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La Jolla, California, during the period from 

January 1, 1960, through December 31, 1969, 

for a number of work days aggregating at least 

250 work days, occurring either solely under 

this employment or in combination with 

work days within the parameters established 

for one or more other classes of employees 

included in the Special Exposure Cohort.’’ 

This designation will become 

effective on October 25, 2014, unless 

Congress provides otherwise prior to the 

effective date. After this effective date, 

HHS will publish a notice in the 

Federal Register reporting the addition 

of this class to the SEC or the result of 

any provision by Congress regarding the 

decision by HHS to add the class to the 

SEC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division 

of Compensation Analysis and Support, 

NIOSH, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS 

C–46, Cincinnati, OH 45226–1938, 

Telephone 1–877–222–7570. 

Information requests can also be 

submitted by email to DCAS@CDC.GOV. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Department of Agriculture 

Announcement of the Sixth 2015 

Dietary Guidelines Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services 

and Research, Education, and 

Economics, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Health; Office of the 

Secretary, Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), in collaboration with 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), is hereby giving notice that a 

meeting of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines 

Advisory Committee (DGAC) will be 

held and will be open to the public by 

Internet access only. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

November 7, 2014, from 10:00 a.m.–5:30 

p.m. E.S.T. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be 

accessible to the public by webcast on 

the Internet only. There will be no in 

person attendance. 

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 CoExecutive 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. Additional information about the 

2015 DGAC 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 DGAC 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 currently serve on 

the 2015 DGAC. They were appointed 

by the Secretaries of HHS and USDA in 

May 2013. Information on the DGAC 

membership is available at 

www.DietaryGuidelines.gov. 

Authority: The 2015 DGAC is 

authorized under 42 U.S.C. 217a, 

Section 222 of the Public Health Service 

Act, as amended. 

Committee’s Task: The work of the 

DGAC is solely advisory in nature and 

time-limited. The Committee is tasked 

with developing recommendations 

based on the preponderance of current 

scientific and medical knowledge using 

a systematic review approach. The 

DGAC will examine the current Dietary 

Guidelines for Americans, take into 

consideration new scientific evidence 

and current resource documents, and 

develop a report that is to be given to 

the Secretaries of HHS and USDA. The 

report will outline science-based 

recommendations and rationales which 

will serve as the basis for developing the 

eighth edition of the Dietary Guidelines 

for Americans. It is planned for the 

Committee to hold approximately seven 

public meetings to review and discuss 

recommendations. This will be the sixth 

meeting of the 2015 DGAC. Meeting 

dates, times, locations, and other 

relevant information are announced at 

least 15 days in advance of each meeting 

via Federal Register notice. As 

stipulated in the charter, the Committee 

will be terminated after delivery of its 

final report to the Secretaries of HHS 

and USDA or two years from the date 

the charter was filed, whichever comes 

first. 

Purpose of the Meeting: In accordance 

with FACA and to promote 

transparency of the process, 

deliberations of the Committee will 

occur in a public forum. At this 

meeting, the Committee will continue 

its deliberations. 

Meeting Agenda: The meeting agenda 

will include (a) review of Committee 

work since the last public meeting and 

(b) plans for future Committee work. 

Meeting Registration: The meeting 

will be publicly accessible by webcast 

on the Internet. Registration is required 

and is expected to open on October 23, 

2014. 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, Shayla Edmonds at 

(703) 243–9696 by 5:00 p.m. E.S.T. 

November 3, 2014. Registration must 

include name, affiliation, and phone 


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number or email address. After 

registering, individuals will receive 

webcast access information via email. 

Written Public Comments: Written 

comments from the public will continue 

to be accepted throughout the 

Committee’s deliberative process. 

Written public comments can be 

submitted and/or viewed at 

www.DietaryGuidelines.gov using the 

‘‘Submit Comments’’ and ‘‘Read 

Comments’’ links, respectively. Those 

commenting are asked to provide 

comments as early as possible in the 

Committee’s process to increase the 

opportunity for meaningful impact. 

There is no deadline for comment 

submission prior to each public 

meeting. The Committee requests that 

commenters provide a brief (250 words) 

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. 

Meeting Documents: Documents 

pertaining to Committee deliberations, 

including meeting agendas, summaries, 

and webcasts will be available on 

www.DietaryGuidelines.gov under 

‘‘Meetings.’’ Meeting information will 

continue to be accessible online, at the 

NIH Library, 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: October 2, 2014. 

