---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 725.900"
title: "40"
number: "725.900"
heading: "Scope and purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/725.900"
---

# §725.900. Scope and purpose.

- (a) This subpart describes additional provisions governing submission of MCANs for microorganisms subject to significant new use rules identified in subpart M of this part.
- (b) Manufacturers, importers, and processors described in [§ 725.105(c)](/cfr/40/725.105.md?p=c) must submit a MCAN under [subpart D](/cfr/40/subpartD.md) of this part for significant new uses of microorganisms described in [subpart M](/cfr/40/subpartM.md) of this part, unless they are excluded under [§ 725.910](/cfr/40/725.910.md) or [§ 725.912](/cfr/40/725.912.md).
- (c) [Section 725.920](/cfr/40/725.920.md) discusses exports and imports.
- (d) Additional recordkeeping requirements specific to significant new uses of microorganisms are described in [§ 725.950](/cfr/40/725.950.md).
- (e) [Section 725.975](/cfr/40/725.975.md) describes how EPA will approve alternative means of complying with significant new use requirements designated in [subpart M](/cfr/40/subpartM.md) of this part.
- (f) Expedited procedures for promulgating significant new use requirements under [subpart M](/cfr/40/subpartM.md) of this part for microorganisms subject to [section 5(e)](/cfr/40/5.md?p=e) orders are discussed in §§ [725.980](/cfr/40/725.980.md) and [725.984](/cfr/40/725.984.md).
- (g) This subpart L contains provisions governing submission and review of notices for the microorganisms and significant new uses identified in subpart M of this part. The provisions of this subpart L apply to the microorganisms and significant new uses identified in subpart M of this part, except to the extent that they are specifically modified or supplanted by specific requirements in subpart M of this part. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this subpart L and the provisions of subpart M of this part, the provisions of subpart M of this part shall govern.
- (h) **The provisions of subparts A through F of this part also apply to subparts L and M of this part.** For purposes of subparts L and M of this part, wherever the words “microorganism” or “new microorganism” appear in subparts A through F of this part, it shall mean the microorganism subject to subparts L and M of this part. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of subparts A through F and the provisions of subparts L and M of this part, the provisions of subparts L and M of this part shall govern.

## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

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