Notice2021-26016
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Tribal Consultation Session
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Published
November 30, 2021
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces a CDC Tribal Consultation Session. CDC will host American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Federally Recognized Tribes for a virtual tribal consultation session on the NIOSH draft strategic plan entitled American Indian and Alaska Native Worker Safety and Health Strategic Plan. The proceedings will be open to the public.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67949-67950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26016]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket Number NIOSH 345]
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Tribal
Consultation Session
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting and request for testimony.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces a CDC Tribal Consultation Session. CDC will host American
Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Federally Recognized Tribes for a
virtual tribal consultation session on the NIOSH draft strategic plan
entitled American Indian and Alaska Native Worker Safety and
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Health Strategic Plan. The proceedings will be open to the public.
DATES: The tribal consultation will be held February 3, 2022, from 4:15
p.m. to 6:00 p.m., EST.
NIOSH will accept written tribal testimony until 5:00 p.m., EST, on
February 24, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written tribal testimony should be submitted by either of
the following ways:
<bullet> By Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c1afa8aea2a8afa5aea2aaa4b581a2a5a2efa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fc9295939f959298939f979988bc9f989fd29b938a">[email protected]</span></a>; or
<bullet> By Mail: Sherri Diana, NIOSH Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum
Avenue, MS C-34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226-1998.
Instructions: All submissions must include Tribal affiliation and
Docket number (NIOSH 345). All relevant comments, including any
personal information provided, will be posted without change.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Caruso, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Western States Division, P.O.
Box 25226, Denver, Colorado 80225-0226; Telephone: (303) 236-5909 (this
is not a toll-free number); Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eda9ae8c9f989e82ad8e898ec38a829b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6f2b2c0e1d1a1c002f0c0b0c41080019">[email protected]</span></a>; or Elizabeth
Dalsey, NIOSH Western State Division, P.O. Box 25226, Denver, Colorado
80225-0226; Telephone: (303) 236-5955 (this is not a toll-free number;
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#743130151807110d341710175a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91d4d5f0fde2f4e8d1f2f5f2bff6fee7">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation
Federally Recognized Indian Tribes represented by the Tribal
President, Tribal Chair, or Tribal Governor, or an elected or appointed
Tribal Leader, or their authorized representative(s) may participate in
this consultation by submitting written views, opinions,
recommendations, and data. Testimony may be submitted on any topic
related to this draft strategic plan. Testimony received, including
attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the public
record and subject to public disclosure. Do not include any information
in your testimony or supporting materials you consider confidential or
inappropriate for public disclosure. If you include your name, contact
information, or other information that identifies you in the body of
your testimony, that information will be on public display. NIOSH will
review all submissions and may choose to redact, or withhold,
submissions containing private or proprietary information such as
Social Security numbers, medical information, inappropriate language,
or duplicate/near duplicate examples of a mass-mail campaign. NIOSH
will carefully consider all testimony submitted into the docket.
Oral Tribal Testimony: Based on the number of participants giving
testimony and the time available, it may be necessary to limit the time
for each presenter. We will adjourn the tribal consultation meeting
early if all attendees who requested to provide oral testimony in
advance of and during the consultation have delivered their testimony.
Written Tribal Testimony: Written testimony will be accepted per
the instructions provided in the ADDRESSES section above. Written
testimony received in advance of the meeting will be included in the
official record of the meeting. The consultation meeting will be
recorded, transcribed, and posted without change to <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/">https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/</a>, including any personal information provided.
This meeting is being held in accordance with Presidential
Executive Order No. 13175, November 6, 2000, and the Presidential
Memorandum of November 5, 2009, and September 23, 2004, Consultation
and Coordination with Indian Tribal Government and CDC/ATSDR's Tribal
Consultation Policy which can be found at <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/tribal/documents/consultation/policy475.pdf">https://www.cdc.gov/tribal/documents/consultation/policy475.pdf</a>.
Purpose: The purpose of the consultation meeting is to advance
NIOSH's support for, and collaboration with, federally recognized
American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes, and to improve the
health of AI/AN tribal nations by pursuing research and outreach
activities to prevent injuries, illnesses, and fatalities to AI/AN
workers. To advance these goals, CDC conducts government-to-government
consultations with Indian Tribes represented by the Tribal President,
Tribal Chair, or Tribal Governor, or an elected or appointed Tribal
Leader, or their authorized representative(s) to the extent practicable
and permitted by law before CDC takes any action that will
significantly affect Indian Tribes. 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: NIOSH is hosting this meeting to receive
input from federally recognized tribes on the development of an
American Indian and Alaska Native Worker Safety and Health Strategic
Plan. AI/AN workers account for 2.7 million or 1.8% of the total U.S.
workforce. These workers are employed in a wide variety of occupations,
with the highest numbers in office and administrative support, sales
and related occupations, management, transportation, and food
preparation and services. Tribes are often the largest employer on
tribal lands. Many AI/AN workers are also employed through tribal
enterprises such as medical care, housing, manufactured products, food
production, livestock production, and tourism. National data on
occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities among AI/AN workers
are scarce, and there is limited research on worker safety, health, and
well-being in tribal communities. Given the lack of systematic data
collection, the true numbers of occupational injuries, illnesses, and
fatalities are likely much higher. NIOSH is proposing research and
outreach activities to enhance worker safety and health in tribal
communities and requests input on the draft American Indian and Alaska
Native Worker Safety and Health Strategic Plan, 2022-2031. Agenda items
are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Meeting Information: Zoom Virtual Tribal Consultation. If you wish
to attend the virtual consultation session, please register by
accessing the CDC web page at: <a href="https://cdc.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItdeipqzIvGgMKRWjU6mOIfMiRxs3dggw">https://cdc.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItdeipqzIvGgMKRWjU6mOIfMiRxs3dggw</a>. Instructions to access
the Zoom virtual consultation will be provided in the link following
registration. All elected tribal officials are encouraged to submit
written tribal testimony by mail, or email. Additional information
about CDC/ATSDR's Tribal Consultation Policy can be found at <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/tribal/consultation-support/tribal-consultation/sessions.html">https://www.cdc.gov/tribal/consultation-support/tribal-consultation/sessions.html</a>.
The Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, 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.
John J. Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2021-26016 Filed 11-29-21; 8:45 am]
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