[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 116 (Monday, June 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 28057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12724]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Center for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (CSTLTS), 
CDC/ATSDR Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) Meeting and 19th Biannual 
Tribal Consultation Session

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), announces the 
following meeting and Tribal Consultation Session. The meetings are 
being hosted by CDC/ATSDR in-person only and are open to the public. 
Attendees must pre-register for the event by Friday, July 19, 2019, at 
the following link: https://www.cdc.gov/tribal/consultation-support/tac/index.html.

DATES: The meeting will be held on August 13-14, 2019.

August 13, 2019

 8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m., EDT--Tribal Caucus (Open only to elected 
tribal officials and by invitation)
 9:30 a.m.-5:45 p.m., EDT--CDC/ATSDR TAC Meeting (Open to the 
public)

August 14, 2019

 8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m., EDT--Tribal Caucus (Open only to elected 
tribal officials and by invitation)
 9:30 a.m.-5:45 p.m., EDT--CDC/ATSDR TAC Meeting (Open to the 
public)

ADDRESSES: Harrah's Cherokee, 77 Casino Drive, Cherokee, NC 28719.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Captain Carmen Clelland, PharmD, MPA, 
MPH, Director, Office of Tribal Affairs and Strategic Alliances, Center 
for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support, CDC, 4770 Buford 
Highway, Mailstop V18-4, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717; telephone (404) 498-
0300; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held 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.
    Purpose: The purpose of the TAC and consultation meetings is to 
advance CDC/ATSDR support for and collaboration with American Indian 
and Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes and to improve the health of AI/AN 
tribes by pursuing goals that include assisting in eliminating the 
health disparities faced by AI/AN tribes; ensuring that access to 
critical health and human services and public health services is 
maximized to advance or enhance the social, physical, and economic 
status of American Indian and Alaskan Native people; and promoting 
health equity for all Indian people and communities. To advance these 
goals, CDC/ATSDR conducts government-to-government consultations with 
elected tribal officials or their authorized representatives. 
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.
    Matters To Be Considered: The agenda will include, but not limited 
to, discussions on securing sustainable funding to Indian Country, 
ensuring a tribal voice in CDC policy and programs, and current CDC 
priorities. The discussion topics are subject to revision as prioritize 
change. The TAC Meeting and Biannual Tribal Consultation Session will 
provide opportunities for elected AI/AN tribal officials to speak 
openly about the public health issues affecting their tribal nations. 
Tribal nations also will have an opportunity to present testimony about 
tribal public health issues. All elected tribal officials are 
encouraged to submit written testimony by 5:00 p.m., EDT, Friday, July 
19, 2019 to Captain Carmen Clelland, Pharm, MPA, MPH, Director, Office 
of Tribal Affairs and Strategic Alliances via mail to 4770 Buford 
Highway, Mailstop V18-4, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, or by email at 
[email protected]. Elected tribal officials can find guidance to 
assist in developing tribal testimony for CDC/ATSDR at www.cdc.gov/tribal/consultation-support/index.html. Please submit tribal testimony 
on official tribal letterhead.
    Based on the number of elected tribal officials giving testimony 
and the time available, it may be necessary to limit the time for each 
presenter.
    Additional information about the TAC, CDC/ATSDR's Tribal 
Consultation Policy, and previous meetings can be found at www.cdc.gov/tribal/consultataion-support/index.html. Agenda items are subject to 
change as priorities dictate.
    The Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 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.

Sherri Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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