[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 92 (Thursday, May 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26973-26974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11412]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Notice of Public Comment on Tribal Consultation Sessions

AGENCY: Office of Head Start (OHS), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of Public Comment on Tribal Consultation Sessions to be 
held on June 16, June 29, July 15, July 30, August 16, August 27, 
October 18, and October 20, 2010.

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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 one-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, Section 640(l)(4)].
    Dates & Locations: The Tribal Consultation Sessions will be held as 
follows:

June 16, 2010--San Diego, California.
June 29, 2010--Rock Hill, South Carolina.
July 15, 2010--Green Bay, Wisconsin.
July 30, 2010--Tulsa, Oklahoma.
August 16, 2010--Boston, Massachusetts.
August 27, 2010--Rapid City, South Dakota.
October 18, 2010--Auburn, Washington.
October 20, 2010--Fairbanks, Alaska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trevondia Boykin, Head Start Program 
Specialist, Office of Head Start, e-mail [email protected] 
or phone (202) 205-7830. Additional information and online meeting 
registration is available at http://www.headstartresourcecenter.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS) would like to invite leaders of Tribal Governments operating Head 
Start (including Early Head Start) programs to participate in a formal 
Consultation Session with OHS leadership. The Consultation Sessions 
will take place June 16, 2010, in San

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Diego, California; June 29, 2010, in Rock Hill, South Carolina; July 
15, 2010, in Green Bay, Wisconsin; July 30, 2010, in Tulsa, Oklahoma; 
August 16, 2010, in Boston, Massachusetts; August 27, 2010, in Rapid 
City, South Dakota; October 18, 2010, in Auburn, Washington; and 
October 20, 2010 in Fairbanks, Alaska.
    The purpose of Tribal Consultation Sessions is to solicit input on 
ways to better meet the needs of American Indian and 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.
    The agendas for the Tribal Consultation Sessions will be developed 
in conjunction with the HHS Regional Tribal Planning Committees. Tribal 
leaders and designated representatives interested in submitting written 
testimony or proposing agenda topics for a specific Consultation 
Session should contact Trevondia Boykin at [email protected] 
at least three days in advance of the Session. Proposals 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, 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 Trevondia Boykin at (202) 
205[hyphen]9721 (fax). Other representatives of Tribal organizations 
and Native nonprofit organizations are welcome to attend as observers.
    A detailed report of each Consultation Session will be prepared and 
made available within 90 days of the Consultation Session to all Tribal 
Governments receiving funds for Head Start (including Early Head Start) 
programs. Tribes wishing to submit written testimony for the report 
should send testimony to Trevondia Boykin at 
[email protected] either prior to the Consultation Session 
or within 30 days after the meeting. Written testimony submitted to OHS 
will be included in the report appendix. Oral testimony and comments 
from the Consultation Session will be summarized in the report without 
attribution, along with topics of concern and recommendations.
    Hotel and logistical information for all Consultation Sessions has 
been sent to Tribal leaders via e-mail and posted on the Head Start 
Resource Center Web site at http://www.headstartresourcecenter.org.

    Dated: May 7, 2010.
Yvette Sanchez Fuentes,
Director, Office of Head Start.
[FR Doc. 2010-11412 Filed 5-12-10; 8:45 am]
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