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Department, membership includes, to
the extent practicable, individuals with
demonstrated ability to represent
minorities, women, and person with
disabilities.
Dated: October 1, 2009.
Pearlie S. Reed,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of the Fourth Dietary
Guidelines Advisory Committee
Meeting and Solicitation of Written
Comments
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA), Food, Nutrition and Consumer
Services (FNCS) and Research,
Education and Economics (REE); and
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Office of Public Health
and Science (OPHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of
Agriculture (USDA) and the Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) (a)
provide notice of the fourth meeting of
the Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee, and (b) solicit written
comments pertinent to the Dietary
Guidelines for Americans.
DATES: This Notice is provided to the
public on October 16, 2009. (1) The
Committee will meet on November 4,
2009, from 1–5 p.m. E.S.T. and on
November 5, 2009, from 8 a.m.–4:30
p.m. E.S.T. (2) Written comments
pertinent to the Dietary Guidelines for
Americans must be received by 5 p.m.
E.S.T. on October 28, 2009, to ensure
transmission to the Committee prior to
this meeting. Written comments
continue to be accepted throughout the
Committee deliberation process.
ADDRESSES: The fourth meeting will be
held online, via Webinar format. Details
regarding how to assure that your
windows computer and browser are
compatible with the Webinar format
being used will be provided by e-mail
following meeting registration and can
also be found on the Dietary Guidelines
Web site at https://
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. Written
comments are encouraged to be
submitted electronically at https://
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USDA Co-Executive Secretaries: Carole
Davis, Designated Federal Officer to the
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
(telephone 703–305–7600), Center for
Nutrition Policy and Promotion, 3101
Park Center Drive, Room 1034,
Alexandria, Virginia 22302; or Shanthy
Bowman (telephone 301–504–0619),
Agricultural Research Service (ARS),
Beltsville Human Nutrition Research
Center, 10300 Baltimore Avenue,
Building 005, Room 125, BARC–WEST,
Beltsville, Maryland 20705. HHS CoExecutive Secretaries: Kathryn McMurry
(telephone 240–453–8280) or Holly
McPeak (telephone 240–453–8280),
Office of Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, Office of Public Health and
Science, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite
LL100, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Additional information is available on
the Internet at https://
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee: The thirteen-member
Committee appointed by the Secretaries
of the two Departments is chaired by
Linda V. Van Horn, Ph.D., R.D., L.D.,
Northwestern University, Chicago,
Illinois. The Vice Chair of the
Committee is Naomi K. Fukagawa, M.D.,
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Ph.D., University of Vermont,
Burlington, Vermont. Other members
are: Cheryl Achterberg, Ph.D., The Ohio
State University, Columbus, Ohio;
Lawrence J. Appel, M.D., M.P.H., Johns
Hopkins Medical Institutions,
Baltimore, Maryland; Roger A. Clemens,
Dr.P.H, The University of Southern
California, Los Angeles, California;
Miriam E. Nelson, Ph.D., Tufts
University, Boston, Massachusetts;
Sharon M. Nickols-Richardson, Ph.D.,
R.D., Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, Pennsylvania; Thomas
A. Pearson, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.,
University of Rochester, Rochester, New
´
York; Rafael Perez-Escamilla, Ph.D.,
University of Connecticut, Storrs,
Connecticut; Xavier Pi-Sunyer, M.D.,
M.P.H., Columbia University College of
Physicians and Surgeons, New York,
New York; Eric B. Rimm, Sc.D., Harvard
University, Boston, Massachusetts;
Joanne L. Slavin, Ph.D., R.D., University
of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota; and
Christine L. Williams, M.D., M.P.H.,
Columbia University (Retired), Healthy
Directions, Inc., New York, New York.
Purpose of the Meeting: Section 301 of
Public Law 101–445 (7 U.S.C. 5341, the
National Nutrition Monitoring and
Related Research Act of 1990, Title III)
directs the Secretaries of USDA and
HHS to publish the Dietary Guidelines
for Americans at least every five years.
After a thorough review of the most
current scientific and applied literature
and open Committee deliberations, the
Committee will provide its
recommendations in the form of an
advisory report to the Secretaries of both
Departments.
Meeting Agenda: The meeting will (a)
allow individual subcommittees to
provide updates on progress made
within each subcommittee; and (b)
allow for the continued formulation of
plans for finalizing the Committee’s
work. Specific times for topic area
discussions are subject to change upon
the call of the Committee Chair.
