83_FR_58809 83 FR 58585 - Notice of Meeting for the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC)

83 FR 58585 - Notice of Meeting for the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 224 (November 20, 2018)

Page Range58585-58585
FR Document2018-25310

The Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) announces a meeting of the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC). The ISMICC is open to the public and members of the public can attend the meeting via telephone or webcast only, and not in person. Call-in information will be posted on the ISMICC website prior to the meeting, under the agenda section. The meeting will include information on federal efforts related to serious mental illness (SMI) and serious emotional disturbance (SED), including federal coordination, strategies, data evaluation, and recommendations for action. Committee members will also discuss federal implementation of ISMICC recommendations. The ISMICC will conduct five breakout sessions on the following focus areas: Data, Access, Treatment and Recovery, Justice, and Finance. Committee name: Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee. Date/Time/Type: December 11, 2018/9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (EDT)/OPEN.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2018)
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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 (ISMICC)

AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 
Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) 
announces a meeting of the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness 
Coordinating Committee (ISMICC).
    The ISMICC is open to the public and members of the public can 
attend the meeting via telephone or webcast only, and not in person. 
Call-in information will be posted on the ISMICC website prior to the 
meeting, under the agenda section.
    The meeting will include information on federal efforts related to 
serious mental illness (SMI) and serious emotional disturbance (SED), 
including federal coordination, strategies, data evaluation, and 
recommendations for action. Committee members will also discuss federal 
implementation of ISMICC recommendations.
    The ISMICC will conduct five breakout sessions on the following 
focus areas: Data, Access, Treatment and Recovery, Justice, and 
Finance.
    Committee name: Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness 
Coordinating Committee.
    Date/Time/Type: December 11, 2018/9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (EDT)/OPEN.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at SAMHSA Headquarters, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
    The meeting can be accessed via webcast at https://2020archive.1capapp.com/event/ismicc/ or by joining the teleconference 
at the toll-free, dial-in number at 1-800-369-3143; passcode 4784259.
    The public comment section is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Eastern 
Daylight Time (EDT), and individuals interested in submitting a 
comment, must notify the Designated Federal Official, Ms. Pamela Foote, 
on or before November 26, 2018 via email to: 
[email protected].
    Two minutes will be allotted for each approved public comment as 
time permits. Written comments received in advance of the meeting will 
be included in the official record of the meeting.
    Substantive meeting information and a roster of Committee members 
is available at the Committee's website https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/smi-committee.

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. Membership

    This ISMICC 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 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: Members include, 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. 
The ISMICC is required to meet at least twice per year.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Foote, Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 14E53C, 
Rockville, MD 20857; telephone: 240-276-1279; email: 
[email protected].

