[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 38922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17187]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Notice of Meeting for the Interdepartmental Serious Mental 
Illness Coordinating Committee

AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary), in 
accordance with section 6031 of the 21st Century Cures Act, announces 
the inaugural meeting of the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness 
Coordinating Committee (ISMICC). The ISMICC will meet on August 31, 
2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The meeting will be 
held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., 
Room 800, Washington, DC 20201.
    The meeting will include information on federal advances related to 
serious mental illness (SMI) and serious emotional disturbance (SED), 
including data evaluation, and recommendations for action. Committee 
members will also discuss workgroups, future meetings, and the Report 
to Congress.
    Members of the public can attend the meeting via telephone or 
webcast. The meeting can be accessed via webcast at www.hhs.gov/live. 
To obtain the call-in number and access code, submit written or brief 
oral comments, or request special accommodations for persons with 
disabilities, please register at the SAMHSA Advisory Committees Web 
site at https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/smi-committee 
or contact Pamela Foote, Designated Federal Official (see contact 
information below).
    Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally 
or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. Written 
statements should be submitted to the DFO on or before August 24, 2017. 
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 DFO on or before August 24, 2017. Two minutes 
will be allotted for each presentation.
    Substantive meeting information and a roster of Committee members 
is available at the Committee's Web site https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/smi-committee or by contacting Pamela Foote, DFO.
    Committee Name: Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness 
Coordinating Committee
    Dates/Time/Type: August 31, 2017/9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m./OPEN
    Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., 
Room 800, Washington, DC 20201. Webcast and teleconference (see 
information above).
    DFO: Pamela Foote, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 14E53C, Rockville, MD 20857; 
telephone: 240-276-1279; email: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background and Authority

    The ISMICC was established on March 15, 2017, in accordance with 
section 6031 of the 21st Century Cures Act, and the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., as amended, to report to the Secretary, 
Congress, and any other relevant federal department or agency on 
advances in serious mental illness (SMI) and serious emotional 
disturbance (SED), research related to the prevention of, diagnosis of, 
intervention in, and treatment and recovery of SMIs, SEDs, and advances 
in access to services and support for adults with SMI or children with 
SED. In addition, the ISMICC will evaluate the effect federal programs 
related to serious mental illness have on public health, including 
public health outcomes such as (A) rates of suicide, suicide attempts, 
incidence and prevalence of SMIs, SEDs, and substance use disorders, 
overdose, overdose deaths, emergency hospitalizations, emergency room 
boarding, preventable emergency room visits, interaction with the 
criminal justice system, homelessness, and unemployment; (B) increased 
rates of employment and enrollment in educational and vocational 
programs; (C) quality of mental and substance use disorders treatment 
services; or (D) any other criteria as may be determined by the 
Secretary. Finally, the ISMICC will make specific recommendations for 
actions that agencies can take to better coordinate the administration 
of mental health services for adults with SMI or children with SED. Not 
later than 1 (one) year after the date of enactment of the 21st Century 
Cures Act, and 5 (five) years after such date of enactment, the ISMICC 
shall submit a report to Congress and any other relevant federal 
department or agency.

II. Structure, Membership, and Operation

    This ISMICC consists of federal members listed below or their 
designees, and non-federal public members.
    Federal Membership: The ISMICC will be composed of the following 
federal members or their designees: The Secretary of HHS; The Assistant 
Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use; The Attorney General; 
The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs; The Secretary of 
the Department of Defense; The Secretary of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development; The Secretary of the Department of Education; 
The Secretary of the Department of Labor; The Administrator of the 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and The Commissioner of the 
Social Security Administration.
    Non-federal Membership: The ISMICC includes 14 non-federal public 
members appointed by the Secretary representing, psychologists, 
psychiatrists, social workers, peer support specialists, and other 
providers, patients, family of patients, law enforcement, the 
judiciary, and leading research, advocacy, or service organizations. A 
roster of Committee members is available at the Committee's Web site: 
https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/smi-committee. The 
term of office of an ISMICC non-federal member is three years, and is 
subject to reappointment to serve for one or more additional three-year 
terms. If a vacancy occurs in the ISMICC among the members, the 
Secretary shall make an appointment to fill such vacancy within 90 days 
from the date the vacancy occurs. Any member appointed to fill a 
vacancy for an unexpired term shall be appointed for the remainder of 
such term. A member may serve after the expiration of the member's term 
until a successor has been appointed. Initial appointments shall be 
made in such a manner as to ensure that the terms of the members will 
not all expire in the same year. The ISMICC is required to meet twice 
per year.

Carlos Castillo,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-17187 Filed 8-15-17; 8:45 am]
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