47 



standard, rule, or regulation issued under section 

 4916 or 4917 of this title or under section 1431 of 

 Title 49. (Pub. L. 92-574, § 12, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 

 1243.) 



§4912. Records, reports, and information. 



(a) Duties of manufacturers of products. 



Each manufacturer of a product to which regula- 

 tions under section 4905 or 4907 of this title apply 

 shall— 



(1) establish and maintain such records, make 

 such reports, provide such information, and make 

 such tests, as the Administrator may reasonably 

 require to enable him to determine whether such 

 manufacturer has acted or is acting in compliance 

 with this chapter, 



(2) upon request of an officer or employee duly 

 designated by the Administrator, permit such 

 officer or employee at reasonable times to have 

 access to such information and the results of such 

 tests and to copy such records, and 



(3) to the extent required by regulations of the 

 Administrator, make products coming off the as- 

 sembly line or otherwise in the hands of the 

 manufacturer available for testing by the Ad- 

 ministrator. 



(b) Confidential information: disclosure. 



(1) All information obtained by the Administra- 

 tor or his representatives pursuant to subsection 

 (a) of this section, which information contains or 

 relates to a trade secret or other matter referred to 

 in section 1905 of Title 18. shall be considered con- 

 fidential for the purpose of that section, except that 

 such information may be disclosed to other Federal 

 officers or employees, in whose possession it shall re- 

 main confidential, or when relevant to the matter 

 in controversy in any proceeding under this chapter. 



(2) Nothing in this subsection shall authorize the 

 withholding of information by the Administrator, or 

 by any officers or employees un^er his control, from 

 the duly authorized committees of the Congress. 



(c) Violations and penalties. 



Any person who knowingly makes any false state- 

 ment, representation, or certification In any applica- 

 tion, record, report, plan, or other document filed or 

 required to be maintained under this chapter or 

 who fEJslfles. tampers with, or knowingly renders In- 

 accurate any monitoring device or method required 

 to be maintained under this chapter, shall upon con- 

 viction be punished by a fine of not more than 

 $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than six 

 months, or by both. (Pub. L. 92-574, § 13, Oct. 27, 

 1972, 86 Stat. 1244.) 



§4913. Research, technical assistance, and public in- 

 formation. 



In furtherance of his responsibilities under this 

 chapter and to complement, as necessary, the noise- 

 research programs of other Federal agencies, the 

 Administrator is authorized to: 



(1) Conduct research, and finance research by 

 contract with any person, on the effects, measure- 

 ment, and control of noise, Including but not 

 limited 



(A) investigation of the psychological and 

 physiological effecto of noise on humans and 

 the effects of noise on domestic animals, wildlife, 

 and property, and determination of acceptable 

 levels of noise on the basis of such effects; 



(B) development of Improved methods and 

 standards for measurement and monitoring of 

 noise, in cooperation with the National Bureau 

 of Standards, Department of Commerce; and 



(C) determination of the most effective and 

 practicable means of controlling noise emission. 



(2) Provide technical assistance to State and 

 local governments to facilitate their development 

 and enforcement of ambient noise standards, in- 

 cluding but not limited to — 



(A) advice on training of noise-control per- 

 sonnel and on selection and ojjeratlon of noise- 

 abatement equipment; and 



(B) preparation of model State or local 

 legislation for noise control. 



(3) Disseminate to the public Information on 

 the effects of noise, acceptable noise levels, and 

 techniques for noise measurement and control. 



(Pub. L. 92-574. § 14, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1244.) 



§4914. Development of low-noise-emission products. 



(a) Definitions. 



For the purpose of this section : 



(1) The term "Committee" means the Low- 

 Noise-Emission Product Advisory Committee. 



(2) The term "Federal Government" includes 

 the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of 

 the Government of the United States, and the gov- 

 ernment of the District of Columbia. 



(3) The term "low-nolse-emisslon product" 

 means any product which emits noise in amounts 

 slgnlflcantly below the levels specified in noise 

 emission standards under reg\ilations applicable 

 under section 4905 of this title at the time of pro- 

 curement to that type of product. 



(4) The term "retail price" means (A) the maxi- 

 mum statutory price applicable to any type of 

 product; or (B) in any case where there is no ap- 

 plicable maximum statutory price, the most re- 

 cent procurement price paid for any type of 

 product. 



(b) Certification of products; Low-Noise-Emission 

 Product Advisory Committee. 



(1) The Administrator shall determine which 

 products qualify as low-nolse-emisslon products In 

 accordance with the provisions of this section. 



(2) The Administrator shall certify any product — 



(A) for which a certification application has 

 been filed In accordance with paragraph (5) (A) 

 of this subsection; 



(B) which is a low-nolse-emisslon product as 

 determined by the Administrator; and 



(C) which he determines is suitable for use as 

 a substitute for a type of product at that time In 

 use by agencies of the Federal Government. 



(3) The Administrator may establish a Low-Nolse- 

 Emlsslon Product Advisory Committee to assist him 

 In determining which products qualify as low-nolse- 

 emisslon products for purposes of this section. The 



