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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service 



Food and Drug Administration 

 Rockviile MD 20857 



The Honorable Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. 



Ramking Minority Member 



Subcommittee on Health and the Environment 



Committee on Energy and Commerce APR 6 1994 



House of Representatives 



Washington, D.C. 20515-4607 



Dear Mr. Bliley: 



This is in response to your request to Commissioner Kessler at 

 the nicotine hearing on March 25, 1994, for the Federal Trade 

 Commission's (FTC) data on which FDA relied to plot its charts on 

 nicotine and tar levels. 



Enclosed is a copy of the FTC data. I hope this information is 

 helpful. 



Sincerely Vours, 





isun 



E. Thomps 

 :iate Commissioner 

 for Legislative Affairs 



Enclosure 



