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



## APR 0 8 2015

MEMORANDUM OFFICE OF CHE M ICAL SAFETY AND POLLUTION PREVE N TION

SUBJECT: Posting EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-096 2 to Regulations.gov for Public Access FROM: Jeannine Kausch, Regu l atory Action Leader Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Divi sio n Office of Pesticide ' Programs Robert McNally, Director

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TO : Office of Pe stic ide Program s Docket This memorandum authorizes t he posting ofEPA-HQ-OPP

- 2012

- 0962 to Regulations.gov for public access. Pursuant to Section 3 of the Federal Insecticide , F u ngic id e, and Rodenticide Act, BASF Corporation submitted applications to the EPA , seeki ng to register a manufacturing -u se pesticide product (Trichoderma asperelloides strain JM41R Technical , E PA File Symbol: 71840

- RL) and an enduse pesticide product (TrichoPlus T M' EPA File Symbol : 71840-RU). The se pesticide products contain Trichoderma asperelloides stra in JM4 l R, a new active ingredient. Mo reover, TrichoPl us TM is to be applied to soil and grow ing media in commercial greenhouses to manage soilborne diseases caused by organisms s uch as Rhizoctonia and Fusarium. Given that these pesticide products contain a new active ingredient and th at their registration would result in th e first food use for Trichoderma asperelloides s train JM41 R, th e EPA is re q uesting comments on its overall proposal to register such pesticide products, the underlying risk assessme nts, and other documents, as specified below, that are associated with t his proposal. The fo ll owing documents will be available for a 15-day public comment period from 

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## 2 5 2015**~~~~~~~~~_ to~** **~~~~~ ~-**  A. Draft T richod erma asp e relloides s train JM41R Biopesticides Registration Action Document (Dated Apr il 8 , 20 15)
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. Draft Trichoderma asp e relloides strain JM41R Technical (EPA File Symbol: 71840

- RL) Label. C. Draft T richoPlusTM (EPA File Sym bo l: 71840-RU) Label.

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

- HQ

- OPP

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- 0 962 , through http://www.regulations.gov
. 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 , 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 C enter 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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