[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38355-38356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15230]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Center for Substance Abuse Prevention; Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) 
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) Drug Testing Advisory 
Board (DTAB) will meet on July 15, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; 
July 16, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; and July 17, 2013, from 
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. E.D.T. The DTAB will convene in both open and 
closed sessions over these three days.
    On July 15, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the meeting will be 
open to the public. The meeting will include updates on the previously 
announced DTAB recommendations, the Federal Custody and Control Form, 
the DTAB's process for evaluating the scientific

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supportability of the hair specimen for federal workplace drug testing, 
a historical perspective of hair as a drug testing matrix, and the 
current perspective of the hair specimen drug testing, including 
specimen characteristics, collection, preparation, and stability; drug 
analytes, analyte stability, and analyte cutoffs; initial and 
confirmatory testing methodologies; proficiency testing; best practices 
experiences; and hair drug testing data.
    The public is invited to attend the open session in person or to 
listen via web conference. Due to the limited seating space and call-in 
capacity, registration is requested. Public comments are welcome. To 
register, make arrangements to attend, obtain the web conference call-
in numbers and access codes, submit written or brief oral comments, or 
request special accommodations for persons with disabilities, please 
register at the SAMHSA Advisory Committees Web site at http://nac.samhsa.gov/Registration/meetingsRegistration.aspx or contact the 
CSAP DTAB Designated Federal Official, Dr. Janine Denis Cook (see 
contact information below).
    On July 16, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and July 17, 2013, 
from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the Board will meet in closed session to 
discuss proposed revisions to the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal 
Workplace Drug Testing Programs. Therefore, this portion of the meeting 
is closed to the public as determined by the Administrator, SAMHSA, in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) and 5 U.S.C. App. 2, Section 
10(d).
    Meeting information and a roster of DTAB members may be obtained by 
accessing the SAMHSA Advisory Committees Web site, http://www.nac.samhsa.gov/DTAB/meetings.aspx, or by contacting Dr. Cook.

    Committee Name: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Drug Testing 
Advisory Board.
    Dates/Time/Type: July 15, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
E.D.T.: Open. July 16, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. E.D.T.: 
Closed. July 17, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. E.D.T.: Closed.
    Place: Seneca and Rock Creek Conference Rooms, SAMHSA Office 
Building, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
    Contact: Janine Denis Cook, Ph.D., Designated Federal Official, 
CSAP Drug Testing Advisory Board, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 7-1043, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone: 240-276-2600, Fax: 240-276-
2610, Email: [email protected].

Janine Denis Cook,
Designated Federal Official, DTAB, Division of Workplace Programs, 
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-15230 Filed 6-25-13; 8:45 am]
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