[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25511]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health (ICSH) Cessation 
Subcommittee: Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) announces the following Subcommittee Meeting.

    Name: ICSH Cessation Subcommittee.
    Date and Time: October 24, 2002, 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
    Place: Meeting location to be determined and announced in a 
separate notice prior to the meeting date. For additional 
information please contact Monica Swann at 202/205-8500.
    Purpose: The ICSH Cessation Subcommittee is charged with making 
recommendations to ICSH on how best to promote tobacco use 
cessation. The Subcommittee will develop a report, to be submitted 
by ICSH to the Secretary, Health and Human Services, which contains 
action steps for both a Secretary's initiative and public-private 
partnerships to achieve this outcome. Background documents on ICSH 
and the ICSH Cessation Subcommittee are available at http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/ICSH/index.htm.
    Matter to be Discussed: The ICSH Cessation Subcommittee is 
convening a meeting and soliciting comments to obtain input from key 
audiences who must work in a coordinated manner to successfully 
promote tobacco use cessation. Input should be focused on (1) the 
opportunities to promote tobacco use cessation, (2) the strategies 
to overcome barriers and challenges faced by each group to ensure 
these objectives are implemented, and (3) the types of support DHHS 
could provide. Individuals and organizations are encouraged to 
comment in one or both of the following ways: (1) In writing, by 
submission through the mail or by e-mail; (2) in person, at the 
Subcommittee meeting. Written comments will also be accepted during 
the public meeting.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space and time 
available.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you would like to attend the Subcommittee 
meeting, you are encouraged to register by providing your name, title, 
organization name, address, and telephone number to Jessica Porras 
(address below). If you would like to speak at the meeting, please 
notify Jessica Porras when you register. Written comments may be 
submitted until December 20, 2002; comments received after October 24, 
2002, will be shared at future subcommittee meetings. Submitted 
comments will be posted on the Internet at http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/ICSH/index.htm.
    To submit electronic comments, send via e-mail to [email protected]. 
To submit comments by mail, send to: ICSH Cessation Subcommittee Public 
Comments (Attn: Ms. Jessica Porras), Office on Smoking and Health, 200 
Independence Ave., SW., Room 317-B, Washington, DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jessica Porras, 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] (email).
    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: October 2, 2002.
John Burckhardt,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-25511 Filed 10-7-02; 8:45 am]
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