Source: USDA, 3/12/19


AGENCY: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
(FNCS); Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services announce the
first meeting of the newly appointed 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (the
Committee). This meeting will be open to the public. Additionally, this notice opens a public
comment period that will remain open until early 2020, throughout the Committee’s
deliberations.

DATES: This notice is being provided to the public on [insert date of publication in the Federal
Register]. The first meeting will be held on March 28, 2019, from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and March
29, 2019, from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. The public comment period opens with the publication of this
notice.

ADDRESSES: (a) The meeting will be accessible by webcast on the Internet or by attendance
in-person. Registrants will receive the webcast information prior to the meeting. In-person
participants also must register prior to the meeting; the meeting will take place at the U.S.
This document is scheduled to be published in the
Federal Register on 03/12/2019 and available online at
https://federalregister.gov/d/2019-04543, and on govinfo.gov

Department of Agriculture, South Building, Jefferson Auditorium, 1400 Independence Ave.,
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250.
(b) You may send comments, identified by Docket FNS-2019-0001, by either of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for
sending comments. (Preferred method.)
• Mail: Kristin Koegel, USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Center for Nutrition Policy and
Promotion, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1034, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket FNS-2019-
0001. For detailed instructions on sending comments, see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
Docket: For access to Docket FNS-2019-0001 to read background documents or comments
received, go to www.regulations.gov.