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General Comment:Dear Mr. Zeller:

I am writing as a consumer and Maryland e-cigarette reseller, to request an extension of the comment period for the Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA") Proposed Rule Deeming Tobacco Products to be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Family Smoking and Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (the "Proposed Rule") published at 79 Fed. Reg. 23,142 and Federal Register No. 2014-09491. On behalf of my company, we are requesting that the comment period for the Proposed Rule be extended by the FDA for an additional 105 days, from its current 75-day period, to 180 days.

Considering that the FDA took many years to even come up with the Proposed Rule, we feel it is not unreasonable to allow the public a mere six months to comment on it. 

We feel very strongly about e-cigarettes as an alternative to combustible cigarettes. Quite simply, I firmly believe that they saved my life, e-cigarettes helped me personally stop 1 pack per day (for 35 years) cigarette habit.I wish to provide you with my personal story, as well as science- and evidence-based responses to your questions so that you can take my comment into account. I realize that the FDA has the authority under 21 CFR 10.40 to extend this time frame and that the FDA has exercised this authority on numerous occasions in the past. I would therefore ask that you do so here, so that all stakeholders have the opportunity to provide their comments on this proposed regulation.

We appreciate your consideration of my request and am happy to discuss this issue with you further.
