49-U.S.C.-32505
§32505 – Information and Compliance Requirements
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Title 49 > Subtitle VI > Part C > Chapter 325 > Section 32505
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- Reference: Section 32505
- Legend: §32505 – Information and Compliance Requirements
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) General Authority.—(1) To enable the Secretary of Transportation to decide whether a manufacturer of passenger motor vehicles or passenger motor vehicle equipment is complying with this chapter and standards prescribed under this chapter, the Secretary may require the manufacturer to—
(A) keep records;
(B) make reports;
(C) provide items and information, including vehicles and equipment for testing at a negotiated price not more than the manufacturers cost; and
(D) allow an officer or employee designated by the Secretary to inspect vehicles and relevant records of the manufacturer.
(2) To enforce this chapter, an officer or employee designated by the Secretary, on presenting appropriate credentials and a written notice to the owner, operator, or agent in charge, may inspect a facility in which passenger motor vehicles or passenger motor vehicle equipment is manufactured, held for introduction in interstate commerce, or held for sale after introduction in interstate commerce. An inspection shall be conducted at a reasonable time, in a reasonable way, and with reasonable promptness.
(b) Powers of Secretary and Civil Actions To Enforce.—(1) In carrying out this chapter, the Secretary may—
(A) inspect and copy records of any person at reasonable times;
(B) order a person to file written reports or answers to specific questions, including reports or answers under oath; and
(C) conduct hearings, administer oaths, take testimony, and require (by subpena or otherwise) the appearance and testimony of witnesses and the production of records the Secretary considers advisable.
(2) A witness summoned under this subsection is entitled to the same fee and mileage the witness would have been paid in a court of the United States.
(3) A civil action to enforce a subpena or order of the Secretary under this subsection may be brought in the United States district court for any judicial district in which the proceeding by the Secretary is conducted. The court may punish a failure to obey an order of the court to comply with the subpena or order of the Secretary as a contempt of court.
(c) Confidentiality of Information.—(1) Information obtained by the Secretary under this chapter related to a confidential matter referred to in section 1905 of title 18 may be disclosed only—
(A) to another officer or employee of the United States Government for use in carrying out this chapter; or
(B) in a proceeding under this chapter.
(2) This subsection does not authorize information to be withheld from a committee of Congress authorized to have the information.
(3) Subject to paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary, on request, shall make available to the public at cost information the Secretary submits or receives in carrying out this chapter.
(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1044; Pub. L. 103–429, §6(32), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4380.)
| Revised Section |
Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 32505(a)(1) | 15:1915(a). | Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–513, §§104(a), (b), 105(a), (b), 109, 86 Stat. 950, 951, 952, 955. |
| 32505(a)(2) | 15:1915(b). | |
| 32505(b)(1) | 15:1914(a)(1)–(3). | |
| 32505(b)(2) | 15:1914(a)(5). | |
| 32505(b)(3) | 15:1914(a)(4). | |
| 32505(c)(1), (2) | 15:1914(b). | |
| 32505(c)(3) | 15:1919. |
In subsection (a)(1), before clause (A), the words To enable the Secretary of Transportation to decide whether . . . is complying are substituted for to enable him to determine whether such manufacturer has acted or is acting in compliance and determining whether such manufacturer has acted or is acting in compliance to eliminate unnecessary words. The word reasonably is omitted as surplus. In clause (A), the word keep is substituted for establish and maintain for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (C), the text of 15:1915(a) (2d sentence) is omitted as surplus because of 49:322(a). In clause (D), the words upon request and duly are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (a)(2), the word enter is omitted as being as included in inspect. The word facility is substituted for factory, warehouse, or establishment to eliminate unnecessary words. The words shall be commenced and completed are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (b)(1), before clause (A), the words In carrying out this chapter are substituted for For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this subchapter, In order to carry out the provisions of this subchapter, relevant to any function of the Secretary under this subchapter, and relating to any function of the Secretary under this subchapter for consistency. In clause (A), the words inspect and copy are substituted for have access to, and for the purposes of examination the right to copy to eliminate unnecessary words. The word records is substituted for documentary evidence for consistency. In clause (B), the word order is substituted for require, by general or special orders to eliminate unnecessary words. The words in such form as the Secretary may prescribe and shall be filed with the Secretary within such reasonable period as the Secretary may prescribe are omitted as surplus because of 49:322(a). In clause (C), the words sit and act at such times and places are omitted as being included in conduct hearings.
In subsection (b)(3), the words A civil action to enforce a subpena or order of the Secretary under this subsection may be brought in the United States district court for the judicial district in which the proceeding by the Secretary was conducted are substituted for 15:1914(a)(4) (words before semicolon) for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
In subsection (c)(1), before clause (A), the words reported to or otherwise are omitted as surplus. The words or his representative are omitted for consistency with subsection (b) of this section. The words related to a confidential matter referred to are substituted for contains or relates to a trade secret or other matter referred to to eliminate unnecessary words. The words shall be considered confidential for the purpose of that section are omitted as surplus. In clause (A), the words of the United States Government are added for clarity. In clause (B) the words when relevant are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (c)(2), the words a committee of Congress authorized to have the information are substituted for the duly authorized committees of the Congress for clarity.
In subsection (c)(3), the words copies of any communications, documents, reports, or other are omitted as surplus.
Pub. L. 103–429
This amends 49:32505(b)(3) to clarify the restatement of 15:1914(a)(4) by section 1 of the Act of July 5, 1994 (Public Law 103–272, 108 Stat. 1044).
Amendments
1994—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 103–429 substituted any judicial district in which the proceeding by the Secretary is conducted for the judicial district in which the proceeding by the Secretary was conducted.
Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–429 effective July 5, 1994, see section 9 of Pub. L. 103–429, set out as a note under section 321 of this title.
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