Document ID: FDA-2014-N-0189-5701
Agency: fda
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2014-06-17T04:00Z

Comment Info: =================

General Comment:Dear Mr. Zeller:

I am writing as an individual consumer to ask you to 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. Please take serious consideration to extend the comment period to a total of 180 days.

Seventy-Five days is not enough time for me personally to formulate and address all the issues that need to be tackled.

As a former tobacco user, vaping has allowed me to immediately stop using cigarettes and gradually wean myself off the use of nicotine. I work in a hospital emergency room and have seen hundreds of smokers suffering from the effects of smoking. I have not seen one patient suffering the effects of vaping or use of e-cigarettes.

This letter is to implore you to extend the time frame so advocates of vaping can get the word out.

Thank you for your attention.