[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8840-8841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04543]
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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 48 / Tuesday, March 12, 2019 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
Announcement of First Meeting of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines
Advisory Committee and Request for Comments
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food, Nutrition and
Consumer Services (FNCS); Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services
announce the first meeting of the newly appointed 2020 Dietary
Guidelines Advisory Committee (the Committee). This meeting will be
open to the public. Additionally, this notice opens a public comment
period that will remain open until early 2020, throughout the
Committee's deliberations.
DATES: This notice is being provided to the public on March 12, 2019.
The first meeting will be held on March 28, 2019, from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
and March 29, 2019, from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. The public comment period
opens with the publication of this notice.
ADDRESSES: (a) The meeting will be accessible by webcast on the
internet or by attendance in-person. Registrants will receive the
webcast information prior to the meeting. In-person participants also
must register prior to the meeting; the meeting will take place at the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, South Building, Jefferson Auditorium,
1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250.
(b) You may send comments, identified by Docket FNS-2019-0001, by
either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for sending comments. (Preferred method.)
Mail: Kristin Koegel, USDA Food and Nutrition Service,
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room
1034, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket FNS-2019-0001. For detailed instructions on sending
comments, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
Docket: For access to Docket FNS-2019-0001 to read background
documents or comments received, go to www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 2020
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, Eve Stoody, Ph.D.; Center for
Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA; 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 1034; Alexandria, VA 22302: Telephone (703)
305-7600; Fax (703) 305-3300. 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 USDA and 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.
USDA and HHS appointed the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee to conduct an independent scientific review that will help
inform the Departments' development of the next edition of the Dietary
Guidelines. Information on the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
membership and the topics and scientific questions the Departments
identified to be examined by the Committee is available at
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.
The 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee's formation is
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.
Committee's Task: The work of the Committee will be solely advisory
in nature and time-limited. The Committee will examine the current
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, take into consideration new
scientific evidence and current resource documents, and based on the
preponderance of current scientific and medical knowledge, develop a
report to the Secretaries of USDA and HHS that outlines its science-
based assessment and rationale. The Committee's report will help inform
the Departments' development of the ninth edition of the Dietary
Guidelines for Americans. The Committee will hold approximately five
meetings, open to the public, to review and discuss recommendations.
Meeting dates, times, locations, and other relevant information will be
announced at least 15 days in advance of each meeting via Federal
Register notice and at www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. As stipulated in the
charter, the Committee will be terminated after delivery of its final
report to the Secretaries of USDA and HHS or two years from the date
the charter was filed, whichever comes first.
Purpose of the Meeting: In accordance with FACA, and to promote
transparency of the process, deliberations of the Committee will occur
in a public forum. The purpose of this first meeting is to orient the
Committee to the Dietary Guidelines revision process and mark the
beginning of its work.
Meeting Agenda: The meeting agenda will include (a) review of
operations for the Committee members, (b) overview of the topics and
questions identified by the Departments to be examined by the
Committee, (c) presentations on the evidence-based approaches for
reviewing the scientific evidence, including systematic reviews, data
analyses, and food pattern modeling analyses, and (d) plans for future
Committee work.
Meeting Registration: The meeting is open to the public. The
meeting will be accessible by webcast or by attendance in-person.
Registration is required for
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both web viewing and in-person attendance. To register, go to
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov and click on the link for ``Meeting
Registration.'' Online registration begins March 19, 2019, and closes
at 5:00 p.m. March 26, 2019. To register by phone or to request a sign
language interpreter or other special accommodations, please call for
registration and logistics assistance through USDA's Center for
Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Susan Cole at (703) 605-4266 by 5:00
p.m., March 26, 2019. All registrants will be asked to provide their
name, affiliation, phone number or email address, days attending, and
whether they will be participating via webcast or in-person.
Webcast Public Participation: After registration, individuals
participating by webcast will receive webcast access information via
email.
In-Person Public Participation and Building Access: For in-person
participants, this meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Jefferson Auditorium (South Building), as noted above in
the Addresses section. Details regarding registration capacity and
directions will be posted on www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. For in-person
(registered) participants, check-in at the meeting's on-site
registration desk is required and will begin at 7:30 a.m. each day.
Public Comments and Meeting Documents: Written comments from the
public will be accepted throughout the Committee's deliberative process
and will not be restricted to meeting dates and times. Opportunities to
present oral comments to the Committee will be provided at a future
meeting(s).
Electronic submissions: Follow the instructions for
submitting comments at www.regulations.gov. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, will be posted to Docket FNS-
2019-0001. (Preferred method.)
Written/paper submissions: Mail/courier to Kristin Koegel,
USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Center for Nutrition Policy and
Promotion, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1034, Alexandria, VA 22302. For
written/paper submissions, CNPP will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, to www.regulations.gov.
Meeting materials will be available for public viewing at this
meeting. Meeting materials related to each meeting will subsequently be
accessible at www.DietaryGuidelines.gov and at the USDA Food and
Nutrition Service, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion; 3101 Park
Center Drive, Room 1034; Alexandria, VA 22302. Materials may be
requested by: Telephone (703) 305-7600, Fax (703) 305-3300,
[email protected].
Dated: March 5, 2019.
Brandon Lipps,
Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services,
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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