DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Establishment of and Invitation for Nominations for the Dietary Guidelines
Advisory Committee

AGENCIES: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health
and Human Services, and Food and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Invitation for Nominations.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research
Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101445), the Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), announce the establishment by
the Secretaries of HHS and USDA of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
and invite nominations for the Committee.

The Committee shall review the 1990 edition of Nutrition and Your Health:
Dietary Guidelines for Americans and determine if, on the basis of current
scientific and medical knowledge, revision is warranted at this time. If so,
the Committee will proceed to develop recommendations for revisions in a
report to the Secretaries of HHS and USDA. The Committee shall be terminated
upon delivery of its final report or at the end of two years, whichever is
first.

The Departments invite nominations for committee membership of individuals
qualified to carry out the above-mentioned tasks. Nominations should describe
and document the nominee's qualifications in the relevant subject areas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elena T. Carbone, M.S., R.D., Co-executive Secretary from HHS to the Dietary
Guidelines Advisory Committee, Office of Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, room 2132 Switzer Building, 330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201,
(202) 2059007; or Debra Reed, M.S., L.N., Co-executive Secretary from USDA to
the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, Human Nutrition Information
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, room 366, 6505 Belcrest Road,
Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, (301) 4368457.

ADDRESSES: Nominations may be submitted either to Elena T. Carbone or Debra
Reed at the addresses above for up to 15 days after publication of this
notice.

Philip R. Lee,

Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Ellen Haas,

Assistant Secretary for Food and Consumer Services, U.S. Department of
Agriculture.

[FR Doc. 9442 Filed 1394; 8:45 am]

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