[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40302-40303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14740]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice 
that the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports will hold a 
meeting. This meeting is open to the public. A description of the 
Council's functions is included also with this notice.

Date and Time: June 21, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey 
Building, Room 800, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Lisa Oliphant, Executive Director, 
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Hubert H. Humphrey 
Building, Room 738H, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20201, (202) 690-5187.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Council on Physical Fitness 
and Sports (PCPFS) was established in 1956 by President Eisenhower 
after published reports indicated that American boys and girls were 
unfit compared to the children of Western Europe. The Council has 
undergone two name changes and several reorganizations before arriving 
at its present status as a program office within the Office of Public 
Health and Science in the United States Department of Health and Human 
Services. It currently operates under directives issued in Executive 
Order 13265, as amended. PCPFS serves to promote physical activity and 
sports participation among all Americans. The primary functions of the 
Council include (1) to advise the President and Secretary concerning 
progress made in carrying out the provisions of the Executive Order and 
recommend to the President and Secretary, as necessary, actions to 
accelerate progress; (2) to advise the Secretary on ways and means of 
enhancing opportunities for participation in physical fitness and 
sports, and, where possible, to promote and assist in the facilitation 
and/or implementation of such measures; (3) to advise the Secretary 
regarding opportunities to extend and improve physical activity/fitness 
and sports programs and services at the national,

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state and local levels; and (4) advise the Secretary regarding the 
enhancement of objectives, programs and educational and promotional 
materials sponsored, overseen, and/or disseminated by the Council.
    This meeting of the Council is being held to (1) introduce newly 
appointed members; (2) provide Council members with the status of 
ongoing Council programs and activities; and (3) plan for future 
projects and programs.
    The 15-day notice exception found at 41 CFR 101-61015(b)(2) is 
invoked due to the President signing this Executive Order on June 6, 
limiting the amount of time available for public notice of the Council 
meeting, and the necessity of a meeting within 15 days of that date.

    Dated: June 5, 2002.
Lisa E. Oliphant,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 02-14740 Filed 6-11-02; 8:45 am]
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