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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Establishment of the 2015 Dietary
Guidelines Advisory Committee
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Health, Office of the
Secretary, Department of Health and
Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Authority: Establishment of the 2015
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is
authorized under 42 U.S.C. 217a, Section 222
of the Public Health Service Act, as amended.
The Committee will be governed by
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), which sets forth
standards for the formation and use of
advisory committees.
The U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services announces
establishment of the 2015 Dietary
Guidelines Advisory Committee
(hereafter referred to as the Committee
or 2015 DGAC). The 2015 DGAC is an
expert advisory committee that has been
established to assist the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) and
the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) perform a single, time-limited
task.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Designated Federal Officer, 2015 DGAC,
Richard D. Olson and/or Alternate
Designated Federal Officer, 2015 DGAC:
Kellie (O’Connell) Casavale, Ph.D., RD;
Office of Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, OASH/DHHS; 1101 Wootton
Parkway, Suite LL100 Tower Building;
Rockville, MD 20852; Telephone (240)
453–8280; Fax: (240) 453–8281. Lead
USDA Co-Executive Secretary, Colette I.
Rihane, M.S., R.D., Director, Nutrition
Guidance and Analysis Division, Center
for Nutrition Policy and Promotion; U.S.
Department of Agriculture; 3101 Park
Center Drive, Room 1034; Alexandria,
VA 22302; Telephone: (703) 305–7600;
Fax: (703) 305–3300. USDA CoExecutive Secretary, Shanthy A.
Bowman, Ph.D.; Nutritionist, Food
Surveys Research Group, Beltsville
Human Nutrition Research Center,
Agricultural Research Service, USDA;
10300 Baltimore Avenue, BARC-West
Bldg 005, Room 125; Beltsville, MD
20705–2350; Telephone: 301–504–0619.
Additional information about the 2015
DGAC is available on the Internet at
www.dietaryguidelines.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
Section 301 of the National Nutrition
Monitoring and Related Research Act of
1990 (7 U.S.C. 534), the Secretaries of
HHS and USDA are required to publish
jointly, at least every five years, a report
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entitled Dietary Guidelines for
Americans. Under the referenced
legislation, it is stipulated that HHS and
USDA are required to work jointly ane
collaboratively to publish a report that
(1) contains nutritional and dietary
information and guidelines for the
general public; (2) is based on the
preponderance of scientific and medical
knowledge current at the at the time of
publication; and (3) will be promoted by
each Federal agency in carrying out any
Federal food, nutrition, or health
program.
Dietary Guidelines for Americans was
issued voluntarily by HHS and USDA in
1980, 1985, and 1990. Since enactment
of the authorizing legislation, the
Dietary Guidelines for Americans have
been published with revisions in 1995,
2000, 2005, and 2010. The Secretaries of
HHS and USDA have established and
utilized a Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee to provide advice and make
recommendations regarding the
Guidelines since the 1985 edition.
After appropriate consultation
between HHS and the General Services
Administration (GSA), it was
determined that formation of the 2015
DGAC is in the public interest in
connection with the performance of
duties imposed on the Department by
law, and that such duties can best be
performed through the advice and
counsel of a federal advisory committee.
The Secretary of Health and Human
Services approved for the 2015 DGAC to
be established as a discretionary Federal
advisory committee; the Committee
charter was approved by the Secretary
on January 9, 2013. To comply with the
provisions of FACA, the charter will be
filed with the appropriate Congressional
committees and the Library of Congress
fifteen calendar days after notice of this
action being taken has been published
in the Federal Register.
Objectives and Scope of Activities.
The 2015 DGAC will provide
independent, science-based advice and
recommendations for development of
the Dietary Guidelines for Americans,
2015, which forms the basis of Federal
nutrition programs, nutrition standards,
and nutrition education for the general
public. A variety of services and tools
will be made available to the Committee
to support development of
recommendations that promote health
and reduce chronic disease risk for
Americans. The USDA Nutrition
Evidence Library will assist the
Committee in conducting and creating a
transparent database of systematic
reviews reflecting the most current
research available on a wide range of
food and nutrition-related topics to
inform its recommendations.
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The 2015 DGAC is established to
accomplish a single, time-limited task.
The Committee will be terminated after
delivery of its final report to the
Secretaries of HHS and USDA or two
years from the date that the Committee
charter is filed, whichever comes first.
Membership and Designation. The
Committee will consist of not more than
17 members, with the minimum number
being 13; one or more members will be
selected to serve as the Chair, Vice
Chair, and/or Co-Chairs. Individuals
will be selected to serve as members of
the Committee who are familiar with
current scientific knowledge in the field
of human nutrition and chronic disease.
