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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Announcement of the Availability of
the Scientific Report of the 2015
Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee, Solicitation of Written
Comments on the Advisory Report,
and Invitation for Oral Testimony at a
Public Meeting
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Health, Office of the
Secretary, Department of Health and
Human Services; and Food, Nutrition
and Consumer Services and Research,
Education, and Economics, U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) and the
Department of Agriculture (USDA) (a)
announce the availability of the
Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary
Guidelines Advisory Committee
(Advisory Report); (b) solicit written
comments on the Advisory Report; and
(c) provide notice of a public meeting to
solicit oral comments from the public
on the Advisory Report.
DATES: The Advisory Report of the 2015
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
(Committee or DGAC) is available for
review and public written comment.
Written comments will be accepted
through midnight E.S.T. on April 8,
2015. The meeting for the public to
provide oral testimony to HHS and
USDA on the Advisory Report will be
held on March 24, 2015, from 8:30 a.m.–
1:00 p.m. E.S.T.
ADDRESSES: The Advisory Report is
available on the Internet at
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. Those
participating in providing public oral
testimony to HHS and USDA on the
Advisory Report are required to attend
the public meeting in-person at the
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Clinical Center, Building 10, Masur
Auditorium, 10 Center Drive, 9000
Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Others wanting to participate by
listening to the oral testimony can do so
in-person or via webcast on the Internet.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 2015
DGAC, Richard D. Olson, M.D., M.P.H.;
Office of Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, OASH/HHS; 1101 Wootton
Parkway, Suite LL100 Tower Building;
Rockville, MD 20852: Telephone: (240)
453–8280; Fax: (240) 453–8281;
Alternate DFO, 2015 DGAC, Kellie
(O’Connell) Casavale, Ph.D., R.D.,
Nutrition Advisor; Office of Disease
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Prevention and Health Promotion,
OASH/HHS; 1101 Wootton Parkway,
Suite LL100 Tower Building; Rockville,
MD 20852: Telephone: (240) 453–8280;
Fax: (240) 453–8281; Lead USDA CoExecutive Secretary, Colette I. Rihane,
M.S., R.D., Director, Office of Nutrition
Guidance and Analysis, Center for
Nutrition Policy and Promotion, USDA;
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1034;
Alexandria, VA 22302; Telephone: (703)
305–7600; Fax: (703) 305–3300; and/or
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. The Advisory Report and the
agenda for this meeting will be made
available on the Internet at
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
Section 301 of Public Law 101–445 (7
U.S.C. 5341, the National Nutrition
Monitoring and Related Research Act of
1990, Title III) the Secretaries of Health
and Human Services (HHS) and
Agriculture (USDA) are directed to issue
at least every five years a report titled
Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The
law instructs that this publication shall
contain nutritional and dietary
information and guidelines for the
general public, shall be based on the
preponderance of scientific and medical
knowledge current at the time of
publication, and shall be promoted by
each federal agency in carrying out any
federal food, nutrition, or health
program. The Dietary Guidelines for
Americans was issued voluntarily by
HHS and USDA in 1980, 1985, and
1990; the 1995 edition was the first
statutorily mandated report, followed by
subsequent editions at appropriate
intervals. To assist with satisfying the
mandate, a discretionary federal
advisory committee is established every
five years to provide independent,
science-based advice and
recommendations. The Committee
consists of a panel of experts who were
selected from the public/private sector.
Individuals who were selected to serve
on the Committee have current
scientific knowledge in the field of
human nutrition and chronic disease.
Appointed Committee Members:
Fourteen members served on the 2015
Committee. They were appointed by the
Secretaries of HHS and USDA in May
2013. Information on the DGAC
membership is available at
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. As
stipulated in the charter, the Committee
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terminated because it has completed its
mission.
Meeting Agenda: The meeting agenda
will include opportunity for the public
to give oral testimony to HHS and
USDA officials on the Advisory Report.
Meeting Registration: The meeting
will be publicly accessible in-person
and by webcast on the Internet.
Registration is required and is expected
to open on March 9, 2015. To register,
please go to www.DietaryGuidelines.gov
and click on the link for meeting
registration. To register by phone, please
call National Capitol Contracting,
Andrea Popp at (703) 243–9696.
Registration must include name,
affiliation, and phone number or email
address.
