[Laws in effect as of January 16, 1996]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 16, 1996 and August 28, 1996]
[CITE: 42USC4912]
TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 65-- NOISE CONTROL
Sec. 4912. Records, reports, and information
(a) Duties of manufacturers of products
Each manufacturer of a product to which regulations 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 assembly line or otherwise in the hands
of the manufacturer available for testing by the Administrator.
(b) Confidential information; disclosure
(1) All information obtained by the Administrator 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
confidential for the purpose of that section, except that such
information may be disclosed to other Federal officers or employees, in
whose possession it shall remain 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 under
his control, from the duly authorized committees of the Congress.
(c) Violations and penalties
Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation,
or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other
document filed or required to be maintained under this chapter or who
falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring
device or method required to be maintained under this chapter, shall
upon conviction 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, Sec. 13, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1244.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 4909 of this title.