[Federal Register: April 7, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 66)]
[Notices]               
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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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