[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45667-45668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11294]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Notice of Meeting for the Interdepartmental Substance Use
Disorders Coordinating Committee (ISUDCC)
AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary)
announces a meeting of the Interdepartmental Substance Use Disorders
Coordinating Committee (ISUDCC).
The ISUDCC is open to the public and members of the public can
attend the meeting via telephone or webcast only, and not in person.
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's focus will be on the draft report of
the ISUDCC's recommendations on how the Federal Government can further
integrate and coordinate harm reduction approaches and strategies
across the continuum of prevention, treatment, and recovery policies,
programs, and practices. This meeting will also include presentations
on the recently released Harm Reduction Framework, the Naloxone
Saturation Academies, and SAMHSA's Overdose Prevention and Response
Toolkit.
Committee Name: Interdepartmental Substance Use Disorders
Coordinating Committee (ISUDCC).
DATES:
Date/Time/Type: June 10, 2024, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., EDT/Open.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually.
The meeting can be accessed via Zoom.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background and Authority
The Interdepartmental Substance Use Disorders Coordinating
Committee is required under Section 7022 of the Substance Use-Disorder
Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and
Communities Act (SUPPORT Act, Pub. L. 115-271) to accomplish the
following duties: (1) identify areas for improved coordination of
activities, if any, related to substance use disorders, including
research, services, supports, and prevention activities across all
relevant federal agencies; (2) identify and provide to the Secretary
recommendations for improving federal programs for the prevention and
treatment of, and recovery from, substance use disorders, including by
expanding access to prevention, treatment, and recovery services; (3)
analyze substance use disorder prevention and treatment strategies in
different regions of and populations in the United States and evaluate
the extent to which federal substance use disorder prevention and
treatment strategies are aligned with State and local substance use
disorder prevention and treatment strategies; (4) make recommendations
to the Secretary regarding any appropriate changes with respect to the
activities and strategies described in items (1) through (3) above; (5)
make recommendations to the Secretary regarding public participation in
decisions relating to substance use disorders and the process by which
public feedback can be better integrated into such decisions; and (6)
make recommendations to ensure that substance use disorder research,
services, supports, and prevention activities of the Department of
Health and Human Services and other federal agencies are not
unnecessarily duplicative.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, and annually thereafter for the life of the Committee, the
Committee shall publish on the internet website of the Department of
Health and Human Services, which may include the public information
dashboard established under section 1711 of the Public Health Service
Act, as added by section 7021, a report summarizing the activities
carried out by the Committee pursuant to subsection (e), including any
findings resulting from such activities.
II. Membership
This ISUDCC consists of federal members listed below or their
designees, and non-federal public members.
Federal Membership: Members include, The Secretary of Health and
Human Services; The Attorney General of the United States; The
Secretary of Labor; The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; The
Secretary of Education; The Secretary of Veterans Affairs; The
Commissioner of Social Security; The Assistant Secretary for Mental
Health and Substance Use; The Director of National Drug Control Policy;
representatives of other Federal agencies that support or conduct
activities or programs related to substance use disorders, as
determined appropriate by the Secretary.
Non-federal Membership: Members include, 17 non-federal public
members appointed by the Secretary, representing individuals who have
received treatment for a diagnosis of a substance use disorder;
directors of State substance use agencies; representatives of leading
research, advocacy, or service organizations for adults with substance
use disorder; physicians, licensed mental health professionals, advance
practice registered nurses, and physician assistants, who have
experience in treating individuals with substance use disorders;
substance use disorder treatment professionals who provide treatment
services at a certified opioid treatment program; substance use
disorder treatment professionals who have research or clinical
experience in working with racial and ethnic minority populations;
substance use disorder treatment professionals who have research or
clinical mental health experience in working with medically underserved
populations; state-certified substance use disorder peer support
specialists; drug court judge or a judge with experience in
adjudicating cases related to substance use disorder; public safety
officers with extensive experience in interacting with adults with a
substance use disorder; and individuals with experiences providing
services for homeless individuals with a substance use disorder.
The ISUDCC is required to meet at least twice per calendar year.
To attend virtually, submit written or brief oral comments, or
request special accommodation for persons with disabilities, contact
Tracy Goss. Individuals can also register on-line at: https://[email protected].
The public comment section will be scheduled at the conclusion of
the meeting. Individuals interested in submitting a comment, must
notify Tracy Goss on or before June 7, 2024, via email to:
[email protected].gov.
Up to two minutes will be allotted for each approved public comment
as time
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permits. Written comments received in advance of the meeting will be
considered for inclusion in the official record of the meeting.
Substantive meeting information and a roster of Committee members
is available at the Committee's website: https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/meetings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracy Goss, ISUDCC Designated Federal
Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857; telephone: 240-276-0759; email:
[email protected]. gov.
Dated: May 15, 2024.
Carlos Castillo,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-11294 Filed 5-22-24; 8:45 am]
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