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Dated: April 7, 2011.
Donald M. Berwick,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Tribal Consultation Meetings
Administration for Children
and Families’ Office of Head Start
(OHS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Improving
Head Start for School Readiness Act of
2007, Public Law 110–134, notice is
hereby given of one-day Tribal
Consultation Sessions to be held
between the Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration for
Children and Families, Office of Head
Start leadership and the leadership of
Tribal Governments operating Head
Start (including 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 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 [42 U.S.C. 9835,
Section 640(l)(4)].
DATES AND LOCATIONS: Office of Head
Start Tribal Consultation Sessions will
be held as follows:
Friday, April 29, 2011—Albuquerque,
New Mexico—Indian Pueblo Cultural
Center, 2401 12th Street, NW.,
Albuquerque NM 87104.
Thursday, May 19, 2011—Marksville,
Louisiana—Paragon Casino Resort,
6773 East Tunica Drive, Marksville,
LA 71351.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Camille Loya, Tribal Policy Lead, e-mail
Camille.Loya@acf.hhs.gov or phone
(202) 401–5964. Additional information
and online meeting registration is
available at https://
www.headstartresourcecenter.org.
SUMMARY:
The
Department of Health and Human
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Services announces OHS Tribal
Consultations for leaders of Tribal
Governments operating Head Start and
Early Head Start programs in Regions I,
II, IV, and VI. The Consultation Session
for Region VI will take place Friday,
April 29, 2011, at the Indian Pueblo
Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New
Mexico, immediately following the
Department of Health and Human
Services Regional Consultations session.
The Consultation Session for Regions I,
II, and IV will take place Thursday, May
19, 2011, at the Paragon Casino Resort
in Marksville, Louisiana, immediately
following the United South and Eastern
Tribes, Inc. 2011 Semi-annual Meeting.
We are convening the OHS Tribal
Consultations in conjunction with other
Tribal Leader events in order to
minimize the financial and travel
burden for participants.
The agendas for both scheduled OHS
Tribal Consultations will be organized
around the statutory purposes of Head
Start Tribal Consultations related to
meeting the needs of American Indian
and Alaska Native 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 2010 OHS Tribal
Consultations.
Tribal leaders and designated
representatives interested in submitting
written testimony or proposing specific
agenda topics for the Albuquerque or
Marksville Consultation Sessions
should contact Camille Loya at
Camille.Loya@acf.hhs.gov at least three
days in advance of the Session.
Proposals should include a brief
description of the topic area along with
the name and contact information of the
suggested presenter.
The Consultation Sessions will be
conducted with elected or appointed
leaders of Tribal Governments and their
designated representatives [42
U.S.C.9835, Section 640(l)(4)(A)].
Designees must have a letter from the
Tribal Government authorizing them to
represent the Tribe. The letter should be
submitted at least three days in advance
of the Consultation Session to Camille
Loya at (202) 205–9721 (fax). Other
representatives of Tribal organizations
and Native nonprofit organizations are
welcome to attend as observers.
A detailed report of each Consultation
Session will be prepared and made
available within 90 days of the
Consultation Session to all Tribal
Governments receiving funds for Head
Start and Early Head Start programs.
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Tribes wishing to submit written
testimony for the report should send
testimony to Camille Loya at
Camille.Loya@acf.hhs.gov either prior to
the Consultation Session or within 30
days after the meeting.
Oral testimony and comments from
the Consultation Session will be
summarized in the report without
attribution, along with topics of concern
and recommendations. Hotel and
logistical information for all
Consultation Sessions has been sent to
Tribal leaders via e-mail and posted on
the Head Start Resource Center Web site
at https://
www.headstartresourcecenter.org.
Dated: April 6, 2011.
Ann Linehan,
Deputy Director, Office of Head Start.
[FR Doc. 2011–8999 Filed 4–12–11; 8:45 am]
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heading of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Denver Presley, Office of Information
Management, Food and Drug
Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr., PI50–
400B, Rockville, MD 20850, 301–796–
3793.
