[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 505-506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28450]


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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

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 Winter 
2020 CDC/ATSDR Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting. The meeting is 
being hosted by CDC/ATSDR, in-person only, and is open to the public, 
except for certain hours set aside for tribal caucus. Attendees must 
pre-register for the event by Friday, February 21, 2020, at the 
following link: https://www.cdc.gov/tribal/meetings.html.

DATES: The meeting will be held March 12, 2020, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 
EDT; and March 13, 2020, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., EDT.

ADDRESSES: CDC, Chamblee Campus, Building 106, Rooms 1A/1B, 4770 Buford 
Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CAPT 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-
2205; Email: [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 meeting is to advance CDC/ATSDR 
support for and collaboration with American Indian and Alaska Native 
(AI/AN) tribal nations and to improve the health of AI/AN people by 
pursuing goals that include assisting in eliminating the health 
disparities faced by tribal nations; 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 AI/AN 
people; and promoting health equity for all AI/AN people and 
communities. To advance these goals, CDC/ATSDR conducts government-to-
government meetings with elected tribal officials or their authorized 
representatives. These meetings offer open and free exchange of 
information and opinion among parties that leads to mutual 
understanding.
    Information about the TAC, CDC/ATSDR's Tribal Consultation Policy, 
and previous meetings is available at https://www.cdc.gov/tribal/consultation-support/tribal-consultation/sessions.html.
    Matters To Be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on 
tribal priorities for CDC and ATSDR, public health capacity in Indian 
Country, and programmatic highlights. AI/AN tribal nations also will 
have an opportunity to present testimony about tribal health issues. 
All tribal leaders are encouraged to submit written testimony by 5:00 
p.m. (EST) Friday, February 21, 2020, to Captain Carmen Clelland, 
Director, Office of Tribal Affairs and Strategic Alliances, via mail at 
4770 Buford Highway, Mailstop V18-4, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, or by 
email to [email protected]. Guidance for developing tribal 
testimony for CDC/ATSDR is available at www.cdc.gov/tribal/consultation-support/tac/index.html. Based on the number of tribal 
leaders giving testimony and the time available, it may be necessary to 
limit the time for each presenter. Agenda items are subject to change 
as priorities dictate.
    The Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of 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

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Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Kalwant Smagh,
Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief 
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-28450 Filed 1-3-20; 8:45 am]
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