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General Comment:Re: The Food and Drug Administration Deems Tobacco Products To Be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as Amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; Regulations Restricting the Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products and Required Warnings for Tobacco Product Packages and Advertisements.

Dear FDA, 

	Please extend the comment period for the Food and Drug Administration's 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 have already spent many hours researching and dissecting these issues, but they take time. I know that the FDA took many years to even come up with the Proposed Rule, so I do not think it is at all unreasonable to allow the public a mere six months to comment on it. This is our only opportunity, as consumers, to provide our feedback. Either FDA's estimates for the number of filings under the Paperwork Reduction Act are a huge underestimate, or FDA is admitting that the paperwork burden will drive most of these products off of the market.  If it is the latter, the burden of the paperwork would fall not just on the merchants, but on myself and other consumers. 
	As a member of the CASAA, I am writing to you because I feel that restricting/ limiting electronic cigarettes will be detrimental. I believe that e-cigs have saved my life. I am 28 years old and reside in Vancouver, WA. I smoked combustible cigarettes for nine years. I am currently vaping and have been for over 2 years. Without the electronic cigarettes I am certain I would still be smoking. I had tried quitting smoking numerous times with no success. Once I discovered vaping, I finally quit smoking. Although I still use nicotine in my juice/liquid I have went from 24mg nic content to using 6mg and 12mg nicotine content. Electronic cigarettes are a GODsend. 
	I have used a range of devices and juices. A huge variety of flavors and products. I feel that having such low pricing and an array of flavors/products will keep me off of tobacco for good. I feel better, can breath better. I don't stink anymore! I am not harming anyone and everyone around me anymore. I have saved hundreds of dollars. I know I am safer also because I no longer have to always have lighters. I don't have to worry about burning my house down by accidently dropping lit cigarettes. All in all, I Love the change and am thankful for e-cigarettes!
	I started vaping using Volcano products. As time went on, I used small devices ranging from cigarette look-a-likes to big box mods which I am currently using. I purchase and use a large variety of nicotine liquids from many websites. There are stores opeing up locally which is fantastic!! I use mostly vegetable glycerin based liquids. I find that high PG content liquids are harsh to me personally. Usually I find 100% VG based liquid and any liquid ranging from 50/50 VG-PG and less percentage of PG liquid fits me. I purchase at least 5 to 10 different nicotine liquids each month. Along with coils and wicks. I am now rebuilding my own atomizers which is an amazing choice. The options are endless it seems. I use an iTaste VTR with ViVi Nova tanks and now with an IGO-W atomizer. I love that there are so many vendors online that carry hundreds of products.
	Basically, the proposed regulations involved with e-cigarettes are scaring me along with thousands of others. My fellow consumers as well as myself need the variety and range of products associated with electronic cigarettes. It should be available in all states and cities as well as mail order available everywhere. Thank you for listening. 
- Zach Hilberg
