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General Comment:Dear Mr. Zeller:

I am writing as an individual consumer 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 myself, 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.

Although I have already provided my comment, many of my friends and family wish to do so as well. Yet few of them had the opportunity to study the science behind e-cigarettes to the extent I had had prior to the announcement of the new regulations, and they need time to educate themselves fully about the subject in order to provide the most accurate and insightful comments.

We all feel very strongly about e-cigarettes as an alternative to combustible cigarettes. Quite simply, we firmly believe that they saved our lives. 

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.

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