40 CFR § 725.1000 - Scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s725.1000"
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title: "40 CFR § 725.1000 - Scope."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "725.1000"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "R"
subchapter_name: "TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT"
part_number: "725"
part_name: "REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND REVIEW PROCESSES FOR MICROORGANISMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 2604, 2607, 2613, and 2625."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 17932, Apr. 11, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "725"
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# 725.1000 Scope.

This subpart identifies uses of microorganisms which EPA has determined to be significant new uses under the authority of section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act.