[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: 40CFR205.52]



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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.  205.52  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]