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General Comment:Dear Mr. Zeller:

I am writing 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.  I am requesting that the comment period be extended by the  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 many different questions I 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  think it is reasonable to allow the public six months to comment on it. This is our only opportunity, as consumers, to provide our feedback. 

I use e-cigarettes as an alternative to combustible cigarettes.  I wish to provide you with my personal story, as well as reasonable  responses to your questions so that you can take into account what I as a consumer of e-cigarettes accept as wise and beneficial in your proposal and that which I consider will be harmful.  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 I have the opportunity to provide researched information on this proposed regulation.

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

Sincerely
Joseph Rock
