[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 160 (Friday, August 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43151-43152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20537]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Aging


Notice of Meeting

    Establishment of the National Nutrition Advisory Committee.

SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging (AoA) is announcing the 
establishment of the National Nutrition Advisory Council and date and 
location of the first meeting.

DATES: The National Nutrition Advisory Council is established effective 
July 19, 1995. The first meeting will be held on September 12-13, 1995, 
at the Doubletree Hotel, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The location is 300 
Army Navy Drive, Arlington, Virginia. The meeting is open to the 
public.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jean L. Lloyd, Nutrition Officer, Administration on Aging, Office of 
State and Community Programs, 330 Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20201, 202-619-0011.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Nutrition Advisory Council

    As a result of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992, Public 
Law 102-375, section 206(g)(2)(A)(i) of the Older Americans Act, 42 
U.S.C. 3017(g)(2)(A)(i), mandates the establishment of an advisory 
council to develop recommendations for guidelines on efficiency and 
quality in furnishing nutrition services under Title III, Part C of the 
Act and to assist and advise the Assistant Secretary for Aging.
    The charter signed by Secretary Donna E. Shalala states the 
functions of the National Nutrition Advisory Council as follows:
    1. To develop recommendations for guidelines on the efficiency and 
quality in furnishing nutrition services provided under Title III, Part 
C of the Older Americans Act;
    2. To review and revise these recommendations as needed;
    3. To assist and advise the Assistant Secretary for Aging in the 
areas of nutrition and aging, health, malnutrition, nutrition and home 
and community-based care, hunger, food security/insecurity, food, 
community nutrition services, and service delivery, prevention and 
intervention strategies, special needs of minority elderly, nutrition 
policy and other matters which affect older individuals;
    4. To assist and advise the Assistant Secretary for Aging regarding 
the Older Americans Act as it relates to nutrition;
    5. To provide a public forum for discussion of concerns regarding 
nutrition and the elderly;
    6. To provide a structure for communication and cooperation between 
the Assistant Secretary for Aging and organizations with an interest in 
nutrition and aging.
    The members of the National Nutrition Advisory Council were 
selected from nominations submitted by interested organizations and the 
public. They are as follows:

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                                                                 Term of
              Name                         City/state             office
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                  Ronni          Little Rock, AK...............     7/99
                   Chernoff.                                            
                  Mary Ann       Alexandria, VA................     7/97
                   Keeffe.                                              
                  Patricia       Ottawa, KS....................     7/97
                   Watson.                                              
                  Mary           Seattle, WA...................     7/99
                   Podrabsky.                                           
                  Javier Garza.  Austin, TX....................     7/97
                  Rita Barreras  Denver, Co....................     7/97
                  Arthur         Kansas City, KS...............     7/99
                   Collins.                                             
                  Carolyn        Atmore, AL....................     7/99
                   Rackard.                                             
                  Alan Balsam..  Boston, MA....................     7/99
                  Kathryn        Pittsburgh, PA................     7/99
                   Bishirjian.                                          
                  Camille        Washington, D.C...............     7/97
                   Brewer.                                              
                  Elsa Ramirez   Salinas, CA...................     7/99
                   Brisson.                                             
                  Audry C.       New Brunswick, NJ.............     7/99
                   Burkartt.                                            
                  Janice Davis.  Cleveland, OH.................     7/97
                  Robert         Omaha, NB.....................     7/97
                   Heaney, M.D..                                        
                  Emma Luten...  Batltimore, MD................     7/99
                  Sudha Reddy..  Altanta, GA...................     7/99
                  Carol          Oklahoma, OK..................     7/97
                   Scroggins.                                           
                  Vera Thompson  Detroit, MI...................     7/97
                  Nancy Wellman  Miami, FL.....................     7/97
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    The National Nutrition Advisory Council will meet at a minimum two 
times a year. A notice of each meeting will be placed in the Federal 
Register. Each meeting will be open to the public.
    The first meeting will be held on September 12-13, 1995 beginning 
at 8:30 a.m., at the Doubletree Hotel. The location of the meeting is 
300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, Virginia. The meeting is open to the 
public.
    An annual report of the National Nutrition Advisory Council shall 
be submitted to the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Aging.
    This notice is issued under the Federal Advisory Committees Act (5 
U.S.C. Appendix 2) and 21 CFR Part 14 relating to advisory committees
Fernando M. Torres-Gil,
Assitant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 95-20537 Filed 8-17-95; 8:45 am]
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