[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: 40CFR204.2]



[Page 87-88]

 

                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 204_NOISE EMISSION STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT--Table of 

Contents

 

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

 

Sec.  204.2  Definitions.



    (a) As used in this subpart, all terms not defined herein shall have 

the meaning given them in the Act.

    (1) Act means the Noise Control Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-574, 86 

Stat. 1234).

    (2) Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental 

Protection Agency or his authorized representative.

    (3) Agency means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

    (4) Export exemption means an exemption from the prohibitions of 

section 10 (a) (1), (2), (3), and (4) of the Act, granted by statute 

under section 10(b)(2) of the Act for the purpose of exporting regulated 

products.

    (5) National security exemption means an exemption from the 

prohibitions of section 10(a) (1), (2), (3), and (5) of the



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Act, which may be granted under section 10(b)(1) of the Act for the 

purpose of national security.

    (6) [Reserved]

    (7) Testing exemption means an exemption from the prohibitions of 

section 10(a) (1), (2), (3), and (5) of the Act, which may be granted 

under section 10(b)(1) of the Act for the purpose of research, 

investigations, studies, demonstrations, or training, but not including 

national security where lease or sale of the exempted product is 

involved.

    (8) Warranty means the warranty required by section 6(c)(1) of the 

Act.

    (9) Tampering means those acts prohibited by section 10(a)(2) of the 

Act.

    (10) Maintenance instructions means those instructions for 

maintenance, use, and repair, which the Administrator is authorized to 

require pursuant to section 6(c)(1) of the Act.

    (11) Type I Sound Level Meter means a sound level meter which meets 

the Type I requirements of American National Standard Specification 

S1.4-1971 for sound level meters. This publication is available from the 

American National Standards Institute, Inc., 1430 Broadway, New York, 

New York 10018.

    (12) dBA is the standard abbreviation for A-weighted sound level in 

decibels.

    (13) Reasonable assistance means providing timely and unobstructed 

access to test products or products and records required by this part 

and opportunity for copying such records or testing such test products.

    (14) Slow meter response means the meter ballistics of meter dynamic 

characteristics as specified by American National Standard S1.4-1971 or 

subsequent approved revisions.

    (15) Sound level means the weighted sound pressure level measured by 

the use of a metering characteristic and weighing A, B, or C as 

specified in American National Standard Specification for Sound Level 

Meters S1.4-1971 or subsequent approved revision. The weighting employed 

must be specified, otherwise A-weighting is understood.

    (16) Sound pressure level means, in decibels, 20 times the logarithm 

to the base ten of the ratio of a sound pressure to the reference sound 

pressure of 20 micropascals (20 micronewtons per square meter). In the 

absence of any modifier, the level is understood to be that of a root-

mean-square pressure.

    (17) Product means any construction equipment for which regulations 

have been promulgated under this part and includes ``test product.''

    (18) Test product means any product that is required to be tested 

pursuant to this part.



[41 FR 2172, Jan. 14, 1976, as amended at 47 FR 57711, Dec. 28, 1982]