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(3) Upon the flltn8 ol thc petltlon relerred<br />
to ln pire8reph (1) of thts subectlon, th6<br />
Court shall h{ve JHrlBdlctlon to revle* the<br />
Order ln occordrrnce wlth Eecttorr lO of tho<br />
Admtutqtrettve Frocedure Act (6 U,S.C. 1009)<br />
<strong>and</strong> to BrEnt Bpproprl&h<br />
EUCh aectlOn,<br />
rellal Bs provlded ln<br />
(4) Ttre judEment of the court alllrhln8 or<br />
B€ttlng slde, ln whole or ln part, Bny tUCh<br />
arder ol the liccretsry Etrsll be ltnal, Eulllect<br />
to revlew by the supr€m6 Court of the Unlt€d<br />
8taft8 upon certlorul of cortlflc&uott f,B provlded<br />
ln rGcilon 116{ ot ililr t8 ol th6 Unlt.d<br />
Etrt6r Codr.<br />
(6) Ahy rctlofl lnrtltuted under thb rub-<br />
Eectlon ahall survlv€, notwlthttalrdtn8 sDy<br />
chair8e ln thG persn occupylDg tfie otnco ol<br />
Becret8ry dr eny vec&ncy lh Euch once.<br />
{6) Tho romedlff provld€d lor ln ulls !ub-<br />
&cuon Bhall Fo ltr rddlilotr to oDd rot tD<br />
aubsiltuuon for My othGr r6HGdld provtdad<br />
by law,<br />
- (b) A certtflod copy ot thr tran8crlpt ot<br />
tn6 record <strong>and</strong> ptoceGdhEt undsr tht! ttrtlon<br />
rhalt b6 luDfihad by thi Biorut#y td<br />
ehy lntlrortgd pety at hI| r6qu6rt, <strong>and</strong> peymeDt<br />
ol tho cott thcrmr, sDd Ehau ba adfilulbl.<br />
ta EDy cltmlEdl. lrolulon Ol ,mportj,<br />
ot oth6r ptHGdlnl artdng und6r ot tn<br />
re8pect ol th-t8 flile, lrro8pecilve ol whether<br />
proceedlDgf, wlth r6tp6ct to the ord€r h8vo<br />
FrevloqEly beol lnltJBt<br />
under aubaecttoD (A),<br />
d or bocomG llnal<br />
sE, 106, (al The <strong>Sec</strong>ribry ahEII mhduct<br />
Iesei+rch, te6tJn8, dGvelopment, Bhd tfBtnlng<br />
llocc8asry to carry oul ths purpoq6{ oI thll<br />
tll,le, llrcludlng, but not llmlt{d tr<br />
(r) collectln8 dets lroh any Boulco lor<br />
the purpose of determtnlng tho rolauoruhlp<br />
bgbweell hotor Vehtclo qt hotor vslrlcl;<br />
equlprneut pcrformnn{id charactetl8ilc8 [rld<br />
1A) acclderrts involvlr8 motor vehlcleE, <strong>and</strong><br />
(B) tlle occurrsnce ol deeth. Or personBl ln-<br />
JUry re8ultlnB lrorn guch SdcldentA;<br />
(r) procurltg (by rre6otta6ob or oth.r-<br />
Wl6e) erF+rlmcuttrl end other mobr vchlcl$<br />
or nrotor vehlcle equ-lphent lor rere8rch &nd<br />
t6Etlng purlb8es:<br />
(3 ) selltng or oiherylre dlsposrn8 of teEt<br />
molor vehlclfr end rtrotor V€hlcle equlpmeht<br />
6nd relrhbumlng lhe prftecda ot Cuch mle<br />
or {l4lrcaal lnb the current Epplo,Frt8ilon<br />
svallqtllo lor ilre puquo ol c4rrylng out thl8<br />
tltle-<br />
(b) T'he <strong>Sec</strong>retary tE sutllorlrBd to condwt<br />
resorrch, t68tlnE, devetorpment, End tf,Bln.<br />
ln8 E authorl4d td bs Brled out by eub_<br />
8ftllon (a) of thle trouon by hsktnF gr*nt6<br />
lor the c<strong>and</strong>ucf ol auch rffiErch, tArttng,<br />
develqmtnt, <strong>and</strong> trBlninB td Stets!, lbtdra<br />
ahte oBenclm, arrd noDpioflt lnrtltuttonr.<br />
