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National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; Solicitation of Applications Publication: Federal Register Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan Date: 7 October 2024 Subject: American Government 
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81132-81134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23081]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2024-0033]
National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council;
Solicitation of Applications
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT).
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ACTION: Solicitation of applications for the candidacy of appointment
to the National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC).
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SUMMARY: NHTSA is soliciting applications for appointment to the DOT's
NEMSAC. The purpose of NEMSAC is to serve as a nationally recognized
council of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) representatives and
consumers to provide advice and recommendations regarding EMS to DOT.
Through NHTSA, NEMSAC's advice is provided to the Federal Interagency
Committee on EMS (FICEMS).
DATES: Applications for membership must be received by NHTSA on or
before 5 p.m. EST, November 1, 2024.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to apply for membership, your application should
be submitted by Email to: NEMSAC@dot.gov.
Additional information on NEMSAC, including the current roster,
charter, and previous meeting minutes can be found at: https://www.ems.gov/nemsac.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clary Mole, EMS Specialist, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Clary.Mole@dot.gov or 202-868-3275. Any NEMSAC-related
questions should be sent to the person listed in this section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: NEMSAC is an advisory council established by DOT in
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. app.) and DOT Order 1120.3C.
NEMSAC provides information, advice, and recommendations to the
Secretary via the Administrator of NHTSA, and through NHTSA to FICEMS
on matters relating to all aspects of development and implementation of
EMS.
Description of Duties: NEMSAC is authorized to:
a. Perform EMS needs assessments and gap analyses to discover
issues with national significance, consider findings to develop
statements regarding EMS issues, formulate positions on these issues,
and make recommendations on such issues for the Secretary of
Transportation and/or FICEMS through the NHTSA Office of EMS. NEMSAC
provides recommendations or advice relating to EMS on topics such as:
Expanded use of the National EMS Information System (NEMSIS)--
the database used to store EMS data from the U.S. states and
territories
Use of NEMSIS for applied research and development of
standards, guidelines, and performance benchmarks that are evidence-
based
Development of federal programs that will both improve
coordination among federal agencies supporting local, regional, state,
tribal and territorial EMS and 911 systems and improve the delivery of
EMS throughout the nation
National EMS system quality improvement projects and programs
that will strengthen the resiliency of EMS systems into one that is
inherently more adaptable, innovative, equitable, integrated, prepared,
sustainable, and safe
Enhancements that promote, strengthen and increase medical and
operational education, professional development, safety, diversity,
recruitment, retention, use of technology, healthcare system data
linkages, etc.
b. Respond to requests for consultation on EMS issues from the
Secretary of Transportation and/or from FICEMS through the NHTSA Office
of EMS.
c. Prepare an annual report to be sent to the Secretary of
Transportation, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and
Secretary of Homeland Security, and to FICEMS, which summarizes
NEMSAC's actions and recommendations.
Membership: In accordance with the NEMSAC charter, members should
represent a cross-section of the diverse agencies, organizations, and
individuals involved in EMS activities and programs in the United
States. NEMSAC consists of 25 members, each of whom shall be appointed
by the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the U.S.
Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services through
their respective representatives on FICEMS. The NEMSAC members shall
collectively be representative of all sectors of the EMS community. The
NEMSAC's broad-based membership will ensure that it has sufficient EMS
system expertise and geographic and demographic diversity to accurately
reflect the whole EMS community. Representatives will be selected on
the basis of materials submitted and in a manner that ensured equal
opportunity for all people and avoided discrimination on the basis of
race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation,
national origin, disability or age. Moreover, selection will be
undertaken in a manner that encourages participation by members of
underrepresented and underserved communities in accordance with
Presidential Executive Order 13985. To the extent practical, the final
NEMSAC membership shall ensure representation from the following
sectors of the EMS community:
Volunteer EMS Agencies
Fire-based (career) EMS Agencies
Private (career non-fire) EMS Agencies
Hospital-based EMS Agencies
Tribal EMS Agencies
Air Medical EMS Agencies
Local EMS Officials
EMS Medical Directors
Emergency Physicians
Trauma Surgeons
Pediatric Emergency Physicians
State EMS Officials
State Highway Safety Officials
EMS Educators
911 Officials
EMS Data Management Officials
EMS Quality Improvement Officials
EMS Researchers
Emergency Nurses
Hospital Administration
Public Health Officials
Emergency Management Practitioners
EMS Clinicians
Consumers (not directly affiliated with an EMS or healthcare
organization)
State or local legislative bodies (e.g., city/county councils;
State legislatures)
Members serve in a ``representative'' capacity on NEMSAC and not as
Special Government Employees. The Secretary of Transportation shall
appoint each member for up to a 2-year term and members may be
reappointed but may not serve more than two consecutive terms unless
the Secretary determines that additional terms are permitted to ensure
representation of all sectors of EMS. NEMSAC members will not receive
pay or other compensation from NHTSA for their NEMSAC service, but are
entitled to reimbursement of their travel expenses, including per diem.
The NEMSAC meets in plenary session approximately three to four times
per year.
Qualifications: Members will be selected for their ability to
reflect a balanced representation of interests from across the EMS
community, but no member will represent a specific organization.
Vacancies: NEMSAC is seeking to fill the following EMS sector
representative vacancies:
Hospital-based EMS Agencies
Tribal EMS Agencies
Air Medical EMS Agencies
Local EMS Officials
Trauma Surgeons
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EMS Data Management Officials
EMS Researchers
Emergency Nurses
Hospital Administration
Public Health Officials
Emergency Management Practitioners
EMS Clinicians
Consumers (not directly affiliated with an EMS or healthcare
organization)
State or local legislative bodies (e.g., city/county councils;
state legislatures)
Materials to Submit: Qualified individuals interested in serving on
the NEMSAC are invited to apply for appointment by submitting the
following materials to one of the locations listed in the ADDRESSES
section by the deadline listed in the DATES section:
Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV) containing the applicants
full name, title, home address, phone number, email address.
At least two (2) but no more than four (4) letters of
recommendation from a company, association, organization, or individual
on letterhead containing a brief description of why the applicant
should be considered for appointment.
A letter of interest which identifies the EMS sector the
applicant seeks to represent and contains an attestation statement
indicating that the applicant is not a registered federal lobbyist and
an understanding that as a government representative the applicant may
not concurrently serve as registered federal lobbyists.
Each applicant must submit the required materials to the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by the deadline.
Nominees for appointment will be selected on the basis of materials
submitted and in a manner that ensures equal opportunity for all people
and avoids discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or
age; however, selection will be undertaken in a manner that encourages
participation by members of underrepresented and underserved
communities in accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13985.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300d-4(b); 49 CFR 1.95(i)(4).
Issued in Washington, DC.
Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2024-23081 Filed 10-4-24; 8:45 am]
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