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[CITE: 49USC32907]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
             SUBTITLE VI--MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS
 
            PART C--INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS
 
                  CHAPTER 329--AUTOMOBILE FUEL ECONOMY
 
Sec. 32907. Reports and tests of manufacturers

    (a) Manufacturer Reports.--(1) A manufacturer shall report to the 
Secretary of Transportation on--
        (A) whether the manufacturer will comply with an applicable 
    average fuel economy standard under section 32902 of this title for 
    the model year for which the report is made;
        (B) the actions the manufacturer has taken or intends to take to 
    comply with the standard; and
        (C) other information the Secretary requires by regulation.

    (2) A manufacturer shall submit a report under paragraph (1) of this 
subsection during the 30 days--
        (A) before the beginning of each model year; and
        (B) beginning on the 180th day of the model year.

    (3) When a manufacturer decides that actions reported under 
paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection are not sufficient to ensure 
compliance with that standard, the manufacturer shall report to the 
Secretary additional actions the manufacturer intends to take to comply 
with the standard and include a statement about whether those actions 
are sufficient to ensure compliance.
    (4) This subsection does not apply to a manufacturer for a model 
year for which the manufacturer is subject to an alternative average 
fuel economy standard under section 32902(d) of this title.
    (b) Records, Reports, Tests, Information, and Inspection.--(1) Under 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary or the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency to carry out this chapter, a 
manufacturer shall keep records, make reports, conduct tests, and 
provide items and information. On request and display of proper 
credentials, an officer or employee designated by the Secretary or 
Administrator may inspect automobiles and records of the manufacturer. 
An inspection shall be made at a reasonable time and in a reasonable 
way.
    (2) The district courts of the United States may--
        (A) issue an order enforcing a requirement or request under 
    paragraph (1) of this subsection; and
        (B) punish a failure to obey the order as a contempt of court.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1067.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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32907(a)..............................  15:2005(a)(1)-(3).               Oct. 2
0, 1972, Pub. L. 92-513, 86 Stat.
                                                                          947, 
Sec.  505(a)(1)-(3), (c); added
                                                                          Dec. 
22, 1975, Pub. L. 94-163, Sec.
                                                                          301, 
89 Stat. 908, 909.
                                        15:2005(a)(4).                   Oct. 2
0, 1972, Pub. L. 92-513, 86 Stat.
                                                                          947, 
Sec.  505(a)(4); added Oct. 10,
                                                                          1980,
 Pub. L. 96-425, Sec.  3(b), 94
                                                                          Stat.
 1822.
32907(b)..............................  15:2005(c).
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    In subsection (a)(1), before clause (A), the words ``shall report to 
the Secretary of Transportation on'' are substituted for ``shall submit 
a report to the Secretary . . . Each such report shall contain (A) a 
statement as to'' to eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (B), the 
words ``the actions'' are substituted for ``a plan which describes the 
steps'' to eliminate unnecessary words.
    In subsection (a)(2)(A), the words ``after model year 1977'' are 
omitted as obsolete.
    In subsection (a)(3), the words ``actions reported . . . are not 
sufficient to ensure compliance with that standard'' are substituted for 
``a plan submitted . . . which he stated was sufficient to insure 
compliance with applicable average fuel economy standards is not 
sufficient to insure such compliance'' to eliminate unnecessary words 
and for consistency in the section. The words ``additional actions'' are 
substituted for ``a revised plan which specifies any additional 
measures'' for consistency in the section. The text of 15:2005(a)(3) is 
omitted as surplus because of 49:322(a).
    In subsection (b)(1), the words ``Under regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to carry out this chapter'' are substituted for ``as the 
Secretary or the EPA Administrator may, by rule, reasonably require to 
enable the Secretary or the EPA Administrator to carry out their duties 
under this subchapter and under any rules prescribed pursuant to this 
subchapter'' to eliminate unnecessary words, for consistency in the 
revised title, and because ``rules'' and ``regulations'' are synonymous. 
The words ``establish and'' are omitted as surplus. The 2d sentence is 
substituted for 15:2005(c) (2d sentence) to eliminate unnecessary words 
and for consistency. The text of 15:2005(c)(1) (last sentence) is 
omitted as surplus because of section 32910(d) of the revised title and 
49:322(a).
    Subsection (b)(2)(A) is substituted for ``if a manufacturer refuses 
to accede to any rule or reasonable request made under paragraph (1), 
issue an order requiring compliance with such requirement or request'' 
to eliminate unnecessary words.
    Subsection (b)(2)(B) is substituted for 15:2005(c) (last sentence) 
to eliminate unnecessary words.
