[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 202 (Monday, October 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62622-62623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24850]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Agriculture
Announcement of the Sixth 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee Meeting
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food, Nutrition and Consumer
Services and Research, Education, and Economics, 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), 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 by
Internet access only.
DATES: This meeting will be held on November 7, 2014, from 10:00 a.m.-
5:30 p.m. E.S.T.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be accessible to the public by webcast on
the Internet only. There will be no in person attendance.
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-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 the agenda for this meeting will be made 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 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 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 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 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. It is planned for the
Committee to hold approximately seven public meetings to review and
discuss recommendations. This will be the sixth meeting of the 2015
DGAC. Meeting dates, times, locations, and other relevant information
are 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 October 23, 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, Shayla Edmonds at (703) 243-9696 by 5:00 p.m. E.S.T.
November 3, 2014. Registration must include name, affiliation, and
phone
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number or email address. 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. There is no deadline for comment
submission prior to each public meeting. The Committee requests that
commenters provide a brief (250 words) summary 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.
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: October 2, 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: October 6, 2014.
Angela Tagtow,
Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
Dated: October 6, 2014.
Chavonda Jacobs-Young,
Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2014-24850 Filed 10-17-14; 8:45 am]
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