[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 793-794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-93]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


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

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS): (a) Provide notice of the second 
meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee; (b) invite 
requests for oral testimony; and (c) solicit written comments pertinent 
to a review of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

DATES: This Notice is provided to the public on January 8, 2009. (1) 
The Committee will meet on January 29 and 30, 2009, from 8:30 a.m.-4 
p.m. E.S.T. both days. (2) Requests to present three minutes of oral 
testimony, in the morning of the first day, must be received by 5 p.m. 
E.S.T., on January 23, 2009. (3) Written comments pertinent to review 
of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans must be received by 5 p.m. 
E.S.T. on January 23, 2009, to ensure transmission to the Committee 
prior to this meeting. Written comments will be accepted throughout the 
Committee deliberation process.

ADDRESSES: The second meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Jefferson Auditorium, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., 
Washington, DC 20250. Requests for three minutes of oral testimony on 
January 29th can be made by going to http://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov 
and clicking on the link for Meeting Registration or by calling the 
scheduler through the meeting planner, Crystal Tyler, at 202-314-4701 
by 5 p.m. E.S.T., January 23, 2009. Written comments (separate from 
oral testimony) are encouraged to be submitted electronically at http://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. A ``submit comments'' button is available 
for access to the public comments database. Lengthy comments or support 
materials can be uploaded as an attachment. Multiple attachments must 
be ``zip-filed.'' Comments not submitted electronically can be mailed, 
faxed, or delivered to: Carole Davis, Co-Executive Secretary of the 
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, Center for Nutrition Policy and 
Promotion, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 
1034, Alexandria, VA 22302, 703-305-7600 (telephone), 703-305-3300 
(fax). All comments will become part of the public comments database.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USDA Co-Executive Secretaries: Carole 
Davis (telephone 703-305-7600), Center for Nutrition Policy and 
Promotion, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1034, Alexandria, Virginia 
22302; or Shanthy Bowman (telephone 301-504-0619), Agricultural 
Research Service (ARS), Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, 
10300 Baltimore Avenue, Building 005, Room 125, BARC-WEST, Beltsville, 
Maryland 20705. HHS Co-Executive Secretaries: Kathryn McMurry 
(telephone 240-453-8280) or Holly McPeak (telephone 240-453-8280), 
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public 
Health and Science, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852. Additional information is available on the Internet at 
http://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: The thirteen-member 
Committee appointed by the Secretaries of the two Departments is 
chaired by Linda V. Van Horn, PhD, R.D., L.D., Northwestern University, 
Chicago, Illinois. The Vice Chair of the Committee is Naomi K. 
Fukagawa, M.D., PhD, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont. Other 
members are: Cheryl Achterberg, PhD, The Ohio State University, 
Columbus, Ohio; Lawrence J. Appel, M.D., M.P.H., Johns Hopkins Medical 
Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland; Roger A. Clemens, Dr.P.H, The 
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; Miriam E. 
Nelson, PhD, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts; Sharon M. 
Nickols-Richardson, PhD, R.D., Pennsylvania State University, 
University Park, Pennsylvania; Thomas A. Pearson, M.D., PhD, M.P.H., 
University of Rochester, Rochester, New York; Rafael P[eacute]rez-
Escamilla, PhD, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut; Xavier 
Pi-Sunyer, M.D., M.P.H., Columbia University College of Physicians and 
Surgeons, New York, New York; Eric B. Rimm, Sc.D., Harvard University, 
Boston, Massachusetts; Joanne L. Slavin, PhD, R.D., University of 
Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota; and Christine L. Williams, M.D., 
M.P.H., Columbia University (Retired), Healthy Directions, Inc., New 
York, New York.
    Purpose of the Meeting: Section 301 of Public Law 101-445 (7 U.S.C. 
5341, the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 
1990, Title III) directs the Secretaries of USDA and HHS to publish the 
Dietary Guidelines for Americans at least every five years. At its 
first meeting, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee advised that a 
revision of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans is warranted. 
After a thorough review of the most current scientific and applied 
literature and open Committee deliberations, the Committee will provide 
its recommendations in the form of an advisory report to the 
Secretaries of both Departments.
    Meeting Agenda: The meeting will: (a) Provide an opportunity for 
the public to give oral testimony; (b) include presentations on the 
descriptive statistics on usual nutrient and food-group intakes in the 
U.S. population and MyPyramid research updates; and (c) allow for the 
continued formulation of plans for future work of the Committee.

Public Participation and Building Access

    The Jefferson Auditorium is in the USDA South Building, located at 
the corner of Independence Ave. and 14th Street, SW., Washington, DC. 
The meeting is open to the public. Due to the need for security 
screening, pre-registration is required and all visitors must bring a 
photo I.D. To pre-register, please go to http://

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www.DietaryGuidelines.gov and click on the link for Meeting 
Registration or call the scheduler through the meeting planner, Crystal 
Tyler, at 202-314-4701 by 5 p.m. E.S.T., January 27, 2009. Registration 
must include name, affiliation, phone number or e-mail, and days 
attending. Registrants need to indicate whether oral testimony will be 
provided by January 23, 2009. Following pre-registration, individuals 
will receive a confirmation of registration via e-mail. This e-mail 
will also include important information regarding security procedures 
for entering the South Building, instructions to the Jefferson 
Auditorium, and metro, parking, and hotel information. Please call 
Crystal Tyler at 202-314-4701 should you require a sign language 
interpreter or require other special accommodations.
    Oral Testimony: By this notice, the Committee is inviting 
submission of requests from the public to present three minutes of oral 
testimony. Oral testimony will be held on the morning of January 29, 
2009. 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 can be made by going to http://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov and 
clicking on the link for Meeting Registration or by calling the 
scheduler through the meeting planner, Crystal Tyler, at 202-314-4701 
by 5 p.m. E.S.T., January 23, 2009. Requests to present oral testimony 
must include a written outline of the intended testimony not exceeding 
one page in length. 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.
    Written Comments: By this notice, the Committee is soliciting 
submission of written comments, views, information and data pertinent 
to the review of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Written comments 
(separate from for oral testimony) are encouraged to be submitted 
electronically at http://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. A ``submit 
comments'' button is available for access to the public comments 
database. Lengthy comments or support materials can be uploaded as an 
attachment. Multiple attachments must be ``zip-filed.'' Comments not 
submitted electronically can be mailed, faxed, or delivered to: Carole 
Davis, Co-Executive Secretary of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory 
Committee, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. Department 
of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1034, Alexandria, VA 
22302, 703-305-7600 (telephone), 703-305-3300 (fax). All comments will 
become part of the public comments database. Comments are welcome 
throughout the Committee's deliberations.
    Public Documents: Documents pertaining to Committee deliberations 
will be available for public viewing at the meeting, and thereafter, 
will also be accessible 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. E.S.T., Monday through 
Friday (except Federal holidays), at the Reference Desk of the National 
Agricultural Library, USDA/ARS, 10301 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 
20705. The Reference Desk telephone phone number is 301-504-5755; 
however, no advance appointment is necessary. Meeting materials (i.e., 
agenda, meeting minutes, and transcript), once available, can be found 
at http://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.

    Dated: December 18, 2008.
Brian Wansink,
Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture.
    Dated: December 18, 2008.
Edward B. Knipling,
Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture.
    Dated: December 18, 2008
Penelope Slade-Sawyer,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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