DEPARTMENTAL REGULATION
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NUMBER: 1042-128 |
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SUBJECT: CHARTER
of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee |
DATE: June 30, 2008 |
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a. 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 the U.S.
Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue
jointly at least every 5 years a report entitled Dietary Guidelines for
Americans. The law instructs that this report shall contain nutritional and
dietary information and guidelines for the general public, shall be based on
the preponderance of the 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 2010 Dietary Guidelines
Advisory Committee (the Committee or DGAC) shall be formed and governed under
the provisions of Public Law 92-463 (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2, the Federal Advisory Committee Act [FACA] of 1972), as
amended. Issued voluntarily by USDA and
HHS in 1980, 1985, and 1990, the 1995 edition was the first statutorily
mandated Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee report followed by subsequent
editions in 2000 and 2005.
b. The need for this Committee is
solely advisory and time-limited. The Committee shall provide independent,
science-based advice and recommendations for the development of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010
which form the basis of Federal nutrition programs, nutrition standards, and
nutrition education for the general public.
c. The
Committee shall be established for the single, time-limited task of reviewing
the 2005 edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and determining if, on
the basis of current scientific and medical knowledge, revision is
warranted. The Committee will have a
variety of tools available to make recommendations that promote health and
reduce chronic disease risk for Americans. The tools shall include but not be
limited to an electronic database of evidence-based reviews on nutrition,
physical activity and medical science.
d.
The report of the
Dietary Guidelines for Americans is deemed necessary for improving the
nutrition of Americans and, thus, is in the best interest of the public.
The
Committee shall be terminated if it is determined that revision of the report
is unwarranted. If the Committee deems
revision to be warranted, then the Committee will continue until the revision
is complete, i.e., upon delivery of its final report, or at the end of two
years from the date this Charter was filed, whichever is first.
a. The Committee shall be
composed of not more than thirteen members, including the Chairperson and the
Vice Chairperson. All members will be
familiar with current scientific knowledge in the field of human nutrition and
chronic disease. Expertise shall be
sought in specific specialty areas, including but not limited to,
cardiovascular disease, cancer, pediatrics, gerontology, epidemiology, general
medicine, overweight and obesity, physical activity, public health, nutrition
education, and food science.
b. Committee Members shall be
appointed by the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services, and
shall, with the exception of travel and per diem for official travel, serve
without compensation.
c. Equal opportunity practices,
in line with USDA policies, will be followed in all membership appointments to
the Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee have taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by the Department, membership shall include, to the extent
practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent minorities,
women, and persons with disabilities.
a.
The Committee shall advise the Secretaries of USDA and HHS if revision to the current
Dietary Guidelines for Americans is warranted. If so, the Committee shall provide to the
Secretaries its science-based recommendations and rationales in the form of the Dietary
Guidelines Advisory Committee Report.
b.
If the Committee decides that no changes to the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans
are necessary, the Committee will so inform the Secretaries of the
Departments. This action will terminate
the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.
a. Committee members shall not
receive compensation for their service, but shall be paid travel and per diem
expenses in accordance with standard travel regulations.
b. It is estimated that the
annual average operating cost, to include Committee member travel, per diem, as
well as meeting support is $250,000.00.
The estimated annual personnel cost is six USDA full-time equivalents
(FTEs) working half-time. USDA will
solely be responsible for the operating cost.
a. The Committee shall meet at
the call of the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) as described under “Agency
Support” below, in consultation with the Chairperson. A government official shall be present at all
meetings. The estimated number of
Committee meetings is five over the project duration. Meetings will be open to the public with
records of proceedings kept as required by applicable laws and Departmental
regulations. Notice of all meetings
shall be given to the public. Committee
meetings will adhere to all the requirements set forth by FACA.
b. The Committee shall be
authorized to establish subcommittees and/or working groups, as necessary,
which are consistent with the overall mission.
a. An Advisory Committee Report will be provided to the
Secretary of Agriculture, through the Under Secretaries of Food, Nutrition, and
Consumer Services and Research, Education, and Economics, and the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, through the Assistant Secretary for Health (Office
of Public Health and Science),
outlining the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s recommendations and
rationales for the seventh edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
b. There shall be four Co-Executive Secretaries, two from
USDA and two from HHS. USDA’s Center for
Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) Co-Executive Secretary will be the Designated
Federal Officer (DFO) who will have lead oversight of the Committee. Management and support services shall be
provided by the USDA’s CNPP and Agricultural Research Service (ARS). Technical support will also be provided by
the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP/HHS). Both
Departments shall
ensure compliance with FACA requirements.
The DFO will be responsible for submission of reports required by FACA.
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