[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11891-11892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03795]
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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 two 1-day Tribal
Consultation Sessions to be held between the Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Head Start leadership and the leadership of Tribal Governments
operating Head Start (including Early Head Start) programs. The purpose
of these Consultation Sessions 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, 640(l)(4)].
DATES: March 19, 2013, and June 11, 2013.
ADDRESSES: 2013 Office of Head Start Tribal Consultation Sessions will
be held at the following locations: Tuesday, March 19, 2013--
Albuquerque, New Mexico--Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, 800 Rio Grande
Boulevard NW., Albuquerque, NM 87104; and Tuesday, June 11, 2013--
Spokane, Washington--DoubleTree Spokane City Center, 322 N. Spokane
Falls Court, Spokane, WA 99201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Bialas, Regional Program
Manager, Region XI, Office of Head Start, email
Robert.Bialas@acf.hhs.gov or phone (202) 205-9497. Additional
information and online meeting registration is available at
eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/eclkc_main_calendar/tc-2013.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) announces Office of Head Start (OHS) Tribal Consultations for
leaders of Tribal Governments operating Head Start and Early Head Start
programs. As much as possible, the OHS Tribal Consultations are being
scheduled in conjunction with other tribal events. The Consultation in
Albuquerque is being held in conjunction with the 32nd Native American
Child and Family Conference (NACFC), presented by the Southwest
Consortium of Indian Head Start Programs, Inc. The Consultation in
Spokane is being held in conjunction with the 23rd Annual National
Indian Head Start Directors Association (NIHSDA) Training Conference.
Such scheduling is an effort to minimize the burden of travel for
tribal participants. Tribal Consultation dates and locations for other
parts of the country, including Alaska, will be announced at a later
date.
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 American Indian/Alaska
Native 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 2012 OHS Tribal Consultations.
Tribal leaders and designated representatives interested in
submitting written testimony or proposing specific agenda topics for
these Consultation Sessions should contact Robert Bialas at
Robert.Bialas@acf.hhs.gov. Proposals must be submitted at least 3 days
in advance of each session and should include a brief description of
the topic area, along with the name and contact information of the
suggested presenter.
The Consultation Sessions will be conducted with elected or
appointed leaders of Tribal Governments and their designated
representatives [42 U.S.C. 9835, 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 3 days in advance of the
Consultation Sessions to Robert Bialas via fax at 866-396-8843. Other
representatives of tribal organizations and Native nonprofit
organizations are welcome to attend as observers.
A detailed report of the Consultation Sessions will be prepared and
made available within 45 days of the
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Consultation Sessions 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 Robert Bialas
at Robert.Bialas@acf.hhs.gov either prior to the Consultation Session
or within 30 days after the meeting.
Oral testimony and comments from the Consultation Sessions will be
summarized in each report without attribution, along with topics of
concern and recommendations. Hotel and logistical information for the
Consultation Sessions has been sent to tribal leaders via email and
posted on the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center Web site at
eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/eclkc_main_calendar/tc-2013.
Dated: February 11, 2013.
Yvette Sanchez Fuentes,
Director, Office of Head Start.
[FR Doc. 2013-03795 Filed 2-19-13; 8:45 am]
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