[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 7468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4040]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Title: FNB Workshop on Folate, Vitamin B-12, and Choline
AGENCY: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, HHS.
ACTION: Food and Nutrition Board Workshop on Folate, B-12, and Choline;
notice of meeting and request for information.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Nutrition Board (FNB), Institute of Medicine,
National Academy of Sciences, under the auspices of the Standing
Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes,
will hold an open workshop to address the nutrients folate, vitamin B-
12, and choline.
DATES: The open meeting will be held from 12:30 until 5:30 p.m. E.S.T.
on March 3, 1997, and from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. E.S.T. on March 4,
1997, at the Jefferson Auditorium, U.S. Department of Agriculture South
Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. The
meeting is open to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Diane Johnson, Program Assistant,
Food and Nutrition Board, 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
D.C. 20418, (202) 334-1312, or send an e-mail to [email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Speakers have been invited to present
evidence bearing on requirements and adverse effects, if any, of high
levels of intake of folate, vitamin B-12, and choline. Information
presented will be considered by the committee in its development of
Dietary Reference Intakes for these nutrients. Interested individuals
and organizations are encouraged to provide written scientific
information for the committee's use. Those wishing to be considered for
a brief oral presentation should submit an abstract with references to
FNB, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20418, by February 24,
1997. The study for which this meeting is being held is supported by
the Department of Health and Human Services (Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science;
the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention; and the Office of Dietary Supplements, National
Institutes of Health).
The meeting is open to the public; however seating is limited. If
you will require a sign language interpreter, please call Diane Johnson
(202) 334-1312 by 4:30 p.m. E.S.T. on February 21, 1997.
Dated: February 6, 1997.
Claude Earl Fox,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion), Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 97-4040 Filed 2-18-97; 8:45 am]
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