02-16733. The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health; Notice of Meeting

Pursuant to Executive Order 13263, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health in July 2002.

The meeting will be open and will consider how to accomplish the Commission's mandate to conduct a comprehensive study of the United States mental health service delivery system and to make recommendations on improving the delivery of public and private mental health services for adults and children. Among other things, it will receive testimony from interested parties, establish issue priorities and develop a work plan.

Attendance by the public will be limited to space available. Public comments are welcome. Please communicate with the individual listed as contact below to make arrangements to comment or to request special accommodations for persons with disabilities.

Additional information and a roster of Commission members may be obtained from the contact whose name and telephone number is listed below.

Committee Name: The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health.

Meeting Date/Time: Open: July 17, 2002, 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Open: July 18, 2002, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Open: July 19, 2002, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Place: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW., Washington, DC 20008.

Contact: Claire Heffernan, Executive Secretary, 5600 Fishers Lane, Parklawn Building, Room 13C-26, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: [phone]; Fax: [phone] and e-mail: [e-mail]

Dated: June 28, 2002.

Toian Vaughn,

Committee Management Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Services Administration.