United South & Eastern Tribes

Department of Justice Tribal Consultation on funding for Tribal public safety and criminal justice systems
2024-10-22 17:30 - 19:00, 2024-10-30 14:45 - 16:15, 2024-11-04 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-06 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-19 08:00 - 2024-11-21 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Multiple Locations
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Framing Paper
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October 22 at 2:30-4:00 pm Alaska Time
Southcentral Foundation, Mt. Ahklun Building Gathering Room
4501 Diplomacy Dr.
Anchorage, AK 99508
This consultation session will be held in coordination with the Alaska Intertribal Technical Assistance Working Group meeting. Up-to-date information can be found on the meeting information page, linked above.
October 30 at 12:45-2:15 pm Pacific
MGM Grand Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
This consultation session will be held in coordination with the National Congress of American Indians 81st Annual Convention & Marketplace, please check above link for up-to-date information.
November 4 at 3:00-5:00 pm Eastern
Virtual
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Meeting ID: 992 705 570 911
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November 6 at 3:00-5:00 pm Eastern
Virtual
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Meeting ID: 992 641 662 771
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November 19-21, 2024
Tribal leaders have the option of addressing the enclosed framing paper in their oral testimony at this annual consultation under the Violence Against Women Act.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This consultation session will be held in coordination with the 19th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation. In addition to oral testimony at the event, Tribal leaders may provide written comments by the deadline below.

OVC Tribal Consultation on Tribal Set-Aside from the Crime Victims Fund
2024-10-23 12:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-24 12:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Framing Paper
October 23 and 24 at 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm each day
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The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will host a virtual Tribal Consultation on the Tribal Set-Aside from the Crime Victims Fund for Fiscal Year 2025 on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, and Thursday, October 24, 2024, from 1:00−5:00 p.m. eastern time each day.
OVC invites Consultation testimony from representatives of Federally recognized Tribes, including:

elected Tribal leaders;
appointed Tribal leaders; or
individuals authorized to testify by an elected or appointed Tribal leader.

If you have been designated by a Tribal Leader to testify, OVC asks that you email a Delegation of Authority letter on Tribal letterhead signed by the elected or appointed Tribal leader to ovctribalsetaside@usdoj.gov.
All participants who plan to testify will receive instructions for how to deliver your testimony after you register. During the Consultation, Tribal leaders will be called on to testify in the order in which their registration was received.
Each registrant will receive a reminder email the week before, and day before, the Consultation session.

NAFOA Listening Session on GWE
2024-10-24 13:00 - 14:15 | Virtual Event
On October 24th from 2:00 – 3:15 p.m. Eastern Time, NAFOA will host a listening session to discuss the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion (GWE) Act’s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). NAFOA actively encourages tribal leaders and stakeholders to participate and share feedback in preparation for the Treasury’s Tribal Consultations scheduled for next month. You may submit advance questions or comments on the proposed GWE rules via the registration form.
The listening session will begin with introductions from members of the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC) and their advisors, who will give brief updates on the NPRM. Following the updates, NAFOA will host a listening session to answer questions and receive comments from tribal leaders on the proposed rules and regulatory changes.
Live comments during the listening session are preferred, but attendees may use the Q&A function. Anyone who cannot attend the listening session may also submit comments or questions to nicholas@nafoa.org.

ACF Early Childhood Development Virtual Listening Session
2024-10-24 14:30 | Virtual Event
October 24 at 3:30 pm Eastern
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ACF, through the Office of Early Childhood Development, is gathering input on the Tribal Integrated Early Education Services (TIEES) legislative proposal. It would give Tribal Nations more flexibility to integrate early childhood funding streams into a single coordinated, culturally grounded, and Tribally driven program (Child Care and Development Fund, Head Start, and Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting).

FERC Consultations with Federally Recognized Tribes on Whether to Conduct a Rulemaking to Revise the pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures
2024-10-28 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-11-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
FERC Notice of Tribal Consultation
FERC Notice of Petition for Rulemaking
AITCE Petition for Expedited Rulemaking to Adopt Commercial Readiness and Withdrawal Penalty Rules for Tribal Energy Development

FERC Consultations with Federally Recognized Tribes on Whether to Conduct a Rulemaking to Revise the pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures

Dates/Times: Monday, October 28, 2024 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm ET, and Monday November 4, 2024 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm ET
Comments Due on Notice of Petition for Rulemaking: Monday, November 4, 2024

Tribal Nation Transmission Program Listening Session
2024-11-06 12:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
November 6 at 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Central
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is hosting several virtual listening sessions with multiple sectors including communities, Tribal Representatives, Independent System Operators (ISOs), Regional Transmission Operators (RTOs), Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs), utilities, and state agencies to solicit diverse perspectives and feedback about the intersection of transmission planning processes and energy equity. These listening sessions are part of the Inclusive Transmission Planning Project, an initiative by DOE’s Grid Deployment Office. For more information on the project, listening sessions, and other available dates visit the project website.

