Document ID: FDA-2014-N-0189-4969
Agency: fda
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2014-06-16T04:00Z

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

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.

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, and need an appropriate amount of time to structure germane questions/comments/responses.

I feel very strongly about e-cigarettes as an alternative to combustible cigarettes. Quite simply, I firmly believe that they saved my life. I wish to provide you with my personal story.  I was a smoker for over 42 years, having tried every available product to quit, with no success. Within one week of using an electronic cigarette, I quit a habit that was undoubtedly going to kill me. I have been a non-smoker for over 2 1/2 years, solely due to this miraculous invention. My husband also quit a 40 year habit, and has been smoke free for over a year and a half.

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