80_FR_9500 80 FR 9465 - Announcement of the Availability of the Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, Solicitation of Written Comments on the Advisory Report, and Invitation for Oral Testimony at a Public Meeting

80 FR 9465 - Announcement of the Availability of the Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, Solicitation of Written Comments on the Advisory Report, and Invitation for Oral Testimony at a Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 35 (February 23, 2015)

Page Range9465-9466
FR Document2015-03552

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) (a) announce the availability of the Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (Advisory Report); (b) solicit written comments on the Advisory Report; and (c) provide notice of a public meeting to solicit oral comments from the public on the Advisory Report.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 35 (Monday, February 23, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Announcement of the Availability of the Scientific Report of the 
2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, Solicitation of Written 
Comments on the Advisory Report, and Invitation for Oral Testimony at a 
Public Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the 
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services; and Food, Nutrition 
and Consumer Services and Research, Education, and Economics, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) (a) announce the availability of the 
Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee 
(Advisory Report); (b) solicit written comments on the Advisory Report; 
and (c) provide notice of a public meeting to solicit oral comments 
from the public on the Advisory Report.

DATES: The Advisory Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory 
Committee (Committee or DGAC) is available for review and public 
written comment. Written comments will be accepted through midnight 
E.S.T. on April 8, 2015. The meeting for the public to provide oral 
testimony to HHS and USDA on the Advisory Report will be held on March 
24, 2015, from 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. E.S.T.

ADDRESSES: The Advisory Report is available on the Internet at 
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. Those participating in providing public oral 
testimony to HHS and USDA on the Advisory Report are required to attend 
the public meeting in-person at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
Clinical Center, Building 10, Masur Auditorium, 10 Center Drive, 9000 
Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. Others wanting to participate by 
listening to the oral testimony can do so in-person or via webcast on 
the Internet.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 2015 
DGAC, Richard D. Olson, M.D., M.P.H.; Office of Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion, OASH/HHS; 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100 Tower 
Building; Rockville, MD 20852: Telephone: (240) 453-8280; Fax: (240) 
453-8281; Alternate DFO, 2015 DGAC, Kellie (O'Connell) Casavale, Ph.D., 
R.D., Nutrition Advisor; Office of Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion, OASH/HHS; 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100 Tower Building; 
Rockville, MD 20852: Telephone: (240) 453-8280; Fax: (240) 453-8281; 
Lead USDA Co-Executive Secretary, Colette I. Rihane, M.S., R.D., 
Director, Office of Nutrition Guidance and Analysis, Center for 
Nutrition Policy and Promotion, USDA; 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 
1034; Alexandria, VA 22302; Telephone: (703) 305-7600; Fax: (703) 305-
3300; and/or USDA Co-Executive Secretary, Shanthy A. Bowman, Ph.D., 
Nutritionist, Food Surveys Research Group, Beltsville Human Nutrition 
Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, USDA; 10300 Baltimore 
Avenue, BARC-West Bldg 005, Room 125; Beltsville, MD 20705-2350; 
Telephone: (301) 504-0619. The Advisory Report and the agenda for this 
meeting will be made available on the Internet at 
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Section 301 of Public Law 101-445 (7 
U.S.C. 5341, the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act 
of 1990, Title III) the Secretaries of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
and Agriculture (USDA) are directed to issue at least every five years 
a report titled Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The law instructs 
that this publication shall contain nutritional and dietary information 
and guidelines for the general public, shall be based on the 
preponderance of 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 
Dietary Guidelines for Americans was issued voluntarily by HHS and USDA 
in 1980, 1985, and 1990; the 1995 edition was the first statutorily 
mandated report, followed by subsequent editions at appropriate 
intervals. To assist with satisfying the mandate, a discretionary 
federal advisory committee is established every five years to provide 
independent, science-based advice and recommendations. The Committee 
consists of a panel of experts who were selected from the public/
private sector. Individuals who were selected to serve on the Committee 
have current scientific knowledge in the field of human nutrition and 
chronic disease.
