[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40533-40534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19909]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, HHS.
ACTION: Commission of dietary supplement labels: notice of meeting #9.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is providing
notice of the ninth meeting of the Commission on dietary supplement
labels.
DATES: The Commission intends to hold its meeting on August 14, 1997,
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on August 15, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. to
approximately 3:00 p.m., E.S.T., at the Hyatt Regency Reston, Reston
Town Center, 1800 Presidents Street, Reston, Virginia 20190. The
meeting is open to the public; seating is limited.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth D. Fisher, Ph. D., Executive
Director, Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels, Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion, Room 738G, Hubert H. Humphrey
Building, 200 Independence Ave. S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201, (202)
690-7102.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pub. L. 103-417, Section 12, authorized the
establishment of a Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels whose seven
members have been appointed by the President. The appointments to the
Commission by the President and the establishment of the Commission by
the Secretary of Health and Human Services reflect the commitment of
the President and the Secretary to the development of a sound and
consistent regulatory policy on labeling of dietary supplements.
The Commission is charged with conducting a study and providing
recommendations for regulation of label claims and statements for
dietary supplements, including the use of
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supplemental literature in connection with their sale and, in addition,
procedures for evaluation of label claims. The Commission is evaluating
how best to provide truthful, scientifically valid, and non-misleading
information to consumers in order that they may make informed health
care choices for themselves and their families. The Commission's study
report may include recommendations on legislation, if appropriate and
necessary.
The Commission made a draft of its report available for public
comment on June 24, 1997. The purpose of meeting #9 is to review
comments and information received from the public and to discuss
preparation of the Commission's final report.
The Commission meeting agenda will include approval of minutes of
the previous meeting, review of comments and information submitted by
the public, and discussion of possible revisions of the draft report
and procedures for final report completion. The open meeting may be
recessed for short time periods on Thursday afternoon, August 14, 1997,
and on Friday morning, August 15, 1997, at the call of the Chair, to
allow members of the Commission to redraft portions of the report.
Following such recesses, if any, the revisions will be presented to the
full Commission in its open meeting.
The meeting is open to the public, however seating is limited. If
you will require a sign language interpreter, please call Sandra
Saunders (202) 690-7102 by 4:30 p.m. E.S.T. on August 4, 1997.
Dated: July 17, 1997.
Susanne A. Stoiber,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, (Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 97-19909 Filed 7-28-97; 8:45 am]
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