UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460



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MEMORANDUM OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION

SUBJECT: Posting EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0759 to Regulations.gov for Public .Access FROM:

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TO: Jeannine Kausch, Regulatory Action Leader Biopesticides and**Pollut~on** Prevention Division Office of Pesticide Programs Robert McNally, Director

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- Office of Pesticide Programs Docket This memorandum authorizes the posting ofEPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0759 to Regulations.gov for public access. Pursuant to Section 3 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, BioProdex, Inc., submitted an application to the EPA, seeking to register an end-use pesticide product (SolviNix® LC, EPA File Symbol: 81179-G). SolviNix® LC contains a new active ingredient, Tobacco mild green mosaic tobamovirus strain U2, and is proposed for use as a post-emergent herbicide to control tropical soda apple (Solanum viarum) in pastures and wooded areas that are fenced to contain grazing animals. Given that SolviNix® LC contains a new active ingredient and that its registration would result in the first food and outdoor uses for Tobacco mild green mosaic tobamovirus strain U2, the EPA is requesting comments on its overall proposal to register this pesticide product, the underlying risk assessments, and other documents, as specified below, that are associated with this proposal. The following documents will be available for a 15-day public comment period from 

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__________________ _ A. Draft Tobacco mild green mosaic tobamovirus strain U2 Biopesticides Registration Action Document. B. Draft SolviNix® LC (EPA File Symbol: 81179-G) Label.2



### Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA

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- line instructions for submitting comments. 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 you r 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://www.epa.gov/dockets/
. Should you have any questions regarding this memorandum, please contact Ms. Jeannine Kausch by telephone at ( 703 ) 347

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