    Appointed Committee Members: Fourteen members served on the 2015 
Committee. They were appointed by the Secretaries of HHS and USDA in 
May 2013. Information on the DGAC membership is available at 
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. As stipulated in the charter, the Committee

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terminated because it has completed its mission.
    Meeting Agenda: The meeting agenda will include opportunity for the 
public to give oral testimony to HHS and USDA officials on the Advisory 
Report.
    Meeting Registration: The meeting will be publicly accessible in-
person and by webcast on the Internet. Registration is required and is 
expected to open on March 9, 2015. To register, please go to 
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov and click on the link for meeting 
registration. To register by phone, please call National Capitol 
Contracting, Andrea Popp at (703) 243-9696. Registration must include 
name, affiliation, and phone number or email address.
    Webcast Public Participation: After registering, individuals 
participating by webcast will receive webcast access information via 
email. Webcast registrants can observe the oral testimony; however, 
testimony can only be given in-person.
    In-Person Public Participation and Building Access: For in-person 
participants, the meetings will be held in the National Institutes of 
Health (NIH) Clinical Center (Building 10), as noted above in the 
Addresses section. Directions will be posted on 
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. For in-person participants, check-in at the 
registration desk onsite at the meeting is required and will begin at 
8:00 a.m. E.S.T.
    Oral Testimony: HHS and USDA invite requests from the public to 
present three minutes of oral testimony to HHS and USDA officials on 
the Advisory Report at the March 24, 2015 public meeting.
    Registration capacity is limited to 70 individuals confirmed to 
speak and an additional 10 who are not confirmed to speak but are on 
stand-by (if time remains) to provide oral testimony. Capacity will be 
filled in the order received. Confirmation by email will include 
further instructions for participation. Requests to present oral 
testimony can be made by going to www.DietaryGuidelines.gov and 
clicking on the link for meeting registration and must include a 
written outline of the intended testimony not exceeding one page in 
length. In addition, the public is encouraged to provide written 
comments (separate from oral testimony) submitted electronically 
through the public comments database at www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.
    Written Public Comments: Written comments on the Advisory Report 
are encouraged from the public and will be accepted through April 8, 
2015. Written public comments can be submitted and/or viewed at 
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov using the ``Submit Comments'' and ``Read 
Comments'' links, respectively. HHS and USDA requests that commenters 
provide a brief (250 words or less) summary of the points or issues in 
the comment text box. If commenters are providing literature or other 
resources, complete citations or abstracts and electronic links to full 
articles or reports are preferred instead of attaching these documents 
to the comment. All comments must be received by midnight (E.S.T.) on 
April 8, 2015, after which the time period for submitting written 
comments to the federal government expires. The ability to view public 
comments will continue to be available. Please allow until April 22, 
2015, for comment submissions to be processed and posted for viewing.
    Meeting Documents: Documents pertaining to the meeting, including a 
meeting agenda and webcast recording will be available on 
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. Meeting information will continue to be 
accessible online, at the NIH Library (see the Addresses section), and 
upon request at the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 
OASH/HHS; 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100 Tower Building; Rockville, 
MD 20852: Telephone (240) 453-8280; Fax: (240) 453-8281.

    Dated: January 13, 2015.
Don Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services.
    Dated: January 13, 2015.
Angela Tagtow,
Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture.
    Dated: January 15, 2015.
Chavonda Jacobs-Young,
Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture.
