[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17863-17864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06154]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Joint Meeting of the National Advisory Councils

AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 
Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the combined (joint) meeting on 
April 26, 2023, 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).

DATES: Written submissions should be forwarded to the contact person by 
April 15, 2023. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled at 
the conclusion of the meeting. Individuals interested in making oral 
presentations must notify the contact by April 15, 2023. Up to three 
minutes will be allotted for each presentation, as time permits.

ADDRESSES: 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.
    The meeting may be accessed via telephone and remotely via Zoom 
platform. 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

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disabilities, please register on-line at: https://snacregister.samhsa.gov, or communicate with SAMHSA's Committee 
Management Officer, Carlos Castillo (see contact information below).
    Meeting information and a roster of Council members may be obtained 
either by accessing the SAMHSA Council's website at: https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils, or by contacting Carlos 
Castillo. Substantive program information may be obtained after the 
meeting by accessing the SAMHSA Council's website at: https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlos Castillo, Committee Management 
Officer, Room 18E77A, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. 
Telephone: (240) 276-2787, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will include remarks from the 
Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use; SAMHSA's 
updates by the Centers and Office Directors; a presentation and 
discussion addressing the Children's Mental Health Crisis; discussion/
feedback on how to improve the mental health and substance use 
disorders services during a public health emergency; and a presentation 
and discussion on the impact on Fentanyl in American communities.
    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: April 26, 2023, 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. (approx.) EDT, 
Open.
    Place: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
    SAMHSA's National Advisory Councils were established to advise the 
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); the 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 SAMHSA Assistant Secretary for 
Mental Health and Substance Use 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, 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.

    Dated: March 21, 2023.
Carlos Castillo,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-06154 Filed 3-23-23; 8:45 am]
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