[Federal Register: August 2, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 147)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

 
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Meeting Notice

AGENCIES: Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human 
Services.

ACTION: Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Notice of the fourth 
meeting, and opportunity to provide written comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS) (a) provide notice of the fourth 
meeting of the Committee, and (b) solicit written comments.

DATES: (1) The Committee will meet on September 7-9, 1999, from 8:45 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the first day, from 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the 
second day, and from 8:45 a.m to 5 p.m. on the third day. (2) Written 
comments on the guidelines may be submitted by 5 p.m. d.s.t. on August 
18, 1999, to ensure transmission to the Committee prior to this 
meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shanthy Bowman, Ph.D., USDA, 
Agricultural Research Service, Nutrient Data Laboratory, 4700 River 
Road, Unit 89, Room 6D61, Riverdale, MD 20737, (301) 734-5640; Carole 
Davis, M.S.,

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R.D., USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, 1120 20th St., 
NW, Suite 200 North Lobby, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 418-2312; or 
Kathryn McMurry, M.S. or Linda Meyers, Ph.D., HHS, Office of Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science, 
Room 738-G, 200 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20201, (202) 205-
4872.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

    The eleven-member Committee appointed by the Secretaries of the two 
Departments is chaired by Cutberto Garza, M.D., Ph.D., Cornell 
University, Ithaca, New York. Other members are Richard J. Deckelbaum, 
M.D., Columbia University, New York, New York; Johanna T. Dwyer, D.Sc., 
R.D., Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts; Scott M. Grundy, M.D., 
Ph.D., University of Texas, Dallas, Texas; Rachel K. Johnson, Ph.D., 
R.D., University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont; Shiriki K. Kumanyika, 
Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Alice H. Lichtenstein, D.Sc., Tufts 
University, Boston, Massachusetts; Suzanne P. Murphy, Ph.D., R.D., 
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii; Meir J. Stampfer, M.D., 
Dr.P.H., Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts; Lesley 
Fels Tinker, Ph.D., R.D., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 
Seattle, Washington; and Roland L. Weinsier, M.D., Dr.P.H., University 
of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.

Announcement of Meeting

    The Committee's fourth meeting will be September 7-9, 1999 from 
8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the first day, from 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on 
the second day, and from 8:45 a.m to 5 p.m. on the third day. The 
meeting is open to the public. However, space is limited for all 
sessions. Please call Shanthy Bowman at (301) 734-5640 by 5 p.m. d.s.t. 
August 18, 1999, should you require a sign language interpreter.

Location of Meeting

    The meeting will be held at the Waugh Auditorium located on the 
third floor of USDA's Economic Research Service, 1800 M Street NW, 
Washington DC, one block from Farragut North metro station and three 
blocks from the Farragut West metro station. Parking is available at 
local garages. Entry to the building is through the South Lobby Tower. 
The agenda will include (a) discussion of drafts prepared by members 
and (b) formulation of plans for future work of the Committee.

Written Comment

    By this notice, the Committee is soliciting submission of written 
comments, views, information and data pertinent to review of the 
Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Written comments will be accepted 
throughout the process. To be considered for the fourth meeting, 
comments should be submitted by 5 p.m. d.s.t. August 18, 1999. Comments 
should be sent to Shanthy Bowman Ph.D., at Department of Agriculture, 
Agricultural Research Service, Nutrient Data Laboratory, 4700 River 
Road, Unit 89, Room 6D61, Riverdale, MD 20737.

    Dated: July 27, 1999.
Edward Knipling,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, Department of 
Agriculture.
Rajen Anand,
Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, 
Department of Agriculture.
Linda Meyers,
Acting Director, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 99-19749 Filed 7-30-99; 8:45 am]
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