Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity Tribal Advisory Committee; Solicitation of Nominations for Delegates, 1510 [2025-00210]

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 1510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00210]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


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: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office 
of Minority Health (OMH) hereby gives notice that OMH is accepting 
nominations of candidates to serve as primary and alternate delegates 
for the Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity Tribal 
Advisory Committee (CIIHE TAC).

DATES: Tribal leaders are encouraged to submit their nomination letters 
for CIIHE TAC delegates by January 17, 2024, at the address listed 
below. OMH will continue to receive nominations until all CIIHE TAC 
primary and alternate delegate positions are filled.

ADDRESSES: All nominations should be emailed to [email protected]. 
Please use the subject line ``CIIHE TAC Nomination.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information and guidance about the 
nomination process for CIIHE TAC delegates, please contact Rochelle 
Rollins, Senior Policy Advisor, at [email protected]. Sample 
CIIHE TAC nomination letters are available on the OMH website: https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/ciihe-tribal-advisory-committee-tac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 and American Indian 
and Alaska Native (AI/AN) 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 that improve health 
outcomes and to promote the sustainability and dissemination of these 
approaches.
    Through the Joint Explanatory Statement (JES) accompanying the 2021 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, Congress directed OMH to create the 
CIIHE to advance Indigenous solutions that ultimately address health 
disparities in AI/AN and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander 
populations. Congress identified four CIIHE priority areas: research, 
education, service, and policy development. The JES accompanying the 
subsequent annual appropriations acts has included language for OMH to 
continue funding the CIIHE.
    OMH established the CIIHE TAC to provide Tribal leaders a venue to 
exchange views, share information, and provide feedback to OMH on the 
development of activities addressing the four CIIHE priority areas. The 
CIIHE TAC shall support, but not supplant, government-to-government 
consultation activities that OMH undertakes.
    TAC Membership: The CIIHE TAC will consist of 16 delegate 
positions: one from each of the 12 geographic areas served by the 
Indian Health Service (IHS) 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)

    The CIIHE TAC charter establishes a two (2) year term length for 
each delegate. There are vacancies for all IHS areas, except the Navajo 
and Tucson Areas, due to the ending of the CIIHE TAC members' 2-year 
terms.
    Eligibility: The CIIHE 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 CIIHE TAC may be an employee of the federal government.
    Nomination Procedures: CIIHE 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 CIIHE 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 the administrative office for the Tribal government

    Sample CIIHE TAC nomination letters are available on the OMH 
website: https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/ciihe-tribal-advisory-committee-tac.
    Selection Process: OMH is responsible for selecting and finalizing 
CIIHE TAC delegates.
    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 the 
Tribal Leader
    In the event there are multiple nominations for a given IHS area, 
OMH will determine the delegates based on a review of the submitted 
nomination materials.
    Nominees will be notified of the status of delegate selection in 
February 2024.

    Dated: December 16, 2024.
Capt. Tarsha Cavanaugh,
Principal Deputy Director, Office of Minority Health.
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