38922 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 16, 2017 / Notices 

Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology 

Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support; 

93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, 

Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health, 

HHS) 

Dated: August 10, 2017. 

Melanie J. Pantoja, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration 

Notice of Meeting for the 

Interdepartmental Serious Mental 

Illness Coordinating Committee 

AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Health and 

Human Services (Secretary), in 

accordance with section 6031 of the 21st 

Century Cures Act, announces the 

inaugural meeting of the 

Interdepartmental Serious Mental 

Illness Coordinating Committee 

(ISMICC). The ISMICC will meet on 

August 31, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 

p.m., Eastern Time. The meeting will be 

held at the Hubert H. Humphrey 

Building, 200 Independence Avenue 

SW., Room 800, Washington, DC 20201. 

The meeting will include information 

on federal advances related to serious 

mental illness (SMI) and serious 

emotional disturbance (SED), including 

data evaluation, and recommendations 

for action. Committee members will also 

discuss workgroups, future meetings, 

and the Report to Congress. 

Members of the public can attend the 

meeting via telephone or webcast. The 

meeting can be accessed via webcast at 

www.hhs.gov/live. To obtain the call-in 

number and access code, submit written 

or brief oral comments, or request 

special accommodations for persons 

with disabilities, please register at the 

SAMHSA Advisory Committees Web 

site at https://www.samhsa.gov/aboutus/advisory-councils/smi-committee or 

contact Pamela Foote, Designated 

Federal Official (see contact information 

below). 

Interested persons may present data, 

information, or views, orally or in 

writing, on issues pending before the 

committee. Written statements should 

be submitted to the DFO on or before 

August 24, 2017. Oral presentations 

from the public will be scheduled at the 

conclusion of the meeting. Individuals 

interested in making oral presentations 

are encouraged to notify the DFO on or 

before August 24, 2017. Two minutes 

will be allotted for each presentation. 

Substantive meeting information and 

a roster of Committee members is 

available at the Committee’s Web site 

https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/ 

advisory-councils/smi-committee or by 

contacting Pamela Foote, DFO. 

Committee Name: Interdepartmental 

Serious Mental Illness Coordinating 

Committee 

Dates/Time/Type: August 31, 2017/ 

9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m./OPEN 

Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 

200 Independence Avenue SW., Room 

800, Washington, DC 20201. Webcast 

and teleconference (see information 

above). 

DFO: Pamela Foote, Substance Abuse 

and Mental Health Services 

Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 

14E53C, Rockville, MD 20857; 

telephone: 240–276–1279; email: 

pamela.foote@samhsa.hhs.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background and Authority 

The ISMICC was established on 

March 15, 2017, in accordance with 

section 6031 of the 21st Century Cures 

Act, and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., as 

amended, to report to the Secretary, 

Congress, and any other relevant federal 

department or agency on advances in 

serious mental illness (SMI) and serious 

emotional disturbance (SED), research 

related to the prevention of, diagnosis 

of, intervention in, and treatment and 

recovery of SMIs, SEDs, and advances in 

access to services and support for adults 

with SMI or children with SED. In 

addition, the ISMICC will evaluate the 

effect federal programs related to serious 

mental illness have on public health, 

including public health outcomes such 

as (A) rates of suicide, suicide attempts, 

incidence and prevalence of SMIs, 

SEDs, and substance use disorders, 

overdose, overdose deaths, emergency 

hospitalizations, emergency room 

boarding, preventable emergency room 

visits, interaction with the criminal 

justice system, homelessness, and 

unemployment; (B) increased rates of 

employment and enrollment in 

educational and vocational programs; 

(C) quality of mental and substance use 

disorders treatment services; or (D) any 

other criteria as may be determined by 

the Secretary. Finally, the ISMICC will 

make specific recommendations for 

actions that agencies can take to better 

coordinate the administration of mental 

health services for adults with SMI or 

children with SED. Not later than 1 

(one) year after the date of enactment of 

the 21st Century Cures Act, and 5 (five) 

years after such date of enactment, the 

ISMICC shall submit a report to 

Congress and any other relevant federal 

department or agency. 

II. Structure, Membership, and 

Operation 

This ISMICC consists of federal 

members listed below or their 

designees, and non-federal public 

members. 

Federal Membership: The ISMICC 

will be composed of the following 

federal members or their designees: The 

Secretary of HHS; The Assistant 

Secretary for Mental Health and 

Substance Use; The Attorney General; 

The Secretary of the Department of 

Veterans Affairs; The Secretary of the 

Department of Defense; The Secretary of 

the Department of Housing and Urban 

Development; The Secretary of the 

Department of Education; The Secretary 

of the Department of Labor; The 

Administrator of the Centers for 

Medicare and Medicaid Services; and 

The Commissioner of the Social 

Security Administration. 

Non-federal Membership: The ISMICC 

includes 14 non-federal public members 

appointed by the Secretary representing, 

psychologists, psychiatrists, social 

workers, peer support specialists, and 

other providers, patients, family of 

patients, law enforcement, the judiciary, 

and leading research, advocacy, or 

service organizations. A roster of 

Committee members is available at the 

Committee’s Web site: https://

www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisorycouncils/smi-committee. The term of 

office of an ISMICC non-federal member 

is three years, and is subject to 

reappointment to serve for one or more 

additional three-year terms. If a vacancy 

occurs in the ISMICC among the 

members, the Secretary shall make an 

appointment to fill such vacancy within 

90 days from the date the vacancy 

occurs. Any member appointed to fill a 

vacancy for an unexpired term shall be 

appointed for the remainder of such 

term. A member may serve after the 

expiration of the member’s term until a 

successor has been appointed. Initial 

appointments shall be made in such a 

manner as to ensure that the terms of 

the members will not all expire in the 

same year. The ISMICC is required to 

meet twice per year. 

Carlos Castillo, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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