[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79-80]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28510]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of First Meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines
Advisory Committee and Request for Comments
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH); U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and
Agriculture announce the first meeting of the newly appointed 2025
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (Committee). This meeting will be
open to the public virtually. Additionally, this notice opens a public
comment period that will remain open until late 2024, throughout the
Committee's deliberations.
DATES: The first meeting will be held February 9-10, 2023. The public
comment period opens with the publication of this notice.
ADDRESSES:
(a) The meeting will be accessible online via livestream and
recorded for later viewing. Registrants will receive the livestream
information prior to the meeting.
(b) You may send comments, identified by Docket OASH-2022-0021, by
either of the following methods:
Online (preferred method): Federal eRulemaking Portal:
http://www.regulations.gov.
Mail: Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD, HHS/OASH Office of
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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(ODPHP), 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420, Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket OASH-2022-0021. For detailed instructions on sending
comments, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Designated Federal Officer, 2025
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD; HHS/
OASH/ODPHP, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420, Rockville, MD 20852;
Phone: 240-453-8266; Email [email protected]. 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 HHS and USDA are directed 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
lifespan, 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. HHS and USDA appointed the 2025 Dietary
Guidelines Advisory Committee (Committee) to conduct an independent
scientific review that will help inform the Departments' development of
the next edition of the Dietary Guidelines. 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. Information on the 2025 Committee membership and
the scientific questions will be available at
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.
The 2025 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 evidence on the
scientific questions, using approaches including systematic reviews,
food pattern modeling, and data analysis. The Committee will then
develop a scientific report to be submitted to the HHS and USDA
Secretaries. The scientific report should describe the Committee's
review and conclusions and provide science-based advice and rationale
to the Departments based on the preponderance of evidence reviewed. HHS
and USDA will consider the Committee's scientific report as they
develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030. The Committee
will hold approximately six meetings, open to the public virtually, to
review the evidence and discuss recommendations. Future meeting dates,
times, and other relevant information will be announced via Federal
Register notice and at www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. As stipulated in the
charter, the Committee will disband after delivery of its final report
to the Secretaries of HHS and USDA, 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 process and mark the beginning of
its work.
Meeting Agenda: The first meeting agenda will include (a) review of
operations for the Committee members, (b) overview of the proposed
scientific questions identified by the Departments to be examined by
the Committee, (c) presentations on the evidence-based approaches for
reviewing the scientific evidence, and (d) plans for future Committee
work.
Meeting Registration: The meeting is open to the public. The
meeting will be accessible online via livestream and recorded for later
viewing. Registration is required for the livestream. To register, go
to www.DietaryGuidelines.gov and click on the link for ``Meeting
Registration.'' Online registration begins on January 18, 2023 and ends
on February 10, 2023. To request a sign language interpreter or other
special accommodations, please email [email protected] by
February 5, 2023. All registrants will be asked to provide their name,
affiliation, email address, and days attending. After registration,
individuals will receive livestream access information via email.
Public Comments and Meeting Documents: Written comments from the
public will be accepted throughout the Committee's deliberative process
for the next approximately two years. Opportunities to present oral
comments to the Committee will be provided at a future meeting.
Online (preferred method): Follow the instructions for
submitting comments at www.regulations.gov. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, will be posted to Docket OASH-
2022-0021.
Mail: Mail/courier to Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD, HHS/OASH/
ODPHP, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420, Rockville, MD 20852. For
written/paper submissions, ODPHP will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, to www.regulations.gov.
Meeting materials for each meeting will be accessible at
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. Materials may be requested by email at
[email protected].
Paul Reed,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion.
[FR Doc. 2022-28510 Filed 12-30-22; 8:45 am]
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