40 CFR § 205.150 - Applicability.

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title: "40 CFR § 205.150 - Applicability."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
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chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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subchapter_name: "NOISE ABATEMENT PROGRAMS"
part_number: "205"
part_name: "TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT NOISE EMISSION CONTROLS"
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authority: "Secs. 6, 10, 11, 13, Pub. L. 92-574, 86 Stat. 1234 (42 U.S.C. 4905, 4909, 4910, 4912)."
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# 205.150 Applicability.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in these regulations, the provisions of this subpart apply to 1983 and subsequent model year motorcycles manufactured after December 31, 1982, which meet the definition of “new product” in the Act.

(b) The provisions of this subpart do not apply to electric or battery-powered motorcycles.

(c) Except as provided in § 205.158, the provisions of this subpart do not apply to competition motorcycles as defined in § 205.151(a)(3).