82 FR 26692 - Meeting of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 109 (June 8, 2017)

Page Range		26692-26692
FR Document		2017-11898

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

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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, 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 the fourth meeting of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines 
Advisory Committee (2018 PAGAC or Committee) will be held. This meeting 
will be open to the public via video cast.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 19, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. E.D.T. 
to 5:00 p.m. E.D.T., on July 20, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
E.D.T., and on July 21, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. E.D.T. to 11:00 a.m. 
E.D.T.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be accessible by video cast on the 
Internet.

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. 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.
    Description of the Committee's Mission and Composition: The 2018 
PAGAC was established to perform a single, time-limited task. The work 
of the Committee is solely advisory in nature. The Committee is charged 
to 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 consists of 17 members, who were appointed by the 
Secretary in June 2016. Information on the Committee membership is 
available at www.health.gov/paguidelines/second-edition/committee/.
    It is planned for the Committee to hold five meetings to accomplish 
its mission. The first meeting was held in July 2016, the second 
meeting was held in October 2016, and the third meeting was held in 
March 2017. It is planned for the fifth meeting of the Committee to be 
held during the third week in October 2017. It is stipulated in the 
charter that 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 will include review of subcommittee 
work since the last public meeting and deliberation by the full 
Committee, discussion of overarching issues, and plans for future 
Committee work.
    Meeting Registration: The meeting is open to the public via video 
cast; pre-registration is required. To register, please visit 
www.health.gov/paguidelines. After registration, individuals will 
receive video cast access information via email. To request a special 
accommodation, please email [email protected].
    Public Comments and Meeting Documents: Written comments from the 
public are being accepted throughout the Committee's deliberative 
process and can be submitted and/or viewed at www.health.gov/paguidelines/pcd/. Documents pertaining to Committee deliberations, 
including meeting agendas and summaries are available on 
www.health.gov/paguidelines. Meeting information 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: May 17, 2017.
Don Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, (Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion).
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bacteriophages intended for therapeutic edition/committee/.
use in humans. The aims of the SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the It is planned for the Committee to
workshop are to discuss the scientific hold five meetings to accomplish its
and regulatory considerations for U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice mission. The first meeting was held in
bacteriophage therapies and to provide
that the fourth meeting of the 2018 July 2016, the second meeting was held
a forum for the exchange of information
Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory in October 2016, and the third meeting
and perspectives, with the ultimate goal
of facilitating development and rigorous Committee (2018 PAGAC or Committee) was held in March 2017. It is planned
clinical assessment of bacteriophage will be held. This meeting will be open for the fifth meeting of the Committee to
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DATES: The meeting will be held on July October 2017. It is stipulated in the
III. Participating in the Public 19, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. E.D.T. to 5:00 charter that the Committee will be
Workshop p.m. E.D.T., on July 20, 2017, from 8:00 terminated after delivery of its report to
Registration: To register for the public a.m. to 5:00 p.m. E.D.T., and on July 21, the Secretary of HHS or two years from
workshop, please visit the following 2017, from 8:00 a.m. E.D.T. to 11:00 a.m. the date the charter was filed,
Web site: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ E.D.T. whichever comes first.
bacteriophage-therapy-public- ADDRESSES: The meeting will be Purpose of the Meeting: In accordance
workshop-tickets-32333252629. Persons accessible by video cast on the Internet. with FACA and to promote
interested in attending this public FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: transparency of the process,
workshop must register online by June Designated Federal Officer, 2018 deliberations of the Committee will
29, 2017. Please provide complete Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory
contact information for each attendee, occur in a public forum. At this
Committee, Richard D. Olson, M.D., meeting, the Committee will continue
including name, title, affiliation, M.P.H. and/or Alternate Designated
address, email, and telephone. its deliberations from the last public
Federal Officer, Katrina L. Piercy, Ph.D., meeting.
Registration is free and based on R.D., Office of Disease Prevention and
space availability, with priority given to Health Promotion (ODPHP), Office of Meeting Agenda: The meeting will
early registrants. Early registration is the Assistant Secretary for Health include review of subcommittee work
recommended because seating is (OASH), HHS; 1101 Wootton Parkway, since the last public meeting and
limited; therefore, FDA may limit the Suite LL–100; Rockville, MD 20852; deliberation by the full Committee,
number of participants from each Telephone: (240) 453–8280. Additional discussion of overarching issues, and
organization. There will be no onsite information is available at plans for future Committee work.
registration. www.health.gov/paguidelines.
If you need special accommodations Meeting Registration: The meeting is
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The open to the public via video cast; pre-
due to disability, please contact James
Ginther or Cynthia Whitmarsh no later inaugural Physical Activity Guidelines registration is required. To register,
than 7 days in advance of the workshop for Americans (PAG), issued in 2008, please visit www.health.gov/
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). represents the first comprehensive paguidelines. After registration,
Transcripts: Please be advised that as guidelines on physical activity issued individuals will receive video cast
soon as a transcript of the public by the federal government. The PAG access information via email. To request
workshop is available, it will be serves as the benchmark and primary, a special accommodation, please email
accessible at https:// authoritative voice of the federal jennifer.gillissen@kauffmaninc.com.
www.regulations.gov. It may be viewed government for providing science-based
guidance on physical activity, fitness, Public Comments and Meeting
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edition of the PAG will build upon the public are being accepted throughout
MD 20852. A link to the transcript will
first edition and provide a foundation the Committee’s deliberative process
also be available on the Internet at:
https://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBlood for federal recommendations and and can be submitted and/or viewed at
Vaccines/NewsEvents/Workshops education for physical activity programs www.health.gov/paguidelines/pcd/.
MeetingsConferences/ucm544294.htm. for Americans, including those at risk Documents pertaining to Committee
for chronic disease. deliberations, including meeting
Dated: June 2, 2017. Description of the Committee’s agendas and summaries are available on
Anna K. Abram, Mission and Composition: The 2018 www.health.gov/paguidelines. Meeting
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, PAGAC was established to perform a information will continue to be
Legislation, and Analysis. single, time-limited task. The work of accessible online and upon request at
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Action		Notice.
Dates		The meeting will be held on July 19, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. E.D.T. to 5:00 p.m. E.D.T., on July 20, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. E.D.T., and on July 21, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. E.D.T. to 11:00 a.m. E.D.T.
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.
FR Citation		82 FR 26692