Public Participation: Members of the
public are invited to attend the online
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
meeting. There will be no opportunity
for oral public comments during this
online meeting. Written comments,
however, are welcome throughout the
development process of the 2010
Dietary Guidelines for Americans. These
can be submitted at https://
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. See below
for more detailed instructions for
submitting written comments.
To take part in the on-line Committee
meeting, individuals must pre-register at
the Dietary Guidelines Web site located
at https://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. A
link for Meeting Registration will be
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available to click on. Registration for the
meeting is limited. Registrations will be
accepted until maximum Webinar
capacity is reached and must be
completed by 5 p.m. E.S.T on November
2, 2009. A waiting list will be
maintained should registrations exceed
Webinar capacity. Individuals on the
waiting list will be contacted as
additional Webinar space for the
meeting becomes available. Registration
questions may be directed to the
meeting planner, Crystal Tyler, at 202–
314–4701. Registration must include
name, affiliation, phone number or email, and days attending. Following preregistration, individuals will receive a
confirmation of registration via e-mail
with instructions on how to access the
Webinar and check for computer
compatibility. Please call Crystal Tyler
at 202–314–4701 by 5 p.m. E.S.T. on
November 2, 2009 should you require
assistance or any special
accommodations.
Written Comments: By this notice, the
Committee is soliciting submission of
written comments, views, information
and data pertinent to the review of the
Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Written comments are encouraged to be
submitted electronically at https://
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. A ‘‘submit
comments’’ button is available for
access to the public comments database.
Lengthy comments (that exceed 2000
characters) or support materials can be
uploaded as an attachment. Multiple
attachments must be ‘‘zip-filed’’.
Comments not submitted electronically
can be mailed, faxed, or delivered to:
Carole Davis, Co-Executive Secretary of
the Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee, Center for Nutrition Policy
and Promotion, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Room 1034, Alexandria, VA 22302,
703–305–7600 (telephone), 703–305–
3300 (fax). All comments for this
meeting must be received by 5 p.m.
E.S.T. on October 28, 2009 and will
become part of the public comments
database. Comments are welcome
throughout the Committee’s
deliberations.
Public Documents: Documents
pertaining to Committee deliberations
will be available for public viewing
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. E.S.T.,
Monday through Friday (except Federal
holidays), at the Reference Desk of the
National Agricultural Library, USDA/
ARS, 10301 Baltimore Avenue,
Beltsville, MD 20705. The Reference
Desk telephone phone number is 301–
504–5755; however, no advance
appointment is necessary. Meeting
materials (i.e., agenda, meeting minutes,
and transcript), once available, can be
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BROADCASTING BOARD OF
GOVERNORS
found at https://
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.
Dated: October 5, 2009.
Rajen S. Anand,
Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy
and Promotion, U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
Dated: October 9, 2009.
Edward B. Knipling,
Administrator, Agricultural Research Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Dated: October 6, 2009.
Penelope Slade-Sawyer,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health
(Disease Prevention and Health Promotion),
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
Lost River Subwatershed of the
Potomac River Watershed, Hardy
County, WV
AGENCY: Natural Resources
Conservation Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability of a record
of decision.
Louis Aspey, responsible
Federal official for projects
administered under the provisions of
the Flood Control Act of 1944, Public
Law 78–534, in the State of West
Virginia, is hereby providing
notification that a Record of Decision to
proceed with the installation of the Lost
River Site 16 project on Lower Cove Run
is available. Single copies of this Record
of Decision may be obtained from Louis
Aspey at the address shown below.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Background
On February 10, 2000, the Department
of Commerce (the Department)
published an antidumping duty order
on certain cut-to-length carbon-quality
steel plate products from Italy. See
Notice of Amendment of Final
Determinations of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Antidumping Duty
Orders: Certain Cut-To-Length CarbonQuality Steel Plate Products From
France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan
and the Republic of Korea, 65 FR 6585
(February 10, 2000). We received a
timely request for review from Evraz
Palini Bertoli S.p.A. (Palini), an Italian
producer of the subject merchandise. On
March 24, 2009, the Department
published a notice of initiation of an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain cutto-length carbon-quality steel plate
products from Italy with respect to
Palini for the period February 1, 2008,
through January 31, 2009. See Initiation
of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Administrative Reviews and
Requests for Revocation in Part, 74 FR
12310 (March 24, 2009). The
preliminary results of this
administrative review are currently due
no later than October 31, 2009.
DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, October 21,
2009, 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
PLACE: Cohen Building, Room 3321,
330 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20237.
CLOSED MEETING: The members of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)
will meet in closed session to review
and discuss a number of issues relating
to U.S. Government-funded nonmilitary international broadcasting.
They will address internal procedural,
budgetary, and personnel issues, as well
as sensitive foreign policy issues
relating to potential options in the U.S.
international broadcasting field. This
meeting is closed because if open it
likely would either disclose matters that
would be properly classified to be kept
secret in the interest of foreign policy
under the appropriate executive order (5
U.S.C. 552b.(c)(1)) or would disclose
information the premature disclosure of
which would be likely to significantly
frustrate implementation of a proposed
agency action. (5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(9)(B))
In addition, part of the discussion will
relate solely to the internal personnel
and organizational issues of the BBG or
the International Broadcasting Bureau.
(5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(2) and (6))
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Persons interested in obtaining more
information should contact Paul
Kollmer-Dorsey at (202) 203–4545.
Paul Kollmer-Dorsey,
Deputy General Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality
Steel Plate Products From Italy:
Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review
‘‘(This activity is listed in the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance under No. 10–
904—Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention—and is subject to the
provisions of Executive Order 12372 which
requires intergovernmental consultation
with State and local officials.)’’
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Sunshine Act Meeting
[A–475–826]
Dated: October 7, 2009.
Louis E. Aspey II,
Acting State Conservationist.
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Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–0665.
International Trade Administration
Louis Aspey, Acting State
Conservationist, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, 1550 Earl Core
Road, Suite 200, Morgantown, West
Virginia 26505, telephone (304) 284–
7540.
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AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES:
Effective Date: October 16, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dmitry Vladimirov, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 5, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
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Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary
Results
Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires
the Department to make a preliminary
determination within 245 days after the
last day of the anniversary month of an
order for which a review is requested
and a final determination within 120
days after the date on which the
preliminary determination is published
in the Federal Register. If it is not
practicable to complete the review
within these time periods, section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the
Department to extend the time limit for
the preliminary determination to a
maximum of 365 days after the last day
of the anniversary month.
We determine that it is not practicable
to complete the preliminary results of
this review by the current deadline of
October 31, 2009. During the course of
the review, Palini has requested several
extensions of time to file its
questionnaire and supplemental
questionnaire responses, which we
granted in whole or in part. Given the
length of time that Palini requested to
submit information we requested and
the amount of time we granted Palini to
respond to our questionnaires, we
require additional time to analyze
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of the Fourth Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
Meeting and Solicitation of Written Comments
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food, Nutrition and
Consumer Services (FNCS) and Research, Education and Economics (REE);
and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of
Public Health and Science (OPHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) (a) provide notice of the fourth
meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, and (b) solicit
written comments pertinent to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
DATES: This Notice is provided to the public on October 16, 2009. (1)
The Committee will meet on November 4, 2009, from 1-5 p.m. E.S.T. and
on November 5, 2009, from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. E.S.T. (2) Written comments
pertinent to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans must be received by 5
p.m. E.S.T. on October 28, 2009, to ensure transmission to the
Committee prior to this meeting. Written comments continue to be
accepted throughout the Committee deliberation process.
ADDRESSES: The fourth meeting will be held online, via Webinar format.
Details regarding how to assure that your windows computer and browser
are compatible with the Webinar format being used will be provided by
e-mail following meeting registration and can also be found on the
Dietary Guidelines Web site at https://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.
Written comments are encouraged to be submitted electronically at
https://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USDA Co-Executive Secretaries: Carole
Davis, Designated Federal Officer to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee (telephone 703-305-7600), Center for Nutrition Policy and
Promotion, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1034, Alexandria, Virginia
22302; or Shanthy Bowman (telephone 301-504-0619), Agricultural
Research Service (ARS), Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center,
10300 Baltimore Avenue, Building 005, Room 125, BARC-WEST, Beltsville,
Maryland 20705. HHS Co-Executive Secretaries: Kathryn McMurry
(telephone 240-453-8280) or Holly McPeak (telephone 240-453-8280),
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public
Health and Science, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100, Rockville,
Maryland 20852. Additional information is available on the Internet at
https://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: The thirteen-member
Committee appointed by the Secretaries of the two Departments is
chaired by Linda V. Van Horn, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., Northwestern
University, Chicago, Illinois. The Vice Chair of the Committee is Naomi
K. Fukagawa, M.D., Ph.D., University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
Other members are: Cheryl Achterberg, Ph.D., The Ohio State University,
Columbus, Ohio; Lawrence J. Appel, M.D., M.P.H., Johns Hopkins Medical
Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland; Roger A. Clemens, Dr.P.H, The
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; Miriam E.
