UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460 

MEMORANDUM 

OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY 

AND POLLUTION PREVENTION 

SUBJECT: Posting EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0417 to Regulations.gov for Public Access 

FROM: 

THRU: 

TO: 

Mike Mendelsohn, Senior Regulatory Specialist 

Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division 

Office of Pesticide Programs 

Robert McNally, Director A~ Biopesticides and Pollution Preventi 

Office of Pesticide Programs 

Office of Pesticide Programs Docket 

This memorandum authorizes the posting of EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0417 to Regulations.gov for public 

access. Pursuant to Section 3 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, LidoChem, Inc. 

submitted an application to the EPA, seeking to register the new microbial pesticide active ingredient 

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain PTA-4838, EPA File Symbols 70664-L and 70644-

T. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain PTA-4838 is proposed for seed treatment and manufacturing use. 

Given that this microbial pesticide contains a new active ingredient and may be an action of significant 

interest, the EPA is requesting comments on its overall proposal to register such microbial pesticide and 

the underlying risk assessments, as specified below, that are associated with this proposal. 

The following documents will be available for a 15-day public comment period from 05/17/2016 to 

05/31/2016: 

A. Bacillus amy loliquefaciens strain PT A-4838 Proposed Decision Document 

B. Vamimo Technical CBI Removed PC and Human Health Review (3/16/16) 

C. Vamimo WSP CBI Removed PC and Human Health Review (3/16/16) 

D. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain PT A-4838 Environmental Risk Assessment (3/4/16) 

E. Vamimo Technical Draft Label 

F. Vamimo ST Draft Label 

Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0417, through 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. 
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The EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change 

and may be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 

provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov. The 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an “anonymous access” system, which means the EPA will not 

know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you 

submit a comment, the EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information. If 

the EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, 

the EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special 

characters, avoid any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional 

information about the EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at 

http://www2.epa.gov/dockets. 

Should you have any questions regarding this memorandum, please contact Mike Mendelsohn by 

telephone at (703) 308-8715 or via email at mendelsohn.mike@epa.gov.