[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16973-16974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8513]
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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,
HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS) is hereby given 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.
DATES: May 3, 1999, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Department of Health and Human Services, Room 800 Hubert H.
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Perlmutter, Executive Director,
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President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Room 738H Hubert H.
Humphrey Building, 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 and changes and several
reorganizations before reaching its present status as a program office
within the Office of Public Health and Science in the Department of
Health and Human Services. It currently operates under directives
issued in Executive Order 12345, as amended. PCPFS serves as a catalyst
to promote, encourage, and motivate the development of physical fitness
and sports participation for all ages. 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 matters pertaining
to the ways and means of enhancing opportunities for participation in
physical fitness and sports actions to extend and improve physical
activity programs and services; and (3) to advise the Secretary on
State, local, and private actions to extend and improve physical
activity programs and services.
This meeting of the Council is being held to apprise members of the
status of ongoing Council programs and activities, and to make plans
for future directions.
Dated: March 30, 1999.
Sandra. P. Perlmutter,
Executive Director, President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
[FR Doc. 99-8513 Filed 4-6-99; 8:45 am]
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