[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 125 (Friday, July 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35298-35299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14205]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support 
(CSTLTS), CDC/ATSDR Tribal Consultation Session

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/Agency for 
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), 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 2021 
CDC/ATSDR Tribal Consultation Session. CDC/ATSDR will host American 
Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Federally Recognized Tribes for the 
virtual tribal consultation session. The proceedings will be open to 
the public.

DATES: The tribal consultation will be held on August 5, 2021, from 
3:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., EDT. Written tribal testimony is due by 5:00 
p.m., EDT, on September 7, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Zoom Virtual Tribal Consultation. To register, see CDC web 
page https://cdc.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsfu-gqDgsGD1rTre7HPjbXyIF3v5jSp4. All elected tribal officials are 
encouraged to submit written tribal testimony to the contact person and 
mailing address listed below or by email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Captain Karen Hearod, MSW, LCSW, 
Director, Office of Tribal Affairs and Strategic Alliances, Center for 
State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE, Mailstop V18-4, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027; Telephone: (404) 498-0300; 
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 consultation meeting is to advance CDC/
ATSDR support for and collaboration

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with AI/AN tribal nations and to improve the health of AI/AN tribal 
nations by pursuing goals that include assisting in eliminating the 
health disparities faced by AI/AN 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 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: CDC/ATSDR is hosting this meeting to hold 
a consultation with federally recognized tribal nations to receive 
input and guidance on improving the current CDC/ATSDR Tribal 
Consultation Policy. CDC/ATSDR is seeking feedback on how the agency 
can improve its policies and practices to better engage with Indian 
Country through meaningful consultation. This feedback will be used to 
edit the current CDC's Consultation Policy. The Tribal consultation 
session will provide opportunities for elected AI/AN tribal officials 
to speak openly about the public health issues affecting their tribal 
nations. This consultation session is virtual and open to the public. 
Elected tribal officials can find guidance to assist in developing 
tribal testimony for CDC/ATSDR at https://www.cdc.gov/tribal/documents/consultation/Tribal-Testimony-Guidance.pdf. 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. We will adjourn tribal consultation meetings early if all 
attendees who requested to provide oral testimony in advance of and 
during the consultation have delivered their comments. Agenda items are 
subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Additional information about CDC/ATSDR's Tribal Consultation Policy 
can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/tribal/consultation-support/tribal-consultation/policy.html.
    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 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. 2021-14205 Filed 7-1-21; 8:45 am]
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