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Vol. 75, No. 14 

Friday, January 22, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Announcement of the Fifth Dietary 

Guidelines Advisory Committee 

Meeting and Solicitation of Written 

Comments 

AGENCY: 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 fifth meeting of the 

Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, 

and (b) solicit written comments 

pertinent to the Dietary Guidelines for 

Americans. 

DATES: This Notice is provided to the 

public on January 22, 2010: (1) The 

Committee will meet on February 9, 

2010, from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. E.S.T. and on 

February 10, 2010, from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. 

E.S.T. (2) Written comments pertinent to 

the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 

must be received by 5 p.m. E.S.T. on 

February 3, 2010, to ensure transmission 

to the Committee prior to this meeting. 

Written comments continue to be 

accepted throughout the Committee 

deliberation process. 

ADDRESSES: The fifth meeting will be 

held online, via Webinar format. Details 

regarding how to assure that your 

Windows computer and browser are 

compatible with the Webinar format 

being used will be provided by e-mail 

following meeting registration and can 

also be found on the Dietary Guidelines 

Web site at http:// 

www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. Written 

comments are encouraged to be 

submitted electronically at http:// 

www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

USDA Co-Executive Secretaries: Carole 

Davis, Designated Federal Officer to the 

Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee 

(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, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., 

Northwestern University, Chicago, 

Illinois. The Vice Chair of the 

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

Ph.D., University of Vermont, 

Burlington, Vermont. Other members 

are: Cheryl Achterberg, Ph.D., 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, Ph.D., Tufts 

University, Boston, Massachusetts; 

Sharon M. Nickols-Richardson, Ph.D., 

R.D., Pennsylvania State University, 

University Park, Pennsylvania; Thomas 

A. Pearson, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., 

University of Rochester, Rochester, New 

York; Rafael Pe ́rez-Escamilla, Ph.D., 

Yale University, New Haven, 

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, Ph.D., 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. 

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) 

allow individual subcommittees to 

provide updates on progress made 

within each subcommittee; and (b) 

allow for the continued formulation of 

plans for finalizing the Committee’s 

work. The topics to be discussed will 

include Nutrient Adequacy; Energy 

Balance and Weight Management; 

Carbohydrates and Protein; Sodium, 

Potassium and Water; Fatty Acids and 

Cholesterol; Ethanol; and Food Safety. A 

draft agenda of the meeting will be 

posted to the http:// 

www.DietaryGuidelines.gov Web site as 

soon as it becomes available. Specific 

times for topic area discussions are 

subject to change upon the call of the 

Committee Chair. 

Public Participation: Members of the 

public are invited to attend the online 

Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee 

meeting. There will be no opportunity 

for oral public comments during this 

online meeting. Written comments, 

however, are welcome throughout the 

development process of the 2010 

Dietary Guidelines for Americans. These 

can be submitted at http:// 

www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. See below 

for more detailed instructions for 

submitting written comments. 

To take part in the on-line Committee 

meeting, individuals must pre-register at 

the Dietary Guidelines Web site located 

at http://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. A 

link for Meeting Registration will be 

available to click on. Registration for the 

meeting is limited. Registrations will be 

accepted until maximum Webinar 

capacity is reached. A waiting list will 

be maintained should registrations 

exceed Webinar capacity. Individuals 

on the waiting list will be contacted as 

additional Webinar space for the 

meeting becomes available. Registration 


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questions may be directed to the 

meeting planner, Crystal Tyler, at 202– 

314–4701. Registration must include 

name, affiliation, phone number or email, and days attending. Following preregistration, individuals will receive a 

confirmation of registration via e-mail 

with instructions on how to access the 

Webinar and check for computer 

compatibility. Please call Crystal Tyler 

at 202–314–4701 by 5 p.m. E.S.T. on 

February 3, 2010 should you require 

assistance or any special 

accommodations. Members of the public 

who are unable to access the Internet in 

order to attend the Webinar may contact 

Crystal Tyler at 202–314–4710 by 5 p.m. 

E.S.T. on February 3, 2010 for assistance 

to the extent reasonably practicable. 

