[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 218 (Wednesday, November 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64109-64110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28336]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Notice of Upcoming Public Consultation

AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health 
and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice of upcoming public consultation.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), in 
conjunction with the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), will 
be holding a one-day Consultation Session on December 2, 2003 at the 
Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort in Phoenix, Arizona.

DATES: December 2, 2003.
    Consultation Submission Information: Those interested in submitting 
Consultation Session topics for the agenda or participating in the 
tribal planning committee to assist in the development of the 
Consultation Session agenda should contact NCAI Fellow Christina Morrow 
at (202) 466-7767 or [email protected].
    If you are proposing a topic to be addressed in the Consultation 
Session, please be sure to include a brief description of the topic and 
the name and contact information of the suggested presenter.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACF would like to invite Tribal leaders to 
participate in a formal Consultation Session, facilitated by NCAI. The 
Consultation Session will take place on Tuesday, December 2, 2003, from 
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the day before the ACF National Native American 
Conference. ACF senior leadership will be present for the Consultation 
Session.
    The intent of this Consultation Session is for ACF officials to 
hear firsthand from tribal leaders, as well as representatives from 
tribal organizations and community-based non-profits, about the 
implementation of ACF programs in native communities. Of particular 
interest are the challenges that tribes and tribal organizations face 
in accessing ACF program funding and using programmatic funding to 
support social and economic development activities in Native American 
communities. ACF offices such as the Administration for Native 
Americans, the Office of Child Support Enforcement, the Office of 
Community Services, the Office of Family Assistance, the Child Care 
Bureau, the Children's Bureau, the Head Start

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Bureau, and the Family and Youth Services Bureau will be represented.
    Because of the limited time for this day-long Consultation Session, 
ACF has partnered with the NCAI to plan and facilitate the session. 
NCAI will be responsible for coordinating the stakeholders who wish to 
participate in the Consultation Session. NCAI will work with a tribal 
planning committee to develop a structured agenda, identifying key 
issues to be raised and spokespersons to present testimony on the 
issues.
    For further information for the ACF National Native American 
Conference contact: Stacia Henderson at 703-821-2226 x232 at Native 
American Management Services, Inc. (NAMS) or toll-free 866-313-2955 or 
on-line at: http://[email protected].

    Dated: November 5, 2003.
Quanah Crossland Stamps,
Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans.
[FR Doc. 03-28336 Filed 11-10-03; 8:45 am]
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