[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68912-68913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19299]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Meetings of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration's Tribal Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC), and Joint 
Meeting of the TTAC and Indian Health Service (IHS) National Tribal 
Advisory Committee on Behavioral Health (NTAC)

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given for the meetings on September 17, 2024, 
of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 
Tribal Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC); and on September 18, 2024, 
a joint meeting with the TTAC and Indian Health Service (IHS) National 
Tribal Advisory Committee on Behavioral Health (NTAC). Both meetings 
are open to the public and will be held in person and 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 TTAC meeting will include, but not be 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. The joint meeting of 
the SAMHSA TTAC and IHS NTAC will include discussion on improving 
behavioral health for American Indian and Alaska Natives.

DATES: 
    September 17, 2024, 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (PT) (TTAC).
    September 18, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (PT) (SAMHSA TTAC/IHS 
NTAC).

ADDRESSES: Silver Reef Casino Resort, 4876 Haxton Way, Ferndale, WA 
98248.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Hearod, CAPT, USPHS, Director, 
Office of Tribal Affairs Policy, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 
20857 (mail); telephone: (202) 868-9931; email: 
[email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SAMHSA 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.

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    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.
    To obtain the call-in number, access code, and/or web access link; 
or request special accommodations for persons with disabilities, please 
register on-line at: https://snacregister.samhsa.gov, or communicate 
with Karen Hearod.
    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.
    Authority: Executive Order No. 13175.

    Dated: August 20, 2024.
Carlos Castillo,
Committee Management Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 2024-19299 Filed 8-27-24; 8:45 am]
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