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PUBLIC LAW 92-574-OCT. 27, 1972

Litigation costs.

" N o i s e control requirement."

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p. 1239.

[86 STAT.

the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, if not a party, may also intervene as a matter of right. (d) The court, in issuing any final order in any action brought pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, may award costs of litigation (including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees) to any party, whenever the court determines such an award is appropriate. (e) Nothing in this section shall restrict any right which any person (or class of persons) may have under any statute or common law to seek enforcement of any noise control requirement or to seek any other relief (including relief against an Administrator). (f) For purposes of this section, the term "noise control requirement" means paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of section 10(a), or a standard, rule, or regulation issued under section 17 or 18 of this Act or under section 611 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. RECORDS, REPORTS, A N D INFORMATION"

Confidential information. 62 Stat. 7 9 1. Disclosure.

Violations and penalties.

SEC. 13. (a) Each manufacturer of a product to which regulations under section 6 or section 8 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 Act, (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)(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 of the United States Code, 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 Act. (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) 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 Act or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this Act, 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. RESEARCH, T E C H N I C A L ASSISTANCE, A N D P U B L I C

INFORMATION

SEC. 14. I n furtherance of his resjwnsibilities under this Act 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, measurement, and control of noise, including but not limited to —....,..,,, ,., - ,. _.,, „ ...

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