[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19020-19021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7556]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Tribal Consultation Meeting
AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families' Office of Head Start
(OHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act
of 2007, Public Law 110-134, notice is hereby given of a one-day Tribal
Consultation Session to be held between the Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Head Start
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leadership and the leadership of Tribal Governments operating Head
Start (including Early Head Start) programs. The purpose of this
Consultation Session is to discuss ways to better meet the needs of
American Indian and Alaska Native children and their families, taking
into consideration funding allocations, distribution formulas, and
other issues affecting the delivery of Head Start services in their
geographic locations [42 U.S.C. 9835, Section 640(l)(4)].
DATES: May 4, 2012.
ADDRESSES: 2012 Office of Head Start Tribal Consultation Session will
be held at the following location:
Friday, May 4, 2012--Oklahoma City, Oklahoma--Sheraton Oklahoma City
Hotel, 1 N. Broadway Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Camille Loya, Acting Regional Program
Manager Region XI, email Camille.Loya@acf.hhs.gov or phone (202) 401-
5964. Additional information and online meeting registration is
available at http://www.headstartresourcecenter.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) announces Office of Head Start (OHS) Tribal Consultations with
leaders of Tribal Governments operating Head Start (including Early
Head Start) programs for each of the nine geographic regions of Head
Start where American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) programs are
located. We are convening the OHS Tribal Consultations in conjunction
with other Tribal Leader events in order to minimize the financial and
travel burden for tribal participants. The session in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma is being held in conjunction with the HHS 2012 Regional Tribal
Consultation Sessions for Regions I, II, IV, VI, and VII. We will
schedule additional consultations around the country for later in the
year.
The agenda for the scheduled OHS Tribal Consultations will be
organized around the statutory purposes of Head Start Tribal
Consultations related to meeting the needs of AI/AN children and
families, taking into consideration funding allocations, distribution
formulas, and other issues affecting the delivery of Head Start
services in their geographic locations. In addition, OHS will share
actions taken and in progress to address the issues and concerns raised
in 2011 OHS Tribal Consultations.
Tribal leaders and designated representatives interested in
submitting written testimony or proposing specific agenda topics for
the Oklahoma City Consultation Session should contact Camille Loya at
Camille.Loya@acf.hhs.gov. Proposals must be submitted at least three
days in advance of the session and should include a brief description
of the topic area, along with the name and contact information of the
suggested presenter.
The Consultation Session will be conducted with elected or
appointed leaders of Tribal Governments and their designated
representatives [42 U.S.C. 9835, Section 640(l)(4)(A)]. Designees must
have a letter from the Tribal Government authorizing them to represent
the tribe. The letter should be submitted at least three days in
advance of the Consultation Session to Camille Loya at (202) 205-9721
(fax). Other representatives of tribal organizations and Native
nonprofit organizations are welcome to attend as observers.
A detailed report of the Consultation Session will be prepared and
made available within 90 days of the Consultation Session to all Tribal
Governments receiving funds for Head Start and Early Head Start
programs. Tribes wishing to submit written testimony for the report
should send testimony to Camille Loya at Camille.Loya@acf.hhs.gov
either prior to the Consultation Session or within 30 days after the
meeting.
Oral testimony and comments from the Consultation Session will be
summarized in each report without attribution, along with topics of
concern and recommendations. Hotel and logistical information for the
Consultation Session has been sent to tribal leaders via email and
posted on the Head Start Resource Center Web site at http://www.headstartresourcecenter.org.
Dated: March 21, 2012.
Yvette Sanchez Fuentes,
Director, Office of Head Start.
[FR Doc. 2012-7556 Filed 3-28-12; 8:45 am]
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