---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 725.65"
title: "40"
number: "725.65"
heading: "Recordkeeping."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/725.65"
---

# §725.65. Recordkeeping.

- (a) **General provisions.**
  - (1) Any person who submits a notice under this part must retain documentation of information in the submission, including:
    - (i) Any data in the submitter's possession or control; and
    - (ii) **Records of production volume for the first 3 years of manufacture, import, or processing.**
  - (2) Any person who submits a notice under this part must retain documentation of the date of commencement of testing, manufacture, import, or processing.
  - (3) Any person who is exempt from some or all of the reporting requirements of this part must retain documentation that supports the exemption.
  - (4) All information required by this section must be retained for 3 years from the date of commencement of each activity for which records are required under this part.
- (b) **Specific requirements.** In addition to the requirements of [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section, specific recordkeeping requirements included in certain subparts must also be followed.
  - (1) Additional recordkeeping requirements for activities conducted inside a structure are set forth in [§ 725.235(h)](/cfr/40/725.235.md?p=h).
  - (2) Additional recordkeeping requirements for TERAs are set forth in [§ 725.250(f)](/cfr/40/725.250.md?p=f).
  - (3) Additional recordkeeping requirements for TMEs are set forth in [§ 725.350(c)](/cfr/40/725.350.md?p=c).
  - (4) Additional recordkeeping requirements for Tier I exemptions under [subpart G](/cfr/40/subpartG.md) of this part are set forth in [§ 725.424(a)(5)](/cfr/40/725.424.md?p=a-5).
  - (5) Additional recordkeeping requirements for Tier II exemptions under [subpart G](/cfr/40/subpartG.md) of this part are set forth in [§ 725.450(d)](/cfr/40/725.450.md?p=d).
  - (6) Additional recordkeeping requirements for significant new uses of microorganisms reported under [subpart L](/cfr/40/subpartL.md) of this part are set forth in [§ 725.850](/cfr/40/725.850.md). Recordkeeping requirements may also be included when a microorganism and significant new use are added to [subpart M](/cfr/40/subpartM.md) of this part.

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

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