Meeting of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, 22397-22398 [2011-9665]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 77 / Thursday, April 21, 2011 / Notices emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES Agenda: The committee will hear reports from its workgroups, including the Clinical Operations, Vocabulary Task Force, Clinical Quality, Implementation, and Enrollment Workgroups. ONC intends to make background material available to the public no later than two (2) business days prior to the meeting. If ONC is unable to post the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, it will be made publicly available at the location of the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be posted on ONC’s Web site after the meeting, at https://healthit.hhs.gov. Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before May 13, 2011. Oral comments from the public will be scheduled between approximately 2 and 3 p.m./Eastern Time. Time allotted for each presentation will be limited to three minutes each. If the number of speakers requesting to comment is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing session, ONC will take written comments after the meeting until close of business. Persons attending ONC’s advisory committee meetings are advised that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical outlets. ONC welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings. Seating is limited at the location, and ONC will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Judy Sparrow at least seven (7) days in advance of the meeting. ONC is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee meetings. Please visit our Web site at https://healthit.hhs.gov for procedures on public conduct during advisory committee meetings. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2). Dated: April 12, 2011. Judith Sparrow, Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2011–9690 Filed 4–20–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–45–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:37 Apr 20, 2011 Jkt 223001 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HIT Policy Committee Advisory Meeting; Notice of Meeting Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HHS. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). The meeting will be open to the public. Name of Committee: HIT Policy Committee. General Function of the Committee: To provide recommendations to the National Coordinator on a policy framework for the development and adoption of a nationwide health information technology infrastructure that permits the electronic exchange and use of health information as is consistent with the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan and that includes recommendations on the areas in which standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria are needed. Date and Time: The meeting will be held on May 11, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m./Eastern Time. Location: Renaissance Dupont Circle Hotel, 1143 New Hampshire Ave., NW., Washington, DC. For up-to-date information, go to the ONC Web site, https://healthit.hhs.gov. Contact Person: Judy Sparrow, Office of the National Coordinator, HHS, 330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201, 202–205–4528, Fax: 202–690–6079, e-mail: judy.sparrow@hhs.gov. Please call the contact person for up-to-date information on this meeting. A notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Agenda: The committee will hear reports from its workgroups, including the Meaningful Use Workgroup, the Privacy & Security Tiger Team, the Information Exchange Workgroup, and the Quality Measures Workgroup. ONC intends to make background material available to the public no later than two (2) business days prior to the meeting. If ONC is unable to post the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, it will be made publicly available at the location of the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be posted on ONC’s Web site after the meeting, at https:// healthit.hhs.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 22397 Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before May 6, 2011. Oral comments from the public will be scheduled between approximately 3 and 4 p.m. Time allotted for each presentation is limited to three minutes. If the number of speakers requesting to comment is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing session, ONC will take written comments after the meeting until close of business. Persons attending ONC’s advisory committee meetings are advised that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical outlets. ONC welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings. Seating is limited at the location, and ONC will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Judy Sparrow at least seven (7) days in advance of the meeting. ONC is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee meetings. Please visit our Web site at https://healthit.hhs.gov for procedures on public conduct during advisory committee meetings. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2). Dated: April 13, 2011. Judith Sparrow, Office of Programs and Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2011–9696 Filed 4–20–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–45–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Meeting of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice that the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition (PCFSN) will hold a meeting. The meeting will be open to the public. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\21APN1.SGM 21APN1 22398 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 77 / Thursday, April 21, 2011 / Notices The meeting will be held on May 10, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. DATES: U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, East Capitol & First Streets, NE., Washington, DC 20001. ADDRESSES: Ms. Shellie Pfohl, Executive Director, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, Tower Building, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 560, Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 276–9866. Information about PCFSN, including details about the upcoming meeting, can be obtained at https://www.fitness.gov and/or by calling (240) 276–9567. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On June 23, 2010, the President established Executive Order 13545 to amend Executive Order 13265, dated June 6, 2002. Under Executive Order 13545, direction is given for the scope of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports to be expanded to recognize that good nutrition goes hand in hand with fitness and sports participation. Executive Order 13545 gives authority for the title of the Council to be revised to include nutrition. The new title is President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition (PCFSN). The primary functions of the PCFSN include (1) advising the President, through the Secretary, concerning progress made in carrying out the provisions of Executive Order 13545 and shall recommend to the President, through the Secretary, actions to accelerate progress; (2) advising the Secretary on ways to promote regular physical activity, fitness, sports participation, and good nutrition. Recommendations may address, but are not necessarily limited to, public awareness campaigns; Federal, State, and local physical activity; fitness, sports participation, and nutrition initiatives; and partnership opportunities between public- and private-sector health promotion entities; (3) functioning as a liaison to relevant State, local, and private entities in order to advise the Secretary regarding opportunities to extend and improve physical activity, fitness, sports, and nutrition programs and services at the local, State, and national levels; and (4) monitoring the need to enhance programs and educational and promotional materials sponsored, overseen, or disseminated by the Council, and shall advise the Secretary, as necessary, concerning such need. In performing its functions, the Council shall take into account the Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:37 Apr 20, 2011 Jkt 223001 The PCFSN will hold, at a minimum, one meeting in a calendar year. The meeting will be held to (1) assess ongoing Council activities and (2) discuss and plan future projects and programs. The agenda for the planned meeting is being developed and will be posted at https://www.fitness.gov when it has been finalized. The meeting that is scheduled to be held on May 10, 2011 is open to the public. Every effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and/or special needs who wish to attend the meeting. Persons with disabilities and/or special needs should call (240) 276–9567 no later than close of business on May 6, 2011, to request accommodations. Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting are asked to preregister by calling (240) 276–9567. Registration for public attendance must be completed before close of business on May 6, 2011. Dated: April 12, 2011. Shellie Y. Pfohl, Executive Director, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. [FR Doc. 2011–9665 Filed 4–20–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–35–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HIT Standards Committee’s Workgroup Meetings; Notice of Meetings Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HHS. ACTION: Notice of meetings. AGENCY: This notice announces forthcoming subcommittee meetings of a Federal advisory committee of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). The meetings will be open to the public via dial-in access only. Name of Committees: HIT Standards Committee’s Workgroups: Clinical Operations, Vocabulary Task Force, Clinical Quality, Implementation, and Privacy & Security Standards workgroups. General Function of the Committee: To provide recommendations to the National Coordinator on standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria for the electronic exchange and use of health information for purposes of adoption, consistent with the implementation of the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, and in accordance with policies developed by the HIT Policy Committee. PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Date and Time: The HIT Standards Committee Workgroups will hold the following public meetings during May 2011: May 5th Vocabulary Task Force, 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m./ET; May 9th Privacy & Security Standards Workgroup, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m./ET, and Implementation Workgroup, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m./ET; May 12th Clinical Quality Workgroup, 2 to 3:30 p.m./ET, and Privacy & Security Standards Workgroup, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m./ET; May 15th Clinical Quality Workgroup, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m./ET, and Privacy & Security Standards Workgroup, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m./ET; and May 19th joint Clinical Quality Workgroup hearing, location—TBD, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m./ET. Location: All workgroup meetings will be available via webcast; visit https://healthit.hhs.gov for instructions on how to listen via telephone or Web. Please check the ONC Web site for additional information as it becomes available. Contact Person: Judy Sparrow, Office of the National Coordinator, HHS, 330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201, 202–205–4528, Fax: 202–690– 6079, e-mail: judy.sparrow@hhs.gov. Please call the contact person for up-todate information on these meetings. A notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that affect a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Agenda: The workgroups will be discussing issues related to their specific subject matter, e.g., clinical operations vocabulary standards, clinical quality, implementation opportunities and challenges, and privacy and security standards activities. If background materials are associated with the workgroup meetings, they will be posted on ONC’s Web site prior to the meeting at https://healthit.hhs.gov. Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the workgroups. Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before two days prior to the workgroups’ meeting dates. Oral comments from the public will be scheduled at the conclusion of each workgroup meeting. Time allotted for each presentation will be limited to three minutes. If the number of speakers requesting to comment is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open public session, ONC will take written comments after the meeting until close of business on that day. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, E:\FR\FM\21APN1.SGM 21APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 77 (Thursday, April 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22397-22398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9665]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and 
Nutrition

