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Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee; Meeting; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service

Department of Health and Human Services


Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Meeting

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

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

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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS) (a) announce the appointment of the 
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee to review the 1995 edition of the 
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, (b) provide notice of the first 
meeting of the Committee, and (c) solicit written comments.

DATES: (1) The Committee will meet on September 28 and 29, 1998, from 
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the first day, and from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 
p.m. on the second day (2) Written comments on the guidelines may be 
submitted by 5 p.m. e.d.t. on September 14, 1998, to ensure 
transmission to the Committee prior to this meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shanthy Bowman, Ph.D., USDA, 
Agricultural Research Service, Nutrient Data Laboratory, 4700 River 
Road, Unit 89, Riverdale, MD 20737, (301) 734-5640; Carole Davis, M.S., 
R.D., USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, 1120 20th St., 
NW, Suite 200 North Lobby, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 418-2312; or 
Kathryn McMurry, M.S. or Linda Meyers, Ph.D., HHS Office of Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science, 
Room 738-G, 200 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20201, (202) 205-
4872.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

    The eleven-member Committee appointed by the Secretaries of the two 
Departments is chaired by Cutberto Garza, M.D., Ph.D., Cornell 
University, Ithaca, New York. Other members are Richard J. Deckelbaum, 
M.D., Columbia University, New York, New York; Johanna T. Dwyer, D.Sc., 
R.D., Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts; Scott M. Grundy, M.D., 
Ph.D., University of Texas, Dallas, Texas; Rachel K. Johnson, Ph.D., 
R.D., University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont; Shiriki K. Kumanyika, 
Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, 
Illinois; Alice H. Lichtenstein, D.Sc., Tufts University Center for 
Aging, Boston, Massachusetts; Suzanne P. Murphy, Ph.D., R.D., 
University of California, Davis, California; Meir J. Stampfer, M.D., 
Dr.P.H., Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts; Lesley 
Fels Tinker, Ph.D., R.D., University of Washington, Seattle, 
Washington; Roland L. Weinsier, M.D., Dr.P.H., University of Alabama at 
Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.

Committee's Task

    The appointment of the Committee reflects the commitment by the 
Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services to provide 
sound and current dietary guidance to consumers. The National Nutrition 
Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (Pub. L. No. 101-445) 
requires the Secretaries of USDA and HHS 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 1995 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 year 2000 edition.

Announcement of Meeting

    The Committee's first meeting will be September 28 and 29, 1998, 
from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the first day, and from 9:00 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m. on the second day. The meeting will be held at the Waugh 
Auditorium located on the third floor of USDA's Economic Research 
Service, 1800 M Street NW, Washington DC, one block from Farragut North 
metro station and three blocks from the Farragut West metro station. 
Parking is available at local garages. Entry to the building is through 
the South Lobby Tower. 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 before 
or after the meeting and may be sent to any of the individuals named 
for contact purpose; opportunities to present oral comments may be 
provided at future meetings. Please call Shanthy Bowman (301) 734-5640 
by September 15, 1998, should you 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. Written comments will be accepted 
throughout the process. To be considered for the first meeting, 
comments should be submitted by September 14, 1998. Comments should be 
sent to Shanthy Bowman Ph.D., at Department of Agriculture, 
Agricultural Research Service, Nutrient Data Laboratory, 4700 River 
Road, Unit 89, Riverdale, MD 20737.

    Dated: August 18, 1998.
Floyd P. Horn,
Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, Department of 
Agriculture.
Rajen Anand,
Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, 
Department of Agriculture.
David Satcher,
Assistant Secretary for Health and Surgeon General, U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services.
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