[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 80 (Monday, April 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22519-22520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-9385]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Announcement of Final Meeting of 2005 Dietary Guidelines Advisory 
Committee 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 final meeting of 
the Committee and (b) solicit written comments.

DATES: (1) The Committee will meet on May 26 and 27, 2004, 8:30 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m. on both days. (2) Written comments on the Dietary Guidelines 
must be received by 5 p.m. e.d.t. on May 12, 2004, to ensure 
transmittal to and consideration by the Committee prior to this 
meeting.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Georgetown, 
located at 2101 Wisconsin Ave., NW., Washington, DC., in the Mirage 
Ballroom. The closest metro station to the meeting location is the 
Foggy Bottom station. Holiday Inn Georgetown shuttle service will be 
provided between the Foggy Bottom metro station and the hotel. Limited 
parking is available at the hotel; paid parking is also available.

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 
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Center-West, Building 005, Room 309A, Beltsville, Maryland 20705. 
Additional information is available on the Internet at 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 Medical Institutions, 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 HHS and USDA 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 the science has changed 
since the 2000 edition of Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines 
for Americans and further evaluation of the science was necessary. 
Therefore, it has conducted a review of current scientific and medical 
knowledge and will provide a technical report of any recommendations to 
the Secretaries for the 2005 edition. The agenda will include review 
and discussion of the Committee's draft report.
    Public Participation at Meeting: The meeting is open to the public. 
Because space is limited, pre-registration is requested. To pre-
register, please e-mail [email protected], with 
``Meeting Registration'' in the subject line or call Marianne Augustine 
at (202) 260-2322 by 5 p.m. e.d.t., May 21, 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 May 12, 2004. Documents pertaining to Committee 
deliberations for the final meeting, including the draft report, will 
be available for public inspection and copying in Room 738-G, 200 
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C., beginning the day before 
the meeting. All official documents are available for viewing by 
appointment for the duration of the Committee's term, which terminates 
after delivery of its final report to the Secretaries. Please call 
(202) 690-7102 to schedule an appointment to view the documents.
    Written Comments: 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. For comments with multiple attachments, 
please provide seventeen copies for distribution to committee members 
and staff, if feasible. To ensure transmittal to and consideration by 
the Committee prior to the final meeting, comments must be submitted by 
5 p.m. e.d.t., May 12, 2004. 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, (202) 690-7102.

    Dated: April 21, 2004.
Capt Penelope S. Royall,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

    Dated: April 21, 2004.
Eric J. Hentges,
Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture.

    Dated: April 16, 2004.
Caird E. Rexroad,
Acting Associate Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 04-9385 Filed 4-23-04; 8:45 am]
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