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: October 6, 2014. 

Angela Tagtow, 

Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy 

and Promotion, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. 

Dated: October 6, 2014. 

Chavonda Jacobs-Young, 

Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERIVCES 

Announcement of Solicitation of 

Written Comments on Modifications of 

Healthy People 2020 Objectives 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary, 

Office of the Assistant Secretary of 

Health, Office of Disease Prevention and 

Health Promotion. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services solicits 

written comments regarding new 

objectives proposed to be added to 

Healthy People 2020 since the fall 2013 

public comment period, as well as 

written comments proposing new 

objectives to be included within existing 

Healthy People 2020 topic areas. Public 

participation helps shape Healthy 

People 2020, its framework, objectives, 

organization, and targets. Healthy 

People 2020 will provide opportunities 

for public input periodically throughout 

the decade to ensure that Healthy 

People 2020 reflects current public 

health priorities and public input. The 

updated set of Healthy People 2020 

objectives will be incorporated on 

www.HealthyPeople.gov. This set will 

reflect further review and deliberation 

by the topic area workgroups, Federal 

Interagency Workgroup on Healthy 

People 2020, and other Healthy People 

2020 stakeholders. 

DATES: Written comments will be 

accepted until 5:00 p.m. ET on 

November 4, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments will be 

accepted via an online public comment 

database at http://

www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/

history-development/Public-Comment; 

by mail at the Office of Disease 

Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, Attn: Public Comment, 1101 

Wootton Parkway, Room LL–100, 

Rockville, MD 20852; fax—(240) 453– 

8281; or email—HP2020@hhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Theresa Devine, MPH, Office of Disease 

Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Room 

LL–100, Rockville, MD 20852, 

Theresa.Devine@hhs.gov (email), (240) 

453–6112 (telephone), (240) 453–8281 

(fax). 

SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION: For three 

decades, Healthy People has provided a 

comprehensive set of national 10-year 

health promotion and disease 

prevention objectives aimed at 

improving the health of all Americans. 

Healthy People 2020 objectives provide 

a framework by presenting a 

comprehensive picture of the nation’s 

health at the beginning of the decade, 

establishing national goals and targets to 

be achieved by the year 2020, and 

monitoring progress over time. The U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services is soliciting the submission of 

written comments regarding new 

objectives proposed to be added to 

Healthy People 2020 since the fall 2013 

public comment period. 

Healthy People 2020 is the product of 

an extensive collaborative process that 

relies on input from a diverse array of 

individuals and organizations, both 

within and outside the federal 

government, with a common interest in 

improving the nation’s health. Public 

comments were a cornerstone of 

Healthy People 2020’s development. 

During the first phase of planning for 

Healthy People 2020, HHS asked for the 

public’s comments on the vision, 

mission, and implementation of Healthy 

People 2020. Those comments helped 

set the framework for Healthy People 

2020. The public was also invited to 

submit comments on proposed Healthy 

People 2020 objectives, which helped 

shape the final set of Healthy People 

2020 objectives. 

The public is now invited to comment 

on new objectives proposed to be added 

to Healthy People 2020. These new 

objectives were developed by topic area 

workgroups led by various agencies 

within the federal government. They 

have been reviewed by the Federal 

Interagency Workgroup on Healthy 

People 2020 and are presented now for 

the public’s review and comment. The 

public is also invited to suggest 

additional objectives for consideration 

that address critical public health issues 

within existing Healthy People 2020 

topic areas. Any proposed new objective 

must meet all of the objective selection 

criteria (see below). 

Written comments will be accepted at 

http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/

about/history-development/PublicComment during a three-week public 

comment period beginning in October 

2014. The public will also be able to 

submit written comments via mail, fax, 

and email (see contact information 

above). Comments received in response 

to this notice will be reviewed and 

considered by the appropriate topic area 

workgroup, Federal Interagency 

Workgroup on Healthy People 2020, and 

other Healthy People 2020 stakeholders. 

Objective Selection Criteria 

The following nine criteria should be 

taken into consideration when 

commenting on the proposed new 

objectives or suggesting additional 

objectives. 

1. The result to be achieved should be 

important and understandable to a 

broad audience and support the Healthy 

People 2020 goals. 

2. Objectives should be prevention 

oriented and should address health 


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