[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7608-7609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02859]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Tribal Consultation Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Head Start (OHS), Administration for Children and 
Families, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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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 1-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: March 16, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Location: Southwest Consortium of Indian Head Start, Native 
American Child and Family Conference, Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, 
800 Rio Grande Boulevard Northwest, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Bialas, Regional Program 
Manager, Region XI, Office of Head Start, email 
[email protected] or phone (202) 205-9497. Additional 
information and online meeting registration is available at http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/hs/calendar/tc2015.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS) announces an Office of Head Start (OHS) Tribal Consultation for 
leaders of Tribal Governments operating Head Start and Early Head Start 
programs.
    The agenda for the scheduled OHS Tribal Consultation in 
Albuquerque, New Mexico, will be organized around the statutory 
purposes of Head Start Tribal Consultations related to meeting the 
needs of American Indian/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

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addition, OHS will share actions taken and in progress to address the 
issues and concerns raised in 2014 OHS Tribal Consultations.
    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 prior to the Consultation Session. Other representatives of 
tribal organizations and Native nonprofit organizations are welcome to 
attend as observers.
    A detailed report of the Consultation Session will be prepared and 
made available within 45 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 Robert Bialas 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 each report without attribution, along with topics of 
concern and recommendations. OHS has sent hotel and logistical 
information for the New Mexico Consultation Session to tribal leaders 
via email and posted information on the Early Childhood Learning and 
Knowledge Center Web site at http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/hs/calendar/tc2015.

    Dated: February 6, 2015.
Linda K. Smith,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Early Childhood Development.
[FR Doc. 2015-02859 Filed 2-10-15; 8:45 am]
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