[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 140 (Friday, July 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 34601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15246]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Meeting of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration's (SAMHSA) National Advisory Council (SAMHSA NAC)
AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the meeting on August 2, 2018, of
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's
(SAMHSA) National Advisory Council (SAMHSA NAC).
DATES: August 2, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT, Open.
ADDRESSES: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Room 5N54.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAMHSA NAC was established to advise the
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the
Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, SAMHSA, to
improve the provision of treatments and related services to individuals
with respect to substance use and to improve prevention services,
promote mental health, and protect legal rights of individuals with
mental illness and individuals who are substance users.
The meeting will include remarks from the Assistant Secretary for
Mental Health and Substance Use; updates from the Department of Health
and Human Services' Operating Divisions; updates from the ex-officio
members, and a council discussion.
The meeting is open to the public and will be held at the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Room 5N54, 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 must be forwarded to the contact
person by July 26, 2018. Oral presentations from the public will be
scheduled at the conclusion of the meeting. Individuals interested in
making oral presentations must notify the contact person by July 26,
2018. Up to five minutes will be allotted for each presentation.
The meeting may be accessed via telephone. 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, CAPT Carlos Castillo.
Meeting information and a roster of Council members may be obtained
either by accessing the SAMHSA Council's website at http://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/ or by contacting Carlos
Castillo. Substantive program information may be obtained after the
meeting by accessing the SAMHSA Council's website, http://nac.samhsa.gov/, or by contacting Carlos Castillo.
Council Name: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration National Advisory Council.
Carlos Castillo,
Committee Management Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 2018-15246 Filed 7-19-18; 8:45 am]
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