[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45206-45207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19302]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Announcement of Intent To Establish the 2020 Dietary Guidelines 
Advisory Committee and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, 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).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services 
announce the intent to establish a Dietary Guidelines Advisory 
Committee and invite nominations for the Committee.

DATES: Nominations must be submitted by midnight Eastern Time on 
October 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Nominations may be submitted by electronic mail to 
[email protected]. This address can be accessed through 
the internet at the following website address: 
www.dietaryguidelines.gov. Alternatively, nominations may be sent to: 
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Nominations, 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).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eve Stoody (telephone 703-305-7600), 
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 
1034, Alexandria, Virginia 22302, or, Richard Olson (telephone 240-453-
8280), Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 1101 Wootton 
Parkway, Suite LL100, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Additional information 
is available on the internet at www.dietaryguidelines.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority and Purpose: Under Section 301 of Public Law 101-445 (7 
U.S.C. 5341, the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act 
of 1990, Title III) the Secretaries of the U.S. Departments of 
Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) are directed to 
publish the Dietary Guidelines for Americans jointly at least every 
five years. The law instructs that this publication shall contain 
nutritional and dietary information and guidelines for the general 
public, shall be based on the preponderance of scientific and medical 
knowledge current at the time of publication, and shall be promoted by 
each Federal agency in carrying out any Federal food, nutrition, or 
health program. Recent editions of the Dietary Guidelines provide 
dietary advice for Americans ages 2 years and older. The Agricultural 
Act of 2014 mandates the addition of dietary guidance for women who are 
pregnant and infants and toddlers from birth to 24 months of age 
beginning with the 2020 edition.
    The 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (the Committee) 
shall be formed and governed under the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C., 
App), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory 
committees. The Committee is established to provide independent, 
science-based advice and recommendations to be considered by USDA and 
HHS in the development of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for 
Americans. Formation of the Committee is necessary and in the public 
interest.
    The Committee is expected to begin meeting during the Fall/Winter 
of 2018/2019; the Committee will meet approximately five times during 
the course of its operation. Pursuant to the FACA, all Committee 
meetings will be open to the public. The Committee will be established 
to accomplish a single, time-limited task. The Committee will develop a 
report of its recommendations that will be submitted to the Secretaries 
of USDA and HHS. Upon delivery of its report to the Secretaries or when 
the charter expires, the activities of the Committee will be 
terminated.
    Structure: The Committee will consist of 13 to 20 members, 
including the Chair and Vice-Chairperson. Factors to be considered in 
selecting individuals to serve on the Committee include educational 
background, professional experience, and demonstrated scientific 
expertise in the issues to be examined by the Committee, as well as 
statutory obligations under FACA and requirements regarding a balanced 
membership.
    Expertise in human nutrition related to disease prevention and 
health promotion during different stages of life, such as pediatrics, 
obstetrics, and geriatrics, will be sought. Expertise in the topics and 
scientific questions identified by the Departments to be examined by 
the Committee also will be sought. Information on the topics and 
scientific questions is available at www.dietaryguidelines.gov.
    Equal opportunity practices regarding membership appointments to 
the Committee will be aligned with USDA and HHS policies. To ensure 
that recommendations of the Committee take into account the needs of 
the diverse groups served by USDA and HHS, membership shall include, to 
the extent practicable, individuals who are minorities, women, and 
persons with disabilities.
    Individuals will be appointed to serve as members of the Committee 
to represent balanced viewpoints of the scientific evidence, not to 
represent the viewpoints of any specific group.
    Members of the Committee will be classified as Special Government 
Employees (SGEs) during their term of appointment on the Committee and, 
as such, are subject to the ethical standards of conduct for Federal 
employees. Upon entering the position and annually throughout the 
approximate 2-year term of appointment, members of the Committee will 
be required to complete and submit a report of their financial 
holdings.
    Nominations and Appointments for Memberships: Nominees, including 
self-nominees, will be considered for appointment as members of the 
Committee. To be considered for an appointment requires submission of 
the following for each nominee: (1) A cover letter that clearly states 
the name and affiliation of the nominee, the rationale for the 
nomination (i.e., specific attributes which qualify the nominee for 
service in this capacity), and a statement that the nominee would be 
willing to

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serve as a member of the Committee, if selected; (2) the name, address, 
telephone number, and electronic mail address of the nominator and the 
individual being nominated; (3) a copy of the nominee's curriculum 
vitae, which should be limited to no more than 15 pages; and (4) the 
following administrative form: AD-755 (Advisory Committee Membership 
Background Information, OMB Number 0505-0001), available on the 
internet at: https://www.ocio.usda.gov/document/ad-755. Where 
prohibited by Federal law or regulations, nominations will not be 
accepted directly from USDA research and promotion boards. Self-
nominations and nominations by members of research and promotion boards 
in their individual capacity will be considered.
    The curriculum vitae should include the following information: (a) 
Education; (b) experience (current and former); (c) affiliations (food, 
nutrition, public health, and/or other relevant associations, including 
positions held); (d) memberships (expert panels, committees, or other 
relevant groups, including positions held); (e) peer-reviewed 
publications (for past 10 years); (f) oral presentations (for past 5 
years); (g) editorials, opinion pieces, and blogs (for past 5 years); 
(h) grant funding (for past 15 years); (i) name of any corporation, 
professional society, association, panel, company, firm, government 
agency (Federal, state, and local), research organization, educational 
institution, or other organization or institution (government, private, 
and not-for-profit; domestic and foreign) in which the nominee's 
services have been, will be, or are expected to be provided, with or 
without compensation, including on a part-time or seasonal basis as an 
officer, medical staff, board member, owner, trustee, director, expert 
advisor, consultant, official spokesperson, member of speakers bureau, 
or expert witness (for past 5 years and upcoming); (j) other paid 
travel or honoraria received, not included above (for past 5 years). 
Web links to publications, presentations, and other materials available 
online are requested, when available. In all cases, a limited selection 
of earlier publications, presentations, affiliations, etc. applicable 
to the qualifications may also be included.

    Dated: August 28, 2018.
Brandon Lipps,
Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, 
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
    Dated: August 28, 2018.
    Dated: August 29, 2018.
Brett P. Giroir,
Admiral, U.S. Public Health Service, Assistant Secretary for Health, 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health 
and Human Services.
Chavonda Jacobs-Young,
Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2018-19302 Filed 9-5-18; 8:45 am]
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