Nelson, Ph.D., Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts; Sharon M.
Nickols-Richardson, Ph.D., R.D., Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, Pennsylvania; Thomas A. Pearson, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.,
University of Rochester, Rochester, New York; Rafael P[eacute]rez-
Escamilla, Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut;
Xavier Pi-Sunyer, M.D., M.P.H., Columbia University College of
Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York; Eric B. Rimm, Sc.D.,
Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts; Joanne L. Slavin, Ph.D.,
R.D., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota; and Christine L.
Williams, M.D., M.P.H., Columbia University (Retired), Healthy
Directions, Inc., New York, New York.
Purpose of the Meeting: Section 301 of Public Law 101-445 (7 U.S.C.
5341, the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of
1990, Title III) directs the Secretaries of USDA and HHS to publish the
Dietary Guidelines for Americans at least every five years. After a
thorough review of the most current scientific and applied literature
and open Committee deliberations, the Committee will provide its
recommendations in the form of an advisory report to the Secretaries of
both Departments.
Meeting Agenda: The meeting will (a) allow individual subcommittees
to provide updates on progress made within each subcommittee; and (b)
allow for the continued formulation of plans for finalizing the
Committee's work. Specific times for topic area discussions are subject
to change upon the call of the Committee Chair.
Public Participation: Members of the public are invited to attend
the online Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee meeting. There will be
no opportunity for oral public comments during this online meeting.
Written comments, however, are welcome throughout the development
process of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. These can be
submitted at https://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. See below for more
detailed instructions for submitting written comments.
To take part in the on-line Committee meeting, individuals must
pre-register at the Dietary Guidelines Web site located at https://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. A link for Meeting Registration will be
available to click on. Registration for the meeting is limited.
Registrations will be accepted until maximum Webinar capacity is
reached and must be completed by 5 p.m. E.S.T on November 2, 2009. A
waiting list will be maintained should registrations exceed Webinar
capacity. Individuals on the waiting list will be contacted as
additional Webinar space for the meeting becomes available.
Registration questions may be directed to the meeting planner, Crystal
Tyler, at 202-314-4701. Registration must include name, affiliation,
phone number or e-mail, and days attending. Following pre-registration,
individuals will receive a confirmation of registration via e-mail with
instructions on how to access the Webinar and check for computer
compatibility. Please call Crystal Tyler at 202-314-4701 by 5 p.m.
E.S.T. on November 2, 2009 should you require assistance or any special
accommodations.
Written Comments: By this notice, the Committee is soliciting
submission of written comments, views, information and data pertinent
to the review of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Written comments
are encouraged to be submitted electronically at https://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. A ``submit comments'' button is available
for access to the public comments database. Lengthy comments (that
exceed 2000 characters) or support materials can be uploaded as an
attachment. Multiple attachments must be ``zip-filed''. Comments not
submitted electronically can be mailed, faxed, or delivered to: Carole
Davis, Co-Executive Secretary of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1034, Alexandria, VA
22302, 703-305-7600 (telephone), 703-305-3300 (fax). All comments for
this meeting must be received by 5 p.m. E.S.T. on October 28, 2009 and
will become part of the public comments database. Comments are welcome
throughout the Committee's deliberations.
Public Documents: Documents pertaining to Committee deliberations
will be available for public viewing from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
E.S.T., Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays), at the
Reference Desk of the National Agricultural Library, USDA/ARS, 10301
Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705. The Reference Desk telephone
phone number is 301-504-5755; however, no advance appointment is
necessary. Meeting materials (i.e., agenda, meeting minutes, and
transcript), once available, can be
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found at https://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.
Dated: October 5, 2009.
Rajen S. Anand,
Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
Dated: October 9, 2009.
Edward B. Knipling,
Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
Dated: October 6, 2009.
Penelope Slade-Sawyer,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. E9-24946 Filed 10-15-09; 8:45 am]
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