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BILLING CODE 4140-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Meeting of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Advisory Council AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given for the meeting on March 24, 2022 of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 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, but not be limited to, remarks from the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use; approval of prior meeting minutes; updates on SAMHSA priorities; follow up on topics related to the previous SAMHSA NAC meeting; and council discussions. DATES: March 24, 2022, 1:00 p.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m.
(EDT)/Open. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlos Castillo, CAPT USPHS, Committee Management Officer and Designated Federal Official; SAMHSA National Advisory Council, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857 (mail); telephone:
(240)276-2787; email: *carlos.castillo@samhsa.hhs.gov* 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 with substance use disorders or misuse. 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 for the public comment section. Individuals interested in making oral presentations must notify the contact person by 4:00 p.m. (EDT), March 17, 2022. Up to three minutes will be allotted for each presentation, and as time permits, as these are presented in the order received. Public comments received will become part of the meeting records. 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, 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. Dated: February 5, 2022. Carlos Castillo, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2022-02900 Filed 2-10-22; 8:45 am]