Document ID: FDA-2014-N-0189-7700
Agency: fda
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2014-06-18T04:00Z

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

General Comment:Attn: Mr. Zeller

As an individual consumer, I 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. I ask 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.

I am a consumer of the products proposed for regulation under the Proposed Rule. There is simply not enough time provided for me to respond to the issues and questions. In order to provide relevant answers, I require a greater amount of time to do the necessary research to provide a well educated and concise case to submit for consideration. Individuals have little opportunity to provide feedback and we need to make it count.

E-cigarettes have had a very positive impact in not only my life, but my husband’s and my elderly mother (72 years of age). Making changes to the industry will have a profound effect on us and millions of others. The FDA has the authority under 21 CFR 10.40 to extend this time frame and has done so in the past. We deserve the right to present our comments on this life altering legislation.

Thank you for your time and consideration.