[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 248 (Monday, December 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74941-74942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31801]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Announcement of Meeting of 2005 Dietary Guidelines Advisory 
Committee, Invitation for Oral Testimony, and Solicitation of Written 
Comments

AGENCIES: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of 
Public Health and Science; and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 
Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services and Research, Education and 
Economics.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture (a) provide notice of the second meeting of 
the Committee, (b) invite requests for oral testimony, and (c) solicit 
written comments.

DATES: (1) The Committee will meet on January 28 and 29, 2004, 8:30 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on both days. (2) Requests to present oral testimony, 
to be presented in the afternoon of the first day, must be received by 
5 p.m. E.S.T. on January 16, 2004. (3) Written comments on the 
guidelines must be received by 5 p.m. E.S.T. on January 16, 2004, to 
ensure transmittal to the Committee prior to this meeting.

ADDRESSES: Requests for oral testimony and written comments can be sent 
to [email protected] or mailed to Kathryn McMurry, HHS 
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public 
Health and Science, Room 738-G, 200 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 
DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: HHS Co-Executive Secretaries: Kathryn 
McMurry or Karyl Thomas Rattay (phone 202-690-7102), HHS Office of 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and 
Science, Room 738-G, 200 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20201. 
USDA Co-Executive Secretaries: Carole Davis (phone 703-305-7600), USDA 
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 
1034, Alexandria, Virginia 22302, or Pamela Pehrsson (phone 301-504-
0716), USDA Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Agricultural 
Research Center-West, Building 005, Room 309A, Beltsville, Maryland 
20705. Additional information is available on the Internet at http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: The 
thirteen-member Committee appointed by the two Departments is chaired 
by Janet King, Ph.D., R.D., Children's Hospital Oakland Research 
Institute, Oakland, California. Other members are Lawrence J. Appel, 
M.D., M.P.H., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, 
Maryland; Yvonne L. Bronner, Sc.D., R.D., L.D., Morgan State 
University, Baltimore, Maryland; Benjamin Caballero, M.D., Ph.D., Johns 
Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, 
Maryland; Carlos A. Camargo, M.D., Dr.P.H., Harvard University, Boston, 
Massachusetts; Fergus M. Clydesdale, Ph.D., University of 
Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts; Vay Liang W. Go, M.D., 
University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Penny 
M. Kris-Etherton, Ph.D., R.D., Pennsylvania State University, 
University Park, Pennsylvania; Joanne R. Lupton, Ph.D., Texas A&M 
University, College Station, Texas; Theresa A. Nicklas, Dr.P.H., 
M.P.H., L.N., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Russell R. 
Pate, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina; F. 
Xavier Pi-Sunyer, M.D., M.P.H., Columbia University College of 
Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York; and Connie M. Weaver, 
Ph.D., Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
    Purpose of Meeting: The appointment of the Committee reflects the 
commitment by the Departments of Health and Human Services and 
Agriculture to provide sound and current dietary guidance to consumers. 
The National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 
(Pub. L. 101-445, Title III) requires the Secretaries of HHS and USDA 
to publish the Dietary Guidelines for Americans at least every five 
years. During its first meeting, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory 
Committee decided that the science has changed since the 2000 edition 
of Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans and 
further evaluation of the science is necessary. Therefore, it will 
conduct a review of current scientific and medical knowledge and 
provide a technical report of any recommendations to the Secretaries 
for the year 2005 edition.
    Announcement of Meeting: The Committee's second meeting will take 
place on January 28 and 29, 2004 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The 
meeting will be held at the Hotel Washington, located on 15th St. and 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004, in the Ballroom on the 
lower lobby. The location is three blocks from the Metro Center metro 
station and about three blocks from the McPherson Square metro station. 
Parking is available at a local garage located on F Street, next to the 
hotel. The main entry to the building is located on 15th Street and a 
side entrance is available on the F Street side of the hotel. The 
agenda will include (a) presentations from invited experts, (b) oral 
testimony from pre-registered individuals or groups, (c) discussion of 
scientific reviews and related issues, and (d) formulation of plans for 
future work of the Committee.
    Public Participation at Meeting: Space is limited for all sessions. 
The meeting is open to the public. Pre-registration is required. To 
pre-register, please email [email protected], with 
``Meeting Registration'' in the subject line or call Marianne Augustine 
at (202) 260-2322 by 5 p.m. E.S.T., January 16, 2004. Registration must 
include your name, affiliation, phone number, and days attending. 
Visitors must bring proper identification to attend the meeting. If you 
require a sign language interpreter, please call Marianne Augustine at 
(202) 260-2322 by January 13, 2004. Documents pertaining to Committee 
deliberations will be available for public inspection and copying in 
Room 738-G, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201 on the 
day before the meeting and following the meeting. Please call (202) 
690-7102 to

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schedule an appointment to view the documents.
    Oral Testimony: By this notice, the Committee is inviting 
submission of applications for oral testimony from the public. Oral 
testimony will be held in the afternoon of January 28, 2004. Due to 
time limitations, pre-registration is required. Registration to present 
oral testimony will be confirmed on a first-come, first-serve basis, as 
time on the meeting agenda permits. Requests to testify must include a 
written outline of the intended testimony not exceeding one page in 
length. Requests can be submitted electronically with ``Oral Testimony 
Registration'' in the subject line, to 
[email protected]. All requests must be received by 5 
p.m. E.S.T., January 16, 2004. Presenters are required to disclose 
their affiliation and their source of funding to give oral testimony at 
the meeting and limit their comments to three minutes. More detailed, 
written comments may be submitted separately. Please call Marianne 
Augustine at (202) 260-2322 if you have questions.
    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. For those submitting 
comments more than 5 pages in length, please provide a 1-page summary 
of key points related to the comments submitted for the Dietary 
Guidelines Advisory Committee. To ensure transmittal to the Committee 
prior to the second meeting, they must be submitted by 5 p.m. E.S.T. on 
Tuesday, January 16, 2004. Comments are welcome throughout the 
Committee's deliberations. Comments should be sent to 
[email protected] or to Kathryn McMurry, HHS Office of 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and 
Science, Room 738-G, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20201.

    Dated: December 17, 2003.
Carter Blakey,
Acting Director, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
    Dated: December 19, 2003.
Eric J. Hentges,
Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture.
    Dated: December 17, 2003.
Edward Knipling,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture.
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