[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 76195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26957]


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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 Advisory Committee (TAC) Meeting

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)and Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announces the Winter 
2023 CDC/ATSDR Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting. The meeting is 
being hosted by CDC/ATSDR, in person and virtually, and is open to the 
public, except for certain hours set aside for tribal caucus. Pre-
registration is required, and instructions are provided below in the 
dates section.

DATES: The meeting will be held on February 8, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4 
p.m., EST, and February 9, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., EST. 
Attendees must pre-register for the event by January 16, 2023, at the 
following link: https://www.cdc.gov/tribal/consultation-support/tac/meeting.html.

ADDRESSES: CDC, Global Communications Center, Building 21, Conference 
Rooms 1204A and 1204B, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30329-
4027.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mitchell Morris, BA, Acting 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, Georgia 30329-4027; Telephone: (770) 488-1518; 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) advises CDC/ATSDR on policy 
issues and broad strategies that may significantly affect American 
Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. The TAC assists CDC/ATSDR 
in fulfilling its mission to promote health and quality of life by 
preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability through 
established and ongoing relationships and consultation sessions.
    Purpose: The purpose of the TAC meeting is to exchange information 
between tribal governments and CDC/ATSDR staff about public health 
issues in Indian country, identify urgent public health needs of 
American Indians and Alaska Natives, discuss collaborative approaches, 
and ensure that CDC/ATSDR activities or policies that impact AI/AN 
tribes are brought to the attention of tribal leaders. 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 and previous meetings is available at 
https://www.cdc.gov/tribal/consultation-support/tac/index.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. 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 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. 2022-26957 Filed 12-12-22; 8:45 am]
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