[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36137-36138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12865]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Announcement of Intent To Establish the 2025 Dietary Guidelines 
Advisory Committee and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Health; U.S. Department of Agriculture 
(USDA), Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Nominations must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on July 
15, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Nominations may be submitted by email to 
[email protected]. Alternatively, nominations may be sent to: 
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Nominations, Office of Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Health (OASH), HHS; 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420; 
Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet de Jesus, MS, RD, Nutrition 
Advisor, telephone 240-453-8266, Office of Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority and Purpose: Section 301 of the National Nutrition 
Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341) requires 
the Secretaries of HHS and USDA to publish the Dietary Guidelines for 
Americans (Dietary Guidelines) 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. 
The current edition of the Dietary Guidelines (2020-2025) provides 
guidance on the entire life span, from birth to older adulthood, 
including pregnancy and lactation. The Dietary Guidelines for 
Americans, 2025-2030 will continue to provide food-based dietary 
guidance across the entire lifespan to help meet nutrient needs, 
promote health, and reduce the risk of chronic disease.
    The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (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, 
evidence-based advice and recommendations to be considered by HHS and 
USDA in the Departments' development of the Dietary Guidelines for 
Americans, 2025-2030. The Committee's review and advice will focus on 
the scientific questions prioritized by HHS and USDA with the potential 
to inform nutrition guidance for Americans across the lifespan. 
Formation of the Committee is necessary to adequately review the 
science to inform the Dietary Guidelines and is in the public interest.
    The Committee is expected to begin meeting in early 2023; the 
Committee will meet approximately five times during 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 scientific report of its 
recommendations that will be submitted to the Secretaries of HHS and 
USDA. Upon delivery of its report to the Secretaries or when the 
Committee's charter expires two years after it is filed, the activities 
of the Committee will be terminated.
    Structure: The Committee will consist of 15 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 desire for a balanced and diverse 
membership.
    Expertise in human nutrition related to disease prevention and 
health promotion for the specific scientific topics identified by the 
Departments to be examined by the Committee will be sought. Expertise 
will also be sought related to health equity and the scientific 
approaches used to review the evidence (systematic reviews, food 
pattern modeling, and data analysis). Information on the scientific 
topics is available at www.dietaryguidelines.gov.
    Equal opportunity practices regarding membership appointments to 
the Committee will be aligned with HHS and USDA policies. To the extent 
possible, HHS and USDA will ensure the Committee membership is balanced 
in expertise, experience, education, and institutional affiliation and 
is reflective of the racial, ethnic, gender, and geographic diversity 
within the United States.
    Individuals will be appointed to serve as members of the Committee 
to evaluate the scientific evidence, not to represent the viewpoints of 
any specific group. Members of the Committee will be classified as 
Special Government Employees (SGE)s during their term of appointment 
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. Only complete nomination packages submitted within the 
allotted time period will be considered. To be considered for an 
appointment, submission of the following information for each nominee 
is required: (1) a cover letter that clearly states the name and place 
of work of the nominee, the rationale for the nomination (i.e., which 
specific topics they have expertise in, highlighting relevant 
experience in health equity and the scientific

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approaches used by the Committee, if applicable), and a statement that 
the nominee would be willing to serve as a member of the Committee, if 
selected; (2) the name, address, telephone number, and email address 
for the individual being nominated and the nominator, if applicable; 
and (3) a copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae, limited to no more 
than 15 pages.
    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) current 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) grants, contracts, or research 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, committee, 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 10 
years and upcoming); (j) other paid travel or honoraria received, not 
included above (for past 5 years). If the nominee does not have 
anything to report for the section(s), indicate ``none.'' Web links to 
publications, presentations, and other materials available online are 
requested, when available.
    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. Federal employees 
should not be nominated for consideration for appointment to this 
Committee.

Rachel L. Levine,
ADM, Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2022-12865 Filed 6-14-22; 8:45 am]
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