Document ID: FDA-2014-N-0189-3250
Agency: fda
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2014-06-12T04:00Z

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

General Comment:A 75 day comment period is insufficient time for the vaping industry and the wider vaping community to comment on the proposed deeming regulations. I would respectfully request that the period for comment be extended to 180 days.

This is not to say that the topic should not be discussed.  This is an industry in its infancy that has the potential to employ thousands of Americas and save thousands more.  This topic should be discussed in a public forum, with public knowledge and enough time to encourage public awareness and participation.  The 75 day window that has been set forth is simply not enough time given the lack of publicity of the forum, and therefore will not conjure opinions that accurately represent the opinions of the industry and the consumers.  

Therefore, if this is intended to more more than a publicity stunt or a box to check that the FDA is going through the motions to "encourage" public opinion on the issue; I strongly urge an extension of the allotted window.