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 35 / Monday, February 23, 2015 / Notices 9465 when an individual begins or ends DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Prevention and Health Promotion, employment at the FTC, to answer HUMAN SERVICES OASH/HHS; 1101 Wootton Parkway, questions or provide assistance when Suite LL100 Tower Building; Rockville, FTC staff have problems with computer DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MD 20852: Telephone: (240) 453–8280; or network access or other FTC IT Fax: (240) 453–8281; Lead USDA Co- Announcement of the Availability of Executive Secretary, Colette I. Rihane, equipment or software issues, etc. the Scientific Report of the 2015 M.S., R.D., Director, Office of Nutrition * * * * * Dietary Guidelines Advisory Guidance and Analysis, Center for Committee, Solicitation of Written Nutrition Policy and Promotion, USDA; SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: Comments on the Advisory Report, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1034; Assistant Director for Applications, and Invitation for Oral Testimony at a Alexandria, VA 22302; Telephone: (703) Office of the Chief Information Officer, Public Meeting 305–7600; Fax: (703) 305–3300; and/or Federal Trade Commission, 600 AGENCY: Office of the Assistant USDA Co-Executive Secretary, Shanthy Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, Secretary for Health, Office of the A. Bowman, Ph.D., Nutritionist, Food DC 20580. Secretary, Department of Health and Surveys Research Group, Beltsville * * * * * Human Services; and Food, Nutrition Human Nutrition Research Center, and Consumer Services and Research, Agricultural Research Service, USDA; Appendix III Education, and Economics, U.S. 10300 Baltimore Avenue, BARC-West Department of Agriculture. Bldg 005, Room 125; Beltsville, MD Locations of FTC Buildings and Regional Offices ACTION: Notice. 20705–2350; Telephone: (301) 504– 0619. The Advisory Report and the In addition to the FTC’s headquarters SUMMARY: The Department of Health and agenda for this meeting will be made building at 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Human Services (HHS) and the available on the Internet at Washington, DC 20580, the FTC has a Department of Agriculture (USDA) (a) www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. satellite building at 400 7th Street SW., announce the availability of the Washington, DC 20024, and also operates the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Section 301 of Public Law 101–445 (7 following Regional Offices where Privacy Act Guidelines Advisory Committee records may in some cases be maintained or U.S.C. 5341, the National Nutrition (Advisory Report); (b) solicit written Monitoring and Related Research Act of accessed: comments on the Advisory Report; and East Central Region, Eaton Center, Suite 200, 1990, Title III) the Secretaries of Health (c) provide notice of a public meeting to and Human Services (HHS) and 1111 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH solicit oral comments from the public 44114–2507 Agriculture (USDA) are directed to issue on the Advisory Report. at least every five years a report titled Midwest Region, 55 West Monroe Street, DATES: The Advisory Report of the 2015 Suite 1825, Chicago, IL 60603–5001 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee law instructs that this publication shall Northeast Region, Alexander Hamilton U.S. (Committee or DGAC) is available for Custom House, One Bowling Green, Suite contain nutritional and dietary review and public written comment. information and guidelines for the 318, New York, NY 10004 Written comments will be accepted general public, shall be based on the Northwest Region, 915 Second Avenue, Suite through midnight E.S.T. on April 8, preponderance of scientific and medical 2896, Seattle, WA 98174 2015. The meeting for the public to knowledge current at the time of Southeast Region, 225 Peachtree Street NE., provide oral testimony to HHS and publication, and shall be promoted by Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30303 USDA on the Advisory Report will be each federal agency in carrying out any Southwest Region, 1999 Bryan Street, Suite held on March 24, 2015, from 8:30 a.m.– federal food, nutrition, or health 2150, Dallas, TX 75201 Western Region–San Francisco, 901 Market 1:00 p.m. E.S.T. program. The Dietary Guidelines for Street, Suite 570, San Francisco, CA 94103 ADDRESSES: The Advisory Report is Americans was issued voluntarily by Western Region–Los Angeles, 10877 Wilshire available on the Internet at HHS and USDA in 1980, 1985, and Boulevard, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. Those 1990; the 1995 edition was the first 90024 participating in providing public oral statutorily mandated report, followed by In addition, FTC records subject to the testimony to HHS and USDA on the subsequent editions at appropriate Privacy Act may sometimes be maintained at Advisory Report are required to attend intervals. To assist with satisfying the other facilities leased by the FTC or operated the public meeting in-person at the mandate, a discretionary federal by FTC contractors, including by other National Institutes of Health (NIH) advisory committee is established every Federal agencies, or by the National Archives Clinical Center, Building 10, Masur five years to provide independent, and Records Administration on the FTC’s Auditorium, 10 Center Drive, 9000 science-based advice and behalf. Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. recommendations. The Committee Others wanting to participate by consists of a panel of experts who were David C. Shonka, listening to the oral testimony can do so selected from the public/private sector. Principal Deputy General Counsel. in-person or via webcast on the Internet. Individuals who were selected to serve [FR Doc. 2015–03549 Filed 2–20–15; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: on the Committee have current BILLING CODE 6750–01–P Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 2015 scientific knowledge in the field of DGAC, Richard D. Olson, M.D., M.P.H.; human nutrition and chronic disease. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Appointed Committee Members: Rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Promotion, OASH/HHS; 1101 Wootton Fourteen members served on the 2015 Parkway, Suite LL100 Tower Building; Committee. They were appointed by the Rockville, MD 20852: Telephone: (240) Secretaries of HHS and USDA in May 453–8280; Fax: (240) 453–8281; 2013. Information on the DGAC Alternate DFO, 2015 DGAC, Kellie membership is available at (O’Connell) Casavale, Ph.D., R.D., www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. 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9466 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 35 / Monday, February 23, 2015 / Notices terminated because it has completed its or viewed at www.DietaryGuidelines.gov ACTION: Final notice. mission. using the ‘‘Submit Comments’’ and Meeting Agenda: The meeting agenda ‘‘Read Comments’’ links, respectively. SUMMARY: This final notice announces will include opportunity for the public HHS and USDA requests that our decision to approve the Joint to give oral testimony to HHS and commenters provide a brief (250 words Commission for continued recognition USDA officials on the Advisory Report. or less) summary of the points or issues as a national accrediting organization Meeting Registration: The meeting in the comment text box. If commenters for psychiatric hospitals that wish to will be publicly accessible in-person are providing literature or other participate in the Medicare or Medicaid and by webcast on the Internet. resources, complete citations or programs. A psychiatric hospital that Registration is required and is expected abstracts and electronic links to full participates in Medicaid must also meet to open on March 9, 2015. To register, articles or reports are preferred instead the Medicare conditions of participation please go to www.DietaryGuidelines.gov of attaching these documents to the (CoPs) as required by statute. and click on the link for meeting comment. All comments must be DATES: Effective Date: This notice is registration. To register by phone, please received by midnight (E.S.T.) on April effective February 25, 2015 through call National Capitol Contracting, 8, 2015, after which the time period for February 25, 2019. Andrea Popp at (703) 243–9696. submitting written comments to the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Registration must include name, federal government expires. The ability Monda Shaver, (410) 786–3410. affiliation, and phone number or email to view public comments will continue Cindy Melanson, (410) 786–0310. address. to be available. Please allow until April Patricia Chmielewski, (410) 786–6899. Webcast Public Participation: After 22, 2015, for comment submissions to registering, individuals participating by SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: be processed and posted for viewing. webcast will receive webcast access Meeting Documents: Documents I. Background information via email. Webcast pertaining to the meeting, including a registrants can observe the oral A healthcare provider may enter into meeting agenda and webcast recording testimony; however, testimony can only an agreement with Medicare to will be available on be given in-person. participate in the program as a www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. Meeting In-Person Public Participation and psychiatric hospital provided certain information will continue to be Building Access: For in-person requirements are met. Section 1861(f) of accessible online, at the NIH Library participants, the meetings will be held (see the Addresses section), and upon the Social Security Act (the Act) in the National Institutes of Health request at the Office of Disease establishes criteria for facilities seeking (NIH) Clinical Center (Building 10), as Prevention and Health Promotion, participation