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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 166 -MAR. 31, 1948 60 Stat. 237. 5 U. S. C.§§ 1001- 1011; Supp. I, § 1001. Ante, p. 99. 5U. .C.§§1002, 1009. "Natural rubber." "Synthetic rubber. " . "General-purpose synthetic rubber." "Special-purpose synthetic rubber. " "Rubber-producing facilities. " "Rated production capacity." "Component mate- "Stand-by condi- tioe." 'Porao." indirectly from compliance with this Act or any rule, regulation, or order issued thereunder, notwithstanding that any such rule, regula- tion, or order shall thereafter be declared by judicial or other compe- tent authority to be invalid. EXEMPTION FROM ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT SEC. 16. Functions exercised under this Act shall be excluded from the operation of the Administrative Procedure Act except as to the requirements of sections 3 and 10 thereof. SEPARABILrrI SEC. 17. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remain- der of the Act and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. DEFINITIONS SEc. 18. For the purposes of this Act- (a) The term "natural rubber" means all forms and types of tree, vine, or shrub rubber, including guayule and natural rubber latex, but excluding reclaimed natural rubber; (b) The term "synthetic rubber" means any product of chemical synthesis similar in general properties and applications to natural rubber, and specifically capable of vulcanization, produced in the United States, not including reclaimed synthetic rubber; (c) The term "general-purpose synthetic rubber" means a synthetic rubber of the butadiene-styrene type generally suitable for use in the manufacture of transportation items such as tires or camel-back, as well as any other type of synthetic rubber equally or better suited for use in the manufacture of transportation items such as tires or camel-back as determined from time to time by the President; (d) The term "special-purpose synthetic rubber" means a synthetic rubber of the types now known as butyl, neoprene, or N-types (butadiene-acrylonitrile types) as well as any synthetic rubber of similar or improved quality applicable to similar uses, as determined from time to time by the President; (e) The term "rubber-producing facilities" means facilities, in whole or in part, for the manufacture of synthetic rubber and the component materials thereof, including, but not limited to, buildings and land in which or on which such facilities may be located and al machinery and utilities associated therewith; (f) The term "rated production capacity" means the actual pro- ductive capacity assigned to any rubber-producing facilities at time of authorization of construction or as thereafter amended in author- izations of additional construction or alterations thereto and used in published reports and in the records of the Office of Rubber Reserve, Reconstruction Finance Corporation, or successor agency, or privately owned plants, determined by the President based upon operating expe- rience and records as determined from time to time by the President; (g) The term "component materials" means the material, raw, semi- finished, and finished, necessary for the manufacture of synthetic rubber; (h) The term "stand-by condition" means the condition in which rubber-producing facilities, in whole or in part, are placed when deter- mined to be not needed for current operations, but are maintained so as to be readily available for the production of synthetic rubber or component materials; ,(i) The term "person" means any individual, firm, copartnership, [62 STAT.

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