[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 150 (Monday, August 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43561-43562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16891]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Meeting of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration's National Advisory Council

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the meeting on August 30, 2021 of 
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 
(SAMHSA) National Advisory Council (SAMHSA NAC). The meeting is open to 
the public and can only be accessed virtually. Agenda with call-in 
information will be posted on the SAMHSA website prior to the meeting 
at: https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/meetings. The 
meeting will include remarks and discussion with the new Assistant 
Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use; updates on SAMHSA 
priorities; follow up on topics related to the previous SAMHSA NAC 
meeting; new grant opportunities and initiatives, and a council 
discussion on clinical trends and emerging national issues with SAMHSA 
NAC members.

DATES: August 30, 2021, 1:00 p.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. (EDT)/
Open.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlos Castillo, Committee Management

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Officer and Designated Federal Official, SAMHSA National Advisory 
Council, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857 (mail), 
Telephone: (240) 276-2787, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAMHSA NAC was established to advise the 
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the 
Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, SAMHSA, to 
improve the provision of treatments and related services to individuals 
with respect to substance use and to improve prevention services, 
promote mental health, and protect legal rights of individuals with 
mental illness and individuals who are substance users.
    Interested persons may present data, information, or views orally 
or in writing, on issues pending before the Council. Written 
submissions must be forwarded to the contact person no later than seven 
days before the meeting. Oral presentations from the public will be 
scheduled at the conclusion of the meeting. Individuals interested in 
making oral presentations must notify the contact person by August 23, 
2021. Up to three minutes will be allotted for each presentation, and 
as time permits.
    To 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: https://snacregister.samhsa.gov/MeetingList.aspx, or communicate 
with SAMHSA's Committee Management Officer, CAPT Carlos Castillo.
    Meeting information and a roster of Council members may be obtained 
either by accessing the SAMHSA Council's website at http://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/, or by contacting Carlos 
Castillo.
    Council Name: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, National Advisory Council.
    Authority: Public Law 92-463.

    Dated: July 30, 2021.
Carlos Castillo,
Committee Management Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 2021-16891 Filed 8-6-21; 8:45 am]
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