May 6, 2022

Dear USET/USET SPF Family,

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is hosting a Listening Session to discuss the partial reopening of the comment period for a March 23, 2022 rulemaking. This discussion will focus on specific topics outlined in the Interim Final Rule that established the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). This rulemaking is separate from the Vaccination and Testing standard addressed by the Supreme Court earlier this spring. Rather, this rulemaking arises out of OSHA’s separate ETS published June 21, 2021 and could result in a permanent COVID standard limited to healthcare employers. OSHA is soliciting input on the applicability and implications of such a standard and any potential impact on healthcare facilities owned and operated by Tribal Nations.

Details on the date, time, and registration information is as follows—

• Date/Time: Tuesday, May 10 , 2022 at 1:00pm ET
• Click Here to Register

To view the Dear Tribal Leader Letter announcing this Listening Session, please click here. Questions regarding this Listening Session should be directed to Jack Jackson, Tribal Liaison, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Labor, by emailing Jackson.Jack.C@dol.gov.

For more information, please contact Brian Howard, USET SPF Senior Policy Analyst, at bhoward@usetinc.org.

Established in 2014, the USET Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) is a non-profit, inter-Tribal organization advocating on behalf of thirty-three (33) federally recognized Tribal Nations from the Northeastern Woodlands to the Everglades and across the Gulf of Mexico. USET SPF is dedicated to promoting, protecting, and advancing the inherent sovereign rights and authorities of Tribal Nations and in assisting its membership in dealing effectively with public policy issues.