[Federal Register: April 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 70)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of Intent To Establish the 2010 Dietary Guidelines
Advisory Committee and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership
AGENCIES: 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 and the Department of Health and
Human Services announce the intent to establish a Dietary Guidelines
Advisory Committee and invite nominations for the Committee.
DATES: Nominations must be submitted by close of business on May 24,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Nominations may be submitted by electronic mail to
DG2010Nominations@cnpp.usda.gov. This address can be obtained through
our Web site at www.cnpp.usda.gov. Alternatively, nominations may be
sent to the following address: Carole Davis, Nutrition Promotion Staff
Director, 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).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USDA Co-Executive Secretaries: Carole
Davis (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, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, 10300
Baltimore Avenue, Bldg. 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 http://
www.cnpp.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority and Purpose: The formation of this Committee is necessary
and in the public interest. The Committee will be established in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix
2. Section 301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related
Research Act of 1990, 7 U.S.C. 5341, requires the Secretaries of HHS
and USDA to publish the Dietary Guidelines for Americans at least every
five years. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans contain nutrition and
dietary information for the general public over 2 years of age. Because
of its focus on health promotion and risk reduction, the Dietary
Guidelines form the basis for Federal food and nutrition policy and
education activities. The information and key recommendations of the
Dietary Guidelines for Americans are based on the preponderance of
scientific and medical knowledge which is current at the time.
The Dietary Guidelines were first published by HHS and USDA in
1980, with revisions in 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005. Beginning with
the 1985 edition, HHS and USDA have appointed a Dietary Guidelines
Advisory Committee of prominent experts in nutrition and health to make
recommendations regarding the Dietary Guidelines.
Structure: The Committee will evaluate whether a revision of the
2005 edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans is warranted,
based on a thorough evaluation of the most current scientific and
applied literature and, if so, will proceed to develop recommendations
for these revisions in an advisory report to the Secretaries of
Agriculture and Health and Human Services. The Committee is expected to
begin meeting during the Fall of 2008 and will hold two- or three-day
meetings, on four or possibly five occasions over the course of its
appointment. Pursuant to the requirements of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, the meetings will be open to the public. After all
meetings have concluded, the Committee will prepare a report of its
recommendations.
For those interested in the 2005 edition of the advisory report, it
is available electronically at http://www.healthierus.gov/
dietaryguidelines. A limited number of hard copies are available upon
request from the USDA or HHS Co-Executive Secretaries listed above.
Prospective members of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
should be knowledgeable of current scientific research in human
nutrition and be respected and published experts in their fields. They
should be familiar with the purpose, communication, and application of
the Dietary Guidelines and have demonstrated interest in the public's
health and well-being through their research and/or educational
endeavors. Expertise is sought in specific specialty areas, including
but not limited to, the prevention of chronic diseases (e.g., cancer,
cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and osteoporosis),
energy balance (including physical activity), epidemiology, food safety
and technology, general medicine, gerontology, nutrient
bioavailability, nutrition biochemistry and physiology, nutrition
education, pediatrics, public health, and evidence review methodology.
Nominations: The Departments will consider nominations for
Committee membership of individuals qualified to carry out the above-
mentioned tasks. A nomination should include, at a minimum, the
following for each nominee: (1) A letter of nomination that clearly
states the name and affiliation of the nominee, the basis for the
nomination (i.e., specific attributes which qualify the nominee for
service in this capacity), and a statement that the nominee would be
willing to serve as a member of the Committee, if selected; (2) the
nominator's name, address and daytime telephone number, and the
address, telephone number and electronic mail address of the individual
being nominated; and (3) a copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae.
Equal opportunity practices regarding membership appointments to
the Committee, will be aligned with USDA and HHS policies. To ensure
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recommendations of the Committee take into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by USDA and HHS, membership shall include, to the
extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent
minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
Dated: March 26, 2008.
Nancy Montanez Johner,
Under Secretary,Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services,U.S. Department
of Agriculture.
Dated: March 31, 2008.
Gale A. Buchanan,
Under Secretary,Research, Education, and Economics,U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
Dated: April 3, 2008.
Joxel Garcia,
Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
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