    Dated: November 15, 2018.
Carlos Castillo,
Committee Management Officer.
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       Based on a review of the information                  1capapp.com/event/ismicc/ or by                       Congress and any other relevant federal
     collection since our last request for                   joining the teleconference at the toll-               department or agency.
     OMB approval, the estimated burden for                  free, dial-in number at 1–800–369–3143;
                                                                                                                   II. Membership
     the information collection reflects an                  passcode 4784259.
     overall increase in total hours and                        The public comment section is                        This ISMICC consists of federal
     responses. We attribute this adjustment                 scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight              members listed below or their
     to an increase in the number of                         Time (EDT), and individuals interested                designees, and non-federal public
     submissions received over the last few                  in submitting a comment, must notify                  members.
     years and additional interest in the                    the Designated Federal Official, Ms.                    Federal Membership: Members
     biosimilars program.                                    Pamela Foote, on or before November                   include, The Secretary of Health and
                                                             26, 2018 via email to: Pamela.Foote@                  Human Services; The Assistant
       Dated: November 14, 2018.
                                                             samhsa.hhs.gov.                                       Secretary for Mental Health and
     Leslie Kux,
                                                                Two minutes will be allotted for each              Substance Use; The Attorney General;
     Associate Commissioner for Policy.                                                                            The Secretary of the Department of
                                                             approved public comment as time
     [FR Doc. 2018–25232 Filed 11–19–18; 8:45 am]                                                                  Veterans Affairs; The Secretary of the
                                                             permits. Written comments received in
     BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
                                                             advance of the meeting will be included               Department of Defense; The Secretary of
                                                             in the official record of the meeting.                the Department of Housing and Urban
                                                                Substantive meeting information and                Development; The Secretary of the
     DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                                                                      Department of Education; The Secretary
                                                             a roster of Committee members is
     HUMAN SERVICES                                                                                                of the Department of Labor; The
                                                             available at the Committee’s website
                                                             https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/                      Administrator of the Centers for
     Substance Abuse and Mental Health
                                                             advisory-councils/smi-committee.                      Medicare and Medicaid Services; and
     Services Administration
                                                                                                                   The Commissioner of the Social
                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
     Notice of Meeting for the                                                                                     Security Administration.
     Interdepartmental Serious Mental                        I. Background and Authority                             Non-federal Membership: Members
     Illness Coordinating Committee                             The ISMICC was established on                      include, 14 non-federal public members
     (ISMICC)                                                March 15, 2017, in accordance with                    appointed by the Secretary, representing
                                                             section 6031 of the 21st Century Cures                psychologists, psychiatrists, social
     AGENCY:  Substance Abuse and Mental                                                                           workers, peer support specialists, and
                                                             Act, and the Federal Advisory
     Health Services Administration,                                                                               other providers, patients, family of
                                                             Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., as
     Department of Health and Human                                                                                patients, law enforcement, the judiciary,
                                                             amended, to report to the Secretary,
     Services.                                                                                                     and leading research, advocacy, or
                                                             Congress, and any other relevant federal
     ACTION: Notice.
                                                             department or agency on advances in                   service organizations. The ISMICC is
                                                             serious mental illness (SMI) and serious              required to meet at least twice per year.
     SUMMARY: The Secretary of Health and
                                                             emotional disturbance (SED), research                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
     Human Services (Secretary) announces
                                                             related to the prevention of, diagnosis               Pamela Foote, Substance Abuse and
     a meeting of the Interdepartmental
                                                             of, intervention in, and treatment and                Mental Health Services Administration,
     Serious Mental Illness Coordinating
                                                             recovery of SMIs, SEDs, and advances in               5600 Fishers Lane, 14E53C, Rockville,
     Committee (ISMICC).
       The ISMICC is open to the public and                  access to services and support for adults             MD 20857; telephone: 240–276–1279;
     members of the public can attend the                    with SMI or children with SED. In                     email: pamela.foote@samhsa.hhs.gov.
     meeting via telephone or webcast only,                  addition, the ISMICC will evaluate the                  Dated: November 15, 2018.
     and not in person. Call-in information                  effect federal programs related to serious            Carlos Castillo,
     will be posted on the ISMICC website                    mental illness have on public health,                 Committee Management Officer.
     prior to the meeting, under the agenda                  including public health outcomes such                 [FR Doc. 2018–25310 Filed 11–19–18; 8:45 am]
     section.                                                as (A) rates of suicide, suicide attempts,            BILLING CODE 4162–20–P
       The meeting will include information                  incidence and prevalence of SMIs,
     on federal efforts related to serious                   SEDs, and substance use disorders,
     mental illness (SMI) and serious                        overdose, overdose deaths, emergency
                                                                                                                   DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
     emotional disturbance (SED), including                  hospitalizations, emergency room
                                                                                                                   SECURITY
     federal coordination, strategies, data                  boarding, preventable emergency room
     evaluation, and recommendations for                     visits, interaction with the criminal                 Coast Guard
     action. Committee members will also                     justice system, homelessness, and
     discuss federal implementation of                       unemployment; (B) increased rates of                  [Docket No. USCG–2018–1044]
     ISMICC recommendations.                                 employment and enrollment in
                                                             educational and vocational programs;                  Information Collection Request to
       The ISMICC will conduct five
                                                             (C) quality of mental and substance use               Office of Management and Budget;
     breakout sessions on the following focus
                                                             disorders treatment services; or (D) any              OMB Control Number: 1625–0103
     areas: Data, Access, Treatment and
     Recovery, Justice, and Finance.                         other criteria as may be determined by                AGENCY:Coast Guard, DHS.
       Committee name: Interdepartmental                     the Secretary. Finally, the ISMICC will                     Sixty-day notice requesting
                                                                                                                   ACTION:
     Serious Mental Illness Coordinating                     make specific recommendations for                     comments.
     Committee.                                              actions that agencies can take to better
       Date/Time/Type: December 11, 2018/                    coordinate the administration of mental               SUMMARY: In compliance with the
     9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EDT)/OPEN.                         health services for adults with SMI or                Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
     ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at                  children with SED. Not later than 1                   U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an
     SAMHSA Headquarters, 5600 Fishers                       (one) year after the date of enactment of             Information Collection Request (ICR) to
     Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.                        the 21st Century Cures Act, and 5 (five)              the Office of Management and Budget
       The meeting can be accessed via                       years after such date of enactment, the               (OMB), Office of Information and
     webcast at https://2020archive.                         ISMICC shall submit a report to                       Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
ContactPamela Foote, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, 14E53C, Rockville, MD 20857; telephone: 240-276-1279; email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 58585 

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