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General Comment:Dear Mr. Zeller:

I am an individual consumer who is 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.

The Proposed Rule raises a number of significant issues and questions that are important and relevant to me, as a consumer of products that are proposed for regulation under the Proposed Rule. The Proposed Rule asks about a hundred different questions I might want to respond to. I want to provide my thoughts and comments 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. This is our only opportunity, as consumers, to provide our feedback. I believe that our feedback is crucial, since it is our lives that are at stake. 

E-cigarettes have made a huge difference in my life, in fact, they have saved my life and the life of friends and family who have quit smoking and switched to this alternative. I would like 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.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Jane Brack
