[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76195-76196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26958]


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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 2023

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CDC/ATSDR Tribal Consultation. CDC/ATSDR will host a virtual tribal 
consultation with American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Federally 
Recognized Tribes. The proceedings will be open to the public.

DATES: The tribal consultation will be held on February 9, 2023, from 
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., EST. Written tribal testimony is due by 5:00 
p.m. EST, on February 24, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Virtually through Zoom. To register, go to https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_ZwUuFp2UT8KPKYYN8U9BPA. 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: Joanne Odenkirchen, MPH, Senior Public 
Health Advisor, 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: (404) 498-0300; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held in accordance 
with Presidential Executive Order No. 13175 of November 6, 2000, 
Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments and the 
Presidential Memoranda of January 26, 2021, November 5, 2009, and 
September 23, 2004.
    Purpose: The purpose of the consultation 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 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 consultations with elected tribal officials or their 
authorized representatives. The tribal consultation is intended to 
provide interested parties with an opportunity to discuss their public 
health priorities that may affect tribal nations. 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 
consultation with federally recognized tribal nations to receive input 
and guidance on strengthening relationships during the implementation 
of the CDC Moving Forward Initiative. CDC/ATSDR is seeking feedback on 
how the agency can better engage with Indian country through meaningful 
consultation. The consultation will be held to also hear from tribes on 
their priorities as we transition out of the COVID-19 public health 
emergency and on how CDC/ATSDR can better support tribes and tribal 
communities moving forward.
    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.
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