Expertise will be sought in specific
specialty areas that may include but are
not limited to cardiovascular disease;
type 2 diabetes; overweight and obesity;
osteoporosis; cancer; pediatrics;
gerontology; maternal/gestational
nutrition; epidemiology; general
medicine; energy balance, which
includes physical activity; nutrient
bioavailability; nutrition biochemistry
and physiology; food processing
science, safety and technology; public
health; nutrition education and behavior
change; and/or nutrition-related
systematic review methodology.
Members will be invited to serve for
the duration of the Committee.
Individuals who are appointed to serve
as members of the Committee will be
jointly agreed upon by the Secretaries of
HHS and USDA. All appointed
members of the 2015 DGAC will be
classified as special government
employees (SGEs).
Administrative Management and
Support. The HHS Assistant Secretary
for Health and USDA Under Secretaries
of the Food, Nutrition, and Consumer
Services (FNCS) and Research,
Education and Economics (REE) will
provide guidance and oversight for the
Committee’s function and activities.
Management and support services for
the 2015 DGAC primarily will be
provided by Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion
(ODPHP) within the Department of
Health and Human Services. The
ODPHP is a program office within Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Health
(OASH), which is a staff division in
HHS Office of the Secretary.
Responsibility for administrative
services will be shared with staffs of the
USDA FNCS and REE. USDA
administrative leadership and Nutrition
Evidence Library support will come
from the Center for Nutrition Policy and
Promotion within FNCS. REE agencies
will provide administrative and data
analysis support.
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A copy of the charter for the 2015
DGAC can be obtained from the
designated contacts. A copy of the
charter also will be made available on
the FACA database after the document
is filed with the appropriate
Congressional committees and the
Library of Congress. The FACA database
is a shared management system that is
maintained by the GSA Committee
Management Secretariat. The Web site
for the FACA database is https://fido.gov/
facadatabase/.
Dated: January 30, 2013.
Howard K. Koh,
Assistant Secretary for Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Office of the Secretary
Findings of Research Misconduct
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is hereby given that
the Office of Research Integrity (ORI)
has taken final action in the following
case:
Bryan William Doreian, Ph.D., Case
Western Reserve University: Based on
the admission of the Respondent, ORI
found that Dr. Bryan William Doreian,
former postdoctoral fellow, Department
of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve
University (CWRU), engaged in research
misconduct in research supported by
National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of
Health (NIH), grant T32 HL07887 and
National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), NIH,
grant R01 NS052123.
ORI found that the Respondent
engaged in research misconduct by
falsifying data that were included in:
• Doreian, B.W. ‘‘Molecular
Regulation of the Exocytic Mode in
Adrenal Chromaffin Cells.’’ Submitted
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy,
August 2009; hereafter referred to as the
‘‘Dissertation.’’
• Doreian, B.W., Fulop, T.G.,
Meklemburg, R.L., Smith, C.B. ‘‘Cortical
F-actin, the exocytic mode, and
neuropeptide release in mouse
chromaffin cells is regulated by
myristoylated alanine-rich C-kinase
substrate and myosin II.’’ Mol Biol Cell.
20(13):3142–54, 2009 Jul; hereafter
referred to as the ‘‘Mol Biol Cell paper.’’
• Doreian, B.W., Rosenjack, J., Galle,
P.S., Hansen, M.B., Cathcart, M.K.,
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Silverstein, R.L., McCormick, T.S.,
Cooper, K.D., Lu, K.Q. ‘‘Hyperinflammation and tissue destruction
mediated by PPAR-g activation of
macrophages in IL–6 deficiency.’’
Manuscript prepared for submission to
Nature Medicine; hereafter referred to as
the ‘‘Nature Medicine manuscript.’’
As a result of the Respondent’s
admission, the Respondent will request
that the following paper be retracted:
Mol Biol Cell. 20(13):3142–54, 2009 Jul.
ORI finds that Respondent falsified
numerical values in the Mol Biol Cell
paper, the submitted Nature Medicine
manuscript, and the Dissertation by
altering the number of samples or the
experimental results to improve the
statistical results. Specifically, ORI finds
that Respondent:
1. Falsified the quantification of
immunofluorescence for the ratio of
phosphorylated to unphosphorylated
MARCKS protein in response to
different stimuli in Figure 2 of the Mol
Biol Cell paper and in Figure 12 of the
Dissertation by falsifying the sample
number as n=15.
2. Falsified the quantification of
immunofluorescence for filamentous
actin in response to different stimuli in
Figure 3 of the Mol Biol Cell paper and
in Figure 13 of the Dissertation by
falsifying the sample number as n=15.
