[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82408-82409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32858]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Center for Substance Abuse Prevention; Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of the 
meeting of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Drug 
Testing Advisory Board (DTAB) on January 26 and 27, 2011.
    A portion of the meeting will be open and will include the Federal 
drug testing updates from the Department of Transportation, the 
Department of Defense, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the 
Federal Drug-Free Workplace Programs; updates on the Mandatory 
Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (the 
Guidelines); review of the topics that the DTAB will be addressing in 
the future, including alternate matrices, the electronic custody and 
control form, and the medical review officer certification; a 
historical perspective of oral fluid as a drug testing matrix; and the 
current perspective of the oral fluid matrix, including specimen, drug 
analytes and their cutoffs, methodologies, proficiency testing, best 
practices experiences, and specimen drug testing data.
    The public is invited to attend the open session in person or to 
listen via teleconference. Due to the limited space, attendance will be 
on a registration-only basis. Public comments are welcome. To register, 
to make arrangements to attend, to obtain the teleconference call-in 
numbers and access codes, to submit

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written or brief oral comments, or to request special accommodations 
for persons with disabilities, please register at the SAMHSA 
Committees' Web site at https://nac.samhsa.gov/Registration/meetingsRegistration.aspx or communicate with DTAB's Program Assistant, 
Ms. Giselle Hersh (see contact information below).
    The Board will also meet to discuss proposed revisions to the 
Guidelines on January 27 between 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m. EST. This portion of 
the meeting will be conducted in a closed session as determined by the 
Administrator, SAMHSA, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) and 5 
U.S.C. App. 2, Section 10(d).
    Substantive program information, a summary of the meeting, and a 
roster of DTAB members may be obtained as soon as possible after the 
meeting, either by accessing the SAMHSA Committee Web site, https://www.nac.samhsa.gov/DTAB/meetings.aspx, or by contacting Dr. Cook. The 
transcript for the open meeting will also be available on the SAMHSA 
Committee Web site within three weeks after the meeting.

    Committee Name: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Drug Testing 
Advisory Board.
    Date/Time/Type: January 26, 2011 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST: 
Open; January 27, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EST: Open; 
January 27, 2011 from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. EST: Closed.
    Place: Sugarloaf and Seneca Conference Rooms, 1 Choke Cherry 
Road, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
    Contacts: Janine Denis Cook, PhD, Designated Federal Official, 
SAMHSA Drug Testing Advisory Board, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 2-
1045, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Telephone: 240-276-2600. Fax: 240-
276-2610. E-mail: [email protected].
    Ms. Giselle Hersh, Program Assistant, SAMHSA Drug Testing 
Advisory Board, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 2-1042, Rockville, 
Maryland 20857. Telephone: 240-276-2600. Fax: 240-276-2610. E-mail: 
[email protected].

Toian Vaughn,
Committee Management Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-32858 Filed 12-29-10; 8:45 am]
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