[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 4, 1994)]
[Notices]
[Pages 304-305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-42]


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[Federal Register: January 4, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

Establishment of and Invitation for Nominations for the Dietary 
Guidelines Advisory Committee

AGENCIES: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of 
Health and Human Services, and Food and Consumer Services, Department 
of Agriculture.

ACTION: Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Invitation for 
Nominations.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related 
Research Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-445), the Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), announce 
the establishment by the Secretaries of HHS and USDA of the Dietary 
Guidelines Advisory Committee and invite nominations for the Committee.
    The Committee shall review the 1990 edition of Nutrition and Your 
Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans and determine if, on the basis 
of current scientific and medical knowledge, revision is warranted at 
this time. If so, the Committee will proceed to develop recommendations 
for revisions in a report to the Secretaries of HHS and USDA. The 
Committee shall be terminated upon delivery of its final report or at 
the end of two years, whichever is first.
    The Departments invite nominations for committee membership of 
individuals qualified to carry out the above-mentioned tasks. 
Nominations should describe and document the nominee's qualifications 
in the relevant subject areas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elena T. Carbone, M.S., R.D., Co-executive Secretary from HHS to the 
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, Office of Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services, room 2132 Switzer Building, 330 C Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20201, (202) 205-9007; or Debra Reed, M.S., L.N., Co-
executive Secretary from USDA to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory 
Committee, Human Nutrition Information Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, room 366, 6505 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, 
(301) 436-8457.

ADDRESSES: Nominations may be submitted either to Elena T. Carbone or 
Debra Reed at the addresses above for up to 15 days after publication 
of this notice.


Philip R. Lee,
Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services.
Ellen Haas,
Assistant Secretary for Food and Consumer Services, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 94-42 Filed 1-3-94; 8:45 am]
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