[Federal Register: March 29, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 60)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
Food and Drug Administration
 
 
Nutrition Subcommittee of the Food Advisory Committee; Notice of
Meeting
 
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
 
ACTION: Notice.
 
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    This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory
committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will
be open to the public.
    Name of Committee: Nutrition Subcommittee of the Food Advisory
Committee.
    General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and
recommendations to the agency on FDA's regulatory issues.
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on April 27, 2004, from
12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., and April 28, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    Location: Loew's L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza,
Washington, DC.
    Contact Person: Jeanne Latham, Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition (HFS-800), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch
Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 301-436-1756, or FDA Advisory Committee
Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC
area), code 3014510564. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date
information on this meeting.
    Agenda: The subcommittee will discuss the scientific issues and
principles involved in using ``total fat'' as a disqualifying level for
foods that receive a health claim for coronary heart disease; and to
discuss evidence supporting a possible daily value (DV) for trans fatty
acids.
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the subcommittee.
Written submissions may be made to the contact person by April 13,
2004. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between
approximately 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. on April 27, 2004. Time allotted for
each presentation may be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral
presentations should notify the contact person before April 22, 2004,
and submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or
arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed
participants, and an indication of the approximate time requested to
make their presentation.
    Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised
that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical
outlets.
    FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with
physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special
accommodations due to a disability, please contact Jeanne Latham at
least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).
 
    Dated: March 19, 2004.
Peter J. Pitts,
Associate Commissioner for External Relations.
[FR Doc. 04-6921 Filed 3-26-04; 8:45 am]
 
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