[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 160 (Friday, August 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43151-43152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20537]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
Notice of Meeting
Establishment of the National Nutrition Advisory Committee.
SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging (AoA) is announcing the
establishment of the National Nutrition Advisory Council and date and
location of the first meeting.
DATES: The National Nutrition Advisory Council is established effective
July 19, 1995. The first meeting will be held on September 12-13, 1995,
at the Doubletree Hotel, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The location is 300
Army Navy Drive, Arlington, Virginia. The meeting is open to the
public.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jean L. Lloyd, Nutrition Officer, Administration on Aging, Office of
State and Community Programs, 330 Independence Avenue S.W., Washington,
D.C. 20201, 202-619-0011.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Nutrition Advisory Council
As a result of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992, Public
Law 102-375, section 206(g)(2)(A)(i) of the Older Americans Act, 42
U.S.C. 3017(g)(2)(A)(i), mandates the establishment of an advisory
council to develop recommendations for guidelines on efficiency and
quality in furnishing nutrition services under Title III, Part C of the
Act and to assist and advise the Assistant Secretary for Aging.
The charter signed by Secretary Donna E. Shalala states the
functions of the National Nutrition Advisory Council as follows:
1. To develop recommendations for guidelines on the efficiency and
quality in furnishing nutrition services provided under Title III, Part
C of the Older Americans Act;
2. To review and revise these recommendations as needed;
3. To assist and advise the Assistant Secretary for Aging in the
areas of nutrition and aging, health, malnutrition, nutrition and home
and community-based care, hunger, food security/insecurity, food,
community nutrition services, and service delivery, prevention and
intervention strategies, special needs of minority elderly, nutrition
policy and other matters which affect older individuals;
4. To assist and advise the Assistant Secretary for Aging regarding
the Older Americans Act as it relates to nutrition;
5. To provide a public forum for discussion of concerns regarding
nutrition and the elderly;
6. To provide a structure for communication and cooperation between
the Assistant Secretary for Aging and organizations with an interest in
nutrition and aging.
The members of the National Nutrition Advisory Council were
selected from nominations submitted by interested organizations and the
public. They are as follows:
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Term of
Name City/state office
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Ronni Little Rock, AK............... 7/99
Chernoff.
Mary Ann Alexandria, VA................ 7/97
Keeffe.
Patricia Ottawa, KS.................... 7/97
Watson.
Mary Seattle, WA................... 7/99
Podrabsky.
Javier Garza. Austin, TX.................... 7/97
Rita Barreras Denver, Co.................... 7/97
Arthur Kansas City, KS............... 7/99
Collins.
Carolyn Atmore, AL.................... 7/99
Rackard.
Alan Balsam.. Boston, MA.................... 7/99
Kathryn Pittsburgh, PA................ 7/99
Bishirjian.
Camille Washington, D.C............... 7/97
Brewer.
Elsa Ramirez Salinas, CA................... 7/99
Brisson.
Audry C. New Brunswick, NJ............. 7/99
Burkartt.
Janice Davis. Cleveland, OH................. 7/97
Robert Omaha, NB..................... 7/97
Heaney, M.D..
Emma Luten... Batltimore, MD................ 7/99
Sudha Reddy.. Altanta, GA................... 7/99
Carol Oklahoma, OK.................. 7/97
Scroggins.
Vera Thompson Detroit, MI................... 7/97
Nancy Wellman Miami, FL..................... 7/97
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The National Nutrition Advisory Council will meet at a minimum two
times a year. A notice of each meeting will be placed in the Federal
Register. Each meeting will be open to the public.
The first meeting will be held on September 12-13, 1995 beginning
at 8:30 a.m., at the Doubletree Hotel. The location of the meeting is
300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, Virginia. The meeting is open to the
public.
An annual report of the National Nutrition Advisory Council shall
be submitted to the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Aging.
This notice is issued under the Federal Advisory Committees Act (5
U.S.C. Appendix 2) and 21 CFR Part 14 relating to advisory committees
Fernando M. Torres-Gil,
Assitant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 95-20537 Filed 8-17-95; 8:45 am]
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