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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Grantees,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division is seeking input and public comment on the draft 2019 Annual Synar Report.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The federal
<a href="https://www.samhsa.gov/synar/about" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Synar Amendment</span></a> requires states to enact and enforce laws prohibiting the sale and distribution of tobacco products to underage persons. States must enforce youth
tobacco access laws in a manner that can reasonably be expected to reduce the extent to which tobacco products are available to underage persons. States must conduct random, unannounced inspections of youth-accessible tobacco outlets to assess tobacco retailer
compliance with state law. State retailer violation rates must not surpass 20 percent.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">States must submit an annual report detailing their activities. State reports must be made available for public comment prior to submission.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Oregon’s draft
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/TOBACCOPREVENTION/Documents/AnnualSynarReport2019.pdf">
<span style="color:blue">2019 Oregon Synar Report</span></a> <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/TOBACCOPREVENTION/Documents/AnnualSynarReport2019.pdf"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="16" height="16" style="width:.1666in;height:.1666in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D48574.258AF030" alt="AnnualSynarReport2019.pdf"></span></a> is
available for review and comment. The public comment period closes Friday, December 7, 2018.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Comments may be emailed to
<a href="mailto:tara.e.weston@state.or.us">tara.e.weston@state.or.us</a> or mailed to:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">OHA Public Health Division<br>
Attention: Tobacco Enforcement Policy Specialist<br>
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 730<br>
Portland, Oregon 97232<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tara<o:p></o:p></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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