---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 725.370"
title: "40"
number: "725.370"
heading: "EPA review of the TME application."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/725.370"
---

# §725.370. EPA review of the TME application.


General procedures for review of all submissions under this part are contained in [§§ 725.28 through 725.60](/cfr/40/725.28..725.60.md). In addition, the following procedures apply to EPA review of TME applications submitted under this subpart:

- (a) No later than 45 days after EPA receives a TME, the Agency will either approve or deny the application.
- (b) A submitter may only proceed with test marketing activities after receipt of EPA approval.
- (c) In approving a TME application, EPA may impose any restrictions necessary to ensure that the microorganism will not present an unreasonable risk of injury to health and the environment as a result of test marketing.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2604, 2607, 2613, and 2625.

### Source

Source: 62 FR 17932, Apr. 11, 1997, unless otherwise noted.