Re: Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Fire Standards Compliant Cigarette Brand Style Certification - Additional Natural American Spirit brand style

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1 Dr. Christopher J. Cook Services Company Corn, Vice President Product Integrity Scientific & Regulatory Affairs RAI Services Company Phone: Fax: COOKC1(5)RJRT.COM January 24,2017 Leslie A. Newman Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance 500 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN Re: Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Fire Standards Compliant Cigarette Brand Style Certification - Additional Natural American Spirit brand style RAI Services Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reynolds American, Inc. (RAI) that bears primary responsibility for coordinating regulatory compliance for RAI's tobacco manufacturing operating companies, including Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company (SFNTC). Enclosed please find a certification report for one additional brand style, Natural American Spirit Balanced Taste Hunter that SFNTC intends to sell or offer for sale in Tennessee. This style is a line extension to the existing Natural American Spirit brand family. This certification provides required information on cigarette brand styles that have undergone testing and have been certified in accordance with the Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Act ( , et. seq.). All ignition propensity testing was performed in RJRT's laboratory. Each cigarette brand style listed in this certification has been tested in accordance with and met the performance standard set forth in Please advise that you have received and filed this certification and whether the documentation meets the requirements of the Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Act, Should you have further questions, please contact Greg Bowman at (336) or bowmana(5)rirt.com. Sincerely, 7 Dr. Christopher J. Cook Enclosures P.O. Box 464 Winston-Salem, NC '11.4SOO Jrans forming Tobacco

2 Check One: n Initial Certification Certification Fee Number of Brand Families Submitted Dollar Amount Submitted Renewal Certification $1,000 per brand family X Supplemental Certification (No fee) Name: Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Mailing Address: City: One Plaza La Prensa Fax#: Telephoned _ Country: USA Santa Fe State: NM Zip: ^ ii bowmang@rjrt.com Federal Employer Identification Number: Web Address: Contact Person: Grecl Bowman/ R.J. Reynolds TobaCCO c^acf Telephoned _ II ^I -o <u E 2 P t- Name: same Mailing Address: City: Fax #: Telephone # State: Country: Zip: Name: R.-]- Reynolds Tobacco Company Mailing Address: 950 Reynolds Blvd. City: Fax #: Winston-Salem State: NC Zip: Telephoned bowmang@rjrt.com Contact Person: Gre9 Bowman Contact Telephone #: Is the lab accredited pursuant to standard ISO/IEC of the ISO? Yes: No: If no, submit a request for approval of an equivalent accreditation standard. D Does the lab implement a quality control and quality assurance program with a value of test result repeatability no greater than nineteen-hundredths (0.19)? The answers provided below apply to all cigarette varieties listed on the certification. Yes: No: Q Was the test conducted in accordance with the ASTM standard E ? Yes: X [ No: If no, submit a proposal for an alternate test method and performance standard. The state tire marshal will review the test method and performance standard to determine if it is equivalent to Tenn. Code Ann (a)(3). Was the test conducted on ten (10) layers of filter paper? Yes: [A No: Did no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the cigarettes tested in the test trial exhibit full length bums? I attest that the cigarettes listed by brand family on the attachment to this certification have been tested in accordance with and meet the performance standard of Tenn. Code Ann By my signature, I verify that the information provided on this form and its attachments are true to the best of my knowledge. I understand that knowingly providing a false certification of fire standard compliant cigarettes is punishable by a civil penalty of up to two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). t^i f *L \ / -L^, / -7 7 Signature of Manufacturer's Authorized Representative Date Yes: No: Dr. Christopher J. Cook Printed Name IN- RDA-2225

3 FIRE STANDARD COMPLIANT BRAND FAMILY VARIETIES Brand or trade name on the package: Natural American Spirit Style (i.e-: light, ultra \ Length in light, etc.) millimeters: Balanced Taste Hunter 84 Circumference in millimeters: 24.8 Flavor (i.e.: menthol, etc.) Regular/Non^Menthol Filtered or non- \ Package (i.e.: filtered: soft pack or box) Filter \ Box 1 Date of testing: 11/18/2016 ~~T ::T: :J: -L-- L. _. J 1N- ~T I I Use additional sheets as necessary. Information may be provided by a different format; however the information must be the same. R DA 2225

4 Services Corn, Company Brand Name Natural American Spirit Balanced Taste Hunter R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Ignition Propensity Test Data Report for Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Inc. Length mm 84 Circumference mm 24.8 Filter/ Non- Filter Filter Menthol / Nonmenthol Non-Menthol Pack Type Box Sample Number Test Date 11/18/2016 Rep Count 40 hull Length Bum Count 0 % Full Length Burn 0 Sample Outcome Flag PASS Page 1 of 1

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