[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 9041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3925]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee; Meeting
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.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the
Department of Agriculture (USDA) (a) provide notice of the third and
final meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.
DATES: (1) The Committee will meet March 29, 1995, for a full-day
meeting beginning at 9:00 a.m. e.s.t.; March 30, 1995, for a half-day
meeting beginning at 9:00 a.m. e.s.t; and March 31, 1995 for a full-day
meeting beginning at 9:00 a.m. e.s.t., at the Doubletree Hotel Park
Terrace, Terrace Ballroom, 1515 Rhode Island Ave, NW., Washington, DC
20005.
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 Departments 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 Dietary 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 third meeting will be March 29, 1995, beginning at
9:00 a.m. (full-day meeting), March 30, 1995, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
(half-day meeting), and March 31, 1995, beginning at 9:00 a.m. (full-
day meeting) e.s.t. The meeting will be held at the Doubletree Hotel
Park Terrace, Terrace Ballroom, 1515 Rhode Island Ave, NW., Washington,
DC 20005. The agenda will include (a) discussion of working drafts and
report to the Secretaries of Health and Agriculture, (b) finalizing
recommendations for the 1995 edition of Nutrition and Your Health:
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and, time permitting, (c) discussion
of research and other needs for the future.
Public Participation at Meeting
The meeting is open to the public. However, space is limited for
all sessions. Please call Karil Bialostosky (202/205-9007) by March 15,
if you will require a sign language interpreter at the meeting.
Dated: February 10, 1995.
Susanne A. Stoiber,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion/Health Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
[FR Doc. 95-3925 Filed 2-15-95; 8:45 am]
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