[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: 40CFR205.52]

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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. 205.52  Vehicle noise emission standards.

    (a) Low Speed Noise Emission Standard. Vehicles which are 
manufactured after the following effective dates shall be designed, 
built and equipped so that they will not produce sound emissions in 
excess of the levels indicated.

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                       Effective date                           Level
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(i) January 1, 1979........................................      83 dBA.
(ii) January 1, 1988.......................................      80 dBA.
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    (b) The standards set forth in paragraph (a) of this section refer 
to the sound emissions as measured in accordance with the procedures 
prescribed in Sec. 205.54-1,2.
    (c) Every manufacturer of a new motor vehicle subject to the 
standards prescribed in this paragraph shall, prior to taking any of the 
actions specified in section 10(a)(1) of the Act, comply with the other 
provisions of this subpart or Subpart A, as applicable.
    (d) In-Use Standard. [Reserved]
    (e) Low Noise Emission Product. [Reserved]

(Sec. 6, Pub. L. 92-574, 86 Stat. 1237 (42 U.S.C. 4905, 4906))

[41 FR 15544, Apr. 13, 1976, as amended at 42 FR 61456, Dec. 5, 1977; 51 
FR 852, Jan. 8, 1986]