[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22470-22471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08990]


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UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE


Athlete Ombuds Confidentiality and Privacy Policy

AGENCY:  United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

ACTION: Notice

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SUMMARY: Congress directed the Office of the Athlete Ombuds to develop 
and publish in the Federal Register, not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of the Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur 
Athletes Act of 2020, a confidentiality and privacy policy consistent 
with statutory guidelines. This Notice contains the policy required by 
the statute.

DATES: This confidentiality and privacy policy notice is effective 
April 26, 2021.

ADDRESSES: For information about the United States Olympic and 
Paralympic Committee Office of the Athlete Ombuds, visit 
www.teamusa.org/athlete-ombuds. You may request written materials about 
the confidentiality and privacy policy by writing to Office of the 
Athlete Ombuds, U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, 1 Olympic Plaza, 
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80909.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to this 
Notice, please contact Kathleen C. Wallace, Athlete Ombuds, at 719-866-
2299 or kacie @usathlete.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On October 30, 2020, Congress enacted the Empowering Olympic, 
Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020 (Pub. L. 116 -189, 134 
Stat. 943 (2020)) (the '' Act''), which revised certain duties of the 
Office of the Athlete Ombuds. Section 6(e) of the Act, codified in 36 
U.S.C. 220509(b)(4)(E), requires that no later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of the Act, the Office of the Athlete Ombuds develop 
and publish in the Federal Register a confidentiality and privacy 
policy consistent with certain statutory guidelines. This Notice 
contains the confidentiality and privacy policy required by the Act.

Confidentiality and Privacy Policy

    A. In general--The Office of the Athlete Ombuds shall maintain as 
confidential any information communicated or provided to the Office of 
the Athlete Ombuds in confidence in any matter involving the exercise 
of the official duties of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds.
    B. Exceptions--The Office of the Athlete Ombuds may disclose 
information described in subparagraph (A) as necessary to resolve or 
mediate a dispute, with the permission of the parties involved.
    C. Judicial and administrative proceedings.
    a. In general--The ombudsman and the staff of the Office of the 
Athlete Ombuds shall not be compelled to testify or produce evidence in 
any judicial or administrative proceeding with respect to any matter 
involving the

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exercise of the duties of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds.
    b. Work product--Any memorandum, work product, notes, or case file 
of the Office of the Athlete Ombuds--
    i. shall be confidential; and
    ii. shall not be--
    1. subject to discovery, subpoena, or any other means of legal 
compulsion; or
    2. admissible as evidence in a judicial or administrative 
proceeding.
    D. Applicability--The confidentiality requirements under this 
paragraph shall not apply to information relating to--
    a. applicable federally mandated reporting requirements;
    b. a felony personally witnessed by a member of the Office of the 
Athlete Ombuds;
    c. a situation, communicated to the Office of the Athlete Ombuds, 
in which an individual is at imminent risk of serious harm; or
    d. a congressional subpoena.

    Dated: April 22, 2021.
Kathleen C. Wallace,
Athlete Ombuds.
[FR Doc. 2021-08990 Filed 4-26-21; 4:15 pm]
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