[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: 40CFR725.232]

[Page 491]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 725--REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND REVIEW PROCESSES FOR MICROORGANISMS
--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart E--Exemptions for Research and Development Activities
 
Sec. 725.232  Activities subject to the jurisdiction of other Federal 
programs or agencies.

    This part does not apply to any research and development activity 
that meets all of the following conditions.
    (a) The microorganism is manufactured, imported, or processed solely 
for research and development activities.
    (b) There is no intentional testing of a microorganism outside of a 
structure, as structure is defined in Sec. 725.3.
    (c)(1) The person receives research funds from another Federal 
agency, and the funds are awarded on the condition that the research 
will be conducted in accordance with the relevant portions of the NIH 
Guidelines, or
    (2) A Federal agency or program otherwise imposes the legally 
binding requirement that the research is to be conducted in accordance 
with relevant portions of the NIH Guidelines.