as a psychiatric hospital. noted above in the Addresses section. OASH/HHS; 1101 Wootton Parkway, Regulations concerning Medicare Directions will be posted on Suite LL100 Tower Building; Rockville, provider agreements in general are at 42 www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. For in- MD 20852: Telephone (240) 453–8280; CFR part 489 and those pertaining to the person participants, check-in at the Fax: (240) 453–8281. survey and certification for Medicare registration desk onsite at the meeting is participation of providers and certain Dated: January 13, 2015. types of suppliers are at 42 CFR part required and will begin at 8:00 a.m. Don Wright, 488. The regulations at 42 CFR part 482 E.S.T. Oral Testimony: HHS and USDA Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Office subpart E, set forth the specific of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, conditions that a provider must meet to invite requests from the public to Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, participate in the Medicare program as present three minutes of oral testimony U.S. Department of Health and Human to HHS and USDA officials on the Services. a psychiatric hospital. Advisory Report at the March 24, 2015 Generally, to enter into an agreement, Dated: January 13, 2015. public meeting. a psychiatric hospital must first be Angela Tagtow, Registration capacity is limited to 70 certified by a State Survey Agency as Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy complying with the conditions or individuals confirmed to speak and an and Promotion, U.S. Department of additional 10 who are not confirmed to Agriculture. requirements set forth in part 482 speak but are on stand-by (if time subpart E of our regulations. Thereafter, Dated: January 15, 2015. remains) to provide oral testimony. the psychiatric hospital is subject to Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Capacity will be filled in the order regular surveys by a State Survey Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, Agency to determine whether it received. Confirmation by email will U.S. Department of Agriculture. include further instructions for continues to meet these requirements. 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In addition, the public Centers for Medicare & Medicaid initial and ongoing state agency review. is encouraged to provide written Services Section 1865(a)(1) of the Act provides comments (separate from oral that, if the Secretary of the Department testimony) submitted electronically [CMS–3304–FN] of Health and Human Services (the Rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES through the public comments database Secretary) finds that accreditation of a Medicare and Medicaid Program; at www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. provider entity by an approved national Continued Approval of the Joint Written Public Comments: Written accrediting organization meets or Commission’s Psychiatric Hospital comments on the Advisory Report are exceeds all applicable Medicare Accreditation Program encouraged from the public and will be conditions, we may treat the provider accepted through April 8, 2015. 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ActionNotice.
DatesThe Advisory Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (Committee or DGAC) is available for review and public written comment. Written comments will be accepted through midnight E.S.T. on April 8, 2015. The meeting for the public to provide oral testimony to HHS and USDA on the Advisory Report will be held on March 24, 2015, from 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. E.S.T.
ContactDesignated Federal Officer (DFO), 2015 DGAC, Richard D. Olson, M.D., M.P.H.; Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, OASH/HHS; 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100 Tower Building; Rockville, MD 20852: Telephone: (240) 453-8280; Fax: (240) 453-8281; Alternate DFO, 2015 DGAC, Kellie (O'Connell) Casavale, Ph.D., R.D., Nutrition Advisor; Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, OASH/HHS; 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100 Tower Building; Rockville, MD 20852: Telephone: (240) 453-8280; Fax: (240) 453-8281; Lead USDA Co-Executive Secretary, Colette I. Rihane, M.S., R.D., Director, Office of Nutrition Guidance and Analysis, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, USDA; 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1034; Alexandria, VA 22302; Telephone: (703) 305-7600; Fax: (703) 305- 3300; and/or USDA Co-Executive Secretary, Shanthy A. Bowman, Ph.D., Nutritionist, Food Surveys Research Group, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, USDA; 10300 Baltimore Avenue, BARC-West Bldg 005, Room 125; Beltsville, MD 20705-2350; Telephone: (301) 504-0619. The Advisory Report and the agenda for this meeting will be made available on the Internet at www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.
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