3. Falsified the quantification for the
effect of blebbistatin on catecholamine
release as determined by patch clamp
analysis in Figure 22 of the Dissertation
by stating that 14 cells had been assayed
when only 8 cells had been assayed.
4. Falsified the Pearson’s crosscorrelation analysis in Figure 7 of the
Mol Biol Cell paper and in Figure 25 of
the Dissertation, used to calculate the
degree of spatial correlation between
pan-chromogranin A/B (CgA/B) and the
endosomal membrane, by stating that 20
or more cells had been tested for each
condition when only 9–18 cells had
been tested for each condition.
5. Falsified RT–PCR values for iNOS
and TNF-alpha expression recorded on
spreadsheets and presented in Figures
5e and 5f of the Nature Medicine
manuscript showing the effect of hyperinflammatory macrophage generation on
tissue destruction, by falsifying the
numeric values to fit the hypothesis of
the manuscript.
6. Falsified ELISA graphs for the
concentration of TNF-a in the aAB IL–
6 mice and their controls in Figure 6j of
the Nature Medicine manuscript
showing the effect of rosiglitazone
treatment in the mice, by multiplying
the experimental values by 100 to match
the magnitude of the values presented
in Figures 21, 6h, and 6i of the Nature
Medicine manuscript.
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7. Falsified the RT–PCR results
presented in the Nature Medicine
manuscript for quantification of iNOS
and TNF-a RNA expression by claiming
that the results represent the rmean of
three identical experiments when the
three experiments were normalized
differently to yield the desired result.
Specifically, false results were
presented for peritoneal macrophages
treated in vivo with rosiglitazone and/
or inhibitors of PPARg signaling Figures
1g, 1h, and 1i, and for iNOS RNA
expresssion in IL6-/- macrophages
treated in vitro with either SOCS3
antisense oligonucleotides in Figure 2g
or the STAT3 decoy in Figure 2j.
Dr. Doreian has entered into a
Voluntary Settlement Agreement and
has voluntarily agreed for a period of
three (3) years, beginning on January 15,
2013:
(1) To have his research supervised;
Respondent agreed that prior to the
submission of an application for U.S.
Public Health Service (PHS) support for
a research project on which his
participation is proposed and prior to
his participation in any capacity on
PHS-supported research, Respondent
shall ensure that a plan for supervision
of his duties is submitted to ORI for
approval; the supervision plan must be
designed to ensure the scientific
integrity of his research contribution; he
agreed that he shall not participate in
any PHS-supported research until such
a supervision plan is submitted to and
approved by ORI; Respondent agreed to
maintain responsibility for compliance
with the agreed upon supervision plan;
(2) That any institution employing
him shall submit, in conjunction with
each application for PHS funds, or
report, manuscript, or abstract involving
PHS-supported research in which
Respondent is involved, a certification
to ORI that the data provided by
Respondent are based on actual
experiments or are otherwise
legitimately derived and that the data,
procedures, and methodology are
accurately reported in the application,
report, manuscript, or abstract;
(3) To exclude himself voluntarily
from serving in any advisory capacity to
PHS including, but not limited to,
service on any PHS advisory committee,
board, and/or peer review committee, or
as a consultant; and
(4) To request that the following paper
be retracted: Mol Biol Cell. 20(13):3142–
54, 2009 Jul.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Director, Office of Research Integrity,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Establishment of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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Authority: Establishment of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee is authorized under 42 U.S.C. 217a, Section 222 of the
Public Health Service Act, as amended. The Committee will be
governed by provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public
Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), which sets forth standards
for the formation and use of advisory committees.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announces
establishment of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
(hereafter referred to as the Committee or 2015 DGAC). The 2015 DGAC is
an expert advisory committee that has been established to assist the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) perform a single, time-limited task.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Designated Federal Officer, 2015 DGAC,
Richard D. Olson and/or Alternate Designated Federal Officer, 2015
DGAC: Kellie (O'Connell) Casavale, Ph.D., RD; Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion, OASH/DHHS; 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite
LL100 Tower Building; Rockville, MD 20852; Telephone (240) 453-8280;
Fax: (240) 453-8281. Lead USDA Co-Executive Secretary, Colette I.
Rihane, M.S., R.D., Director, Nutrition Guidance and Analysis Division,
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion; U.S. Department of
Agriculture; 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1034; Alexandria, VA 22302;
Telephone: (703) 305-7600; Fax: (703) 305-3300. USDA Co-Executive
Secretary, Shanthy A. Bowman, Ph.D.; Nutritionist, Food Surveys
Research Group, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center,
Agricultural Research Service, USDA; 10300 Baltimore Avenue, BARC-West
Bldg 005, Room 125; Beltsville, MD 20705-2350; Telephone: 301-504-0619.
