[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1153-1154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00218]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Extension of the Deadline for Nomination of Delegates; Center for 
Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity Tribal Advisory Committee; 
Solicitation of Nominations for Delegates

AGENCY: Office of Minority Health, Office of the Secretary, Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Deadline extension for notice of solicitation of nominations 
for delegates for the Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health 
Equity Tribal Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: On October 1, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) published a notice in 
the Federal Register inviting nominations of qualified candidates to 
serve as delegates for the Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health 
Equity Tribal Advisory Committee (Center TAC, previously referred to as 
CIIHE TAC), including a submission deadline of October 29, 2021. An 
extension for the submission deadline of nominations to January 7, 
2022, was published on November 19, 2021. This notice extends the 
deadline date for submission of nominations to March 11, 2022, at 11:59 
p.m. EST.

DATES: Nomination letters for the Center TAC must be sent to the 
address noted below no later than 11:59 p.m. EST on March 11, 2022.

ADDRESSES: All nominations should be emailed to: Violet Woo, Designated 
Federal Officer for the Center TAC, at [email protected]. Please use 
the subject line ``OMH Center Tribal Advisory Committee.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information and guidance about the 
nomination process for Center TAC delegates, please contact Violet Woo, 
Designated Federal Officer at [email protected]. Center TAC nomination 
guidance and sample nomination letters also are available on the OMH 
website's Tribal Leader Letters section: https://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=3&lvlid=62#tribal-leader-letters.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 1, 2021, the notice of 
solicitation of nominations for delegates for the Center TAC was 
published in the Federal Register (86 FR 54462: available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/10/01/2021-21253/center-for-indigenous-innovation-and-health-equity-tribal-advisory-committee-solicitation-of). The deadline for submission of nomination letters is 
being extended to March 11, 2022.
    Note: All information in the notice of solicitation of nominations 
for delegates for the Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health 
Equity Tribal Advisory Committee remains the same, except for the 
deadline for the submission of nominations and the date the nominees 
will be notified of the status of delegate selection.
    Authorized under Section 1707 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 
U.S.C. 300u-6, as amended, the mission of OMH is to improve the health 
of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of 
health policies and programs that help eliminate health disparities. 
OMH awards and other activities are intended to support the 
identification of effective policies, programs, and practices for 
improving health outcomes and to promote the sustainability and 
dissemination of these approaches.
    Under the authority of Public Law 116-260 (2021 Consolidated 
Appropriations Act), Congress directed OMH to create a Center to 
support research, education, service, and policy development advancing 
Indigenous solutions that ultimately address health disparities in 
American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) and Native Hawaiian and Pacific 
Islander (NHPI) populations. OMH is establishing the Center TAC to 
ensure that Tribal Leaders have meaningful and timely input in the

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development of the priorities and activities established to address the 
focus areas of the Center. The Center TAC shall support, but not 
supplant, government-to-government consultation activities that OMH 
undertakes.
    TAC Membership: The Center TAC will consist of 16 delegate 
positions: One from each of the 12 geographic areas served by the 
Indian Health Service and four National At-Large Member positions.

Alaska Area
Albuquerque Area
Bemidji Area
Billings Area
California Area
Great Plains Area
Nashville Area
Navajo Area
Oklahoma Area
Phoenix Area
Portland Area
Tucson Area
National At-Large Members (4)

    OMH recommends a term of two (2) years term for each delegate, but 
delegates' term length will be established by the TAC's charter.
    Eligibility: The Center TAC delegates must be: (1) Elected tribal 
officials from a federally recognized tribe acting in their official 
capacity as elected officials of their tribe, with authority to act on 
behalf of the tribe; or (2) individuals designated by an elected tribal 
official. Designees must have the authority to act on behalf of the 
tribal official and the tribe and be qualified to represent the views 
of the AI/AN tribes in the area from which they are nominated. No 
delegate of the Center TAC may be an employee of the federal 
government.
    Nomination Procedures: Center TAC candidates must be nominated by 
an elected tribal leader. The nomination letter must be on tribal 
letterhead and signed by an elected tribal leader, and must include the 
following information:

 Name of the nominee
 Nominee's official title
 Name of the nominee's tribe
 Date of nominee's election to official tribal position and 
term length
 Nominee's contact information (mailing address, phone, and 
email)
 Nominee's expertise that is relevant to the Center TAC
 Name of tribal leader submitting the nomination
 Official title of tribal leader submitting the nomination
 Contact information for tribal leader submitting the 
nomination and/or administrative office for tribal government

    Center TAC nomination guidance and sample nomination letters are 
available on the OMH website's Tribal Leader Letters section: https://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=3&lvlid=62#tribal-leader-letters.
    Selection Process: OMH is responsible for selecting and finalizing 
Center TAC members. Eligible nominees will be considered in the 
following priority order:

1. Tribal President/Chairperson/Governor
2. Tribal Vice-President/Vice-Chairperson/Lt. Governor
3. Elected or Appointed Tribal Official
4. Designated Tribal Official with authority to act on behalf of Tribal 
leader

    In the event that there is more than one nomination for a given IHS 
area, OMH will make a determination of representation based on 
submitted nomination materials.
    Nominees will be notified of the status of delegate selection in 
April 2022.

    Dated: January 5, 2022.
Violet Woo,
Designated Federal Officer, Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health 
Equity Tribal Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 2022-00218 Filed 1-7-22; 8:45 am]
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