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 

This memorandum authorizes the posting of EPA-HQ-OPP-20 11-0247 to Regulations.gov for public 

access. The active ingredients, (E,Z)-2,13-octadecadien-l-yl acetate and (E,Z)-2,13-octadecadien-l-ol, 

are new active ingredients not yet registered with the Agency. In this docket, the Agency is proposing to 

issue the registrations for (E,Z)-2, 13-octadecadien-I-yl acetate and (E,Z)-2, 13-octadecadien-l-ol. These 

biochemical pesticides are intended for use on agricultural and ornamental crops to mitigate the effects 

of the dogwood borer by disrupting the normal mating cycle of this pest. 

The following documents will be available for a 30-day public comment from July 22, 20 II to August 

22, 2011. 

A. The proposed Biopesticides Registration Action Document (BRP AD) for the new active 

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 following 

methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0247.EnvironmentaIProtectionAgency.Mailcode 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: Office of Pesticide Programs, One Potomac Yard, 2777 S. Crystal Drive, 

Arlington, VA 22202 (Mail Code: 7502P). Such deliveries are only accepted during the 

Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for 

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.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.regul ations.gov oremail. The 

http://www.regulations.gov Websiteisan "anonymous access" system, which means EPA will not 

know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you 

send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail 

address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public 

docket and made available on the lntemet.lfyou submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that 

you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or 
CD- ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot 

contact you for clarification, 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 infonnation about EPA's public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at 

http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

Should you have any questions regarding this memorandum, please contact Gina Casciano at (703) 605-

0513 , or via email at casciano.gina@epa.gov.