[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 4 (Monday, January 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 949-950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00007]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)


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

    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/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
(ATSDR), announces the following meeting and Tribal Consultation 
Session:
    Name: Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) Meeting and 10th Biannual 
Tribal Consultation Session.
    Times and Dates:
    8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m., February 5, 2013 (TAC Meeting).
    8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., February 6, 2013 (10th Biannual Tribal 
Consultation Session).
    8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., February 7, 2013 (TAC Meeting).
    Place: The TAC Meeting and Tribal Consultation Session will be held 
at CDC Headquarters, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Global Communications 
Center, Auditorium B3, Atlanta, Georgia.
    Status: All meetings are being hosted by CDC/ATSDR. Meetings on 
February 5, 6, and 7, 2013, are open to the public.
    Purpose: In 2011-2012, CDC began revising its existing Tribal 
Consultation Policy (issued in 2005) with the primary purpose of 
providing guidance across the agency to work effectively with American 
Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes, communities, and organizations to 
enhance AI/AN access to CDC resources and programs. Within the CDC 
Consultation Policy, it is stated that CDC will conduct government-to-
government consultation with elected tribal officials or their 
authorized representatives before taking actions and/or making 
decisions that affect them. Consultation is an enhanced form of 
communication that emphasizes trust, respect, and shared 
responsibility. It is an open and free exchange of information and 
opinion among parties that leads to mutual understanding and 
comprehension. CDC believes that consultation is integral to a 
deliberative process that results in effective collaboration and 
informed decision making with the ultimate goal of reaching consensus 
on issues. Although formal responsibility for the agency's overall 
government-to-government consultation activities rests within the CDC 
Office of the Director (OD), other CDC Center, Institute, and Office 
(CIO) leadership shall actively participate in TAC meetings and HHS-
sponsored regional and national tribal consultation sessions as 
frequently as possible.
    Matters To Be Discussed: The TAC will convene their advisory 
committee meeting with discussions and presentations from various CDC 
senior leaders on activities and areas identified by TAC members and 
other tribal leaders as priority public health issues. The following 
topics are scheduled for presentation and discussion during the TAC 
Meeting; however, discussion is not limited to these topics: substance 
abuse/mental health, community based participatory public health, 
success stories, and grant information and opportunities at CDC for 
Native participation.
    The 10th Biannual Tribal Consultation Session will engage CDC 
senior leadership from the CDC OD and various CDC CIOs. Sessions that 
will be held during the Tribal Consultation include the following: a 
listening session with the director of CDC, roundtable discussions with 
CDC senior leadership and an opportunity for tribal testimony.
    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 January 25, 2013, to Kimberly 
Cantrell, Deputy Associate Director for Tribal Support, OSTLTS, via 
mail to 4770 Buford Highway NE., MS E-70, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 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 TAC, CDC's Tribal Consultation Policy, and 
previous meetings may be referenced on the following web link: http://www.cdc.gov/tribal.
    Contact Person For More Information: Kimberly Cantrell, Deputy 
Associate Director for Tribal Support, OSTLTS, via mail to 4770 Buford 
Highway NE., MS E-70, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 or email to [email protected].

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    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.

Dana Redford,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-00007 Filed 1-4-13; 8:45 am]
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