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U.S. Code, Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 4907. Labeling
(a) Regulations
The 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) of this section 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.
(c) State regulation of product labeling
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.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 4902, 4909, 4912, 4913, 4915 of this title.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 4907. Labeling," U.S. Code, Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare in U.S. Code, Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed July 8, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8SV5QX2UTYQF3PS.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 4907. Labeling." U.S. Code, Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare, in U.S. Code, Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 8 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8SV5QX2UTYQF3PS.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 4907. Labeling' in U.S. Code, Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 42, the Public Health and Welfare, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 8 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8SV5QX2UTYQF3PS.
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