[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 23, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-28914]
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[Federal Register: November 23, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service
AGENCIES: U.S. Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human
Services, Agricultural Research Service and Office of Food, Nutrition,
and Consumer Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Notice of Meeting;
Extension of Written Comment Period; Opportunity to Provide Oral
Comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the
Department of Agriculture (USDA)(a) provide notice of the second
meeting of the Committee, (b) extend the written comment period, and
(c) solicit public testimony.
DATES: (1) The Committee will meet January 11, 1995, for a full-day
meeting beginning at 9:00 a.m. p.s.t., January 12, 1995, for a half-day
meeting beginning at 9:00 a.m. p.s.t., and January 13, 1995 for a full-
day meeting beginning at 9:00 a.m. p.s.t. at the Holiday Inn Financial
District/Chinatown, Jade Room, 750 Kearny Street, San Francisco,
California 94108. (2) Oral testimony, from preregistered participants,
will be accepted January 11, 1995, for one half day beginning 9:00 a.m.
(3) Written comment on the Guidelines should be submitted by January
31, 1995, to insure consideration by the Committee.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karil Bialostosky, M.S., Executive Secretary from HHS to the Dietary
Guidelines Advisory Committee, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Room 2132, Switzer
Building, 330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201, (202) 205-9007.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Task
The eleven-member Committee appointed by the Secretaries of the two
Departments reflects the commitment by the Department of Health and
Human Services and Agriculture to the provision of sound and current
dietary guidance to consumers. The National Nutrition Monitoring and
Related Research Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-445) requires the Secretaries
of HHS and USDA to publish the Dietary Guidelines for Americans at
least every five years.The Directory Guidelines Advisory Committee will
recommend revisions to the Secretaries for the 1995 edition of
Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Announcement of Meeting
The Committee's second meeting will be January 11, 1995, beginning
at 9:00 a.m. (full-day meeting), January 12, 1995, beginning at 9:00
a.m. (half-day meeting), and January 13, 1995, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
(full-day meeting), p.s.t. The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn
Financial District/Chinatown, Jade Room, 750 Kearny Street, San
Francisco, California 94108. The agenda will include (a) oral testimony
from preregistered people or groups (b) discussion of drafts prepared
by members taking into account public testimony and written comments
submitted to date, and (c) formulation of plans for future work of the
Committee.
Public Participation at Meeting
The meeting is open to the public. However, space is limited for
all sessions. Oral testimony from the public will be accepted for one
half day, beginning at 9:00 a.m., on January 11, 1994. Requests to
testify should be mailed by January 1, 1995, to Karil Bialostosky,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and
Human Services, 330 C Street S.W., Room 2132, Switzer Building,
Washington, D.C. 20201, or faxed to (202) 205-9478. Presenters are
requested to disclose their affiliation and their source of funding to
attend the meeting and limit their comments to five minutes. The
Committee requests the submission of written copies of verbal
statements. Please call Karil Bialostosky (202/205-9007) by December
30, if you will require a sign language interpreter at the meeting.
Written Comment
By this notice, the Committee is extending the deadline to submit
written comments, views, information, and data pertinent to review of
the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Comments should be sent to Karil
Bialostosky, at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health,
Department of Health and Human Services, Switzer Building, Room 2132,
330 C Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201, by January 31, 1995, to
insure consideration by the Committee.
Dated: November 10, 1994.
J. Michael McGinnis,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 94-28914 Filed 11-22-94; 8:45 am]
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