[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 166 (Friday, August 27, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52697-52698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19563]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Announcement of the Availability of the Final Report of the 
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, a Public Comment Period, and a 
Public Meeting

AGENCIES: Office of Public Health and Science, HHS; and Food, Nutrition 
and Consumer Services and Research, Education and Economics, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) (a) announce the availability of the 
final Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on the 
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005 (Report); (b) solicit written 
comments on the Report; and (c) provide notice of a public meeting to 
solicit oral comments on the Report. The meeting will be held at the 
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Small 
Auditorium, Washington, DC, 20201. Registration is required to provide 
oral comments at the meeting and to attend the meeting.

DATES: (a) The final report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory 
Committee (the Committee) will be available for comments on August 27, 
2004. (b) Written comments on the Committee's report can be submitted 
and must be received by the Agencies on or before 5 p.m. E.D.T., 
September 27, 2004. (c) The public meeting to solicit oral comments on 
the report will be held on September 21, 2004 , starting at 9 a.m. 
E.D.T. Requests to present oral testimony must be received by 5 p.m. 
E.D.T., September 14, 2004.

ADDRESSES: (a) The final Report of the Committee is available 
electronically at http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines or in hard 
copy for viewing at Suite LL100, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852. (b) Written comments may be submitted at http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines or mailed to Kathryn McMurry, HHS 
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public 
Health and Science, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852, (phone 240-453-8280). (c) The public meeting will be 
held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Small Auditorium, Washington, DC, 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: HHS Co-Executive Secretary: Kathryn 
McMurry (phone 240-453-8272), HHS Office of Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science, 1101 Wootton 
Parkway, Suite LL100, Rockville, MD 20852. 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:

I. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report

    The thirteen-member Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee was 
appointed by the Departments of Health and Human Services and 
Agriculture in August, 2003 to assist the Departments in providing 
sound and current dietary guidance to consumers. The National Nutrition 
Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990, Public Law 101-445, Title 
III, 7 U.S.C. 5301 et seq., requires the Secretaries of HHS and USDA to 
publish the Dietary Guidelines for Americans at least every five years. 
During its first meeting on September

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23-24, 2003, the 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 was necessary. The 
Committee has finalized its recommendations and submitted its Report to 
the Secretaries of the Departments of Health and Human Services and 
Agriculture. This Report will serve as the basis for the sixth edition 
of Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which 
HHS and USDA expect to publish in January, 2005.
    The final report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is 
available electronically at http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines or 
in hard copy for viewing (refer to the ADDRESSES section, above).

II. Written Comment

    By this notice, HHS and USDA are soliciting submission of written 
comments on the Committee's final Report, as well as views, information 
and data pertinent to preparation of Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans. Comments must be received by 5 p.m. e.d.t. on 
September 27, 2004 to assure consideration. Comments may be submitted 
at http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines or mailed to Kathryn 
McMurry, HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office 
of Public Health and Science, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100, 
Rockville, MD 20852, (phone 240-453-8280). For those submitting written 
comments more than 5 pages in length, please provide a 1-page summary 
of key points related to the comments submitted. E-mailed comments will 
not be accepted.

III. Announcement of Meeting

    A public meeting to solicit oral comments on the Report will take 
place on September 21, 2004, starting at 9 a.m. e.d.t. The meeting will 
be held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Small Auditorium, Washington, DC, 20201. The building is located 2 
blocks from the Federal Center, SW. stop on the blue and orange metro 
lines. The agenda will include oral testimony from registered 
individuals or groups.
    Public Participation at Meeting: The meeting is open to the public. 
Space is limited. Due to the need for security screening, registration 
is required for all attendees. To register, please e-mail 
[email protected], with ``Meeting Registration'' in the 
subject line or call Sandra Saunders at (240) 453-8272 by 5 p.m. 
e.d.t., Friday, September 14, 2004. Registration must include your 
name, affiliation, and phone number. Visitors must bring proper 
identification to attend the meeting. If you require a sign language 
interpreter, please call Sandra Saunders at (240) 453-8272 by September 
14, 2004.
    Oral Testimony: By this notice, the Departments are inviting 
submission of applications for oral testimony at the public meeting. 
Due to time limitations, registration is required and will be limited 
to one presenter per organization. Registration to present oral 
testimony will be confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis, as 
time on the meeting agenda permits. Name of the presenter, organization 
affiliation (if applicable), source of funding, and contact phone 
number are required for registration. 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 to present oral 
testimony must be received by 5 p.m. e.d.t., September 14, 2004. 
Presenters are required to disclose their affiliation and their source 
of funding to give oral testimony at the meeting and must limit their 
comments to three minutes. Please call Sandra Saunders at (240) 453-
8272 if you have questions regarding registration.

    Dated: August 23, 2004.
Penelope S. Royall,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, (Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion), Department of Health and Human Services.
    Dated: August 23, 2004.
Eric J. Hentges,
Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, 
Department of Agriculture.
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