[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 95 (Friday, May 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29458-29459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10440]


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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 (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Head Start Act, notice is hereby given of 
three 1-day tribal consultation sessions to be held between HHS/ACF OHS 
leadership and the leadership of tribal governments operating Head 
Start and 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 (AIAN) 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. Three tribal consultations will be held as part 
of HHS/ACF or ACF Tribal Consultation Sessions. Please note the planned 
tribal consultation dates may be impacted by COVID-19 travel 
restrictions. OHS will consider virtual means of facilitating tribal 
consultations and/or the postponing of tribal consultations should 
travel restrictions and group meeting limitations remain in effect.

DATES: July 9-10, 2020, 1 to 3 p.m.
    July 14-16, 2020, 1 to 3 p.m.
    Aug. 3, 2020, 1 to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 
 July 9-10, 2020--Glendale, AZ (Location TBD)
 July 14-16, 2020--Denver, CO (Location TBD)
 Aug. 3, 2020--Spokane, WA (Northern Quest Resort)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Lertjuntharangool, regional 
program manager, Region XI/AIAN, Office of Head Start, email

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[email protected], or phone (202) 205-9503. Additional 
information and online meeting registration will be available at 
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/about-us/article/2020-tribal-consultations.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Section 640(l)(4) of the 
Head Start Act, 42 U.S.C. 9835(1)(4), ACF announces OHS Tribal 
Consultation Sessions for leaders of tribal governments operating Head 
Start and Early Head Start programs. The agenda for the scheduled OHS 
tribal consultations in Glendale, Arizona; Spokane, Washington; and 
Denver, Colorado, will be organized around the statutory purposes 
related to meeting the needs of AIAN 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 2019 OHS 
Tribal Consultations.
    The consultation sessions will be conducted with elected or 
appointed leaders of tribal governments and their designated 
representatives. 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 sessions to Todd Lertjuntharangool at 
[email protected]. Other representatives of tribal 
organizations and Native nonprofit organizations are welcome to attend 
as observers.
    A detailed report of each tribal consultation session will be 
prepared and made available within 45 days of the 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 Todd Lertjuntharangool at 
[email protected], prior to each consultation session 
or within 30 days after each meeting.
    OHS will summarize oral testimony and comments from the 
consultation sessions in each report without attribution, along with 
topics of concern and recommendations.

Megan E. Steel,
Executive Secretariat Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-10440 Filed 5-14-20; 8:45 am]
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