97-12897. Fire Administration; Open Meeting: Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS)

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 27043]
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[FR Doc No: 97-12897]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY


Fire Administration; Open Meeting: Federal Interagency Committee 
on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS)

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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    Name: Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services 
(FICEMS).
    Dates of Meeting: June 5, 1997.
    Place: Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Fire 
Administration, 16825 South Seton Avenue, Building N, Room 309, 
Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727.
    Time: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon.
    Proposed Agenda: Review of March 6, 1997 meeting minutes. 
Discussion of Senate Bill 238 and a proposal from the previous meeting 
to establish a ``Technology Sub-Committee''. Reports from member agency 
representatives and a review and discussion of the current ``FICEMS 
Instruction''.
    Status: Open to Federal member agencies (voting) and other 
interested parties (non-voting).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terry G. Glunt, FICEMS Secretariat, U.S. Fire Administration, 16825 
South Seton Avenue, N-315E, Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727; telephone (301) 
447-1402.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FICEMS is a Federal interagency committee 
that meets quarterly to establish effective communication between 
Federal departments and agencies involved in activities related to 
emergency medical services. Further, to strengthen the coordination of 
Federal policies and programs; promote harmony and avoid duplication of 
efforts; and promote uniformity of standards and policies consistent 
with existing Federal laws and regulations regarding emergency medical 
services.
    The FICEMS committee consists of a representative from the 
following Federal departments:

Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Agriculture
Federal Communications Commission
Department of Defense
General Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Interior
Department of Transportation
Department of Veterans Affairs
Other Federal departments as approved by the committee

    Dated: May 7, 1997.
Donald G. Bathurst,
Deputy U.S. Fire Administrator.
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