Appendix C - Public Comments

3. Summary of Public Comments and CDC Response

Federal Register Notice published June 8, 2009 (Vol. 74, No. 108, pp. 27144-27145)

Public Comment #1

-----Original Message-----

From: jean public [mailto:jeanpublic@yahoo.com]

Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 6:41 PM

To: OMB-Comments (CDC); AMERICANVOICES@MAIL.HOUSE.GOV; INFO@TAXPAYER.NET; MEDIA@CAGW.ORG

Cc: INFO@STARMAGAZINE.COM

Subject: PUBLIC COMMENT ON FEDERAL REGISTER

AMERICAN TAXPAYERS SIMPLY DO NOT NEED TO SPEND ONE CENT MORE ON TOBACCO USERS. IT IS LEGAL TO USE TOBACCO. SMOKERS HAVE HAD ALL OF THE FACTS ON TOBACCO FOR YEAR AND THEY IGNORE THOSE FACTS AND CONTINUE TO SMOKE. IT IS USELESS TO CONTINUE TO WASTE AMERICAN TAXDOLLARS ON THIS EFFORT. THIS IS NOT 1940 ANYMORE. THIS IS 2009 AND THE INFORMATION ON HOW TOBACCO HURTS HAS BEEN OUT THERE FOR MOR THAN 20 YEARS. IT IS TIME TO STOP THIS USELESS SPENDING, WHICH IS ACHIEVING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. WHEN WILL THE GOVT CATCH UP TO 2009 AND STOP OPERATING IN 1950MODE? GOVT ENTITIES LIKE TO CONTINUE INTO ETERNITY EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO LONGER A NEED FOR THEM. FIRE THE PART OF THE AGENCY DOING THIS WORK NOW. IT IS TIME TO SUNSET.

JEAN PUBLIC 15 ELM ST FLORHAM PARK NJ07932

CDC Response to Public Comment #1

CDC sent a courtesy reply.

Public Comment #2

From: Holdridge, Elaine [mailto:ElaineHoldridge@oasas.state.ny.us]
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 9:53 AM
To: OMB-Comments (CDC)
Subject: Federal Register/Vol. 74, No. 108/Monday, June 8, 2009/Notices - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Proposed Collection - Project: National Adult Tobacco Survey (NATS) - New

Good morning XXXXXX,

Thank you for your prompt response to my voice mail.

Please send me the data collection information for the National Adult Tobacco Survey (NATS) New – National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  Staff is particularly interested to see if people had ever used tobacco and to determine when and why they chose to stop using.

I have copied the notice from the Federal Register for your information.  Thank you again for your assistance.  I greatly appreciate it.

Elaine

Elaine Holdridge

Grants-In-Aid Program Assistant 2

Grants Management and Federal Policy

NYS OASAS

1450 Western Avenue

Albany, NY 12203

Telephone: (518) 485-0510  Fax: (518) 457-5674

Grant and Funding Opportunities please visit: http://www.oasas.state.ny.us/hps/grants/grants.cfm 

[Federal Register: June 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 108)]

[Notices]              

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CDC Response to Public Comment #2

CDC sent a copy of the draft Supporting Statement in response to the request for additional information.