[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 167 (Thursday, August 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51790-51791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21979]


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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 that the 37th 
meeting of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service 
Administration's (SAMHSA)

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Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) National Advisory Council 
will be held in September 2003.
    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's meeting will include reports on 
Proposed Standard Funding Mechanisms; SAMHSA's Competitive Sourcing 
Activities; Collaboration with other Health and Human Services (HHS) 
Agencies; Overview of SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention's 
Programs and Initiatives; National Institute on Drug Abuse's Clinical 
Trials Network; Methadone Deaths; How Sovereignty Impacts Funding for 
Native Americans; Partners for Recovery Initiative; and Nicotine/
Tobacco Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues. In addition, the CSAT 
Director will provide an update on CSAT's program and activities.
    The meeting will also include the review, discussion, and 
evaluation of individual grant applications. Therefore a portion of the 
meeting will be closed to the public as determined by the SAMHSA 
Administrator, in accordance with Title 5 U.S.C. 552b (c) and (6) and 5 
U.S.C. App. 2, Sec. 10(d).
    SAMHSA/CSAT welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory 
committee, and will make every effort to accommodate persons with 
physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special 
accommodations due to a disability, please inform the contact person at 
least 7 days in advance of the meeting. Substantive program 
information, a summary of the meeting and a roster of Council members 
may also be obtained from the contact person.
    Committee Name: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment National 
Advisory Council.
    Meeting Dates: September 16--8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; September 17--
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
    Place: Sheraton Four Points Hotel, 8400 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, 
MD 20814.
    Type: Closed: September 16, 2003--8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.; Open: 
September 16, 2003--10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Closed: September 17, 2003--8:30 
a.m.-9:30 a.m.; Open: September 17, 2003--9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Graham, NAC Executive 
Secretary, SAMHSA/CSAT NAC, 5600 Fishers Lane, RW II, Ste 619, 
Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-8923, Fax: (301) 480-6077.

    Dated: August 21, 2003.
Toian Vaughn,
Committee Management Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-21979 Filed 8-27-03; 8:45 am]
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