# 40 CFR § 710.27: Activities for which notification is not required

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-710.27

## Section

- **Citation:** 40 CFR § 710.27
- **Heading:** Activities for which notification is not required
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 40—Protection of Environment > CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY > SUBCHAPTER R—TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT > PART 710—COMPILATION OF THE TSCA CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE INVENTORY > Subpart B—Commercial Activity Notification

## Text

(a) In general. The following activities do not trigger notification requirements under this subpart:
(1) The manufacturing or processing of a chemical substance in small quantities solely for research and development.
(2) The import or processing of a chemical substance as part of an article.
(3) The manufacturing or processing of a chemical substance as described in § 720.30(g) or (h).
(4) The manufacturing or processing of a chemical substance solely for export from the United States as described in § 720.30(e) or § 721.3, except where the Administrator has made a finding described in TSCA section 12(a)(2).
(5) The manufacturing or processing of a chemical substance solely for test marketing purposes.
(b) Manufacturing or processing naturally occurring chemical substances. The following activities do not trigger notification requirements under this subpart:
(1) The manufacture of a naturally occurring chemical substance, as described in § 710.4(b). Some chemical substances can be manufactured both as described in § 710.4(b) and by means other than those described in § 710.4(b). If a person manufactures a chemical substance by means other than those described in § 710.4(b), this exemption is inapplicable, regardless of whether the chemical substance also could have been produced as described in § 710.4(b). This exemption does not cover the manufacture of a chemical substance from a naturally occurring chemical substance.
(2) The processing of a naturally occurring chemical substance only by manual, mechanical, or gravitational means; by dissolution in water; by flotation; or by heating solely to remove water.

## Nearby sections

- [40 CFR § 710.1 § 710.1 Scope and compliance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-710.1.md)
- [40 CFR § 710.3 § 710.3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-710.3.md)
- [40 CFR § 710.4 § 710.4 Scope of the inventory.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-710.4.md)
- [40 CFR § 710.23 § 710.23 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-710.23.md)
- [40 CFR § 710.25 § 710.25 Persons subject to the notification requirement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-710.25.md)
- [40 CFR § 710.27 § 710.27 Activities for which notification is not required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-710.27.md)
- [40 CFR § 710.29 § 710.29 Information required in the notification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-710.29.md)
- [40 CFR § 710.30 § 710.30 When to submit notifications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-710.30.md)
- [40 CFR § 710.33 § 710.33 Co-manufacturers and co-processors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-710.33.md)
- [40 CFR § 710.35 § 710.35 Recordkeeping requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-710.35.md)
- [40 CFR § 710.37 § 710.37 Confidentiality claims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-710.37.md)
- [40 CFR § 710.39 § 710.39 Electronic filing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-710.39.md)
- [40 CFR § 710.41 § 710.41 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-710.41.md)
- [40 CFR § 710.43 § 710.43 Persons subject to substantiation requirement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-40-710.43.md)

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