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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

Agricultural Research Service

AGENCIES: U.S. Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human 
Services, Agricultural Research Service and Office of Food, Nutrition, 
and Consumer Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Notice of Meeting; 
Extension of Written Comment Period; Opportunity to Provide Oral 
Comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the 
Department of Agriculture (USDA)(a) provide notice of the second 
meeting of the Committee, (b) extend the written comment period, and 
(c) solicit public testimony.

DATES: (1) The Committee will meet January 11, 1995, for a full-day 
meeting beginning at 9:00 a.m. p.s.t., January 12, 1995, for a half-day 
meeting beginning at 9:00 a.m. p.s.t., and January 13, 1995 for a full-
day meeting beginning at 9:00 a.m. p.s.t. at the Holiday Inn Financial 
District/Chinatown, Jade Room, 750 Kearny Street, San Francisco, 
California 94108. (2) Oral testimony, from preregistered participants, 
will be accepted January 11, 1995, for one half day beginning 9:00 a.m. 
(3) Written comment on the Guidelines should be submitted by January 
31, 1995, to insure consideration by the Committee.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Task

    The eleven-member Committee appointed by the Secretaries of the two 
Departments reflects the commitment by the Department of Health and 
Human Services and Agriculture to the provision of sound and current 
dietary guidance to consumers. 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 Directory Guidelines Advisory Committee will 
recommend revisions to the Secretaries for the 1995 edition of 
Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Announcement of Meeting

    The Committee's second meeting will be January 11, 1995, beginning 
at 9:00 a.m. (full-day meeting), January 12, 1995, beginning at 9:00 
a.m. (half-day meeting), and January 13, 1995, beginning at 9:00 a.m. 
(full-day meeting), p.s.t. The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn 
Financial District/Chinatown, Jade Room, 750 Kearny Street, San 
Francisco, California 94108. The agenda will include (a) oral testimony 
from preregistered people or groups (b) discussion of drafts prepared 
by members taking into account public testimony and written comments 
submitted to date, 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. Oral testimony from the public will be accepted for one 
half day, beginning at 9:00 a.m., on January 11, 1994. Requests to 
testify should be mailed by January 1, 1995, to Karil Bialostosky, 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and 
Human Services, 330 C Street S.W., Room 2132, Switzer Building, 
Washington, D.C. 20201, or faxed to (202) 205-9478. Presenters are 
requested to disclose their affiliation and their source of funding to 
attend the meeting and limit their comments to five minutes. The 
Committee requests the submission of written copies of verbal 
statements. Please call Karil Bialostosky (202/205-9007) by December 
30, if you will require a sign language interpreter at the meeting.

Written Comment

    By this notice, the Committee is extending the deadline to submit 
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 the Assistant Secretary for Health, 
Department of Health and Human Services, Switzer Building, Room 2132, 
330 C Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201, by January 31, 1995, to 
insure consideration by the Committee.

    Dated: November 10, 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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