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General Comment:I am an individual consumer requesting a 105 day 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.

The FDA had years to prepare the Proposed Rule and should provide an equal opportunity to consumers to research and respond. I smoked cigarettes for 35 years and tried everything from hypnosis to nicotine patches and nothing worked. About a year ago I gave up the cigarettes and began vaping.  It has changed my life for the better. I am healthier than I have been in years, no wheezing, no cigarette smell, etc. 

I would like the opportunity to review the Proposed Rule and comment, but 75 days is NOT enough time. 


