[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 157 (Thursday, August 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 49389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17683]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Meeting of the 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 September 3, 2020, 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 Assistant
Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use; updates on SAMHSA
priorities and initiatives, and a council discussion on clinical trends
and emerging national issues with SAMHSA NAC members.
DATES: September 3, 2020, 1:00 p.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. (ET)/
Open.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlos Castillo, Committee Management
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 26,
2020. 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: August 7, 2020.
Carlos Castillo,
Committee Management Officer, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 2020-17683 Filed 8-12-20; 8:45 am]
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