Document ID: FDA-2014-N-0189-7085
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 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 also 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. 
 As a consumer of products that are proposed for regulation under the Proposed Rule, the Proposed Rule asks about a hundred different questions I want to respond to. The time that I have to devote to researching and providing thoughtful comments on these important questions is limited. This is my only opportunity, as consumers, to provide my feedback .  The FDA took many years to even come up with the Proposed Rule, so allowing the public a mere six months to comment on it is not unreasonable. This is my only opportunity, as a consumer, to give you my feedback. 

Please read this and you will understand why I feel so strongly about this subject. Two and a half years ago my mother was a 3 pack a day smoker and her doctor told her she was showing signs of Emphysema . She is one of those mothers that they make movies about . The kind that give up everything for their family and other people. She quit smoking using an ecigarette about one month after I opened my first vapor store which was also 2 and a half years ago. Her doctor recently told her that her lungs had completely cleared and she has quit coughing. Other members of my family that quit using an ecig were my sister, my 2 nephews, 2 of my aunts, and at least 2 cousins. I know that this product has added time and quality to my mothers life along with my entire family. It has also saved health care cost as most of my family was in the lower income bracket. Also, half of my family is now working in the vapor industry along with 48 others that I have been able to hire and add to the workforce that helps our economy. 
 This product has completely changed and improved our way of life as I am sure it has for many, many others.   

I can provide science- and evidence-based responses to your questions and I appreciate your consideration of my request and I would like to discuss this issue with you further.