[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 28]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR704.5]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 704--REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart A--General Reporting and Recordkeeping Provisions for Section 
                    8(a) Information-Gathering Rules
 
Sec. 704.5  Exemptions.

    A person who is subject to reporting requirements for a substance 
identified in this part is exempt from those requirements to the extent 
that the person and that person's use of the substance is described in 
this section. This section is superseded by any TSCA section 8(a) rule 
that adds to, removes, or revises the exemptions described in this 
section.
    (a) Articles. A person who imports, processes, or proposes to import 
or process a substance identified in this part solely as part of an 
article is exempt from the reporting requirements of this part with 
regard to that substance.
    (b) Byproducts. A person who manufactures, imports, or proposes to 
manufacture or import a substance identified in this part solely as a 
byproduct is exempt from the reporting requirements of this part.
    (c) Impurities. A person who manufactures, imports, processes, or 
proposes to manufacture, import, or process a substance identified in 
this part solely as an impurity is exempt from the reporting 
requirements of this part.
    (d) Non-isolated intermediate. A person who manufactures or proposes 
to manufacture a substance identified in this part solely as a non-
isolated intermediate is exempt from the reporting requirements of this 
part.
    (e) Research and development. A person who manufactures, imports, 
processes, or proposes to manufacture, import, or process a substance 
identified in this part only in small quantities solely for research and 
development is exempt from the reporting requirements of this part.
    (f) Small manufacturers and importers. Small manufacturers and 
importers are exempt from the reporting requirements of this part.

[53 FR 51717, Dec. 22, 1988]