SAMHSA Tribal Consultation on its Tribal Consultation Policy
2024-11-06 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
November 6 at 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Eastern
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December 5 at 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern
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SAMHSA is seeking input from Tribal leaders to modernize its Tribal Consultation Policy. SAMHSA will also align the policy with the reorganization of the agency under the 21st Century Cures Act and the updated HHS Tribal Consultation Policy.
Written comments are welcome through January 6 and may be submitted to otap@samhsa.hhs.gov.

Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer Health IT Modernization Program: Site Readiness and Training
2024-11-07 12:30 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
November 7 at 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
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Comments due on December 7, 2024

FDA Tribal Consultation to discuss sodium reduction in the food supply
2024-11-07 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
November 7 at 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
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**Please note that each registrant will receive a confirmation email with a unique sign in for the call. Please remember to save this link to attend the call.
Please feel free to contact me or FDA’s IGA staff at IGA@fda.hhs.gov if you have any questions or visit the FDA Tribal Affairs webpage to view the letter of invitation.

USDA FDPIR Supply Chain Disruptions Follow-Up Consultation
2024-11-09 11:00 - 17:00 | 123 Easy Street, Nashville, TN, 37211, United States
Where: Intertribal Agriculture Council Annual Conference, Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada
When: Monday, December 9, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 pm Pacific Time
RSVP: Whether attending in person or remotely, please register.

FDPIR Supply Chain Disruptions Follow-Up Consultation(PDF, 199 KB)
Proxy Letter Template (DOCX, 28.1 KB)

HRSA Virtual Tribal Consultation on the Uniform Data System
2024-11-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
November 13 at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
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HRSA encourages all Tribal Leaders to participate in this timely discussion to help ensure valuable input representing American Indians and Alaska Natives. If you are unable to attend, you are encouraged to send any written testimony or comments to tribalconsultation@hrsa.gov by December 13, 2024.

HRSA Tribal Consultation on the Uniform Data System Modernization Initiative (UDS+):
2024-11-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
November 13 at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern
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HRSA encourages all Tribal leaders to participate in this timely discussion to help ensure valuable input representing American Indians and Alaska Natives. Those unable to attend are encouraged to send written comments to tribalconsultation@hrsa.gov by December 13.

Social Security Administration Virtual Tribal Consultation
2024-11-14 12:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
November 14 at 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
Please RSVP to AIAN.EC@ssa.gov and you will receive the Agenda and Framing Questions with your calendar invite.
This consultation will focus on the draft Tribal Action Plan for SSA including consultations, listening sessions, enhancing video connectivity, providing guides and training on SSA policy, recognition efforts for Native Languages and more.

IHS Virtual Tribal Consultation on Proposed Reorganization of DDIGA Offices
2024-11-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
DRAFT IHS Headquarters Office of the Director Organizational Chart
November 14 at 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
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A key component of the proposed reorganization is the initiative of One IHS, which aims to improve effectiveness and efficiency across the Agency through greater coordination and collaboration. There are five primary objectives of the proposed reorganization, which adopts a One IHS model that: 1) strengthens our relationship with Indian Tribes and UIOs by streamlining operations and enhancing communications; 2) enhances the business relationships with Indian Tribes through self-determination and self-governance; 3) amplifies the work of the Agency with all partners by cultivating intergovernmental partnerships and furthering external relationships; 4) modernizes the way the Agency supports Tribes pursuing ISDEAA opportunities by supporting ISDEAA negotiation teams across the Agency working under a One ISDEAA model; and 5) fosters education and training throughout the entire IHS system on how ISDEAA interfaces with our everyday work.

