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Vol. 74, No. 5 

Thursday, January 8, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Announcement of the Second Dietary 

Guidelines Advisory Committee 

Meeting, Invitation for Oral Testimony, 

and Solicitation of Written Comments 

AGENCIES: U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), Food, Nutrition 

and Consumer Services (FNCS) and 

Research, Education and Economics 

(REE); and U.S. Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS), Office of 

Public Health and Science (OPHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) and the Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS): 

(a) Provide notice of the second meeting 

of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory 

Committee; (b) invite requests for oral 

testimony; and (c) solicit written 

comments pertinent to a review of the 

Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 

DATES: This Notice is provided to the 

public on January 8, 2009. (1) The 

Committee will meet on January 29 and 

30, 2009, from 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. E.S.T. 

both days. (2) Requests to present three 

minutes of oral testimony, in the 

morning of the first day, must be 

received by 5 p.m. E.S.T., on January 23, 

2009. (3) Written comments pertinent to 

review of the Dietary Guidelines for 

Americans must be received by 5 p.m. 

E.S.T. on January 23, 2009, to ensure 

transmission to the Committee prior to 

this meeting. Written comments will be 

accepted throughout the Committee 

deliberation process. 

ADDRESSES: The second meeting will 

take place at the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Jefferson Auditorium, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250. Requests for three minutes of 

oral testimony on January 29th can be 

made by going to http:// 

www.DietaryGuidelines.gov and clicking 

on the link for Meeting Registration or 

by calling the scheduler through the 

meeting planner, Crystal Tyler, at 202– 

314–4701 by 5 p.m. E.S.T., January 23, 

2009. Written comments (separate from 

oral testimony) are encouraged to be 

submitted electronically at http:// 

www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. A ‘‘submit 

comments’’ button is available for 

access to the public comments database. 

Lengthy comments or support materials 

can be uploaded as an attachment. 

Multiple attachments must be ‘‘zipfiled.’’ Comments not submitted 

electronically can be mailed, faxed, or 

delivered to: Carole Davis, Co-Executive 

Secretary of the Dietary Guidelines 

Advisory Committee, Center for 

Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park 

Center Drive, Room 1034, Alexandria, 

VA 22302, 703–305–7600 (telephone), 

703–305–3300 (fax). All comments will 

become part of the public comments 

database. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

USDA Co-Executive Secretaries: Carole 

Davis (telephone 703–305–7600), Center 

for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, 

3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1034, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22302; or Shanthy 

Bowman (telephone 301–504–0619), 

Agricultural Research Service (ARS), 

Beltsville Human Nutrition Research 

Center, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, 

Building 005, Room 125, BARC-WEST, 

Beltsville, Maryland 20705. HHS CoExecutive Secretaries: Kathryn McMurry 

(telephone 240–453–8280) or Holly 

McPeak (telephone 240–453–8280), 

Office of Disease Prevention and Health 

Promotion, Office of Public Health and 

Science, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 

LL100, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

Additional information is available on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Dietary Guidelines Advisory 

Committee: The thirteen-member 

Committee appointed by the Secretaries 

of the two Departments is chaired by 

Linda V. Van Horn, PhD, R.D., L.D., 

Northwestern University, Chicago, 

Illinois. The Vice Chair of the 

Committee is Naomi K. Fukagawa, M.D., 

PhD, University of Vermont, Burlington, 

Vermont. Other members are: Cheryl 

Achterberg, PhD, The Ohio State 

University, Columbus, Ohio; Lawrence 

J. Appel, M.D., M.P.H., Johns Hopkins 

Medical Institutions, Baltimore, 

Maryland; Roger A. Clemens, Dr.P.H, 

The University of Southern California, 

Los Angeles, California; Miriam E. 

Nelson, PhD, Tufts University, Boston, 

Massachusetts; Sharon M. NickolsRichardson, PhD, R.D., Pennsylvania 

State University, University Park, 

Pennsylvania; Thomas A. Pearson, M.D., 

PhD, M.P.H., University of Rochester, 

Rochester, New York; Rafael Pe ́rezEscamilla, PhD, University of 

Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut; Xavier 

Pi-Sunyer, M.D., M.P.H., Columbia 

University College of Physicians and 

Surgeons, New York, New York; Eric B. 

Rimm, Sc.D., Harvard University, 

Boston, Massachusetts; Joanne L. Slavin, 

PhD, R.D., University of Minnesota, St. 

Paul, Minnesota; and Christine L. 

Williams, M.D., M.P.H., Columbia 

University (Retired), Healthy Directions, 

Inc., New York, New York. 

Purpose of the Meeting: 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 USDA and 

HHS to publish the Dietary Guidelines 

for Americans at least every five years. 

At its first meeting, the Dietary 

Guidelines Advisory Committee advised 

that a revision of the 2005 Dietary 

Guidelines for Americans is warranted. 

After a thorough review of the most 

current scientific and applied literature 

and open Committee deliberations, the 

Committee will provide its 

recommendations in the form of an 

advisory report to the Secretaries of both 

Departments. 

Meeting Agenda: The meeting will: (a) 

Provide an opportunity for the public to 

give oral testimony; (b) include 

presentations on the descriptive 

statistics on usual nutrient and foodgroup intakes in the U.S. population 

and MyPyramid research updates; and 

(c) allow for the continued formulation 

of plans for future work of the 

Committee. 

