### Posting an FDMS Docket without a Federal Register Notice

MEMORANDUM SUBJECT : Posting EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0 7 to Regulations.gov for Public Access 

### FROM: Keith A Matthews

## -I;~~7i::::::" Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division Office of Pesticide Programs 

### TO: Office of Pesticide Programs Docket

Thi s memorandum authorizes the posting of EPA-HQ-OPP-20 11-0247 to Regulations.gov for pu blic 

### access. The active ingredients , (E,Z)-2,13-octadecadien-l-yl acetate and (E ,Z) -2 , 1 3 -octadecadien -l-ol, are new ac tive ingredient s not yet registered with the Age ncy . In thi s docket, the Agency i s pro po sing to is s ue the registrations for (E,Z)-2, 13-octadecadien-I-yl acetate and (E,Z)-2, 13-octadecadien-l-o l. The se biochemical pesticides are intended for use on agricultural and ornamental crops to mitigate the e ffects of the dogwood borer b y disrupting the normal mating cycle of this pest. The following doc uments will be available for a 30-day public comment from July 22, 20 II to Au gust 22 , 2011. A. The proposed Biopesticides Registration Action Document (BRPAD) for the n ew act ive ingredients, (E,Z)-2, 13-octadecadien-I-yl acetate and (E,Z) -2, 13 -octadecadien- l -01. B. A copy of the proposed label for the end-use product , Isomate-DWB. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0247, by one of the f o ll owing method s: • www.regu lat i on s.gov : Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0247.EnvironmentaIProtectionAgency.Mailcode 2 8 221T , 1 200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20460. • Hand Delivery: O ffice of Pesticide Program s, One Potomac Yard , 2777 S. Crys ta l Drive , Arlington, VA 22202 (Mail Code: 7502P). Such deliveries are only accepted d uri ng the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements s hould be made fo r deliveries of boxed information. 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.reg u lations.gov , including any personal informatio n pro vided , unle ss the comment includes information claimed to be Co nfidential Business Inform ation (CBI) or other information whose disclo s ure is restricted by s tatute

. Do not s ubmit information th at you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through h ttp: //www.reg ul at i o ns.gov oremail. The http: //www. regulations.gov Websiteisan "ano nymous access" system, which mean s EPA wi ll not kno w your identity or contact information unle ss you provide it in the body of your comment. I f you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through http: //www. regu l at ion s.gov , yo ur e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the p ublic docket and made available on the lntemet.lfyou submit an electronic comment , EPA recomm end s that you include your name and other contact information in the body of you r comment and with an y disk orCD

- RO M you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contac t you for clarification , EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid th e use of special characters , avoid any form of encryption , and be free of any defects or viruses. For addit ional infonnation about EPA's public docket , visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http: //www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm

. Shoul d you have any questions regarding this memorandum, please contact Gina Casciano at (703) 605- 0513 , or via email at casciano.gina @ epa.gov.