Treasury Tribal Consultation on NPRM to implement section 139E of the Internal Revenue Code
2024-11-18 12:00, 2024-11-19 12:00, 2024-11-20 12:00 | Virtual Event
Dear Tribal Leader Letter
Fact Sheet
November 18, 19, and 20 at 1:00 pm Eastern
You may register for one or more of the Tribal consultations here.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement section 139E of the Internal Revenue Code, created by the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2014 (Act). Additionally, Treasury announced it will hold Tribal consultations on the proposed rule on November 18, 19, and 20, 2024, at 1 p.m. ET.
These rules incorporate a historic level of pre-Tribal consultation and Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee feedback and support Tribal self-determination and self-governance in the implementation of the Act. To learn more about the proposed rule, please see Treasury’s Press Release, the Tribal Consultation and Federal Feedback Summary, Dear Tribal Leader Letter, and the Fact Sheet.
Treasury is accepting written comments received by December 17, 2024, 11:59 p.m. Alaska Time. Please submit written comments at tribal.consult@treasury.gov.

Homeland Security Tribal Consultation on Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
2024-11-18 12:00, 2024-11-19 14:00 | Virtual Event
Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act – Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Tribal Consultation – Session 1

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Start Date Mon, Nov 18, 2024 – 1:00 PM Eastern (ET)

Tribal consultation session: Online

Tribal Consultation – Session 2

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Start Date Tue, Nov 19, 2024 – 3:00 PM Eastern (ET)

Tribal consultation session: Online

Homeland Security Tribal Consultation on Proposed Procedures for Evaluating Environmental Risk before Acquiring Real Property and Land in Trust
2024-11-22 12:00 | Virtual Event
Proposed Procedures for Evaluating Environmental Risk before Acquiring Real Property and Land in Trust

Tribal Consultation

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Start Date Fri, Nov 22, 2024 – 1:00 PM Eastern (ET)

Tribal consultation session: Online

HHS Tribal Listening Session on Tribe-Specific Data Disclosures
2024-11-22 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual Event
November 22 at 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) invites Tribal leaders, Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs), and Tribal health data professionals to a focused listening session on Tribe-specific data disclosures as they relate to the draft HHS Tribal Data Access Policy and draft HHS Tribal Epidemiology Center Data Access Policy.
Recently, the Department completed Tribal Consultation on its updated Tribal Data Access Policy and Tribal Epidemiology Center Data Access Policy. Tribal leaders had the opportunity to contribute feedback and recommendations on the updated draft policies during the virtual consultation and the written comment period. Copies of the draft policies are available on HHS’s new Tribal Data Access Website at https://cdo.hhs.gov/s/tribal-data (-> click.connect.hhs.gov).
If you have any questions related to this listening session, please contact the Tribal Affairs team within the HHS Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs at TribalAffairs@hhs.gov.

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Tribal Consultation
2024-12-02 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-12-03 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual Event
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) invites federally recognized Tribal Nations to participate in a formal consultation on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled “Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act Reporting Requirements.”

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For specific details about CISA’s Tribal Consultation, please read the Tribal Consultation Notification Letter.

CDC Listening Session: Maternal Health and Tribal Maternal Mortality Review
2024-12-04 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual Event
December 4 at 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern
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The CDC Division of Reproductive Health’s Enhancing Reviews and Surveillance to Eliminate Maternal Mortality (www.cdc.gov/ERASEMM) program supports maternal mortality review committees (MMRCs) to identify and review deaths during and within a year of pregnancy, including documenting prevention opportunities. CDC works with MMRCs to improve review processes that inform recommendations for preventing future deaths.
Existing reviews include deaths during and within a year of pregnancy among American Indian and Alaska Native persons. However, there are no Tribal MMRCs. Tribal MMRCs could adapt MMRC processes to reflect community priorities and culturally appropriate approaches to maternal mortality prevention; have direct access to their data and determine the use of their data; and provide recommendations relevant to the community made by a tribally appointed committee to prevent pregnancy-related mortality.
The CDC would like to learn about Tribally led maternal health improvement work from Tribal leaders, Tribal citizens, Urban Indian Organizations, Tribal health care providers, Tribal serving organizations, and others working in Tribal maternal health, to inform a sustainable funding initiative for Tribal Nations and Tribal serving organizations.
Your feedback is valuable and they are interested in learning about:

Your experiences with promoting maternal health in the communities where you live and/or serve and opportunities you see for improvement.
Information and data about maternal health that you currently use and important gaps.
Considerations for conducting a review of deaths during or within one year of pregnancy in Tribal communities.
