82 FR 145 pgs. 35536-35537 - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Notice of Meeting
Type: NOTICEVolume: 82Number: 145Pages: 35536 - 35537
Pages: 35536, 35537FR document: [FR Doc. 2017-15990 Filed 7-28-17; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Notice of Meeting
Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of the combined meeting on August 11, 2017, of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) four National Advisory Councils: The SAMHSA National Advisory Council (NAC), the Center for Mental Health Services NAC, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention NAC, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment NAC; and the two SAMHSA Advisory Committees: Advisory Committee for Women's Services (ACWS) and the Tribal Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC).
SAMHSA's National Advisory Councils were established to advise the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, SAMHSA; and SAMHSA's Center Directors concerning matters relating to the activities carried out by and through the Centers and the policies respecting such activities.
Under Section 501 of the Public Health Service Act, the ACWS is statutorily mandated to advise the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, SAMHSA, and the Associate Administrator for Women's Services on appropriate activities to be undertaken by SAMHSA and its Centers with respect to women's substance abuse and mental health services.
[top] Pursuant to Presidential Executive Order No. 13175, November 6, 2000, and the Presidential Memorandum of
The theme for the August 11, 2017 combined meeting is spirituality and resiliency. It will include remarks from the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, and a report on SAMHSA's priorities and updates by the Centers and Office Directors.
The meeting is open to the public and will be held at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20857. Attendance by the public will be limited to space available. Interested persons may present data, information, or views orally or in writing, on issues pending before the Council. Written submissions should be forwarded to the contact person by one week prior to the meeting. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled at the conclusion of the meeting. Individuals interested in making oral presentations are encouraged to notify the contact by one week prior to the meeting. Five minutes will be allotted for each presentation. The meeting may be accessed via telephone and web conferencing will be available. To attend on site; obtain the call-in number, access code, and/or web access link; submit written or brief oral comments; or request special accommodations for persons with disabilities, please register on-line at: http://nac.samhsa.gov/Registration/meetingsRegistration.aspx, or communicate with SAMHSA's Committee Management Officer, CDR Carlos Castillo (see contact information below).
Meeting information and a roster of Council members may be obtained either by accessing the SAMHSA Council's Web site at http://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/ or by contacting CDR Castillo. Substantive program information may be obtained after the meeting by accessing the SAMHSA Council's Web site, http://nac.samhsa.gov/, or by contacting CDR Castillo.
Council Names: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Advisory Council, Center for Mental Health Services National Advisory Council, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention National Advisory Council, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment National Advisory Council, Advisory Committee for Women's Services, Tribal Technical Advisory Committee.
Date/Time/Type: August 11, 2017, 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT, Open
Place: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
Contact: CDR Carlos Castillo, Committee Management Officer and Designated Federal Official, SAMHSA National Advisory Council, Room 18E77A, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857 (mail), Telephone: (240) 276-2787, Email: carlos.castillo@samhsa.hhs.gov.
Carlos R. Castillo,
Committee Management Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 2017-15990 Filed 7-28-17; 8:45 am]
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