[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 5027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2166]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Tribal Consultation Meetings
AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families' Office of Head Start
(OHS).
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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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 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: February 15, 2012.
ADDRESSES: 2012 Office of Head Start Tribal Consultation Session will
be held at the following location:
Wednesday, February 15, 2012--Petoskey, Michigan--Odawa Hotel, 1444
US 131 South, Petoskey, MI 49770.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Camille Loya, Acting Regional Program
Manager Region XI, email [email protected] 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 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 participants. The
session in Petoskey, Michigan, is being held in conjunction with the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Midwest Alliance of
Sovereign Tribes 2012 Midwest Tribal Consultation Session. We will
schedule additional consultations around the country for later in the
year.
The agenda for the scheduled OHS Tribal Consultation will be
organized around the statutory purposes of Head Start Tribal
Consultations related to meeting 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. 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
this Consultation Session should contact Camille Loya at
[email protected]. 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 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 and Early Head Start
programs. Tribes wishing to submit written testimony for the report
should send testimony to Camille Loya at [email protected]
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 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 email and
posted on the Head Start Resource Center Web site at http://www.headstartresourcecenter.org.
Dated: January 24, 2012.
Yvette Sanchez Fuentes,
Director, Office of Head Start.
[FR Doc. 2012-2166 Filed 1-31-12; 8:45 am]
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