[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 24]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR202.12]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 202_MOTOR CARRIERS ENGAGED IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

 

Sec.  202.12  Applicability.



    (a) The provisions of Subpart B apply to all motor carriers engaged 

in interstate commerce.

    (b) The provisions of Subpart B apply only to those motor vehicles 

of such motor carriers which have a gross vehicle weight rating or gross 

combination weight rating in excess of 10,000 pounds, and only when such 

motor vehicles are operating under the conditions specified in Subpart 

B.

    (c) Except as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section, 

the provisions of Subpart B apply to the total sound produced by such 

motor vehicles when operating under such conditions, including the sound 

produced by auxiliary equipment mounted on such motor vehicles.

    (d) The provisions of Subpart B do not apply to auxiliary equipment 

which is normally operated only when the transporting vehicle is 

stationary or is moving at a speed of 5 miles per hour or less. Examples 

of such equipment include, but are not limited to, cranes, asphalt 

spreaders, ditch diggers, liquid or slurry pumps, air compressors, 

welders, and trash compactors.

    (e) The provisions of Subpart B do not apply to warning devices, 

such as horns and sirens; or to emergency equipment and vehicles such as 

fire engines, ambulances, police vans, and rescue vans, when responding 

to emergency calls; or to snow plows when in operation.

    (f) The provisions of Sec.  202.20(a) and Sec.  202.21(a) of Subpart 

B apply only to applicable motor vehicles manufactured prior to the 1986 

model year.

    (g) The provisions of Sec.  202.20(b) and Sec.  202.21(b) apply to 

all applicable motor vehicles manufactured during or after the 1986 

model year.



[39 FR 38215, Oct. 29, 1974, as amended at 51 FR 852, Jan. 8, 1986]