Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 54 / Monday, March 21, 2011 / Proposed Rules 15225 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

7 CFR Parts 210 and 220 

Incorporating the 2010 Dietary 

Guidelines for Americans Into the 

Proposed School Meal Patterns 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This document informs the 

public about a change in the Dietary 

Guidelines for Americans that affects 

the proposed rule ‘‘Nutrition Standards 

in the National School Lunch and 

School Breakfast Programs’’ issued by 

the Department of Agriculture and 

published in the Federal Register on 

January 13, 2011. Members of the public 

are asked to address this change when 

writing comments on the above 

referenced rule to assist the Department 

in updating the school meal patterns 

and nutrition standards according to the 

latest dietary recommendations. 

DATES: The public comment period for 

the proposed rule closes on April 13, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: All comments should be 

submitted under the proposed rule, 

‘‘Nutrition Standards in the National 

School Lunch and School Breakfast 

Programs,’’ (FNS–2007–0038), which is 

posted at http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

Brewer, Chief, Policy and Program 

Development Branch, Child Nutrition 

Division, Food and Nutrition Service, 

Department of Agriculture, 703–305– 

2590, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 

640, Alexandria, Virginia 22302–1594. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Section 9 of the Richard B. Russell 

National School Lunch Act (NSLA), 42 

U.S.C. 1758, requires that meals served 

under the National School Lunch 

Program and the School Breakfast 

Program reflect the most recent Dietary 

Guidelines for Americans (DGAs). The 

DGAs are the federal government’s 

evidence-based nutritional guidance to 

promote health, reduce the risk of 

chronic diseases, and reduce the 

prevalence of overweight and obesity 

through improved nutrition and 

physical activity. 

The Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) published a proposed rule on 

January 13, 2011 (76 FR 2494), to align 

the school meal patterns and nutrition 

standards with the 2005 DGAs, the most 

current at the time of publication. On 

January 31, 2011, USDA and the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services released the 2010 DGA 

recommendations. The 2010 DGA 

recommendations contain two changes 

from the 2005 recommendations which 

could affect the proposed school meal 

patterns. 

The 2010 DGAs include a new RedOrange vegetable subgroup, while the 

proposed meal patterns include an 

Orange vegetable subgroup and group 

the Red vegetables under the category of 

Other vegetables (consistent with the 

2005 DGAs). However, the proposed 

meal patterns do reflect the emphasis on 

consuming a variety of vegetables, 

which is a key recommendation of the 

2005 and 2010 DGAs. Consuming a 

variety of vegetables provides children 

with a number of nutrients that are 

under consumed in the United States, 

including dietary fiber, folate, 

magnesium, potassium, and vitamins A, 

C, and K. 

The 2010 DGAs also advise 

consuming protein from a variety of 

sources, and recommend weekly 

amounts from three Protein foods 

(formerly Lean meat and beans) 

subgroups: (1) Seafood; (2) meat, 

poultry, and eggs; and (3) nuts, seeds, 

and soy products. The proposed meal 

patterns contain weekly and daily 

amounts of meats/meat alternates, but 

do not specify amounts for subgroups 

introduced by the 2010 DGAs. 

Consumption of a balanced variety of 

protein foods can contribute to 

improved nutrient intake and health 

benefits. 

Therefore, this document requests the 

public to: 

1. Consider the impact of the new 

Red-Orange vegetable subgroup and the 

new protein foods subgroups on the 

proposed school meal patterns, 

2. Evaluate the need to revise the 

proposed meal patterns to reflect the 

new vegetable subgroup and protein 

foods subgroups, and 

3. Address how the new vegetable 

subgroup and protein foods subgroups 

may be incorporated into the proposed 

meal patterns in a sound and practical 

manner. 

Individuals wishing to address the 

effect of these changes, or any other 

issues, on the proposed rule ‘‘Nutrition 

Standards in the National School Lunch 

and School Breakfast Programs’’ (76 FR 

2494), may submit their comments 

when providing comments on the 

above-referenced proposed rule. 

Dated: March 14, 2011. 

Julia Paradis, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6403 Filed 3–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

7 CFR Part 319 

[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0018] 

RIN 0579–AD37 

Importation of Fresh Baby Kiwi From 

Chile Under a Systems Approach 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: We are proposing to amend 

the fruits and vegetables regulations to 

allow the importation into the 

continental United States of baby kiwi 

fruit from Chile, subject to a systems 

approach. Under this systems approach, 

the fruit would have to be grown in a 

place of production that is registered 

with the Government of Chile and 

certified as having a low prevalence of 

Brevipalpus chilensis. The fruit would 

have to undergo pre-harvest sampling at 

the registered production site. 

Following post-harvest processing, the 

fruit would have to be inspected in 

Chile at an approved inspection site. 

Each consignment of fruit would have to 

be accompanied by a phytosanitary 

certificate with an additional 

declaration stating that the fruit had 

been found free of Brevipalpus chilensis 

based on field and packinghouse 

inspections. This proposed rule would 

allow for the safe importation of fresh 

baby kiwi from Chile using mitigation 

measures other than fumigation with 

methyl bromide. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before May 20, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2010-0018 to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2010–0018, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2010–0018. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room is located in room 1141 of the 

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