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STAR SCIENTIFIC, INC.
801 LIBERTY WAY
CHESTER, VA 23836
(804) 530-0535
March 14, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed
March 13, 2000, SEC file No. 333-32364
It is hereby requested that the following Delaying Amendment be
incorporated into the above-referenced Registration Statement:
"The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such
date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the
Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that
this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in
accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the
Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the
Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine."
Very truly yours,
STAR SCIENTIFIC, INC.
By: /s/ Paul L. Perito, Esquire
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Paul L. Perito, Esquire
President and Chief Operating Officer
