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js o UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION 6 1445 ROSS AVENUE, SUITE 1200 jA,, DALLAS, TEXAS 75202 - 2733 Office of the Regional Administrator August 10, 2018 Commissioner Sid Miller Texas Department of Agriculture P.O. Box 12847 Austin, TX 78711 Dear Commissioner Miller: Thank you for your letter regarding the use of spray boxes and your desire to find short and long-term solutions to Texas' ongoing fever tick eradication efforts. I look forward to engaging in discussions with Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), and the cattle industry in the days to come. In the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact me at 214-665-2100 or your staff may Randall Rush, Region 6 Agriculture Policy Advisor, at 214-665-7107 or rush.randall@epa.gov if we can provide any information or help with discussion logistics. Sincerely, Anne L. Idsal Regional Administrator This paper is printed with vegetable-oil-based inks and is 100-percent postconsumer recycled material, chlorine-free-processed and recyclable. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Attachments Prod 1 ED 002061E 00000841-00001 This paper is printed with vegetable-oil-based inks and is 100-percent postconsumer recycled material, chlorine-free-processed and recyclable. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Attachments Prod 1 ED 002061E 00000841-00002