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tain such records, make such reports, and provide 

 such Information, as the Administrator may rea- 

 sonably require to enable him to determine whether 

 such manufacturer has acted or Is acting In com- 

 pliance with this part and regulations thereunder 

 and shall, upon request of an officer or employee 

 duly designated by the Administrator, permit such 

 officer or employee at reasonable times, to have ac- 

 cess to and copy such records. 



(b) Any records, reports or Information obtained 

 under subsection (a) of this section shall be avail- 

 able to the public, except that upon a showing satis- 

 factory to the Administrator by any person that 

 records, reports, or information, or particular part 

 thereof (other than emission data), to which the 

 Administrator has access under this section if made 

 public, would divulge methods or processes entitled 

 to protection as trade secrets of such person, the 

 Administrator shall consider such record, report, or 

 Information or particular portion thereof confidential 

 in accordance with the purposes of section 1906 of 

 Title Ifl, ept that such record, report, or informa- 

 tion may oe disclosed to other officers, employees, or 

 A\ '/horlzed representatives of the United States con- 

 « .Tied with carrying out this chapter or when rele- 

 vant In any proceeding under this chapter, Nothing 

 in this section shall authorize the withholding of 

 Information by the Administrator or any officer or 

 employee under his control, from the duly authorized 

 committees of the Congress. (July 14, 1958, ch. 360, 

 title II, 9 208, formerly 9 207, as added Oct. 20, 1965, 

 Pub. L. 89-272, title I, J 101 (8) , 79 Stat. 984, amended 

 Nov. 21, 1967, Pub. L. 90-148, 9 2, 81 Stat. 501, renum- 

 bered and amended Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 90-604, 

 99 8(a), 10(a), 11(a)(2)(A), 15(c) (a), 84 Stat. 1694, 

 1700. 1705, 1713.) 



Amendments 

 1970— Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-604, 5§ 11(a) (2) (A), 16 

 (c)(2), substituted "Administrator" lor "Secretary" 

 wherever appearing therein and "part" for "subchapter". 

 Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-604. §§ 10(a), 16(c)(2), sub- 

 stituted provisions authorizing the Administrator to make 

 available to the public any records, reports, of Information 

 obtained under subsec. (a) of this section, except those 

 shown to the Administrator to be entitled to protection 

 as trade secrets, for provisions that all Information re- 

 ported or otherwise obtained by the Secretary or his rep- 

 resentative pursuant to subsec. (a) of this section, which 

 Information contains or relates to a trade secret or other 

 matter referred to In section 1905 of Title 18, be con- 

 sidered confidential for the purpose of such section 1905, 

 and substituted "Administrator" for "Secretary". 

 1967 — Pub. L. 90-148 reenacted section without change. 



§1857f-6a. State standards. 



(a) No State or any political subdivision thereof 

 shall adopt or attempt to enforce any standard re- 

 lating to the control of emissions from new motor 

 vehicles or new motor vehicle engines subject to this 

 part. No State shall require certification, inspec- 

 tion, or any other approval relating to the control 

 of emissions from any new motor vehicle or new 

 motor vehicle engine as condition precedent to the 

 initial retail sale, titling (If any) , or registration of 

 such motor vehicle, motor vehicle engine, or 

 equipment. 



(b) The Administrator shall, after notice and op- 

 portunity for public hearing, waive application of 

 this section to any State which has adopted stand- 



ards (other than cranlccase emission standards) for 

 the control of emissions from new motor vehicles or 

 new motor vehicle engines prior to March 30, 1966, 

 unless he finds that such State do«8 not require 

 standards more stringent than applicable Federal 

 standards to meet compelling and extraordinary 

 conditions or that such State standards and accotn- 

 panylng enforcement procedures are not consistent 

 with section ieS7f-l(a) of this title. 



(c) Nothing In this part shall preclude or deny 

 to any State or political subdivision thereof the 

 right otherwise to control, regulate, or restrict the 

 use, operation, or movement of registered or licenied 

 motor vehicles, (July 14, 19S5, ch. 306, title II, I 209, 

 formerly 9 208, as added Nov. 21, 1967, Pub. L. 90-148, 

 9 2, 81 Stat. 601, renumbered and amended Dec. 31, 

 1970, Pub. L. 91-604, 99 8(a), 11(a)(2)(A), 16(c) 

 (2), 84 Stat. 1694, 1705, 1713.) 



Amendments 



1B70— Sub«ec. (a). Pub, L. 91-804, I 11(») (J) (A), iub- 

 itltuted "part" for "lubchapter". 



Subiec. (b). Pub. L. 01-804, 1 16(0) (3), substituted 

 "Administrator" for "8ecr»tary". 



Subsae. (o). Pub. L. 91-404, 1 11(a) (3) (A), subitltutad 

 "pan" for "subchapt«r". 



§ 1857f-6b. Federal assistance in developing and main- 

 taining vehicle emission devices and systems in- 

 spection and emission testing and control pro- 

 grams. 



The Administrator is authorized to make grants 

 to appropriate State agencies in an amount up to 

 two-thirds of the cost of developing and maintaining 

 effective vehicle emission devices and systems In- 

 spection and emission testing and control programs, 

 except that — 



( 1 ) no such grant shall be made for any part of 

 any State vehicle inspection program which does 

 not directly relate to the cost of the air pollution 

 control aspects of such a program ; 



(2) No such grant shall be made unless the Sec- 

 retary of Transportation has certified to the Ad- 

 ministrator that such program is consistent with 

 any highway safety program developed pursuant 

 to section 402 of Title 23 ; and 



(3) no such grant shall be made unless the 

 program includes provisions designed to insure 

 that emission control devices and systems on ve- 

 hicles in actual use have not been discontinued or 

 rendered inoperative. 



(July 14, 1955, ch. 306, title II, § 210, formerly 9 209. 

 as added Nov. 21, 1967, Pub. L. 90-148, § 2, 81 Stat. 

 502, renumbered and amended Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 

 91-604, §§8(a), 10(b), 84 Stat. 1694, 1700.) 



Amendments 

 1970 — Pub. L. 91-604 substituted provisions authorizing 

 the Administrator to make grants to appropriate State 

 agencies for the development and maintenance of effective 

 vehicle emission devices and systems Inspection and emis- 

 sion testing and control programs, for provisions author- 

 izing the Secretary to make grants to appropriate State 

 air pollution control agencies for the development of 

 meaningful uniform motor vehicle emission device in- 

 spection and emission testing programs. 



