[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52882-52883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18950]
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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 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 theme for the August 25, 2016, combined meeting is The
Intersection of Physical Health, Behavioral Health and Public Health.
It will include remarks from the Principal Deputy Administrator, and a
report on SAMHSA's priorities and updates by the Centers and Office
Directors. The invited keynote speaker is the U.S. Surgeon General,
Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, M.D, M.B.A. The Acting Assistant
Secretary for Health, Dr. Karen DeSalvo, will present on ``Public
Health 3.0''; followed by breakout groups discussions with the
following titles: SAMHSA's Role in Creating a Culture of Health;
SAMHSA's New Office of the Chief Medical Officer: Outreach and
Engagement; Meeting the Needs of Super Utilizers; and Improving Grants
Management for Diverse Populations.
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 by August 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 by August 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
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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 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
andDesignated 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. 2016-18950 Filed 8-9-16; 8:45 am]
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