Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§4912 Records, Reports, and Information

Title 42 › CHAPTER 65 — NOISE CONTROL › § 4912

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Manufacturers whose products are covered by rules under sections 4905 or 4907 must keep records, run tests, and give reports or other information the Administrator reasonably asks for to check compliance. They must let a designated agency official see and copy those records at reasonable times. If the Administrator’s rules require it, manufacturers must also make items they just finished or otherwise have available for testing. Information that includes trade secrets or similar protected material is treated as confidential under federal law, but may be shared with other federal employees who must keep it confidential or when it is needed in a proceeding under this chapter. The Administrator cannot refuse to give information to authorized Congressional committees. Anyone who knowingly lies, falsifies records, tampers with required monitors, or makes inaccurate reports can be fined up to $10,000, jailed for up to six months, or both.

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Title 42, §4912

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(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.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 4912

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110