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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service

 

Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCIES: U.S. Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human 
Services, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Announcement of 
appointment; Notice of meeting; Opportunity to provide written comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) and the 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) (a) announce the appointment of the 
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee to review the Dietary Guidelines 
for Americans published in 1990, (b) provide notice of the first 
meeting of the Committee, and (c) solicit written comments.

DATES: (1) The Committee will meet September 22, 1994, 10 a.m. to 4 
p.m. and September 23, 1994, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. e.s.t. at the Holiday 
Inn Capitol, 550 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20024. (2) Written 
comments on the Guidelines may be submitted up to 5 p.m. e.s.t. on 
December 30, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karil Bialostosky, M.S., Executive Secretary from HHS to the Dietary 
Guidelines Advisory Committee, Office of Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion, Room 2132 Switzer Building, 330 C Street, SW., Washington, 
DC 20201, (202) 205-9007.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

    The eleven-member Committee appointed by the Secretaries of the two 
Departments, is chaired by Doris Calloway, University of California, 
Berkeley, California. Other members are Dennis Bier, Baylor College of 
Medicine, Houston, Texas; William Dietz, New England Medical Center 
Hospitals, Boston, Massachusetts; Cutberto Garza, Cornell University, 
Ithaca, New York; Richard Havel, University of California, San 
Francisco, California; Shiriki Kumanyika, Penn State College of 
Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Marion Nestle, New York University, 
New York, New York; Irwin H. Rosenberg, Tufts University, Boston, 
Massachusetts; Sachiko T. St. Jeor, University of Nevada School of 
Medicine, Reno, Nevada; Barbara O. Schneeman, University of California, 
Davis, California; John W. Suttie, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 
Wisconsin.

Committee's Task

    The appointment of the Committee reflects the commitment by the 
Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture to the 
provision of sound and current dietary guidance to the consumer. The 
National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 
101-445) requires the Secretaries of HHS and USDA to publish the 
Dietary Guidelines for Americans at least every five years. The Dietary 
Guidelines Advisory Committee will advise the Secretaries as to whether 
a revision of the 1990 edition of Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans is warranted. If the committee decides a 
revision is warranted, it will recommend revisions to the Secretaries 
for the 1995 edition.

Announcement of Meeting

    The Committee's first meeting will be September 22, 1994, 10 a.m. 
to 4 p.m. and September 23, 1994, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. e.s.t. The 
meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20024. The agenda will include (a) orientation, (b) 
brief scientific review and discussion related to the guidelines, and 
(c) formulation of plans for future work of the Committee.

Public Participation at Meeting

    The meeting is open to the public. However, space is limited for 
all sessions. Written comments from the public will be accepted, but 
oral comments at the meeting will not be permitted. Please call Karil 
Bialostosky (202/205-9007) by September 8 if you will require a sign 
language interpreter.

Written Comment

    By this notice, the Committee is soliciting submission of written 
comments, views, information and data pertinent to review of the 
Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Comments should be sent to Karil 
Bialostosky, at the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 
Switzer Building, Room 2132, 330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201, 
by 5 p.m. e.s.t. on December 30, 1994.

    Dated: August 30, 1994.
J. Michael McGinnis,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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