§ 650.174 - Low-noise-emission products.

Under section 15 of the Noise Control Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-574), the US Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for administering a national program for the development of low-noise-emission products. EPA certifies new products whose noise emissions are significantly below the EPA source emission standards for these products as low-noise-emission products. Such certified products of a commercial nature will be acquired by purchase by the Army in lieu of other products if the Administrator of General Services determines that the product costs no more than 125 percent of the retail price of the least expensive type of product for which these are certified substitutes. Those products found to meet the low-noise-emission criteria will be announced as available through regular supply procurement sources (40 CFR part 203 and Noise Control Act of 1972, section 15).