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STATE OF MICy1GAN I r F F 1N1LLlAM G. MILLIKEN. Governor DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 3500 N. LOGAN - P.O. BOX 90075. V,NStNG. W1CHiGaN 48909 MAURICE S. REIZEN. M.D.. Director October 31, 1980 Walt Maner III, bcecutiv+e Secretary Michigan Toba+cco and Candy Distributors and Vendors Association, Inc. 523 West Zoni.a Street Lansing, MI 48933 Dear Walt; TM minarity report that you have submitte!i to the Citizens' Panel on 3roking arx3 Health was reoeived on October 31 at the Office of Health F13wcaticn. The length of minrarity reports, which was agree3 on by the Panel in its Ootoaber 8 meeting, was to be no longer than two pages. Please note in the OctIober 8 minutes, page 2, the foamat of mincrity reports is statExl. Also in a subsequent letter dated Octaber 17, a descripti.m of the format of minority reports was sent to you on your request. After a discussion with Doctor Ben Barker and urarbecs of the staff, it was their decision that your su}:aitted repart is unacceptable in its present fona as it exceeds the maximaa length. There are several ogtions open to yvu : 1. Aaottier mirority report can be st;}snitted before the Panel meetinq on Ncvsnter 6 which is two pages or fewer in length; or, 2. A notation can be made in the full repnrt that states yas IzL=ity report was not ;*+cluded because of its length. It will be nated that a ovpy of the reFClrt wi11 be kept on file at the Office of Health Il3ucatioci for anyone who wishes to obtain it. Other optirms can be exp3.ered at the Noveaber 6 maet' ng by the full Panel. 1hank you. Sincecely, 1 ' smn~-sun rukr Office of ~ealth SRiF'/ral CC: Ben D. Barker, D.D.S., Chai_rm.,n Re3'uleth E. Warnet, Ph.D., Project Direct= Panel Menbers -279- 9=