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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 4912. Records, reports, and information
(a) Duties of manufacturers of products
Each manufacturer of a product to which regulations under section
4905 or 4907 of this title apply shall -
(1) establish and maintain such records, make such reports,
provide such information, and make such tests, as the
Administrator may reasonably require to enable him to determine
whether such manufacturer has acted or is acting in compliance
with this chapter,
(2) upon request of an officer or employee duly designated by
the Administrator, permit such officer or employee at reasonable
times to have access to such information and the results of such
tests and to copy such records, and
(3) to the extent required by regulations of the Administrator,
make products coming off the assembly line or otherwise in the
hands of the manufacturer available for testing by the
Administrator.
(b) Confidential information; disclosure
(1) All information obtained by the Administrator or his
representatives pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, which
information contains or relates to a trade secret or other matter
referred to in section 1905 of title 18, shall be considered
confidential for the purpose of that section, except that such
information may be disclosed to other Federal officers or
employees, in whose possession it shall remain confidential, or
when relevant to the matter in controversy in any proceeding under
this chapter.
(2) Nothing in this subsection shall authorize the withholding of
information by the Administrator, or by any officers or employees
under his control, from the duly authorized committees of the
Congress.
(c) Violations and penalties
Any person who knowingly makes any false statement,
representation, or certification in any application, record,
report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained
under this chapter or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly
renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be
maintained under this chapter, shall upon conviction be punished by
a fine of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more
than six months, or by both.
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