[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15961-15962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05756]
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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 April 11, 2013, 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, and the
Tribal Technical Advisory Committee).
The Councils were established to advise the Secretary, Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Administrator, SAMHSA, and
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 Advisory
Committee for Women's Services (ACWS) is statutorily mandated to
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advise the SAMHSA Administrator 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.
Pursuant to Presidential Executive Order No. 13175, November 6,
2000, and the Presidential Memorandum of September 23, 2004, SAMHSA
established the Tribal Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC) for working
with Federally-recognized Tribes to enhance the government-to-
government relationship, honor Federal trust responsibilities and
obligations to Tribes and American Indian and Alaska Natives. The
SAMHSA TTAC serves as an advisory body to SAMHSA.
The April 11 combined meeting will include a report from the SAMHSA
Administrator, an update on SAMHSA's Budget, and discussions related to
the Newtown initiatives, evidence based practices, disparities and
faith based iniatitives. The meeting will also include updates on
international activities, disaster response and health reform.
The meeting is open to the public and will be held at the SAMHSA
building, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 in the 1st floor
Conference Rooms. 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 committee. Written
submissions should be forwarded to the contact person on or before 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 on or
before one week prior to the meeting. Five minutes will be allotted for
each presentation.
The meeting may be accessed via teleconference. To attend on site,
obtain the call-in number and access code, 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, Ms. Geretta Wood (see contact information
below).
Substantive meeting information and a roster of Committee members
may be obtained either by accessing the SAMHSA Committees' Web site at
https://nac.samhsa.gov/WomenServices/index.aspx, or by contacting Ms.
Wood. The transcript for the meeting will be available on the SAMHSA
Committees' Web site within three weeks after the meeting.
Committee 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, SAMHSA's Advisory Committee for
Women's Services, SAMHSA Tribal Technical Advisory Committee.
Date/Time/Type: Thursday, April 11, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 5:30
EDT: Open.
Place: SAMHSA, 1 Choke Cherry Road, SAMHSA 1st floor Conference
Rooms, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
Contact: Geretta Wood, Committee Management Officer and
Designated Federal Official of the SAMHSA National Advisory Council
and SAMHSA's Advisory Committee for Women's Services, 1 Choke Cherry
Road, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone: (240) 276-2326, Fax:
(240) 276-2252 and Email: [email protected].
Cathy J. Friedman,
Public Health Analyst, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 2013-05756 Filed 3-12-13; 8:45 am]
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