Document ID: FDA-2014-N-0189-5518
Agency: fda
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2014-06-16T04:00Z

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

General Comment:Dear Mr. Zeller and the F.D.A.

	My name is Tyler Rap, I am an individual consumer of a personal vaporizer also know as an electronic cigarette.   I fist want to comment that I do in fact support regulation of these devises along with cigars and hookahs. I do believe we as consumers and our vendors do need more time to assess these regulations to comment and try and meet on middle ground with the FDA. I would personally like 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 Rile raises many questions for myself and all my fellow electronic cigarettes users. The Proposed Rule asks many questions that I would like time to contemplate and develop a well thought out response. I have spent many hours reading the Proposed Rule and would like to comment and research many of the questions that have been asked. Due to the limited time for comment I don’t feel that I can give the attention to all the areas of concern I have and would like to address. As the FDA took many years to build thie Proposed Rule I believe it is only fair to allow consumers and vendors a fraction of that time , a short six months, to develop our comments and response to the rules. This is our only time to get our voices, as the consumers, heard and an extension of 105 days would help us all greatly.

	I have been an ex smoke for almost an entire year now after smoking  for upwards of 8 years. I had tried many different tactics to quit and e-cigarettes were the only thing I have tried that has worked and kept me from smoking combustible cigarettes.   While I understand there are unknown heath risks with “vaping” I strongly feel it has saved many years of my life.  I can tell you after a year of vaping I fell 100% better then when I was smoking combustible cigarettes. I want to share my story as well as any and all scientific and evidence –based results to your questions so that all my comments are taken into consideration.  I realize that the FDA has the authority under 21 CFR 10.40 to extend this time please  ask that you do so here, so that all consumers and vendors alike have the opportunity to provide their comments on this proposed regulation.

	I appreciate your willingness to listen to the general public and your consideration of my request. I am happy to discuss all or any further issues with this Proposed Rule. 
									Thank you,
									Tyler Rap