81 FR 66285 - Meeting of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 187 (September 27, 2016)

As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice that a meeting of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee (2018 PAGAC or Committee) will be held. This meeting will be open to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66285-66286]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23280]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory 
Committee

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving 
notice that a meeting of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory 
Committee (2018 PAGAC or Committee) will be held. This meeting will be 
open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 27, 2016, from 2:15 p.m. 
E.D.T. to 5 p.m. E.D.T. and on October 28, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. E.D.T. 
to 3:30 p.m. E.D.T.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be accessible by webcast on the Internet or 
by attendance in-person. For in-person participants, the meeting will 
take place in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Masur Auditorium, 
NIH Clinical Center, Building 10. The facility is

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located on the NIH Main Campus at 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 
20892.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Designated Federal Officer, 2018 
Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee, Richard D. Olson, 
M.D., M.P.H. and/or Alternate Designated Federal Officer, 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 LL-100; Rockville, MD 20852; Telephone: (240) 
453-8280. Additional information is available at www.health.gov/paguidelines.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The inaugural Physical Activity Guidelines 
for Americans (PAG), issued in 2008, represents the first comprehensive 
guidelines on physical activity issued by the federal government. The 
PAG serves as the benchmark and primary, authoritative voice of the 
federal government for providing science-based guidance on physical 
activity, fitness, and health for Americans. Five years after the first 
edition was released, ODPHP, in collaboration with the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health 
(NIH), and the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition 
(PCFSN) led development of the PAG Midcourse Report: Strategies to 
Increase Physical Activity Among Youth. The second edition of the PAG 
will build upon the first edition and provide a foundation for federal 
recommendations and education for physical activity programs for 
Americans, including those at risk for chronic disease.
    Appointed Committee Members: The Secretary of HHS appointed 17 
individuals to serve as members of the 2018 PAGAC in June 2016. 
Information on Committee membership is available at www.health.gov/paguidelines/second-edition/committee/.
    Committee's Task: The work of the 2018 PAGAC will be time-limited 
and solely advisory in nature. The Committee will develop 
recommendations based on the preponderance of current scientific and 
medical knowledge using a systematic review approach. The Committee 
will examine the current PAG, take into consideration new scientific 
evidence and current resource documents, and develop a scientific 
report to the Secretary of HHS that outlines its science-based advice 
and recommendations for development of the second edition of the PAG. 
The Committee will hold approximately five public meetings to review 
and discuss recommendations. The first meeting was held in July 2016, 
and it is anticipated that future meetings will be held in the third 
weeks of March 2017, July 2017, and October 2017. Meeting dates, times, 
locations, and other relevant information will be announced at least 15 
days in advance of each meeting via Federal Register notice. As 
stipulated in the charter, the Committee will be terminated after 
delivery of its report to the Secretary of HHS or two years from the 
date the charter was filed, whichever comes first.
    Purpose of the Meeting: In accordance with FACA and to promote 
transparency of the process, deliberations of the Committee will occur 
in a public forum. At this meeting, the Committee will continue its 
deliberations from the last public meeting.
    Meeting Agenda: The meeting agenda will include (a) opportunity for 
the public to give oral testimony, (b) review of Committee work since 
the last public meeting, and (c) plans for future Committee work.
    Meeting Registration: The meeting is open to the public. The 
meeting will be accessible by webcast or by attendance in-person; pre-
registration is required for either option. To pre-register, please 
visit www.health.gov/paguidelines. To request a special accommodation, 
please email [email protected].
    Webcast Public Participation: After pre-registration, individuals 
participating by webcast will receive webcast access information via 
email.
    In-Person Public Participation and Building Access: For in-person 
participants, the meeting will be held within the National Institutes 
of Health (NIH) Masur Auditorium, NIH Clinical Center, Building 10, as 
noted above in the ADDRESSES section. Details regarding registration 
capacity and directions will be posted on www.health.gov/paguidelines. 
For in-person participants, check-in at the registration desk onsite at 
the meeting is required and will begin at 1:45 p.m. E.D.T. on October 
27 and 7:30 a.m. E.D.T. on October 28. Please note that all visitors 
must enter through the NIH Gateway Center, which opens at 6:00 a.m. 
E.D.T. You will be asked to submit to a vehicle or personal inspection 
and provide a government-issued ID.
    Public Comments and Meeting Documents: Written comments from the 
public will be accepted throughout the Committee's deliberative 
process; an opportunity to present oral comments to the Committee will 
be provided at this meeting. Those wishing to present oral comment must 
pre-register at www.health.gov/paguidelines no later than October 20. 
Written public comments can be submitted and/or viewed at 
www.health.gov/paguidelines/pcd/. Documents pertaining to Committee 
deliberations, including meeting agendas and summaries will be 
available on www.health.gov/paguidelines. Meeting information, 
thereafter, will continue to be accessible online and upon request at 
the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, OASH/HHS; 1101 
Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100 Tower Building; Rockville, MD 20852; 
Telephone: (240) 453-8280; Fax: (240) 453-8281.

    Dated: September 14, 2016.
Don Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, (Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion).
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