Announcement of the Fifth Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Meeting and Solicitation of Written Comments, 3696-3697 [2010-1206]

Download as PDF 3696 Notices Federal Register Vol. 75, No. 14 Friday, January 22, 2010 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Announcement of the Fifth 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. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (a) provide notice of the fifth meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, and (b) solicit written comments pertinent to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: DATES: This Notice is provided to the public on January 22, 2010: (1) The Committee will meet on February 9, 2010, from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. E.S.T. and on February 10, 2010, from 8 a.m.–4 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 February 3, 2010, to ensure transmission to the Committee prior to this meeting. Written comments continue to be accepted throughout the Committee deliberation process. ADDRESSES: The fifth 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 VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:43 Jan 21, 2010 Jkt 220001 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. 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 Perez-Escamilla, Ph.D., Yale University, New Haven, 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., PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. The topics to be discussed will include Nutrient Adequacy; Energy Balance and Weight Management; Carbohydrates and Protein; Sodium, Potassium and Water; Fatty Acids and Cholesterol; Ethanol; and Food Safety. A draft agenda of the meeting will be posted to the https:// www.DietaryGuidelines.gov Web site as soon as it becomes available. 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. 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 E:\FR\FM\22JAN1.SGM 22JAN1 erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 14 / Friday, January 22, 2010 / Notices 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 February 3, 2010 should you require assistance or any special accommodations. Members of the public who are unable to access the Internet in order to attend the Webinar may contact Crystal Tyler at 202–314–4710 by 5 p.m. E.S.T. on February 3, 2010 for assistance to the extent reasonably practicable. 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 February 3, 2010 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 found at https:// www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:43 Jan 21, 2010 Jkt 220001 Dated: December 14, 2009. Rajen S. Anand, Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dated: December 17, 2009. Edward B. Knipling, Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Penelope Slade-Sawyer, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Disease Prevention and Health Promotion), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. [FR Doc. 2010–1206 Filed 1–21–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Institute of Food and Agriculture Solicitation of Nomination of Veterinary Shortage Situations for the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) AGENCY: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA. ACTION: Notice and solicitation for nominations. SUMMARY: The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is soliciting nominations for veterinary service shortage situations for the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP; [74 FR 32788–32798]), as authorized under the National Veterinary Medical Services Act (NVMSA), 7 U.S.C. 3151a. This Notice initiates a 45-day nomination solicitation period and prescribes the procedures and criteria to be used by State, Insular Area, DC and Federal Lands (hereafter referred to as State(s)) Animal Health Officials (SAHO) in order to nominate veterinary shortage situations. All States are eligible to submit nominations, up to the maximum indicated for each State in this notice. NIFA is conducting this solicitation of veterinary shortage situation nominations under previously approved information collection (OMB Control Number 0524–0046). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Sherman; National Program Leader, Veterinary Science; National Institute of Food and Agriculture; U.S. Department of Agriculture; STOP 2220; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.; Washington, DC 20250–2220; Voice: 202–401–4952; Fax: 202–401–6156; Email: gsherman@nifa.usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3697 Background and Purpose In recent years, a number of studies have been conducted to investigate national veterinary workforce needs in different veterinary sectors including private practice, public practice (local, State, and Federal service), military service, research, public health, food safety and other specialty disciplines. Major studies include two National Academies of Science (NAS) reports, Animal Health at the Crossroads: Preventing, Detecting, and Diagnosing Animal Diseases and Critical Needs for Research in Veterinary Science, a third pending NAS committee report, Assessing the Current and Future Workforce Needs in Veterinary Medicine, which is currently under final review, and a 2009 GAO Federal Veterinary Work Force report, VETERINARIAN WORKFORCE: Actions Are Needed to Ensure Sufficient Capacity for Protecting Public and Animal Health. These studies, taken together with a number of smaller assessments of veterinary workforce needs conducted by various professional associations, indicate shortages of veterinarians exist in nearly all sectors and many of these shortages will worsen without enhancement of resources, facilities, incentives, and novel recruiting and educational strategies. A landmark series of three peerreviewed studies published in 2007 in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA), and sponsored by the Food Supply Veterinary Medicine Coalition (https:// www.avma.org/fsvm/recognition.asp), gave considerable attention to the growing shortage of food supply veterinarians, the causes of shortages in this sector, and the consequences to the US food safety infrastructure and to the general public if this trend continues to worsen. 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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Announcement of the Fifth 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 fifth 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 January 22, 2010: (1) 
The Committee will meet on February 9, 2010, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. E.S.T. 
and on February 10, 2010, from 8 a.m.-4 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 February 3, 2010, to ensure transmission 
to the Committee prior to this meeting. Written comments continue to be 
accepted throughout the Committee deliberation process.

ADDRESSES: The fifth 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., Yale University, New Haven, 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. The topics to be discussed will include Nutrient 
Adequacy; Energy Balance and Weight Management; Carbohydrates and 
Protein; Sodium, Potassium and Water; Fatty Acids and Cholesterol; 
Ethanol; and Food Safety. A draft agenda of the meeting will be posted 
to the https://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov Web site as soon as it becomes 
available. 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. 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

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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 February 3, 2010 should you require assistance or any special 
accommodations. Members of the public who are unable to access the 
Internet in order to attend the Webinar may contact Crystal Tyler at 
202-314-4710 by 5 p.m. E.S.T. on February 3, 2010 for assistance to the 
extent reasonably practicable.
    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 February 3, 2010 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 found at https://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.

    Dated: December 14, 2009.
Rajen S. Anand,
Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture.
    Dated: December 17, 2009.
Edward B. Knipling,
Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture.
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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