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PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal
Agencies must obtain approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined in
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and includes Agency requests or
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With respect to the following
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the proposed collection of information
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the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques,
when appropriate, and other forms of
information technology.
Experimental Study on Consumer
Responses to Labeling Statements on
Food Packages; 21 U.S.C. 393(d)(2)(C)—
(OMB 0910–NEW)
I. Background
The Nutrition Labeling and Education
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to bear nutrition labeling in the form of
the Nutrition Facts label. The law also
allows manufacturers to provide other
nutrition information on labels in the
form of various types of statements,
including claims, as long as such
statements comply with the regulatory
limits that govern the use of each type
of statement. There are three types of
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[FR Doc No: 2011-8999]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Tribal Consultation Meetings
AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families' Office of Head Start
(OHS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act
of 2007, Public Law 110-134, notice is hereby given of one-day Tribal
Consultation Sessions to be held between the Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Head Start leadership and the leadership of Tribal Governments
operating Head Start (including 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 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 [42 U.S.C. 9835, Section 640(l)(4)].
Dates AND Locations: Office of Head Start Tribal Consultation Sessions
will be held as follows:
Friday, April 29, 2011--Albuquerque, New Mexico--Indian Pueblo Cultural
Center, 2401 12th Street, NW., Albuquerque NM 87104.
Thursday, May 19, 2011--Marksville, Louisiana--Paragon Casino Resort,
6773 East Tunica Drive, Marksville, LA 71351.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Camille Loya, Tribal Policy Lead, e-
mail Camille.Loya@acf.hhs.gov or phone (202) 401-5964. Additional
information and online meeting registration is available at https://www.headstartresourcecenter.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Health and Human
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Services announces OHS Tribal Consultations for leaders of Tribal
Governments operating Head Start and Early Head Start programs in
Regions I, II, IV, and VI. The Consultation Session for Region VI will
take place Friday, April 29, 2011, at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
in Albuquerque, New Mexico, immediately following the Department of
Health and Human Services Regional Consultations session. The
Consultation Session for Regions I, II, and IV will take place
Thursday, May 19, 2011, at the Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville,
Louisiana, immediately following the United South and Eastern Tribes,
Inc. 2011 Semi-annual Meeting. We are convening the OHS Tribal
Consultations in conjunction with other Tribal Leader events in order
to minimize the financial and travel burden for participants.
The agendas for both scheduled OHS Tribal Consultations will be
organized around the statutory purposes of Head Start Tribal
Consultations related to meeting the needs of American Indian and
Alaska Native 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 2010 OHS Tribal Consultations.
Tribal leaders and designated representatives interested in
submitting written testimony or proposing specific agenda topics for
the Albuquerque or Marksville Consultation Sessions should contact
Camille Loya at Camille.Loya@acf.hhs.gov at least three days in advance
of the Session. Proposals should include a brief description of the
topic area along with the name and contact information of the suggested
presenter.
The Consultation Sessions will be conducted with elected or
appointed leaders of Tribal Governments and their designated
representatives [42 U.S.C.9835, Section 640(l)(4)(A)]. Designees must
have a letter from the Tribal Government authorizing them to represent
the Tribe. The letter should be submitted at least three days in
advance of the Consultation Session to Camille Loya at (202) 205-9721
(fax). Other representatives of Tribal organizations and Native
nonprofit organizations are welcome to attend as observers.
A detailed report of each Consultation Session will be prepared and
made available within 90 days of the Consultation 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 Camille Loya at Camille.Loya@acf.hhs.gov
either prior to the Consultation Session or within 30 days after the
meeting.
Oral testimony and comments from the Consultation Session will be
summarized in the report without attribution, along with topics of
concern and recommendations. Hotel and logistical information for all
Consultation Sessions has been sent to Tribal leaders via e-mail and
posted on the Head Start Resource Center Web site at https://www.headstartresourcecenter.org.
Dated: April 6, 2011.
Ann Linehan,
Deputy Director, Office of Head Start.
[FR Doc. 2011-8999 Filed 4-12-11; 8:45 am]
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