[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: 40CFR204.57-7]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

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

Contents

 

                   Subpart B_Portable Air Compressors

 

Sec.  204.57-7  Acceptance and rejection of batch sequence.



    (a) The manufacturer will continue to inspect consecutive batches 

until the batch sequence is accepted or rejected. The batch sequence 

will be accepted or rejected based upon the number of rejected batches. 

A sufficient number of consecutive batches will be inspected until the 

cumulative number of rejected batches is less than or equal to the 

sequence acceptance number or greater than or equal to the sequence 

rejection number appropriate for the cumulative number of batches 

inspected. The acceptance and rejection numbers listed in Appendix I, 

Table III at the appropriate code letter obtained according to Sec.  

204.57-2 will be used in determining whether the acceptance or rejection 

of a batch sequence has occurred.

    (b) Acceptance or rejection of a batch sequence takes places when 

the decision is made on the last compressor required to make a decision 

under paragraph (a) of this section.

    (c) If the batch sequence is accepted, the manufacturer will not be 

required to perform any additional testing on



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compressors from subsequent batches pursuant to the initiating test 

request.

    (d) The Administrator may terminate testing earlier than required in 

paragraph (b) of this section based on a request by the manufacturer 

accompanied by voluntary cessation of distribution in commerce, from all 

plants, of compressors from the configuration in question: Provided, 

That once production is reinitiated, the manufacturer must take the 

action described in Sec.  204.57-9 (a)(1) and (a)(2) prior to 

distribution in commerce of any compressors from any plant of the 

compressor category or configuration in question.