Other Announcements

General

Health Promotion Practice journal supplement: Training and technical assistance: Lessons learned to sustain social norm changes in tobacco control
The Tobacco Technical Assistance Consortium (TTAC) collaborated with Legacy and the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) to publish the November theme issue of Health Promotion Practice (HPP), highlighting successful technical assistance and training models to support and sustain the reduction in tobacco use in the United States. In addition to thoughtful perspectives on best and promising practices, the issue includes an interview with Dr. Ursula Bauer, Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, and commentaries that reflect on lessons learned in the tobacco control movement. Legacy and TTAC are sponsoring open-access to the entire supplement, available here.

AAP Tobacco Consortium now seeking new member nominations
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Tobacco Consortium is now seeking nominations for new consortium members. Members of the consortium explore cutting edge research and synthesis of the literature on child and adolescent tobacco control and prevention. Consortium activities also include in-person meetings and publications and presentations at national professional meetings on child health and tobacco control. Nominees may be AAP members or nonmembers with an interest in scientific research in child and adolescent tobacco prevention and control. Fact sheets and biosketch forms are due February 28, 2012 via email. For more information, read the Call for Nominations.

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FDA Announcements

Opportunities for public comment:

• Applications for premarket review of new tobacco products
  The FDA has published draft guidance that is intended to assist persons submitting applications for new tobacco products under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), as amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act). The draft guidance explains, among other things, for new tobacco product applications, who submits, when and how to submit, what information the FD&C Act requires applicants to submit, and what information FDA recommends that applicants submit. Click here to view the proposed guidance. The public may submit comments on the proposed guidance by visiting regulations.gov and searching Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0212. Comments must be received by December 27, 2011.
   
• Proposed restrictions on the sale and distribution of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco to protect children and adolescents
  The FDA Center for Tobacco Products has posted a proposed rule amending the Agency's regulations to allow the manufacturer of a cigarette or smokeless tobacco product with a trade or brand name that is also the trade or brand name of a nontobacco product to continue to use the name if the tobacco product was sold in the U.S. on or before June 22, 2009. FDA further proposes to amend the regulations to ensure that a manufacturer of a cigarette or smokeless tobacco product may continue to use its trade or brand name even if that name is subsequently registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or subsequently used for a nontobacco product. Click here to view the proposed rule. The public may submit comments on the proposed rule by visiting regulations.gov and searching for Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0493 or RIN 0910-AG40. Comments must be received by January 31, 2012.
   
• Deadline extended: Non-face-to-face sale and distribution of tobacco products and advertising, promotion and marketing of tobacco products
  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the comment period until January 19, 2012, for an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) that was published in the Federal Register of September 9, 2011 (76 FR 55835). In that document, FDA requested comments, data, research, or other information related to non-face-to-face sale and distribution of tobacco products; the advertising, promotion, and marketing of such products; and the advertising of tobacco products via the Internet, email, direct mail, telephone, smart phones, and other communication technologies that can be directed to specific recipients. Click here to view the proposed guidance. The public may submit comments on the proposed guidance by visiting regulations.gov and searching Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0467.

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