Notice2025-00416
Request for Public Comments on Reports on Alcoholic Beverages and Health To Inform the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030
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Published
January 15, 2025
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Health and Human Services Department
Abstract
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.
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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 [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <a href="http://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov">www.DietaryGuidelines.gov</a>.
ADDRESSES: Links to both reports, along with additional information
about each report, are available at <a href="http://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov/alcohol/info">www.DietaryGuidelines.gov/alcohol/info</a>. You may submit comments as follows:
<bullet> Online (preferred method): Follow the instructions for
submitting comments at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, will be posted to Docket HHS-
OASH-2024-0019. HHS-OASH-2024-0019
<bullet> 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91d5f8f4e5f0e3e8d6e4f8f5f4fdf8fff4e2d1f9f9e2bff6fee7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="185c717d6c796a615f6d717c7d7471767d6b5870706b367f776e">[email protected]</span></a>. Additional information is available at
<a href="http://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov">www.DietaryGuidelines.gov</a>.
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: <a href="https://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/research-resources/alcohol-intake-health.aspx">https://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/research-resources/alcohol-intake-health.aspx</a>.
Additional Information: Additional information about each
scientific review and the resulting reports is available at
<a href="http://www.DietaryGuidelines.gov/alcohol/info">www.DietaryGuidelines.gov/alcohol/info</a>.
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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