[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 45689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21782]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Center for Substance Abuse Treatment; Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to Pub. L. 92-463, notice is hereby given of a meeting of 
the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) National Advisory 
Council to be held in September 2001. A portion of the meeting is open 
and includes discussion of the Center's policy issues and current 
administrative, legislative, and program developments. The Council will 
hear feature presentations by SAMHSA Acting Administrator Joseph H. 
Autry III, M.D. and CSAT Director H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., 
CAS, FASAM. Significant issues to be discussed with the Council include 
the Health Insurance Portability Act and its impact on substance abuse; 
an information exchange on the New Freedom Initiative; status reports 
on HIV/AIDS; OPIOID Accreditation; CSAT's Faith and Community Partners 
Initiative; Healthcare Professional Impairment; and Health Disparities. 
Other anticipated discussions include Confidentiality Regulations and 
Parity.
    If special accommodations are needed for persons with disabilities, 
please notify the Contact listed below.
    The meeting will also include the review, discussion, and 
evaluation of grant applications. Therefore a portion of the meeting 
will be closed to the public as determined by the Administrator, 
SAMHSA, in accordance with Title 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), and (6) and 5 U.S.C. 
App. 2, Sec. 10(d).
    Substantive program information, a summary of the meeting and 
roster of Council members may be obtained from the contact listed 
below.

    Committee Name: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, National 
Advisory Council.
    Meeting Date: September 12, 2001--8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., September 
13, 2001--9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
    Place: Bethesda Hyatt Hotel, One Bethesda Metro, Bethesda, 
Maryland 20814.
    Type: Closed: September 12, 2001--8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.; Open: 
September 12, 2001--9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., September 13, 2001--9:00 
a.m.-1:00 p.m.
    Contact: Cynthia Graham, 5600 Fishers Lane, RW II, Ste 618, 
Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (301) 443-8923; FAX: (301) 480-6077, 
E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: August 22, 2001.
Toian Vaughn,
Committee Management Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-21782 Filed 8-28-01; 8:45 am]
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