[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 32190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14296]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Availability of the Draft National Youth Sports Strategy and 
Solicitation of Written Comments

AGENCY: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces 
the availability of the draft National Youth Sports Strategy (NYSS); 
and solicits written public comment on the draft NYSS.

DATES: Written comments on the NYSS will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. 
E.T. on July 22, 2019.

ADDRESSES: The draft NYSS is available on the internet at 
www.health.gov/paguidelines/youth-sports-strategy/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina L. Piercy, Ph.D., R.D., Office 
of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), HHS; 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 
420, Rockville, MD 20852; Telephone: (240) 453-8280. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 13824 directs the 
development of a National Youth Sports Strategy and outlines the key 
pillars that the strategy will address. ODPHP led the development of 
this strategy in collaboration with the President's Council on Sports, 
Fitness & Nutrition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
and the National Institutes of Health. The draft NYSS covers the 
following topics: Current federal efforts related to physical activity, 
healthy eating, and youth sports; measurement and tracking of youth 
sports participation and access; benefits and barriers related to youth 
sports; opportunities to increase youth sports participation; youth 
sports around the world; and next steps for HHS action to increase 
youth sports participation. Members of the public are invited to review 
the draft NYSS and provide written comments.
    Written Public Comments: Written comments on the draft NYSS are 
encouraged from the public and will be accepted through July 22, 2019. 
Written public comments can be submitted via the comment form at 
www.health.gov/paguidelines/youth-sports-strategy/. HHS requests that 
commenters provide a brief summary of the points or issues in the text 
boxes provided in the form. If commenters are providing literature or 
other resources, HHS suggests including complete citations or abstracts 
and electronic links to full articles or reports, as the comment form 
cannot accommodate attachments. The Department does not make decisions 
on specific policy recommendations based on the number of comments for 
or against a topic, but on the scientific justification for the 
recommendation. All comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. E.T. on 
July 22, 2019, after which the time period for submitting written 
comments to the federal government expires. After submission, comments 
will be reviewed and processed. A final version of the NYSS will be 
released later this year.

    Dated: June 17, 2019.
Donald Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health.
[FR Doc. 2019-14296 Filed 7-3-19; 8:45 am]
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