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General Comment:On behalf of the American Wholesale Marketers Association (AWMA) I am writing to request that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provide a 75-day extension of the public comment period for the FDA's Proposed Rule Deeming Tobacco Products to be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.  Specifically, AWMA is asking the agency to extend the public comment period to submit comments to September 22, 2014 as opposed to the current deadline of July 9.  The enormity of these comprehensive deeming regulations and their complexity demand adequate time to review and analyze and this cannot be properly accomplished by the current deadline of July 9, 2014.  AWMA is presently evaluating the deeming regulations and we recognize that in order to properly educate and allow for our members to properly review and comment on these comprehensive deeming regulations a 75-day extension is critical.  The distribution industry plays a very key role in the tobacco supply chain and it is imperative that we fully understand these extensive regulations and are able to provide thoughtful, effective and meaningful comments in order to ensure the most reasonable and fair regulations are ultimately adopted.  We thank you for your kind consideration of this request.  
