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<p class="MsoNormal">Grantees,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division (OHA-PHD), is proposing amendments to chapter 333, division 15, pertaining to inhalant delivery systems, such as e-cigarettes, packaged in a manner attractive to minors. The proposed amendments
clarify language related to inhalant delivery system packaging that is attractive to minors. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Tobacco products are sweet, cheap, easy to get and heavily promoted in the retail setting. The tobacco industry spends $1 million an hour on marketing in the U.S. and more than
$100 million in Oregon to promote and advertise cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products.<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Inhalant delivery systems are of special concern, as they are marketed in ways to appeal to kids. E-cigarettes have candy-like packaging, come in sweet flavors, and are advertised or placed in locations frequented by youth, for example
near candy or at youth eye-level. They are heavily promoted in convenience stores and other locations accessible to youth. More than half of Oregon eighth-graders (59%) and 11th-graders (56%) shop in a convenience store at least once a week. In Oregon, e-cigarette
use among 11th graders increased three-fold from 2013 to 2015 from 5% to 17% (Oregon Tobacco Facts, 2018).<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">OHA-PHD convened a Rules Advisory Committee (RAC) at the end of April this year to gather input and discuss inhalant delivery systems packaged in a manner attractive to minors. The RAC informed OHA-PHD’s proposed rules, which are attached.
You are invited to review and comment on the proposed rules. OHA-PHD is looking for comments from public health experts, particularly from jurisdictions that can provide local perspective.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>If you wish to present oral testimony, a public hearing will be held in Portland, OR on July 17, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at the Portland State Office Building, 800 NE Oregon St. Room 1C, Portland, OR 97232.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>You may also file written comments before 5:00 p.m. on July 31, 2018</b>, by submitting them to the Public Health Division Rules Coordinator at the following address:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">OHA, Public Health Division<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Brittany Hall, Administrative Rules Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 930<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Portland, Oregon 97232<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">E-mail comments to: <a href="mailto:publichealth.rules@state.or.us">
<span style="color:blue">publichealth.rules@state.or.us </span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You may also send comments by fax to (971) 673-1299.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Final rules will be filed after consideration of all comments. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For more details, please see the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Hearing, Statement of Need and Fiscal Impact, and the full text of the proposed rules:
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/TOBACCOPREVENTION/SMOKEFREEWORKPLACELAW/Documents/333-015_Notice_of_Rulemaking_06-26-18.pdf" target="_blank">
<span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="16" height="16" style="width:.1666in;height:.1666in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01D412A6.1258D630" alt="https://www.oregon.gov/_layouts/images/icpdf.png"></span><span style="color:blue">Notice
of Proposed Permanent Rulemaking</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have questions or would like a paper copy of these rule changes, please contact Tara Weston at 971-673-1047 or by e-mail at
<a href="mailto:tara.e.weston@state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">tara.e.weston@state.or.us</span></a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for your continued support.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Tara Weston, MPH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Policy Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Public Health Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:tara.e.weston@state.or.us">tara.e.weston@state.or.us</a></span></u><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Desk: 971-673-1047<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Cell: 503-758-5523<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OHA"><span style="color:blue">http://www.oregon.gov/OHA</span></a>
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