[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 53951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21084]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Notice of Public Meeting/Opportunity for Public Comment: Healthy 
People 2010 Tobacco Objectives

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention Office on Smoking and Health.

DATE AND TIME: November 18, 2002, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

PLACE:  Hilton San Francisco, 333 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA 
94102, telephone 415/771-1400.
SUMMARY: The Healthy People 2010 Tobacco Workgroup is convening a 
meeting and soliciting comments on progress towards meeting the Healthy 
People 2010 tobacco objectives. The meeting is scheduled immediately 
prior to the 2002 National Conference on Tobacco or Health. The meeting 
is open to the public and will allow attendees of the Conference and 
other interested parties an opportunity to provide input to the Healthy 
People 2010 Tobacco Workgroup. Individuals and organizations are 
encouraged to comment on the Healthy People 2010 tobacco objective 
progress in one or both of the following ways: (1) In writing, by 
submission through the mail, or e-mail; (2) In person, at a public 
meeting that will be convened in San Francisco, CA.

STATUS: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
Comments will also be accepted during the public meeting. If you would 
like to attend the public meeting, you are encouraged to register early 
by providing your name, title, organization name, address, and 
telephone number to Monica Swann (address below). If you would like to 
speak at the meeting, please notify Monica Swann when you register. The 
U.S. government encourages individuals to submit written comments, 
either electronically or by mail. Comments also will be accepted during 
the meeting. Written comments may be submitted until December 27, 2002. 
Comments can be submitted by mail or electronically (electronic 
submissions are encouraged).

ADDRESSES: To submit electronic comments, send via e-mail to 
[email protected]. To submit comments by mail, send to: Healthy 
People 2010 Tobacco comments (Attn: Ms. Monica Swann), Office on 
Smoking and Health, 200 Independence Ave., Room 317-B, Washington, DC 
20201.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Healthy People 2010 is a decade-long 
national initiative based on science, data and policy which aims to 
improve health, and includes federal and state government and many 
other diverse stakeholders, and reflects the complexity of the health 
structure in the United States. There are 28 health topics including 
tobacco.
    The tobacco objectives are broken down into four areas: prevalence; 
cessation and treatment, secondhand smoke, and social and environmental 
change. The tobacco objective progress review should document barriers 
and strategies to achieving the objectives, as well as implementation 
efforts underway to reach the specific population targets. The comment 
period and public meeting are intended to give interested persons, 
including public health and medical professionals, state and local 
officials, farmers, retailers, manufacturers, and others an opportunity 
to comment. On November 18, 2002, the Healthy People 2010 Tobacco 
Workgroup will be receiving comments on progress towards reaching the 
Healthy People 2010 tobacco objectives. Oral comments are especially 
requested to cover one or more of the following areas: Adult and youth 
prevalence, cessation and treatment, secondhand smoke, and disparities. 
To accommodate all the participants who wish to speak, comments will be 
limited to three minutes. Written comments are also encouraged from the 
public on progress towards the Healthy People 2010 tobacco objectives 
progress. This is an opportunity to provide comments on barriers as 
well as strategies to reach the tobacco objectives.
    The Workgroup is especially seeking information on the Healthy 
People areas: Adult/youth prevalence, cessation and treatment, 
secondhand smoke, and disparities.
    Background documents on the Healthy People 2010 are available at 
http://www.health.gov/healthypeople. Background information on tobacco 
is available at www.cdc.gov/tobacco.
    Submitted comments will be posted on the Internet at http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Victoria Wagman, Office on Smoking 
and Health, 200 Independence Ave., Suite 317-B, Washington, DC 20201, 
202-205-8500 (telephone) or (202) 205-8313 (facsimile) or 
[email protected].
    The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register Notices pertaining to 
announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, 
for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

    Dated: August 14, 2002.
Joseph E. Salter,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-21084 Filed 8-19-02; 8:45 am]
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