sEc- 107, Tho S6cret8ry lB authorlusd to,<br />
advl8e, affiIEt, strd @ol*r*te *tth, other Fsderal<br />
dep{rtmelt4 <strong>and</strong> a8enctfr, <strong>and</strong> rjtBte End<br />
other lntereEt4d publlc Bnd prtvat€ egomtGr,<br />
In th8 plArrnlng <strong>and</strong> developrnent of-<br />
( 1) mobr vehlcl€ adety Bt<strong>and</strong>ards;<br />
(2) methods lor ln8p€ctlng<br />
determlnc slmpllanc6 wtth<br />
AElcty Bt<strong>and</strong>erdc.<br />
<strong>and</strong> Erilng to<br />
motor vehlclr<br />
SE. lO8. la) No persn BhElt-<br />
(1) nlanultrdure tor a8lc, BeIl, olter lof<br />
6Ale, or lntroducs o! dellver lor lntroducilon<br />
ln lntcrEtate cemmerco, or Import lnto th€<br />
Untbd Stf,ttr, any motof yehlclc or ltffi ol<br />
moLrr vehlcle Equlphef,t mnnusctred on<br />
ol Atter the dat4 arly Bppllc4ble FederEl motor<br />
v€hlcle af,lety stsndard tRke8 efroct under<br />
thlB tltle unlcBE lt lE ln conlorhlty wlth iuch<br />
rtllrrdtrrd except q provlded tn tubafttJon (b)<br />
of thls Bcctk)n;<br />
(?) letl or relu$e eccffi to or copylng ot<br />
trcordE, or fnll to rnake re.I4rta or pruvlde lnlorDratlon,<br />
N requlrod Urrder sectlon ll3<br />
<strong>and</strong> (c) i<br />
(bl<br />
(3) lsu€ s cErtlflcf,td, to the efitrt thst E<br />
motor vehlcle or ltem ol hotor vehlcle equlp-<br />
Bsrrt cenlomrs to sU sppllcabls federal<br />
mokr vehlcle a4lety Bt<strong>and</strong>ffds, lf EUsh IErmn<br />
h tltg derclrc ol alu cse *mwB or h&<br />
ref,mn to know that such certlicat€ ls lalse<br />
or mlsleadlng ln a meterlel rspftt,<br />
(b)(l) F$sCr*Fh (r) ol subaectlon (e)<br />
Ehall tut apply to the cale. the ofie! far aa.ls.<br />
or th6 lntroduttlon or dellv.ry for Introductlon<br />
In Inter8tat4 commeice ol any mot{r<br />
vehlcl€ or motor yshlclG cqulpm€nt after the<br />
llrEt puchtre ol lt tn Eood falth lor purposeg<br />
othtt thm reEdle. In order to ffiEure a contlnulnB<br />
<strong>and</strong> ellfttlve nstlonel treffic Ealety<br />
prcBrm, lt ts the poltcy ol Congre4s to eucoursg€<br />
End strenBthEn the enlorcemtnt o{<br />
Etstr ln8lsctloh ol ucd motdr vehlcl6r.<br />
ThsrolorG to thBt.nd ihE EklctBry thall<br />
mnduct a thorquEh study End lnvfftlEatlon<br />
b dottffilDs thc Adequacy ot motor vehlclG<br />
Eafety stBndsds <strong>and</strong> motor vehlcl€ lnApetlon<br />
rrqulr6m6ntr <strong>and</strong> prmadurft appltcdblc<br />
td uBed motor vehlclc. ln ffh BtatG, ud thi<br />
afftt ot prcgrffi authortrGd by tits tlu6<br />
up6tr Ewh itgrdudE. requlr€menta, <strong>and</strong> prc<br />
c.dru.! lot u*d metnr vohlclea, Etrd relbtt<br />
to fr'n8res s amh s FmctlcBbls but [dt<br />
lBtcr tbsn onG y6s fltff th6 dBtr ol cD4tmaBt<br />
ol thlr tltlG. th6 fGtulti ol luch 8tudy,<br />
Mtl tftorlmcndatlona lor Buch addltlon8l<br />
loglrlatlon E h6 d6e[r4 necesary ft, carry<br />
out ihe purFo.lr el thl. Aot, A. roon r<br />
practlc&blo Alttr tho rubmlsrton ol aUCh la.<br />
port, but no lqter than on6 y6s from tha<br />