Webcast Public Participation: After
registering, individuals participating by
webcast will receive webcast access
information via email. Webcast
registrants can observe the oral
testimony; however, testimony can only
be given in-person.
In-Person Public Participation and
Building Access: For in-person
participants, the meetings will be held
in the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) Clinical Center (Building 10), as
noted above in the Addresses section.
Directions will be posted on
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. For inperson participants, check-in at the
registration desk onsite at the meeting is
required and will begin at 8:00 a.m.
E.S.T.
Oral Testimony: HHS and USDA
invite requests from the public to
present three minutes of oral testimony
to HHS and USDA officials on the
Advisory Report at the March 24, 2015
public meeting.
Registration capacity is limited to 70
individuals confirmed to speak and an
additional 10 who are not confirmed to
speak but are on stand-by (if time
remains) to provide oral testimony.
Capacity will be filled in the order
received. Confirmation by email will
include further instructions for
participation. Requests to present oral
testimony can be made by going to
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov and clicking
on the link for meeting registration and
must include a written outline of the
intended testimony not exceeding one
page in length. In addition, the public
is encouraged to provide written
comments (separate from oral
testimony) submitted electronically
through the public comments database
at www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.
Written Public Comments: Written
comments on the Advisory Report are
encouraged from the public and will be
accepted through April 8, 2015. Written
public comments can be submitted and/
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or viewed at www.DietaryGuidelines.gov
using the ‘‘Submit Comments’’ and
‘‘Read Comments’’ links, respectively.
HHS and USDA requests that
commenters provide a brief (250 words
or less) summary of the points or issues
in the comment text box. If commenters
are providing literature or other
resources, complete citations or
abstracts and electronic links to full
articles or reports are preferred instead
of attaching these documents to the
comment. All comments must be
received by midnight (E.S.T.) on April
8, 2015, after which the time period for
submitting written comments to the
federal government expires. The ability
to view public comments will continue
to be available. Please allow until April
22, 2015, for comment submissions to
be processed and posted for viewing.
Meeting Documents: Documents
pertaining to the meeting, including a
meeting agenda and webcast recording
will be available on
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. Meeting
information will continue to be
accessible online, at the NIH Library
(see the Addresses section), and upon
request at the Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion,
OASH/HHS; 1101 Wootton Parkway,
Suite LL100 Tower Building; Rockville,
MD 20852: Telephone (240) 453–8280;
Fax: (240) 453–8281.
Dated: January 13, 2015.
Don Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Office
of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health,
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
Dated: January 13, 2015.
Angela Tagtow,
Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy
and Promotion, U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
Dated: January 15, 2015.
Chavonda Jacobs-Young,
Administrator, Agricultural Research Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Announcement of the Availability of the Scientific Report of the
2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, Solicitation of Written
Comments on the Advisory Report, and Invitation for Oral Testimony at a
Public Meeting
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services; and Food, Nutrition
and Consumer Services and Research, Education, and Economics, U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the
Department of Agriculture (USDA) (a) announce the availability of the
Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
(Advisory Report); (b) solicit written comments on the Advisory Report;
and (c) provide notice of a public meeting to solicit oral comments
from the public on the Advisory Report.
DATES: The Advisory Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee (Committee or DGAC) is available for review and public
written comment. Written comments will be accepted through midnight
E.S.T. on April 8, 2015. The meeting for the public to provide oral
testimony to HHS and USDA on the Advisory Report will be held on March
24, 2015, from 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. E.S.T.
