[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6864-6865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02580]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Tribal Consultation Meetings
AGENCY: Office of Head Start (OHS), Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
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 three 1-day
Tribal Consultation Sessions to be held between the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and
Families, OHS 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:
March 7, 2016, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
June 8, 2016, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
August 8, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Locations:
March 7, 2016--Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, 800 Rio Grande
Blvd. NW., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104.
June 8, 2016--Arlington Renaissance Capital View Hotel, 2800
South Potomac Avenue, Arlington, Virginia 22202.
August 8, 2016--Northern Quest Resort & Casino, 100 North
Hayford Road, Airway Heights, WA 99001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angie Godfrey, Regional Program
Manager, Region XI/AIAN, Office of Head Start, email
[email protected], or phone (202) 205-5811. Additional
information and online
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meeting registration is available at: http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/hs/calendar/tc2016.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HHS announces OHS Tribal Consultations for
leaders of Tribal Governments operating Head Start and Early Head Start
programs. The agenda for the scheduled OHS Tribal Consultations in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, Arlington, Virginia, and Spokane, Washington,
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 the 2015 OHS Tribal Consultations.
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. Tribal Governments must submit the designee letter at least
3 days in advance of the Consultation Session to Angie Godfrey at
[email protected]. 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 45 days of the Consultation Sessions 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 Angie Godfrey at [email protected]
either prior to each Consultation Session or within 30 days after each
meeting. OHS will summarize oral testimony and comments from the
Consultation Session in each report without attribution, along with
topics of concern and recommendations.
Dated: February 2, 2016.
Blanca E. Enriquez,
Director, Office of Head Start.
[FR Doc. 2016-02580 Filed 2-8-16; 8:45 am]
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