UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460 

ME~IORAiilllJM 

Ofr!Cf; Of' CMEMICAL SAFETY 

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SUBJ ECT: Posting EPA·I·IQ·OPP-2015·CJ.I19 to Rcgul3tions.gov for Public Access 

f i{OM: Mike Mendelsohn. Senior Regulatory Spceiulist 'f!I.~ A .1/JV.kq}--

Biopcsticidcs and Pollution Prewmjon Oi\'ision diJ$/ j{, 

OJlicc of Pesticide Progmms 7/' 

T IIRU: Robert MeXnlly. Dir<etor ~~ £/ (I~~~ ~~ ~ Biop<:sticides tmd Pollution PrcxcntJoi\ Oi\'iSiOn -r 

Oflicc of 1-.('Sticidc Programs 

TO: OJlice: of Pcstitidc Programs Docket 

This mcmornndom authorizes the posting ofEP..-\-HQ-OPP-20 15-0.J 19 co Rcgul:llion ..... gov tbr publicuccess. Pu~uant to S~ io n 3 of the F'cdcrallnsccticidc. Fungicide. and Rodenticide Act . ..-\ EF Global. 

Inc. submitted an applic:uion to the El-.;\ . seeking to register the new microbial pesticide ucti\'C 

ingn"C.lic:nt flucillrrs llwringicn is subspecies kurstaki Str:l.in CVB 11 3·19. EPA File Symbol S9046·G. 

Baciflus tlwringhNJSis subspecie-s kuntaki strnin EVB 11 3·1 9 is propos'"'(.( fOr manutbcturing usc. Given 

that this microbial pesticide contillns a new acth·c ingn:dicm and may be nn action of signilicant interest. 

the UI'A is n:quc:sting comments on itS O\'l.'roll propos."ll to regi~ter such microbial pesticide and the: 

underlyins risk a.sscssmc:nts. as sp«ificd below. thut nrc ns.sodntc:d \\ith this proposal. 

The foHo,,ing documents ,,;11 be U\'3ilnblc for .a 15-t.lay public comment period from 

_ _.tf.LL(~;.J....t."-' 1 f.:...___ to )/ "!/I (, 

.-\. lltk EVO 11 3 19 I kolth and Ch•rnct<ri7;>tion Rc\'icw (I 13 2016) E.xpurg3tcd 

0. Otk EVO 113 19 En,ironmental Risk .-\sses>ment(2 25 2016) 

C. lltk EVIl 113 19 1'roposcd Decision Document (·I 15 2016) 

D. Btk EVB 113 19 Oioprotec T cchnicul Label 

Submit your comments. idcntilic:d by Dockd ID No. A·II Q·OPP~20 I S·O·H 9. through 

http://www.rcgulations.go"· Follow the on~ line instructions tOr submitting comments. 

l11c EPA ·s policy is that :111 commcnt5 r\'ccivcd will be included in the: public c.Jod:ct without dt.angc 

and may be muc.lc U\1!il:ablc online ot httJl://www.f\.·gulnlicms.£0''· including any pcrsonnl infonna tion 
pro\'idcd. W1lcss the comme-nt includes infomunion cl::Umcd to be Conlidcntial Business lniOm1ation 

(CBI) or other iniOnnotion whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit intbnn:ltion that you 

consider to be CBI or othCI"\\isc protected through hup:l/www.rcgulations.co\'. The: 

h!tp;/1\\·"w.rcsulntions.gov Web site is an "nnonymous access .. syste-m. which mc:ms the EPA \\i ll not 

know your identity or contact infonn:njon unless you pro\'idc it in the body of your comment. If you 

submit a commcn1. the EI'A n.'('(muncnds that you include your name and other contact infonnation. If 

the EPA cannot read your comment due to tcchnicnl dinicultic:s ami cunnot contact you tOr cl:trilication, 

the- EPA may not be able to consider your comment Electronic files should :1\'0id the usc of special 

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infOrrmltion nbout the EP r\ ·s public d(l(k~t. visit the EI'A Docket Ce-nter homcpagc at 

ht t p://w\\ w 2 .cpa. gov /dock cts. 

Should you h.1\'c any questions regarding this memorandum, please contact Mike Mendelsohn by 

telephone-at (703) 308-8715 or via email at mcndclsohn.miko@cpa.go\'.