Document ID: FDA-2014-N-0189-6075
Agency: fda
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2014-06-17T04:00Z

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

General Comment:Dear Mr. Zeller:

I am writing to you as a concerned individual who is requesting an extension of 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 be granted an additional 105 days, allowing for a 180 day period versus its present 75 day timeline.
These proposed regulations have several issues that I find to be conflicting and ill-informed. I would love to divulge any information that I can share, if you so require. The FDA took several years to create this Proposed Rule, so I don't feel as if asking for an extended comment period is out of the question. It is a way for the consumers to voice our opinion.
My life has been changed by the use of electronic cigarettes. I can't even begin to describe the incredible changes I've noticed to my mental and physical health. Also, it has become my career, as I have become heavily involved in this industry. I work for a small business, as that is what exactly has changed countless lives across the world: small businesses. I feel that one of my biggest problems with these regulations is that it will cripple and destroy all of the jobs and innovations that have been created. I would love the opportunity to share my experience and how electronic cigarettes saved my life, as well as answering any scientific questions to the best of my ability. 
 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. This is why I urge you to take my request into consideration and grant this comment period the additional 105 days. 
Thank you very much for the your time, as well as the chance to submit this request. I hope that you will take what I have said into consideration and I am willing to answer any questions you may have.

Ryan Ruple
May 12, 2014