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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3883-3884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00416]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Request for Public Comments on Reports on Alcoholic Beverages and 
Health To Inform the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), Office of Disease Prevention 
and Health Promotion; U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food, 
Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS).

ACTION: Notice and request public comments on two reports on alcoholic 
beverages and health to inform the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 
2025-2030 (Dietary Guidelines).

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SUMMARY: HHS and USDA invite the public to provide written comments on 
two reports: The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention 
of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD) Alcohol Intake and Health (AIH) draft 
report and The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 
Medicine's (NASEM) Review of Evidence on Alcohol and Health report.

DATES: Written comments will be accepted for 30 days. This public 
comment period closes on the 30th calendar day at 11:59 p.m. ET. 
Specific dates will be announced at www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.

ADDRESSES: Links to both reports, along with additional information 
about each report, are available at www.DietaryGuidelines.gov/alcohol/info. You may submit comments as follows:
     Online (preferred method): Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments at www.regulations.gov. Comments submitted 
electronically, including attachments, will be posted to Docket HHS-
OASH-2024-0019. HHS-OASH-2024-0019
     Mail: Mail/courier to Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD, HHS/OASH/
ODPHP, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420S, Rockville, MD 20852. For 
written/paper submissions, ODPHP will post your comment, and any 
attachments, to www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD; Office of 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 
420, Rockville, MD 20852; Phone: 240-453-8266; Email 
[email protected]. Additional information is available at 
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority and Purpose: 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 HHS and USDA are directed to 
publish the Dietary Guidelines jointly at least every five years. 
Guidance on the consumption of alcoholic beverages has been included in 
each edition of the Dietary Guidelines since the first edition in 1980. 
In the process of updating the Dietary

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Guidelines, HHS and USDA determined the topic of alcoholic beverages 
and health required a comprehensive review with significant, specific 
expertise. ICCPUD and NASEM conducted separate, complementary 
scientific reviews on adult alcohol consumption and health. Each 
scientific review resulted in a report with findings, not 
recommendations, on alcohol consumption. HHS and USDA will consider 
these findings to help inform guidance on alcoholic beverage 
consumption in the Dietary Guidelines.
    Public Comments: HHS and USDA request comments on both reports. 
Specifically, HHS and USDA request comments on considerations for the 
Departments as they use the reports to inform guidance on alcoholic 
beverage consumption in the Dietary Guidelines. Additionally, ICCPUD 
will consider public comments on its draft report to ensure the 
findings in its report are clearly presented and may make adjustments 
based on public input. Specific questions to consider when commenting 
on the ICCPUD draft report are available at: https://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/research-resources/alcohol-intake-health.aspx.
    Additional Information: Additional information about each 
scientific review and the resulting reports is available at 
www.DietaryGuidelines.gov/alcohol/info.

Brandon L. Taylor,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health.
[FR Doc. 2025-00416 Filed 1-14-25; 8:45 am]
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