Notice2025-00210
Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity Tribal Advisory Committee; Solicitation of Nominations for Delegates
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January 8, 2025
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Health and Human Services Department
Abstract
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).
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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 [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#315c585f5e435845485954505d4559715959421f565e47"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dbb6b2b5b4a9b2afa2b3bebab7afb39bb3b3a8f5bcb4ad">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#72201d111a171e1e175c201d1e1e1b1c01321a1a015c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cb99a4a8a3aea7a7aee599a4a7a7a2a5b88ba3a3b8e5aca4bd">[email protected]</span></a>. Sample
CIIHE TAC nomination letters are available on the OMH website: <a href="https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/ciihe-tribal-advisory-committee-tac">https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/ciihe-tribal-advisory-committee-tac</a>.
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:
<bullet> Name of the nominee
<bullet> Nominee's official title
<bullet> Name of the nominee's tribe
<bullet> Date of nominee's election to official Tribal position and
term length
<bullet> Nominee's contact information (mailing address, phone, and
email)
<bullet> Nominee's expertise that is relevant to the CIIHE TAC
<bullet> Name of Tribal leader submitting the nomination
<bullet> Official title of Tribal leader submitting the nomination
<bullet> 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: <a href="https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/ciihe-tribal-advisory-committee-tac">https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/ciihe-tribal-advisory-committee-tac</a>.
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.
[FR Doc. 2025-00210 Filed 1-7-25; 8:45 am]
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