ADDRESSES: The Advisory Report is available on the Internet at
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. Those participating in providing public oral
testimony to HHS and USDA on the Advisory Report are required to attend
the public meeting in-person at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Clinical Center, Building 10, Masur Auditorium, 10 Center Drive, 9000
Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. Others wanting to participate by
listening to the oral testimony can do so in-person or via webcast on
the Internet.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 2015
DGAC, Richard D. Olson, M.D., M.P.H.; Office of Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion, OASH/HHS; 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100 Tower
Building; Rockville, MD 20852: Telephone: (240) 453-8280; Fax: (240)
453-8281; Alternate DFO, 2015 DGAC, Kellie (O'Connell) Casavale, Ph.D.,
R.D., Nutrition Advisor; Office of Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, OASH/HHS; 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, Office of Nutrition Guidance and Analysis, Center for
Nutrition Policy and Promotion, USDA; 3101 Park Center Drive, Room
1034; Alexandria, VA 22302; Telephone: (703) 305-7600; Fax: (703) 305-
3300; and/or 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. The Advisory Report and the agenda for this
meeting will be made available on the Internet at
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Section 301 of Public Law 101-445 (7
U.S.C. 5341, the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act
of 1990, Title III) the Secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS)
and Agriculture (USDA) are directed to issue at least every five years
a report titled Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The law instructs
that this publication shall contain nutritional and dietary information
and guidelines for the general public, shall be based on the
preponderance of scientific and medical knowledge current at the time
of publication, and shall be promoted by each federal agency in
carrying out any federal food, nutrition, or health program. The
Dietary Guidelines for Americans was issued voluntarily by HHS and USDA
in 1980, 1985, and 1990; the 1995 edition was the first statutorily
mandated report, followed by subsequent editions at appropriate
intervals. To assist with satisfying the mandate, a discretionary
federal advisory committee is established every five years to provide
independent, science-based advice and recommendations. The Committee
consists of a panel of experts who were selected from the public/
private sector. Individuals who were selected to serve on the Committee
have current scientific knowledge in the field of human nutrition and
chronic disease.
Appointed Committee Members: Fourteen members served on the 2015
Committee. They were appointed by the Secretaries of HHS and USDA in
May 2013. Information on the DGAC membership is available at
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. As stipulated in the charter, the Committee
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terminated because it has completed its mission.
Meeting Agenda: The meeting agenda will include opportunity for the
public to give oral testimony to HHS and USDA officials on the Advisory
Report.
Meeting Registration: The meeting will be publicly accessible in-
person and by webcast on the Internet. Registration is required and is
expected to open on March 9, 2015. To register, please go to
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov and click on the link for meeting
registration. To register by phone, please call National Capitol
Contracting, Andrea Popp at (703) 243-9696. Registration must include
name, affiliation, and phone number or email address.
Webcast Public Participation: After registering, individuals
participating by webcast will receive webcast access information via
email. Webcast registrants can observe the oral testimony; however,
testimony can only be given in-person.
In-Person Public Participation and Building Access: For in-person
participants, the meetings will be held in the National Institutes of
Health (NIH) Clinical Center (Building 10), as noted above in the
Addresses section. Directions will be posted on
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. For in-person participants, check-in at the
registration desk onsite at the meeting is required and will begin at
8:00 a.m. E.S.T.
Oral Testimony: HHS and USDA invite requests from the public to
present three minutes of oral testimony to HHS and USDA officials on
the Advisory Report at the March 24, 2015 public meeting.
Registration capacity is limited to 70 individuals confirmed to
speak and an additional 10 who are not confirmed to speak but are on
stand-by (if time remains) to provide oral testimony. Capacity will be
filled in the order received. Confirmation by email will include
further instructions for participation. Requests to present oral
testimony can be made by going to www.DietaryGuidelines.gov and
clicking on the link for meeting registration and must include a
written outline of the intended testimony not exceeding one page in
length. In addition, the public is encouraged to provide written
comments (separate from oral testimony) submitted electronically
through the public comments database at www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.
Written Public Comments: Written comments on the Advisory Report
are encouraged from the public and will be accepted through April 8,
2015. Written public comments can be submitted and/or viewed at
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov using the ``Submit Comments'' and ``Read
Comments'' links, respectively. HHS and USDA requests that commenters
provide a brief (250 words or less) summary of the points or issues in
the comment text box. If commenters are providing literature or other
resources, complete citations or abstracts and electronic links to full
articles or reports are preferred instead of attaching these documents
to the comment. All comments must be received by midnight (E.S.T.) on
April 8, 2015, after which the time period for submitting written
comments to the federal government expires. The ability to view public
comments will continue to be available. Please allow until April 22,
2015, for comment submissions to be processed and posted for viewing.
Meeting Documents: Documents pertaining to the meeting, including a
meeting agenda and webcast recording will be available on
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. Meeting information will continue to be
accessible online, at the NIH Library (see the Addresses section), and
upon request at the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
OASH/HHS; 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100 Tower Building; Rockville,
MD 20852: Telephone (240) 453-8280; Fax: (240) 453-8281.
Dated: January 13, 2015.
Don Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
Dated: January 13, 2015.
Angela Tagtow,
Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
Dated: January 15, 2015.
Chavonda Jacobs-Young,
Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
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