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<tr><td><b>Comment Number: </b></td><td>537778-00010</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Received: </b></td><td>9/30/2008 4:38:38 PM</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Organization: </b></td><td>Hospira, Inc.</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Commenter: </b></td><td>Lori Bowman</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>State: </b></td><td>DC</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Agency: </b></td><td>Federal Trade Commission</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Rule: </b></td><td>Emerging Health Care Competition and Consumer Issues</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Attachments:</b></td><td><a href='537778-00010.pdf'>537778-00010.pdf</a>&nbsp<a href='http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html' target = _blank >Download Adobe Reader</a><br></td></tr></Table>

<hr><P><b>Comments:</b></p>Please see attached document for our responses to the FTC Request for Comments. If you have any questions, please call 202.280.2406 or email lori.bowman@hospira.com. Sincerely, Lori Neal Bowman Director, Federal Government Affairs Hospira, Inc. </body></html>