[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 127 (Monday, July 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 39244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16097]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS); 
Meeting

    In accordance with Presidential Executive Order No. 13175, November 
6, 2000, and the Presidential Memorandum of November 5, 2009 and 
September 23, 2004, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal 
Governments, CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
Registry (ATSDR) announces the following meeting and Tribal 
Consultation Session:

    Name: Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) Meeting and 9th Biannual 
Tribal Consultation Session.
    Times and Dates:
    8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., August 28 and 29, 2012 (TAC Meeting);
    8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., August 30, 2012 (9th Biannual Tribal 
Consultation Session).
    Place: The TAC Meeting will be held at the Mohegan Sun, 1 
Mohegan Sun Boulevard, Uncasville, Connecticut 06382.
    Status: The meetings are being hosted by CDC/ATSDR and the 
Mohegan Tribe and are open to the public.
    Purpose: The purpose of the Biannual Tribal Consultation is for 
CDC/ATSDR leadership and staff to conduct government-to-government 
consultation with elected tribal officials or their designated 
representatives and confer with American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/
AN) community-based organizations and AI/AN urban and rural 
communities on issues that affect them. This exchange of information 
is meant to increase mutual understanding and increase effective 
collaboration and informed decision making. The purpose of the CDC/
ATSDR Tribal Advisory Committee or TAC is to provide a complementary 
venue wherein tribal representatives and CDC/ATSDR leadership and 
staff exchange information about public health issues in Indian 
Country, identify urgent public health needs in AI/AN communities, 
and discuss collaborative approaches to addressing these issues and 
needs.
    Matters To Be Discussed: The following topics are scheduled for 
presentation and discussion during the TAC Meeting; however, 
discussion is not limited to these topics: Social determinants of 
health, cancer control and prevention, the Strategic National 
Stockpile (strategically placed medicine and supplies for use in 
national emergencies) and opportunities at CDC/ATSDR for Native 
participation.
    Topics that will be discussed during the Tribal Consultation 
include the following: Controlled Substance Abuse, Tobacco Control 
Efforts, and Motor Vehicle Safety.
    Additional opportunities will be provided during the 
Consultation Session for tribal testimony. Tribal Leaders are 
encouraged to submit written testimony by 12:00 a.m., EST on August 
22, 2012, to Kimberly Cantrell, Deputy Associate Director for Tribal 
Support, OSTLTS, CDC, via mail to 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS K-70, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30329, or email to [email protected]. Depending on the 
time available, it may be necessary to limit the time of each 
presenter.
    The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Information about the two upcoming meetings, past meetings, and 
CDC/ATSDR's policies related to these meetings, are available at 
http://www.cdc.gov/stltpublichealth/TribalSupport/announcements.html.
    Contact Person for More Information: Kimberly Cantrell, Deputy 
Associate Director for Tribal Support, OSTLTS, CDC, via mail to 1600 
Clifton Road NE., MS K-70, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, or email to 
[email protected]. The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office 
has been delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices 
pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee 
management activities, for both the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
Registry.

    Dated: June 22, 2012.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-16097 Filed 6-29-12; 8:45 am]
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