Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 192 / Thursday, October 5, 2023 / Notices 69213 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Heart, Lung, and Blood 

Institute; Amended Notice of Meeting 

Notice is hereby given of a change in 

the meeting of the National Heart, Lung, 

and Blood Advisory Council, October 

24, 2023, 9 a.m. to October 24, 2023, 5 

p.m., National Institutes of Health, 

Rockledge I, 6705 Rockledge Drive, 

Bethesda, MD 20892 which was 

published in the Federal Register on 

September 14, 2023, FR Doc. 2023– 

19906, 88 FRN 63116. 

This notice is being amended to 

change the meeting time for National 

Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory 

Council closed session on October 24, 

2023 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. to 8 a.m. to 

9 a.m. The meeting is partially closed to 

the public. 

Dated: September 29, 2023. 

Patricia B. Hansberger, 

Supervisory Program Analyst, Office of 

Federal Advisory Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22099 Filed 10–4–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

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. 

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/advisorycouncils/meetings. The meeting will 

include reports from the ISUDCC 

Working Groups, and discussion of the 

ISUDCC’s recommendations to HHS 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. 

DATES: December 6, 2023, 9 a.m.–12:30 

p.m., ET/Open. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually, and can be accessed via Zoom. 

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: 

Tracy.Goss@samhsa.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Committee Name: Interdepartmental 

Substance Use Disorders Coordinating 

Committee (ISUDCC). 

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. 


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