[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 145 (Monday, July 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35536-35537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15990]


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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 11, 2017, 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 Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, 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 Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Mental Health and Substance Use, SAMHSA, 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

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September 23, 2004, SAMHSA established the TTAC for working with 
Federally-recognized Tribes to enhance the government-to-government 
relationship, and 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 11, 2017 combined meeting is spirituality 
and resiliency. It will include remarks from the Acting Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, and a report 
on SAMHSA's priorities and updates by the Centers and Office Directors.
    The meeting is open to the public and will be held at the Substance 
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD, 20857. 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 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 by one week prior to 
the meeting. 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 
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 11, 2017, 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT, 
Open
    Place: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
    Contact: CDR Carlos Castillo, Committee Management Officer and 
Designated Federal Official, SAMHSA National Advisory Council, Room 
18E77A, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857 (mail), 
Telephone: (240) 276-2787, Email: [email protected].


Carlos R. Castillo,
Committee Management Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 2017-15990 Filed 7-28-17; 8:45 am]
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