[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: 40CFR205.50]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 205_TRANSPORTATION EQUIP MENT 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.