date:Apr 15, 2014
asized that tribes are deeply troubled by FDAs apparent reluctance to comply with formal consultation requirements.
Executive Order (EO) 13175 requires federal agencies to consult with tribes when it promulgates regulations with tribal implications. And the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), FDAs parent agency, has a consultation policy to implement EO 13175, which states: Before any action is taken that will significantly affect Indian Tribes it is the HHS policy to the extent