[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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