[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 22]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR205.50]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 205--TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT NOISE EMISSION CONTROLS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart B--Medium and Heavy Trucks
 
Sec. 205.50  Applicability.


    (a) Except as otherwise provided for in these regulations the 
provisions of this subpart apply to any vehicle which has a gross 
vehicle weight rating (GVWR) in excess of 10,000 pounds, which is 
capable of transportation of property on a highway or street and which 
meets the definition of the term ``new product'' in the Act.
    (b) The provisions of the subpart do not apply to highway, city, and 
school buses or to special purpose equipment which may be located on or 
operated from vehicles. Tests performed on vehicles containing such 
equipment may be carried out with the special purpose equipment in 
nonoperating condition. For purposes of this regulation special purpose 
equipment includes, but is not limited to, construction equipment, snow 
plows, garbage compactors and refrigeration equipment.