[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29770-29771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12010]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Announcement of the Fourth 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee Meeting
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; and U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services and
Research, Education, and Economics.
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), in
collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is hereby
giving notice that a meeting of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee (DGAC) will be held and will be open to the public.
DATES: This meeting will be held on July 17, 2014, from 1:15-5:15 p.m.
E.D.T. and July 18, 2014 from 8:00 a.m.-3:45 p.m. E.D.T.
ADDRESSES: This will not be an in-person meeting. Virtual technology
will be utilized to conduct this meeting. The meeting will be
accessible by webcast on the Internet.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 2015
DGAC, Richard D. Olson, M.D., M.P.H.; 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; Alternate DFO, 2015 DGAC, Kellie (O'Connell) Casavale, Ph.D.,
R.D., Nutrition Advisor; 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;
Lead USDA Co-
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Executive Secretary, Colette I. Rihane, M.S., R.D., Director, Office of
Nutrition Guidance and Analysis, Center for Nutrition Policy and
Promotion, USDA; 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1034; Alexandria, VA
22302; Telephone: (703) 305-7600; Fax: (703) 305-3300; and/or USDA Co-
Executive Secretary, Shanthy A. Bowman, Ph.D., Nutritionist, Food
Surveys Research Group, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center,
Agricultural Research Service, USDA; 10300 Baltimore Avenue, BARC-West
Bldg 005, Room 125; Beltsville, MD 20705-2350; Telephone: (301) 504-
0619. Additional information about the 2015 DGAC and this meeting is
available on the Internet at www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Section 301 of Public Law 101-445 (7
U.S.C. 5341, the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act
of 1990, Title III) the Secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS)
and Agriculture (USDA) are directed to issue at least every five years
a report titled Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The law instructs
that this publication shall contain nutritional and dietary information
and guidelines for the general public, shall be based on the
preponderance of scientific and medical knowledge current at the time
of publication, and shall be promoted by each federal agency in
carrying out any federal food, nutrition, or health program. The
Dietary Guidelines for Americans was issued voluntarily by HHS and USDA
in 1980, 1985, and 1990; the 1995 edition was the first statutorily
mandated report, followed by subsequent editions at appropriate
intervals. To assist with satisfying the mandate, a discretionary
federal advisory committee is established every five years to provide
independent, science-based advice and recommendations. The 2015 DGAC
consists of a panel of experts who were selected from the public/
private sector. Individuals who were selected to serve on the Committee
have current scientific knowledge in the field of human nutrition and
chronic disease.
Appointed Committee Members: Fourteen members currently serve on
the 2015 DGAC. They were appointed by the Secretaries of HHS and USDA
in May 2013. Information on the 2015 DGAC membership is available at
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.
Authority: The 2015 DGAC is authorized under 42 U.S.C. 217a,
Section 222 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended.
Committee's Task: The work of the 2015 DGAC is solely advisory in
nature and time-limited. The Committee is tasked with developing
recommendations based on the preponderance of current scientific and
medical knowledge using a systematic review approach. The 2015 DGAC
will examine the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans, take into
consideration new scientific evidence and current resource documents,
and develop a report that is to be given to the Secretaries of HHS and
USDA. The report will outline science-based recommendations and
rationales which will serve as the basis for developing the eighth
edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. When the 2015 DGAC was
established, it was planned for the Committee to hold approximately six
public meetings to review and discuss recommendations. This will be the
fourth meeting of the 2015 DGAC. Additional 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 final report to the Secretaries of HHS and USDA 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.
Meeting Agenda: The meeting agenda will include (a) review of
Committee work since the last public meeting and (b) plans for future
Committee work.
Meeting Registration: The meeting will be publicly accessible by
webcast on the Internet; registration is required and is expected to
open on June 4, 2014. To register, please go to
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov and click on the link for ``Meeting
Registration.'' To register by phone, please call National Capitol
Contracting, Andrea Popp at (703) 243-9696 by 5:00 p.m. e.d.t., July
11, 2014. To register, the person's name, affiliation, and phone number
or email address must be provided. After registering, individuals will
receive webcast access information via email.
Written Public Comments: Written comments from the public will
continue to be accepted throughout the Committee's deliberative
process. Written public comments can be submitted and/or viewed at
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov using the ``Submit Comments'' and ``Read
Comments'' links, respectively. Those commenting are asked to provide
comments as early as possible in the Committee's process to increase
the opportunity for meaningful impact. A deadline for comment
submission prior to each public meeting will no longer be used. The
Committee requests that commenters provide a brief summary (consisting
of no more than 250 words) of the points or issues in the comment text
box. If commenters are providing literature or other resources,
complete citations or abstracts and electronic links to full articles
or reports are preferred instead of attaching these documents to the
comment. As the Committee continues its work, it may request additional
public comments on specific topics; these requests and any instructions
for submitting them are posted on the Web site.
Meeting Documents: Documents pertaining to Committee deliberations,
including meeting agendas, summaries, and webcasts will be available on
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov under ``Meetings.'' Meeting information will
continue to be accessible online, at the NIH Library, 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 1, 2014.
Don Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
Dated: May 1, 2014.
Jackie Haven,
Acting Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion,
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Dated: May 6, 2014.
Chavonda Jacobs-Young,
Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
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