[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 66842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29614]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Notice of a Meeting

    Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of a meeting 
of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA) National Advisory Council in December 2003.
    The SAMHSA National Advisory Council meeting will be open and will 
include a report by the SAMHSA Administrator on how the Agency is 
managing its Matrix priorities and cross-cutting principles, the 
President's Management Agenda, and SAMHSA's work in partnership with 
other Federal agencies. There will be updates on SAMHSA's Budget, 
SAMHSA's FY 2004 Appropriation's, the Charitable Choice Regulations, 
and the Program Assessment Rating Tool review. In addition, the meeting 
will include a presentation by SAMHSA's newly appointed CMHS Director 
who will describe her vision for CMHS and mental health. There will 
also be discussions on workforce development, national disaster and 
trauma, SAMHSA's Children and Families Agenda, and SAMHSA's data 
strategy.
    Attendance by the public will be limited to space available. Public 
comments are welcome. Please communicate with the individual listed as 
contact below to make arrangements to comment or to request special 
accommodations for persons with disabilities.
    Substantive program information, a summary of the meeting, and a 
roster of Council members may be obtained either by accessing the 
SAMHSA Council Web site, www.samhsa.gov/council/council or by 
communicating with the contact whose name and telephone number is 
listed below. The transcript for the open session will also be 
available on the SAMHSA Council Web site.
    Committee Name: SAMHSA National Advisory Council.
    Date/time: Thursday, December 11, 2003, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Open); 
Friday, December 12, 2003, 9 a.m. to 11:15 p.m. (Open).
    Place: Embassy Suites Hotel, Chevy Chase Room, 4300 Military Road, 
NW., Washington, DC 20015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toian Vaughn, Executive Secretary, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Parklawn Building, Room 12C-05, Rockville, MD 20857, 
Telephone: (301) 443-7016; Fax: (301) 443-7590 and E-mail: 
[email protected].


    Dated: November 18, 2003.
Toian Vaughn,
Committee Management Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 03-29614 Filed 11-26-03; 8:45 am]
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