[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52882-52883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18950]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of the 
combined meeting on August 25, 2016, 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 (ACWS) and 
the Tribal Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC).
    SAMHSA's National Advisory Councils were established to advise the 
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); the 
Administrator, SAMHSA; and SAMHSA's 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 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 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 theme for the August 25, 2016, combined meeting is The 
Intersection of Physical Health, Behavioral Health and Public Health. 
It will include remarks from the Principal Deputy Administrator, and a 
report on SAMHSA's priorities and updates by the Centers and Office 
Directors. The invited keynote speaker is the U.S. Surgeon General, 
Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, M.D, M.B.A. The Acting Assistant 
Secretary for Health, Dr. Karen DeSalvo, will present on ``Public 
Health 3.0''; followed by breakout groups discussions with the 
following titles: SAMHSA's Role in Creating a Culture of Health; 
SAMHSA's New Office of the Chief Medical Officer: Outreach and 
Engagement; Meeting the Needs of Super Utilizers; and Improving Grants 
Management for Diverse Populations.
    The meeting is open to the public and will be held at the Bethesda 
North Marriot and Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, Rockville, MD 
20852. 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 Council. Written submissions 
should be forwarded to the contact person by August 15, 2016. 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 by August 15, 2016. Five minutes will 
be allotted for each presentation.
    The meeting may be accessed via telephone and web conferencing will 
be available. To attend on site; obtain the call-in number, access 
code, and/or web access link; 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, CDR Carlos Castillo (see contact information 
below).
    Meeting information and a roster of Council members may be obtained

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either by accessing the SAMHSA Council's Web site at http://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/ or by contacting CDR 
Castillo. Substantive program information may be obtained after the 
meeting by accessing the SAMHSA Council's Web site, http://nac.samhsa.gov/, or by contacting CDR Castillo.

    Council 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
Advisory Committee for Women's Services
Tribal Technical Advisory Committee

    Date/Time/Type: August 25, 2016, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT, 
Open.
    Place: Bethesda North Marriott and Conference Center, 5701 
Marinelli Road, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Contact: CDR Carlos Castillo, Committee Management Officer 
andDesignated Federal Official, SAMHSA National Advisory Council, 
Room 18E77A, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857 (mail), 
Telephone: (240) 276-2787, Email: [email protected].

Summer King,
Statistician, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 2016-18950 Filed 8-9-16; 8:45 am]
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