[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20556-20558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9067]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Announcement of the Sixth and Final Dietary Guidelines Advisory 
Committee Meeting 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 sixth and 
final meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, and (b) 
solicit

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written comments pertinent to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

DATES: This Notice is provided to the public on April 20, 2010. (1) The 
Committee will meet on May 12, 2010, from 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. E.D.T. (2) 
Written comments pertinent to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans must 
be received by 5 p.m. E.D.T. on April 29, 2010, to ensure transmission 
to the Committee prior to this meeting. Written comments on the 
Committee deliberation process will not be accepted after this 
deadline.

ADDRESSES: The sixth meeting will be held online, via Webinar format. 
Details regarding how to assure that your 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 
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., Yale University, New Haven, 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 include a review and discussion of 
the Committee's draft Report. The topics to be discussed will include 
Nutrient Adequacy; Energy Balance and Weight Management; Carbohydrates 
and Protein; Sodium, Potassium and Water; Fatty Acids and Cholesterol; 
Alcohol; and Food Safety and Technology. A draft agenda of the meeting 
will be posted to the http://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov Web site as soon 
as it becomes available. 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 Webinar meeting. There 
will be no opportunity for oral public comments during this online 
meeting. Written comments, however, are welcome throughout the 2010 
Dietary Guidelines for Americans development process. 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. 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.D.T. on May 5, 2010 should you require assistance or any special 
accommodations. Members of the public who are unable to access the 
Internet in order to attend the Webinar may contact Crystal Tyler at 
202-314-4701 by 5 p.m. E.D.T. on May 5, 2010 for assistance to the 
extent reasonably practicable.
    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.D.T. on April 29, 2010 and 
will become part of the public comments database. This comment 
submission feature will not be available once the comment submission 
deadline has been reached. The viewing of public comments will however, 
continue to be available.
    Public Documents: Documents pertaining to Committee deliberations 
for the final meeting, including the draft report, will be available 
for public viewing from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. E.D.T., at the Reference 
Desk of the National Agricultural Library, USDA/ARS, 10301 Baltimore 
Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, beginning the day

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before the meeting and thereafter, each Monday through Friday (except 
Federal holidays). The Reference Desk telephone phone number is 301-
504-5755; however, no advance appointment is necessary. All official 
documents are available for viewing for the duration of the Committee's 
term which terminates after delivery of its final report to the 
Secretaries. Meeting materials (i.e., agenda, meeting minutes, and 
transcript), once available, can be found at http://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.

    Dated: April 5, 2010.
Rajen S. Anand,
Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture.
    Dated: April 6, 2010.
Edward B. Knipling,
Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture.
    Dated: April 7, 2010.
Penelope Slade-Sawyer,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2010-9067 Filed 4-19-10; 8:45 am]
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