Federal procurement in the Noise Control Act defines low-noise products against EPA emission standards
Evidence
(1) The term “Committee” means the Low-Noise-Emission Product Advisory Committee. … (3) The term “low-noise-emission product” means any product which emits noise in amounts significantly below the levels specified in noise emission standards under regulations applicable under section 6 at the time of procurement to that type of product. — United States Congress (Pub. L. No. 92-574, 86 Stat. 1234), Noise Control Act of 1972, 175
Categorization
- DEFINE: “Low-noise-emission product” is defined relative to section 6 product standards, tying the federal procurement preference back to the general product-emission regime.
- XREF: connects to: All federal agencies are directed to further the noise policy declared in the Act — United States Congress (Pub. L. No. 92-574, 86 Stat. 1234), Noise Control Act of 1972, 23