[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44134-44135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14638]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Tribal Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA).

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee Meeting and Tribal Consultation.

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SUMMARY: Notice is given for the August 29, 2023, virtual meeting of 
SAMHSA's Tribal Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC). TTAC meetings are 
exclusively between federal officials and elected officials of Tribal 
governments (or their designated employees) to exchange views, 
information, or advice related to the management or implementation of 
SAMHSA programs. The public may attend but are not allowed to 
participate in the meeting. Immediately following the TTAC meeting, 
SAMHSA will host American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Federally 
Recognized Tribes for a virtual Tribal Consultation session on the 
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER RESOURCES FOR NATIVE 
AMERICANS PROGRAM.

DATES: The virtual SAMHSA TTAC Meeting will be held on August 29, 2023, 
from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT. Registration is required: https://snacregister.samhsa.gov. You must register to obtain the call-in 
number, access code, and/or web access link or request special 
accommodations for those with disabilities.
    The virtual Tribal Consultation will be held on August 29, 2023, at 
4:00 p.m. EDT. Registration is required: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItfuitqDIvGJb-7z8G5vUTNjXjFDxOG8U. Instructions to 
access the Zoom virtual consultation will be provided in the above link 
following registration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CAPT Karen Hearod, MSW, LCSW, 
Director, Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy, Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration, Telephone: (202)-868-9931, 
Email: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAMHSA TTAC meeting is open to the 
public. An 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. This meeting will include, but is not 
limited to, remarks from the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and 
Substance Use; updates on SAMHSA priorities; follow up on topics 
related to the previous TTAC meetings; and council discussions. Meeting 
information and a roster of TTAC members may be obtained either by 
accessing the SAMHSA Council's website at https://www.samhsa.gov/about-
us/advisory-councils/, or by contacting Karen Hearod.

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    SAMHSA's TTAC provides a venue wherein Tribal leadership and SAMHSA 
staff can exchange information about public health issues, identify 
urgent mental health and substance abuse needs, and discuss 
collaborative approaches to addressing these behavioral health issues 
and needs.
    The purpose of Tribal Consultation is to advance SAMHSA support 
for, and collaboration with, federally recognized AAI/AN Tribes. To 
advance these goals, SAMHSA conducts government-to-government 
consultations with Indian Tribes represented by the Tribal President, 
Tribal Chair, Tribal Governor, or an elected or appointed Tribal 
Leader, or their authorized representative(s) to the extent practicable 
and permitted by law before SAMHSA takes any action that will 
significantly affect Indian Tribes. Consultation is an enhanced form of 
communication that emphasizes trust, respect, and shared 
responsibility. It is an open and free exchange of information and 
opinion among parties that leads to mutual understanding.
    Federally Recognized Indian Tribes represented by the Tribal 
President, Tribal Chair, or Tribal Governor, or an elected or appointed 
Tribal Leader, or their authorized representative(s) may participate in 
this consultation by submitting written views, opinions, 
recommendations, and data. Testimony received, including attachments 
and other supporting materials, are part of the public record and 
subject to public disclosure. Do not include any information in your 
testimony or supporting materials considered confidential or 
inappropriate for public disclosure. If you include your name, contact 
information, or other personal identifiers in the body of your 
testimony, that information will be on public display. SAMHSA will 
review all submissions and may choose to redact, or withhold, 
submissions containing private or proprietary information such as 
social security numbers, medical information, inappropriate language, 
or duplicate/near duplicate examples of a mass-mail campaign. SAMHSA 
will carefully consider all testimony submitted into the docket.
    Oral Tribal Testimony: Based on the number of participants giving 
testimony and the time available, it may be necessary to limit speaking 
times for each presenter. We will adjourn the Tribal consultation 
meeting early if all attendees who requested to provide oral testimony 
in advance of and during the consultation have delivered their 
testimony.
    Written Tribal Testimony: SAMHSA will accept written Tribal 
testimony until 5:00 p.m., until September 28, 2023. Written Tribal 
testimony should be submitted by email to [email protected]. All 
submissions must include Tribal affiliation. All relevant comments, 
including any personal information provided, will be posted without 
change. Written testimony received in advance of the meeting will be 
included in the official record of the meeting. The consultation 
meeting will be recorded, transcribed, and posted without change to 
https://www.samhsa.gov/tribal-affairs/news-events, including any 
personal information provided.
    This meeting is being held in accordance with Presidential 
Executive Order No. 13175, November 6, 2000, and Presidential 
Memorandums of November 5, 2009, and September 23, 2004, and January 
26, 2021 on Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Government 
and SAMHSA's Tribal Consultation Policy, which can be found at: https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/topics/tribal_affairs/tribal-consultation-policy-2017.pdf
    Matters To Be Considered:
    In the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 amended Section 506A 
of the Public Health Services Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa-5a), Congress 
authorized a Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Resources for 
Native Americans program. This program authorizes SAMHSA to fund 
eligible entities to provide services for the prevention, treatment, 
and recovery from mental and substance use disorders among American 
Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians.
    A. Eligible entities include a Tribal Health Program, an Indian 
Tribe, a Tribal Organization, an Urban Indian Organization, and a 
Native Hawaiian Health Organization (Papa Ola Lokahi).
    B. Delivery of Funds--SAMHSA in coordination with Indian Health 
Service may award the funds through a contract or compact as applicable 
under Title I or V of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (ISDEAA).
    C. Formula to determine the amount of each award.
    D. Data Submission and Reporting--As a condition of receipt of 
funds, an applicant shall agree to submit program evaluation and 
reporting requirements.

    Dated: July 6, 2023.
Carlos Castillo,
Committee Management Officer.
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