting to make statements is greater than can 
be reasonably accommodated during the meeting, the NHTSA office of EMS 
may conduct a lottery to determine the speakers. Speakers are requested 
to submit a written copy of their prepared remarks for inclusion in the 
meeting records and for circulation to NEMSAC members. All prepared 
remarks submitted on time will be accepted and considered as part of 
the record. Any member of the public may present a written statement to 
the committee at any time.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300d-4(b); 49 CFR part 1.95(i)(4).

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2021-00162 Filed 1-7-21; 8:45 am]
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