WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Department Of Energy has issued a rule called: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Sports Programs Arising Out of Federal Financial Assistance.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on May 16 by Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.

Summary: This DFR amends existing regulations requiring certain funding recipients that sponsor sports teams for members of one sex to allow members of the opposite sex to try out for the team. Accordingly, these requirements will no longer be a factor when recipients operate sports teams.

For more information, contact David Taggart, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-1, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washing...