[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30449-30450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13878]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Notice of Meetings

AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Department of Health and 
Human Services.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the meetings on July 22-23, 2018, of 
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 
(SAMHSA) Tribal Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC); on July 23 and 
July 25, 2018, of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Tribal 
Advisory Committee (TAC); and on July 24, 2018, of the Joint Tribal 
Advisory Committee (JTAC).

DATES: 
SAMHSA TTAC
July 22, 2018, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT (OPEN)
July 23, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT (OPEN)
 CDC/ATSDR TAC
July 23, 2018, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT (OPEN)
July 25, 2018, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT (OPEN)
 JTAC
July 24, 2018, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT, (OPEN)

ADDRESSES: 
 SAMHSA TTAC
    Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road NW, Washington, DC 
20008
 CDC/ATSDR TAC
    HHS Headquarters, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201
 JTAC
    HHS Headquarters, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
TTAC and JTAC, Mirtha Beadle, MPA, Director, Office of Tribal Affairs 
and Policy, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone: (240) 276-
0641, Email: [email protected].
CDC/ATSDR/TAC, Carmen Clelland, PharmD, MPA, MPH, Associate Director 
for Tribal Support, Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial 
Support, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford 
Highway, Mailstop E-70, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, Telephone: (404) 498-
2205, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Presidential Executive Order 
13175 signed on November 6, 2000 and the Presidential Memorandum of 
September 23, 2004, SAMHSA established the

[[Page 30450]]

TTAC to provide a complementary venue wherein tribal leaders and SAMHSA 
officials exchange information about public health issues in Indian 
Country; identify urgent mental health and substance abuse needs in 
tribal communities; and discuss collaborative approaches for addressing 
issues and needs. The SAMHSA TTAC serves as a national advisory body to 
SAMHSA.
    The TTAC meeting will include updates and discussion related to 
tribal priorities for SAMHSA; collaborative opportunities between 
SAMHSA and CDC/ATSDR; behavioral health policy, budget, and legislative 
activities; tribal input in response to recent consultation and 
listening sessions; and essential coordination with other SAMHSA and 
HHS efforts to improve tribal behavioral health and wellness.
    The purpose of the CDC/ATSDR TAC meeting is to advance CDC and 
ATSDR support for and partnership with American Indian and Alaska 
Native (AI/AN) tribes, and to improve the health of tribes by pursuing 
goals that include assisting in eliminating the health disparities 
faced by tribes; ensuring that access to critical health and human 
services is maximized to advance or enhance the social, physical, and 
economic status of AI/AN people; and promoting health equity for all 
AI/AN people.
    The CDC/ATSDR TAC agenda will include discussions on tribal 
priorities for CDC and ATSDR, public health capacity in Indian Country, 
AI/AN health concerns, CDC and ATSDR budget and funding opportunities, 
and programmatic highlights from the agencies. Agenda items are subject 
to change as priorities dictate. All tribal leaders are encouraged to 
submit written testimony for the CDC/ATSDR TAC by 5:00 p.m. EDT Friday, 
July 15, 2018, to Captain Carmen Clelland, Associate Director of Tribal 
Support, OSTLTS, via mail to 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS E-70, Atlanta, 
GA, 30341-3717, or email [email protected]. Tribal leaders can find 
guidance to assist in developing tribal testimony for CDC and ATSDR at 
www.cdc.gov/tribal/consultation.
    The TTAC and JTAC meetings are open to the public. Interested 
persons may submit data, information, or views on issues pending before 
the TTAC or JTAC in writing. The designated SAMHSA contact official 
must receive TTAC and JTAC submissions no later than July 15, 2018. 
Individuals interested in making public comments during the TTAC 
meeting must notify the designated SAMHSA contact official by July 15, 
2018. Time is available for public comments at the end of the TTAC 
meeting on July 23 (two minutes will be allotted for each public 
comment). Oral comments will not be scheduled for the JTAC meeting.
    The TTAC and JTAC meetings are accessible via web conferencing. To 
attend on site, obtain web conferencing information, submit written 
comments, provide brief oral comments (TTAC only), or request special 
accommodations for persons with disabilities, please register online 
at: http://nac.samhsa.gov/Registration/meetingsRegistration.aspx, or 
submit information for Mirtha Beadle, Director, Office of Tribal 
Affairs and Policy, SAMHSA, at [email protected].
    SAMHSA and CDC are publishing their committee meeting notices 
together as CDC/ATSDR TAC members will join the SAMHSA TTAC for a 
collaborative discussion on July 22. Further, based on recommendations 
from tribal leaders, a JTAC meeting has been scheduled to discuss 
issues of common concern across the SAMHSA TTAC, CDC/ATSDR TAC, Indian 
Health Service (IHS) National Tribal Advisory Committee on Behavioral 
Health, and other U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
operating division tribal advisory committees. The intent of the JTAC 
meeting is to improve coordination across shared TAC topics to 
strengthen tribal health. The topics for JTAC discussion include 
improving data on American Indian and Alaska Native Health and the 
tribal health workforce (i.e., primary care, behavioral health, public 
health, research, etc.).

Carlos Castillo,
Committee Management Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 2018-13878 Filed 6-27-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4162-20-P