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General Comment:Dear Mr. Zeller:

I am requesting 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. I am 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.

I want to provide my comments and thoughts on many of these issues, but my time to devote to researching and providing thoughtful comments on these important questions is limited. I do not think it is unreasonable to allow the public six months to comment on it, especially since the FDA took many years to come up with the Proposed Rule. We need our voices to be heard and we need more time. 

It is important  to preserve our right for a smoke free alternative to cigarettes. 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.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Phillip Brack
