[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29140-29141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11192]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


ODS Analytical Methods and Reference Materials Program--Vitamin 
Methodology Workshop; Notice

    Notice is hereby given of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) Analytical Methods and Reference 
Materials Program, Vitamin Methodology Workshop to be held Monday, July 
7th and Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 at the Marriott Gaithersburg 
Washingtonian Center Hotel in Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20878.

Summary

    In FY 2002, Congress addressed the need for support of analytical 
methods and reference materials development related to dietary 
supplements. The congressional appropriation language supported an 
increased ODS budget for several topics, including analytical methods 
and reference materials. The Senate language called for: ``ODS to 
allocate sufficient funds to speed up an ongoing collaborative effort 
to develop and disseminate validated analytical methods and reference 
materials for the most commonly used botanicals and other dietary 
supplements.''
    On February 8, 2002, ODS held a public meeting to solicit comments 
to assist ODS in designing an overall strategy for implementing the 
Congressional mandate to foster development and validation of

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analytical methods and reference materials for dietary supplements.
    In FY 2004 and 2005, Congress again used similar language 
supporting the Analytical Methods and Reference Materials program in 
the ODS appropriations.
    On September 10, 2007 ODS held a Stakeholders' Meeting to state the 
progress that had been made by the Analytical Methods and Reference 
Materials program since its inception in 2002 and to receive comments 
on the future directions for the next five years. The Vitamin 
Methodology Workshop is a follow-up to the recommendations from the 
stakeholders. The purpose of the workshop is to evaluate the state of 
analytical methodology on vitamins suitable for dietary supplements and 
identify gaps in the analytical science for the purpose of meeting 
future methods needs of stakeholders.
    The sponsor of this meeting is the NIH Office of Dietary 
Supplements.

Registration

    Seating at this workshop is very limited. To register please 
forward your name and complete mailing addresses including phone number 
via e-mail to Mr. Mike Bykowski at [email protected]. Mr. Bykowski 
will be coordinating the registration for this meeting. If you wish to 
make an oral presentation during the meeting, you must indicate this 
when you register and submit the following information: (1) A brief 
written statement of the general nature of the statement that you wish 
to present, (2) the names and addresses of the person(s) who will give 
the presentation, and (3) the approximate length of time that you are 
requesting for your presentation. Depending on the number of people who 
register to make presentations, we may have to limit the time allotted 
for each presentation. If you don't have access to e-mail please call 
Mr. Bykowski at 301-670-0270.

    Dated: May 12, 2008.
Paul Coates,
Director, Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health.
 [FR Doc. E8-11192 Filed 5-19-08; 8:45 am]
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