[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9133-9134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2513]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Surgeon General's Call to Action on Preventing Underage Drinking

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Surgeon 
General.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: On November 1, 2005 Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, M.D., 
M.P.H., F.A.C.S. announced his intent to issue a Call to Action on 
Preventing Underage Drinking. Issuance of this Call to Action is 
planned for the

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Spring of 2006. The purpose of this notice is to provide individuals 
and organizations with the opportunity to identify issues and areas of 
need for consideration in the development of the Call to Action. 
Comments must be in writing and should not exceed 500 words. All 
comments will receive careful consideration. However, persons and 
organizations submitting comments will not receive individual 
responses.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on, or before, March 15, 2006. 
Comments received after this date will not be considered.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent by mail or hand delivered to Ron 
Schoenfeld, Ph.D., Office of the Surgeon General, Department of Health 
and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18-66, Rockville, MD 20852, 
or sent by e-mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Schoenfeld, Ph.D., Office of the 
Surgeon General, e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: February 13, 2006.
Stephen W. Long,
Executive Officer, NIAAA, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E6-2513 Filed 2-21-06; 8:45 am]
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