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 McNall y, 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 am y loliquefaciens strain PT A -4838 , EPA File Symbols 70664-L and 70644- T
. 

### Bacillu s am y loliqu e faci e ns s train 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 am y loliquefacie ns 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 amyloliquefacien s s train 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 .reg ul ation s . 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 cl aimed 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.govWeb 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 includeyour 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, vi sit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www2.epa.gov/dockets
. Should you have any questions regarding thismemorandum, please contact Mike Mendelsohn by telephone at (703) 308-8715 or via email at mendelsohn.mike@epa.gov.