Public Participation and Building 

Access 

The Jefferson Auditorium is in the 

USDA South Building, located at the 

corner of Independence Ave. and 14th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC. The 

meeting is open to the public. Due to the 

need for security screening, preregistration is required and all visitors 

must bring a photo I.D. To pre-register, 

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www.DietaryGuidelines.gov and click on 

the link for Meeting Registration or call 

the scheduler through the meeting 

planner, Crystal Tyler, at 202–314–4701 

by 5 p.m. E.S.T., January 27, 2009. 

Registration must include name, 

affiliation, phone number or e-mail, and 

days attending. Registrants need to 

indicate whether oral testimony will be 

provided by January 23, 2009. 

Following pre-registration, individuals 

will receive a confirmation of 

registration via e-mail. This e-mail will 

also include important information 

regarding security procedures for 

entering the South Building, 

instructions to the Jefferson Auditorium, 

and metro, parking, and hotel 

information. Please call Crystal Tyler at 

202–314–4701 should you require a sign 

language interpreter or require other 

special accommodations. 

Oral Testimony: By this notice, the 

Committee is inviting submission of 

requests from the public to present three 

minutes of oral testimony. Oral 

testimony will be held on the morning 

of January 29, 2009. Due to time 

limitations, pre-registration is required. 

Registration to present oral testimony 

will be confirmed on a first-come, firstserve basis, as time on the meeting 

agenda permits. Requests can be made 

by going to http:// 

www.DietaryGuidelines.gov and clicking 

on the link for Meeting Registration or 

by calling the scheduler through the 

meeting planner, Crystal Tyler, at 202– 

314–4701 by 5 p.m. E.S.T., January 23, 

2009. Requests to present oral testimony 

must include a written outline of the 

intended testimony not exceeding one 

page in length. Presenters are required 

to disclose their affiliation and their 

source of funding to give oral testimony 

at the meeting and limit their comments 

to three minutes. More detailed, written 

comments may be submitted separately. 

Written Comments: By this notice, the 

Committee is soliciting submission of 

written comments, views, information 

and data pertinent to the review of the 

Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 

Written comments (separate from for 

oral testimony) are encouraged to be 

submitted electronically at http:// 

www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. A ‘‘submit 

comments’’ button is available for 

access to the public comments database. 

Lengthy comments or support materials 

can be uploaded as an attachment. 

Multiple attachments must be ‘‘zipfiled.’’ Comments not submitted 

electronically can be mailed, faxed, or 

delivered to: Carole Davis, Co-Executive 

Secretary of the Dietary Guidelines 

Advisory Committee, Center for 

Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park 

Center Drive, Room 1034, Alexandria, 

VA 22302, 703–305–7600 (telephone), 

703–305–3300 (fax). All comments will 

become part of the public comments 

database. Comments are welcome 

throughout the Committee’s 

deliberations. 

Public Documents: Documents 

pertaining to Committee deliberations 

will be available for public viewing at 

the meeting, and thereafter, will also be 

accessible 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. E.S.T., 

Monday through Friday (except Federal 

holidays), at the Reference Desk of the 

National Agricultural Library, USDA/ 

ARS, 10301 Baltimore Avenue, 

Beltsville, MD 20705. The Reference 

Desk telephone phone number is 301– 

504–5755; however, no advance 

appointment is necessary. Meeting 

materials (i.e., agenda, meeting minutes, 

and transcript), once available, can be 

found at http:// 

www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. 

Dated: December 18, 2008. 

Brian Wansink, 

Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy 

and Promotion, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. 

Dated: December 18, 2008. 

Edward B. Knipling, 

Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

Dated: December 18, 2008 

Penelope Slade-Sawyer, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health 

(Disease Prevention and Health Promotion), 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Tehama County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Tehama County Resource 

Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in 

Red Bluff, California. Agenda items to 

be covered include: (1) Introductions, 

(2) Report from Designated Federal 

Official, (3) Public Comment, (4) 2009 

Meeting Schedule, (5) Report on Media 

Releases, (6) General Discussion, (7) 

Next Agenda. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

February 12, 2009 from 9 a.m. and end 

at approximately 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Lincoln Street School, Pine Room, 

1135 Lincoln Street, Red Bluff, CA. 

Individuals wishing to speak or propose 

agenda items must send their names and 

proposals to Eduardo Olmedo, DFO, 825 

N. Humboldt Ave., Willows, CA 95988. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eduardo Olmedo, Committee 

Coordinator, USDA, Mendocino 

National Forest, Grindstone Ranger 

District, 825 N. Humboldt Ave., 

Willows, CA 95988. (530) 934–3316; E– 

Mail: eolmedo@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Committee 

members. However, persons who wish 

to bring matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. Public input sessions will 

be provided and individuals who made 

written requests by February 9, 2009 

will have the opportunity to address the 

Committee at those sessions. 

Dated: December 23, 2008. 

Eduardo Olmedo, 

Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. E9–86 Filed 1–7–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; Comments 

requested. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces Rural Development’s 

Cooperative Programs intention to 

request an extension for a currently 

approved information collection in 

support of the program for 7 CFR part 

25 Rural Empowerment Zones and 

Enterprise Communities (EZ/EC). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received March 9, 2009 to be assured of 

consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzette Agans, Rural Development 

Specialist, Cooperative Programs, Rural 

Development, USDA, STOP 3254, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3254, or by email: suzette.agans@wdc.usda.gov, 

Telephone: (202) 401–1922. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Rural Empowerment Zones and 

Enterprise Communities (EZ/EC). 

OMB Number: 0570–0027. 

Expiration Date of Approval: May 31, 

2009. 


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