[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 179 (Thursday, September 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 63486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22233]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on the Office of Dietary 
Supplements Draft 2016-2021 Strategic Plan

SUMMARY: The Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National 
Institutes of Health (NIH) has initiated a strategic planning process 
that will culminate in the ODS Strategic Plan for 2016-2021. To assist 
with this process, the ODS requests input from research communities--
academic, government, and industry--and from other interested parties. 
The overall purpose of the strategic planning effort is to identify 
both new opportunities and emerging needs for incorporation in the 
programmatic efforts of the Office. A draft is available on the ODS Web 
site at ods.od.nih.gov/StrategicPlan.

DATES: In order to ensure full consideration, all responses must be 
submitted by 11:59 p.m., September 30, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Interested individuals and organizations should submit their 
responses to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne L. Thurn, Ph.D., Office of 
Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health, 6100 Executive 
Boulevard, Room 3B01, Bethesda, MD 20892-7517, Phone: 301-435-2920, 
Fax: 301-480-1845, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ODS has drafted its next Strategic Plan and 
desires public comment on the progress of its programs and on future 
needs and opportunities for program activities. The draft plan and 
related information are available on the ODS Web site at 
ods.od.nih.gov/StrategicPlan.
    Guidance is being requested from all interested parties on these 
important issues:
     Are the current strategic goals adequate?
     Is ODS meeting its stakeholders' needs?
     In the future, should some of ODS's current programs or 
activities be given higher (or lower) priority?
     How can ODS more effectively provide useful information to 
the ODS user community, including consumers, investigators, 
practitioners, industry, media, policy makers, government, and other 
interested parties?

    Dated: September 9, 2016.
Lawrence Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2016-22233 Filed 9-14-16; 8:45 am]
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