42 U.S.C. § 4907

Labeling

Read at: OLRCuscode.house.gov CornellLII GovInfogovinfo.gov JustiaTitle 42 CasesGoogle Scholar

(a) RegulationsThe Administrator shall by regulation designate any product (or class thereof)—(1) which emits noise capable of adversely affecting the public health or welfare; or(2) which is sold wholly or in part on the basis of its effectiveness in reducing noise.(b) Manner of notice; form; methods and units of measurement

For each product (or class thereof) designated under subsection (a) the Administrator shall by regulation require that notice be given to the prospective user of the level of the noise the product emits, or of its effectiveness in reducing noise, as the case may be. Such regulations shall specify (1) whether such notice shall be affixed to the product or to the outside of its container, or to both, at the time of its sale to the ultimate purchaser or whether such notice shall be given to the prospective user in some other manner, (2) the form of the notice, and (3) the methods and units of measurement to be used. Section 4905(c)(2) of this title shall apply to the prescribing of any regulation under this section.

This section does not prevent any State or political subdivision thereof from regulating product labeling or information respecting products in any way not in conflict with regulations prescribed by the Administrator under this section.

(Pub. L. 92–574, § 8, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1241.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1981–2009 · leading case: Carlos Romero-Barcelo, Etc. v. Harold Brown, 643 F.2d 835 (1st Cir. 1981).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Carlos Romero-Barcelo, Etc. v. Harold Brown, 643 F.2d 835 (1st Cir. 1981). “§ 1431 , (b) labelling regulations, 42 U.S.C. § 4907 , and (c) noise emission standards applicable to specified domestic and imported products, id.”

Abreu v. United States, 468 F.3d 20 (1st Cir. 2006). “§ 1431 , (b) labelling regulations, 42 U.S.C. § 4907 , and (c) noise emissions standards applicable to specified domestic and imported products, id.”

Miniero v. City of New York, 65 A.D.3d 861 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009). “, pursuant to the Noise Control Act of 1972 ( 42 USC § 4907 ). The warning specifically stated: “Although hearing protectors can be recommended for protection against the harmful effects of impulsive noise, the Noise Reduction Rating is based on the attenuation of continuous…”

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.