[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 199 (Friday, October 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53213-53215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24946]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Announcement of the Fourth Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee 
Meeting and Solicitation of Written Comments

AGENCY: 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 fourth 
meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, and (b) solicit 
written comments pertinent to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

DATES: This Notice is provided to the public on October 16, 2009. (1) 
The Committee will meet on November 4, 2009, from 1-5 p.m. E.S.T. and 
on November 5, 2009, from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. E.S.T. (2) Written comments 
pertinent to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans must be received by 5 
p.m. E.S.T. on October 28, 2009, to ensure transmission to the 
Committee prior to this meeting. Written comments continue to be 
accepted throughout the Committee deliberation process.

ADDRESSES: The fourth meeting will be held online, via Webinar format. 
Details regarding how to assure that your windows computer and browser 
are compatible with the Webinar format being used will be provided by 
e-mail following meeting registration and can also be found on the 
Dietary Guidelines Web site at http://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. 
Written comments are encouraged to be submitted electronically at 
http://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USDA Co-Executive Secretaries: Carole 
Davis, Designated Federal Officer to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory 
Committee (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, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., Northwestern 
University, Chicago, Illinois. The Vice Chair of the Committee is Naomi 
K. Fukagawa, M.D., Ph.D., University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont. 
Other members are: Cheryl Achterberg, Ph.D., 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, Ph.D., Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts; Sharon M. 
Nickols-Richardson, Ph.D., R.D., Pennsylvania State University, 
University Park, Pennsylvania; Thomas A. Pearson, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., 
University of Rochester, Rochester, New York; Rafael P[eacute]rez-
Escamilla, Ph.D., 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, Ph.D., 
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. 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) allow individual subcommittees 
to provide updates on progress made within each subcommittee; and (b) 
allow for the continued formulation of plans for finalizing the 
Committee's work. Specific times for topic area discussions are subject 
to change upon the call of the Committee Chair.
    Public Participation: Members of the public are invited to attend 
the online Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee meeting. There will be 
no opportunity for oral public comments during this online meeting. 
Written comments, however, are welcome throughout the development 
process of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. These can be 
submitted at http://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. See below for more 
detailed instructions for submitting written comments.
    To take part in the on-line Committee meeting, individuals must 
pre-register at the Dietary Guidelines Web site located at http://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. A link for Meeting Registration will be 
available to click on. Registration for the meeting is limited. 
Registrations will be accepted until maximum Webinar capacity is 
reached and must be completed by 5 p.m. E.S.T on November 2, 2009. A 
waiting list will be maintained should registrations exceed Webinar 
capacity. Individuals on the waiting list will be contacted as 
additional Webinar space for the meeting becomes available. 
Registration questions may be directed to the meeting planner, Crystal 
Tyler, at 202-314-4701. Registration must include name, affiliation, 
phone number or e-mail, and days attending. Following pre-registration, 
individuals will receive a confirmation of registration via e-mail with 
instructions on how to access the Webinar and check for computer 
compatibility. Please call Crystal Tyler at 202-314-4701 by 5 p.m. 
E.S.T. on November 2, 2009 should you require assistance or any special 
accommodations.
    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 
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 (that 
exceed 2000 characters) 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 for 
this meeting must be received by 5 p.m. E.S.T. on October 28, 2009 and 
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 from 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

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found at http://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.

    Dated: October 5, 2009.
Rajen S. Anand,
Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture.
    Dated: October 9, 2009.
Edward B. Knipling,
Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture.
    Dated: October 6, 2009.
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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