datt of EuhnlBlon ol Euch reFdrt. the Strrstarlr,<br />
altar coEulbtlon wlth th6 Qounctl<br />
<strong>and</strong> auch lntefBted publlc -<strong>and</strong> prlvatc aSencl$<br />
<strong>and</strong> Eroupt & )16 dertu advlqsble, Fhf,ll<br />
st*bltsh unlform Federal rctor vchlcl6<br />
ralety rt8ndflrdr appttc4bl6 to ell utdd m{}t(r<br />
vehlcles, Such Et8nderds shall bo €xprc88ed<br />
lD terms ol motor vehtcle BaJ6ty tf,rform-<br />
McE- Ttro S€cr€tary ls authorltsd to Bmend<br />
gr revoke such atendard! puEuant to thlr<br />
Act.<br />
(3) PBrsgraph (l) ol BubsfttJon (a) shBU<br />
Dot spply to any per$on wtto 6tabllshe8 that<br />
h6 dld not know or hev€ retuon tp know ln<br />
th! arerclao ol du6 care tlrat tuch vehlcld<br />
ot ltdh ol hotdr vehlcls e(lulpment lE not<br />
ln cohlorEUty with appuceblG F6deral motor<br />
vehlcla salety ataDdarda, m td Any l*tBon<br />
who, prtot to Frrch nr8t prrrchme, holdi I<br />
certlflcsto lsusd by the m8nulqctutet or<br />
lmporter of such motor vehlcle or motor vehtcls<br />
equlpment, td the efiect that Euch<br />
v6hlcle or equtpment conform8 to ell eppllcablc<br />
F6delal motor vehlcle Eslety Et8nduds,<br />
unles Euch pGrEon kDOWE thAt SUCh yehlclo<br />
ot €qulpment doeE hot ao conlom.<br />
(3) A motor vehlclo or ltem of motor vehl*<br />
cle 6qulpment ofrered lor lrilportatlon ln vlolstlon<br />
ol pare8rsph r(1) o! Aubscctlon (a)<br />
ah8ll bc refured ddml8Bton tnto the Unltad<br />
Bt$t4a under Jolnt re8ulatloD8 l4ued by th€<br />
Sosctary ol the Tre6rnry Bnd tha Sscretsry:<br />
except thBt the <strong>Sec</strong>retsly of the TteBeury Bnd<br />
ths 8€cretary may, by such re8ul8tloB, pro-<br />
VldG tor ButhorlElnB ths lmporhtlon ol tuclt<br />
motor vehlclG or ltem of Hotot vehlcle equlpheDt<br />
lnb the Unlted 8t4te8 upon auclr term!<br />
ancl con.lltlons (lncludln8 th6 lurntEhlrl8 ol<br />
I bond) EB hey Eppear io tlreH approprlat€<br />
tO InEure that env sUCh motor vehlcle or<br />
Item ol motor vehlcle equlpment wul b6<br />
brouBht lnto conlormlty vtth Eny appltcabla<br />
licdaral hotor vehlcte EAIety atsndard prelcrlb.d<br />
under thlF tlilo. or wtll be cxportcd<br />
ot abBndonod to the Unlted 8t8tsr.<br />
({) Ttr6 Bccratsry of the Tte8sury <strong>and</strong> th6<br />
<strong>Sec</strong>retBry may, by Jolnt reBuletlona, perhlt<br />
the tempotflry lmportatton ot Ahy motor<br />
vEhlcle or tt€m ol motot vehtclo equipment<br />
Eltcr tho ilrst pulchRrs ol lt ln Bmd lf,lth lor<br />
purpffiB othe! than tessle,<br />
16) Psagfrph (l) ol Eubsectloh (tr) Bhall<br />
not spply ln the cse of I motor vehlcle ot<br />
Item of mol,or yehlcle equlpment tnt€nded<br />
golely lS exfEft, Bnd Eo labelGd Or tag8:ed on<br />
thG vchlcle or ltem ltEr:tf srrd oD the outstds<br />
ol the contatntr, ll eny, shlch l3 etported-<br />
(c) Compltence wlth Bny Fed.ral motor<br />
vehlclc $fety atihdard lsued undet thts<br />
tltl6 dffi not srempt any !6tffi lrom Uy<br />
uEbUlty hder ffiffi lsv.<br />
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