Additional information about the 2015 DGAC is available on the Internet
at www.dietaryguidelines.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Section 301 of the National Nutrition
Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 534), the
Secretaries of HHS and USDA are required to publish jointly, at least
every five years, a report entitled Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Under the referenced legislation, it is stipulated that HHS and USDA
are required to work jointly ane collaboratively to publish a report
that (1) contains nutritional and dietary information and guidelines
for the general public; (2) is based on the preponderance of scientific
and medical knowledge current at the at the time of publication; and
(3) will be promoted by each Federal agency in carrying out any Federal
food, nutrition, or health program.
Dietary Guidelines for Americans was issued voluntarily by HHS and
USDA in 1980, 1985, and 1990. Since enactment of the authorizing
legislation, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans have been published
with revisions in 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2010. The Secretaries of HHS
and USDA have established and utilized a Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee to provide advice and make recommendations regarding the
Guidelines since the 1985 edition.
After appropriate consultation between HHS and the General Services
Administration (GSA), it was determined that formation of the 2015 DGAC
is in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties
imposed on the Department by law, and that such duties can best be
performed through the advice and counsel of a federal advisory
committee. The Secretary of Health and Human Services approved for the
2015 DGAC to be established as a discretionary Federal advisory
committee; the Committee charter was approved by the Secretary on
January 9, 2013. To comply with the provisions of FACA, the charter
will be filed with the appropriate Congressional committees and the
Library of Congress fifteen calendar days after notice of this action
being taken has been published in the Federal Register.
Objectives and Scope of Activities. The 2015 DGAC will provide
independent, science-based advice and recommendations for development
of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2015, which forms the basis of
Federal nutrition programs, nutrition standards, and nutrition
education for the general public. A variety of services and tools will
be made available to the Committee to support development of
recommendations that promote health and reduce chronic disease risk for
Americans. The USDA Nutrition Evidence Library will assist the
Committee in conducting and creating a transparent database of
systematic reviews reflecting the most current research available on a
wide range of food and nutrition-related topics to inform its
recommendations.
The 2015 DGAC is established to accomplish a single, time-limited
task. The Committee will be terminated after delivery of its final
report to the Secretaries of HHS and USDA or two years from the date
that the Committee charter is filed, whichever comes first.
Membership and Designation. The Committee will consist of not more
than 17 members, with the minimum number being 13; one or more members
will be selected to serve as the Chair, Vice Chair, and/or Co-Chairs.
Individuals will be selected to serve as members of the Committee who
are familiar with current scientific knowledge in the field of human
nutrition and chronic disease. Expertise will be sought in specific
specialty areas that may include but are not limited to cardiovascular
disease; type 2 diabetes; overweight and obesity; osteoporosis; cancer;
pediatrics; gerontology; maternal/gestational nutrition; epidemiology;
general medicine; energy balance, which includes physical activity;
nutrient bioavailability; nutrition biochemistry and physiology; food
processing science, safety and technology; public health; nutrition
education and behavior change; and/or nutrition-related systematic
review methodology.
Members will be invited to serve for the duration of the Committee.
Individuals who are appointed to serve as members of the Committee will
be jointly agreed upon by the Secretaries of HHS and USDA. All
appointed members of the 2015 DGAC will be classified as special
government employees (SGEs).
Administrative Management and Support. The HHS Assistant Secretary
for Health and USDA Under Secretaries of the Food, Nutrition, and
Consumer Services (FNCS) and Research, Education and Economics (REE)
will provide guidance and oversight for the Committee's function and
activities.
Management and support services for the 2015 DGAC primarily will be
provided by Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP)
within the Department of Health and Human Services. The ODPHP is a
program office within Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
(OASH), which is a staff division in HHS Office of the Secretary.
Responsibility for administrative services will be shared with staffs
of the USDA FNCS and REE. USDA administrative leadership and Nutrition
Evidence Library support will come from the Center for Nutrition Policy
and Promotion within FNCS. REE agencies will provide administrative and
data analysis support.
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A copy of the charter for the 2015 DGAC can be obtained from the
designated contacts. A copy of the charter also will be made available
on the FACA database after the document is filed with the appropriate
Congressional committees and the Library of Congress. The FACA database
is a shared management system that is maintained by the GSA Committee
Management Secretariat. The Web site for the FACA database is https://fido.gov/facadatabase/.
Dated: January 30, 2013.
Howard K. Koh,
Assistant Secretary for Health.
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