[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 45 (Friday, March 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13069-13070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05005]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)


Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of the 
combined meeting on April 3, 2014, of the Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) four National Advisory 
Councils (the SAMHSA National Advisory Council (NAC), the Center for 
Mental Health Services NAC, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention 
NAC, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment NAC), and the two SAMHSA 
Advisory Committees (Advisory Committee for Women's Services, and the 
Tribal Technical Advisory Committee).
    The Councils were established to advise the Secretary, Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Administrator, SAMHSA, and 
Center Directors, concerning matters relating to the activities carried 
out by and through the Centers and the policies respecting such 
activities.
    Under Section 501 of the Public Health Service Act, the Advisory 
Committee for Women's Services (ACWS) is statutorily mandated to advise 
the SAMHSA Administrator and the Associate Administrator for Women's 
Services on appropriate activities to be undertaken by SAMHSA and its 
Centers with respect to women's substance abuse and mental health 
services.
    Pursuant to Presidential Executive Order No. 13175, November 6, 
2000, and the Presidential Memorandum of September 23, 2004, SAMHSA 
established the Tribal Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC) for working 
with Federally-recognized Tribes to enhance the government-to-
government relationship, honor Federal trust responsibilities and 
obligations to Tribes and American Indian and Alaska Natives. The 
SAMHSA TTAC serves as an advisory body to SAMHSA.
    The April 3 combined meeting will include a report from the SAMHSA 
Administrator, an update on SAMHSA's Budget, and discussions related to 
the impact of behavioral health and healthcare integration on SAMHSA, a 
report from the Youth Members of the Councils, an update of SAMHSA's 
current and future strategic initiatives and SAMHSA's internal 
operating strategies.
    The meeting is open to the public and will be held at the SAMHSA 
building, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857 in the 1st floor 
Conference Rooms. 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 committee. Written 
submissions should be forwarded to the contact person on or before one 
week prior to the meeting. Oral presentations from the public will be 
scheduled at the conclusion of the meeting. Individuals interested in 
making oral presentations are encouraged to notify the contact on or 
before one week prior to the meeting. Five minutes will be allotted for 
each presentation.
    The meeting may be accessed via teleconference at 1-866-652-5200, 
Participant passcode: SAMHSA. To

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attend on site, obtain the call-in number and access code, 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, Ms. Geretta Wood (see 
contact information below).
    Substantive meeting information and a roster of Committee members 
may be obtained either by accessing the SAMHSA Committees' Web site at 
https://nac.samhsa.gov/WomenServices/index.aspx, or by contacting Ms. 
Wood. The transcript for the meeting will be available on the SAMHSA 
Committees' Web site within three weeks after the meeting.

    Committee Names: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration National Advisory Council, Center for Mental Health 
Services National Advisory Council, Center for Substance Abuse 
Prevention National Advisory Council, Center for Substance Abuse 
Treatment National Advisory Council, SAMHSA's Advisory Committee for 
Women's Services, SAMHSA Tribal Technical Advisory Committee.
    Date/Time/Type: Thursday, April 3, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 
EDT: OPEN.
    Place: SAMHSA, 1 Choke Cherry Road, SAMHSA 1st floor Conference 
Rooms, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
    Contact: Geretta Wood, Committee Management Officer and 
Designated Federal Official of the SAMHSA National Advisory Council 
and SAMHSA's Advisory Committee for Women's Services, 1 Choke Cherry 
Road, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone: (240) 276-2326, Fax: 
(240) 276-2252, and Email: [email protected].

Cathy J. Friedman,
Public Health Analyst, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 2014-05005 Filed 3-6-14; 8:45 am]
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