[Federal Register: October 28, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 208)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 
Administration for Children and Families

AGENCY: Administration for Native Americans, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public comment on the Tribal Consultation Session to 
be held on December 6, 2005.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) will be 
holding a one-day Tribal Consultation Session on December 6, 2005, at 
the Wyndham Hotel (California Grand Ball Room) in Palm Springs, 
California.

DATES: December 6, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LeeAnna Arrowchis, Administration for 
Native Americans (ANA) toll-free at 1-877-922-9262, or register online 
at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACF would like to invite Tribal leaders to 
participate in a formal Consultation Session with ACF senior officials 
and program directors. The Consultation Session will take place 
Tuesday, December 6, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Wyndham Hotel. 
This event precedes the ACF National Native American Conference to be 
held December 7-9, 2005, at the Palm Springs Convention Center.
    The intent of this Consultation Session is for ACF officials to 
hear firsthand from Tribal leaders and representatives from Tribal 
organizations and Native non-profits about the implementation of ACF 
programs in Native communities. Of particular interest are the 
challenges that Tribes and Tribal organizations face in accessing ACF 
program funding and using programmatic funding to support social and 
economic development activities in Native American communities. ACF 
offices such as the Administration for Native Americans, Office of 
Child Support Enforcement, Office of Community Services, Office of 
Family Assistance, Child Care Bureau, Children's Bureau, Head Start 
Bureau and the Family and Youth Services Bureau will be represented.
    Tribal leaders and representatives interested in submitting written 
testimony or topics for the Consultation Session agenda should contact 
LeeAnna Arrowchis at the Administration for Native Americans toll-free 
at 1-877-922-9262.
    If you are proposing a topic to be addressed in the Consultation 
Session, please be sure to include a brief description of the topic 
area along with the name and contact information of the suggested 
presenter.
    The public record will remain open for 60 days following the 
December 6, 2005, Consultation. Written comment and testimony can be 
submitted until February 6, 2006.

    Dated: October 24, 2005.
Kim Romine,
Deputy Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans.
[FR Doc. 05-21523 Filed 10-27-05; 8:45 am]

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