[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 9041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3925]



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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; Agricultural Research Service and Office of Food, Nutrition, 
and Consumer Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) (a) provide notice of the third and 
final meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.

DATES: (1) The Committee will meet March 29, 1995, for a full-day 
meeting beginning at 9:00 a.m. e.s.t.; March 30, 1995, for a half-day 
meeting beginning at 9:00 a.m. e.s.t; and March 31, 1995 for a full-day 
meeting beginning at 9:00 a.m. e.s.t., at the Doubletree Hotel Park 
Terrace, Terrace Ballroom, 1515 Rhode Island Ave, NW., Washington, DC 
20005.

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 Departments 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 Dietary 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 third meeting will be March 29, 1995, beginning at 
9:00 a.m. (full-day meeting), March 30, 1995, beginning at 9:00 a.m. 
(half-day meeting), and March 31, 1995, beginning at 9:00 a.m. (full-
day meeting) e.s.t. The meeting will be held at the Doubletree Hotel 
Park Terrace, Terrace Ballroom, 1515 Rhode Island Ave, NW., Washington, 
DC 20005. The agenda will include (a) discussion of working drafts and 
report to the Secretaries of Health and Agriculture, (b) finalizing 
recommendations for the 1995 edition of Nutrition and Your Health: 
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and, time permitting, (c) discussion 
of research and other needs for the future.

Public Participation at Meeting

    The meeting is open to the public. However, space is limited for 
all sessions. Please call Karil Bialostosky (202/205-9007) by March 15, 
if you will require a sign language interpreter at the meeting.

    Dated: February 10, 1995.
Susanne A. Stoiber,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion/Health Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services.
[FR Doc. 95-3925 Filed 2-15-95; 8:45 am]
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