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the 
President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice 
that the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition (PCFSN) 
will hold a meeting. The meeting will be open to the public.

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DATES: The meeting will be held on May 10, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, East Capitol & First Streets, 
NE., Washington, DC 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shellie Pfohl, Executive Director, 
President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, Tower Building, 
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 560, Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 276-9866. 
Information about PCFSN, including details about the upcoming meeting, 
can be obtained at https://www.fitness.gov and/or by calling (240) 276-
9567.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 23, 2010, the President established 
Executive Order 13545 to amend Executive Order 13265, dated June 6, 
2002. Under Executive Order 13545, direction is given for the scope of 
the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports to be expanded 
to recognize that good nutrition goes hand in hand with fitness and 
sports participation. Executive Order 13545 gives authority for the 
title of the Council to be revised to include nutrition. The new title 
is President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition (PCFSN).
    The primary functions of the PCFSN include (1) advising the 
President, through the Secretary, concerning progress made in carrying 
out the provisions of Executive Order 13545 and shall recommend to the 
President, through the Secretary, actions to accelerate progress; (2) 
advising the Secretary on ways to promote regular physical activity, 
fitness, sports participation, and good nutrition. Recommendations may 
address, but are not necessarily limited to, public awareness 
campaigns; Federal, State, and local physical activity; fitness, sports 
participation, and nutrition initiatives; and partnership opportunities 
between public- and private-sector health promotion entities; (3) 
functioning as a liaison to relevant State, local, and private entities 
in order to advise the Secretary regarding opportunities to extend and 
improve physical activity, fitness, sports, and nutrition programs and 
services at the local, State, and national levels; and (4) monitoring 
the need to enhance programs and educational and promotional materials 
sponsored, overseen, or disseminated by the Council, and shall advise 
the Secretary, as necessary, concerning such need. In performing its 
functions, the Council shall take into account the Federal Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans and the Physical Activity Guidelines for 
Americans.
    The PCFSN will hold, at a minimum, one meeting in a calendar year. 
The meeting will be held to (1) assess ongoing Council activities and 
(2) discuss and plan future projects and programs. The agenda for the 
planned meeting is being developed and will be posted at https://www.fitness.gov when it has been finalized.
    The meeting that is scheduled to be held on May 10, 2011 is open to 
the public. Every effort will be made to provide reasonable 
accommodations for persons with disabilities and/or special needs who 
wish to attend the meeting. Persons with disabilities and/or special 
needs should call (240) 276-9567 no later than close of business on May 
6, 2011, to request accommodations. Members of the public who wish to 
attend the meeting are asked to pre-register by calling (240) 276-9567. 
Registration for public attendance must be completed before close of 
business on May 6, 2011.

    Dated: April 12, 2011.
Shellie Y. Pfohl,
Executive Director, President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and 
Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 2011-9665 Filed 4-20-11; 8:45 am]
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