[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 28 (Thursday, February 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 7359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02773]



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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 February 25, 2016, 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 
Administrator, 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 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 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 February 25, 2016 combined meeting will include a report from 
the Administrator on SAMHSA's priorities and updates; a presentation 
about the Heroin Taskforce by the CSAP Director; several breakout 
groups on the following topics: Protecting Access to Medicare Act 
Section 223; Early Serious Mental Illness; Mental Health Parity and 
Addiction Equity; HHS and SAMHSA's Initiatives on Opioids; and Social 
Determinants of Health; followed by a presentation on the Tribal 
Behavioral Health Agenda by the Director of the Office of Tribal 
Affairs and Policy (OTAP).
    The meeting is open to the public and will be held at the Bethesda 
North Marriot and Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, Rockville, MD 
20852. 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 on or before February 15, 
2016. 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 
February 15, 2016. 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: February 25, 2016, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT, 
Open.
    Place: Bethesda North Marriott and Conference Center, 5701 
Marinelli Road, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    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: [email protected].

Summer King,
Statistician, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 2016-02773 Filed 2-10-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4162-20-P