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 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 (that exceed 2000 

characters) or support materials can be 

uploaded as an attachment. Multiple 

attachments must be ‘‘zip-filed’’. 

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 for this 

meeting must be received by 5 p.m. 

E.S.T. on February 3, 2010 and 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 

from 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 14, 2009. 

Rajen S. Anand, 

Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy 

and Promotion, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. 

Dated: December 17, 2009. 

Edward B. Knipling, 

Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

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 

National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture 

Solicitation of Nomination of 

Veterinary Shortage Situations for the 

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment 

Program (VMLRP) 

AGENCY: National Institute of Food and 

Agriculture, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and solicitation for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of Food 

and Agriculture (NIFA) is soliciting 

nominations for veterinary service 

shortage situations for the Veterinary 

Medicine Loan Repayment Program 

(VMLRP; [74 FR 32788–32798]), as 

authorized under the National 

Veterinary Medical Services Act 

(NVMSA), 7 U.S.C. 3151a. This Notice 

initiates a 45-day nomination 

solicitation period and prescribes the 

procedures and criteria to be used by 

State, Insular Area, DC and Federal 

Lands (hereafter referred to as State(s)) 

Animal Health Officials (SAHO) in 

order to nominate veterinary shortage 

situations. All States are eligible to 

submit nominations, up to the 

maximum indicated for each State in 

this notice. NIFA is conducting this 

solicitation of veterinary shortage 

situation nominations under previously 

approved information collection (OMB 

Control Number 0524–0046). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Sherman; National Program Leader, 

Veterinary Science; National Institute of 

Food and Agriculture; U.S. Department 

of Agriculture; STOP 2220; 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW.; 

Washington, DC 20250–2220; Voice: 

202–401–4952; Fax: 202–401–6156; Email: gsherman@nifa.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Purpose 

In recent years, a number of studies 

have been conducted to investigate 

national veterinary workforce needs in 

different veterinary sectors including 

private practice, public practice (local, 

State, and Federal service), military 

service, research, public health, food 

safety and other specialty disciplines. 

Major studies include two National 

Academies of Science (NAS) reports, 

Animal Health at the Crossroads: 

Preventing, Detecting, and Diagnosing 

Animal Diseases and Critical Needs for 

Research in Veterinary Science, a third 

pending NAS committee report, 

Assessing the Current and Future 

Workforce Needs in Veterinary 

Medicine, which is currently under final 

review, and a 2009 GAO Federal 

Veterinary Work Force report, 

VETERINARIAN WORKFORCE: Actions 

Are Needed to Ensure Sufficient 

Capacity for Protecting Public and 

Animal Health. These studies, taken 

together with a number of smaller 

assessments of veterinary workforce 

needs conducted by various 

professional associations, indicate 

shortages of veterinarians exist in nearly 

all sectors and many of these shortages 

will worsen without enhancement of 

resources, facilities, incentives, and 

novel recruiting and educational 

strategies. 

A landmark series of three peerreviewed studies published in 2007 in 

the Journal of the American Veterinary 

Medical Association (JAVMA), and 

sponsored by the Food Supply 

Veterinary Medicine Coalition (http:// 

www.avma.org/fsvm/recognition.asp), 

gave considerable attention to the 

growing shortage of food supply 

veterinarians, the causes of shortages in 

this sector, and the consequences to the 

US food safety infrastructure and to the 

general public if this trend continues to 

worsen. Food supply veterinary 

medicine embraces a broad array of 

veterinary professional activities, 

specialties and responsibilities, and is 

defined as the full range of veterinary 

medical practices contributing to the 

production of a safe and wholesome 

food supply and to animal, human, and 

environmental health. However, the 

privately practicing food animal 

veterinary practitioner population 

within the US is, numerically, the 

largest, and arguably the most important 

single component of the food supply 

veterinary medical sector. Food animal 

veterinarians, working closely with 

livestock producers and State and 

Federal officials, constitute the first line 

of defense against spread of endemic 

and zoonotic diseases, introduction of 


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