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



## SEP 2 9 2015

MEMO RA N D UM OFFICE OF CHE M ICAL SAFET Y A N O POLLUTIO N PREVENTIO N

SUBJEC T : P ost in g E PA-HQ-OPP

- 2014-0293 to R eg ulations.gov fo r Publi c Access FROM: J eannine Kausch, Regulatory Action Leader Biope s ti cides and Pollution Preve nti on Di v i sio 

### 0 ffice of Pest ic id e Progran1s THRU: Robert McNally , Director Biop es ti c id es and Pollution Preventi Office of Pesticide Programs TO: Office of Pesticide Programs Dock et This memorandum authorizes the posting of EPA-HQ-OP P-2 014-0293 to Regulations.gov for public access. Pursuant to Section 3 of the Federal insecticide , Fungicide , and Rodenticide Act , Monsanto Company submitted an application to the EPA , seeking to register a com plant-incorporated protectant (PlP ) (MON 87411 , EPA File Symbol : 524

- A RJ ). MON 87411 contains rwo new active in gred ients : double-stranded ribonucleic acid transcript comprising a 

### DvSnj7 inverted repeat sequence deri ved from weste rn com rootworm 

### (Diab rotica v ir gifera virgifera) (DvSnj7 dsRNA ) and 

### Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3 Bbl protein (Bt C ry3 Bbl prote in) and the ge n et ic mat e rial (vector PV- ZM 1Rl 0871) n ecessary for th e ir product ion in MON 87411 com ( O ECD Uniqu e I d e ntifier : MON

- 874 11 -9). MON 87411 is proposed for seed increase/b r eeding purposes only (no commerc ial release at this time) w ith a time limitation of two years and a per-season acreage cap of 15,000 acres. Given that this PIP contains new active ingredients and may be an action of significant inte rest due to the unique mode of action of one of its ac ti ve ingredients , the EPA i s requesting comments on its overall proposal to register such PIP and the underlying risk assessments , as s pecified below. that are assoc iat ed with this proposal. The followi n g documents will be avail able for a 15-day public comment period from 

## SEP 2 9 2015 OCT 1 4 2015
A. Product Characterization and Toxicology Risk Assessment for MON 87411 (Dated August 10 , 2015)
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### 8. Environmental Risk Assessment for MON 874 11 (Dated Aug u st 24 , 2015).2 

### C. Proposed Registration Decision for DvSnf7 dsRNA and the Bt Cry3Bb1 Protein Expressed by MON 87411 (Dated September 29 , 2015 ). Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA

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. Follow the on - 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 , in cluding 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 o r 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 i nformation 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 Jeannine Kausch by telephone at ( 703 ) 347

- 8920 or via email at kausch.jeannine@epa.gov
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