PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT, 947 provides an overall safety level at least equal to the overall safety level of nonexempt vehicles. (d) ELIGIBILITY. —^A manufacturer is eligible for an exemption under subsection (b)(3)(B)(i) of this section only if the Secretary determines that the manufacturer's total motor vehicle production in the most recent year of production is not more than 10,000. A manufacturer is eligible for an exemption under subsection (b)(3)(B)(ii), (iii), or (iv) of this section only if the Secretary determines the exemption is for not more than 2,500 vehicles to be sold in the United States in any 12-month period. (e) MAXIMUM PERIOD.— ^AJI exemption or renewal under subsection (b)(3)(B)(i) of this section may be granted for not more than 3 years. An exemption or renewal under subsection (b)(3)(B)(ii), (iii), or (iv) of this section may be granted for not more than 2 years. (f) DISCLOSURE.—The Secretary may make public, by the 10th day after an application is filed, information contained in the application or relevant to the application unless the information concerns or is related to a trade secret or other confidential information not relevant to the application. (g) NOTICE OF DECISION.— The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Federal Register a notice of each decision granting an exemption publication under this section and the reasons for granting it. (h) PERMANENT LABEL REQUIREMENT.— The Secretary shall require a permanent label to be fixed to a motor vehicle granted an exemption under this section. The label shall either name or describe each motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter from which the vehicle is exempt. The Secretary may require that written notice of an exemption be delivered by appropriate means to the dealer and the first purchaser of the vehicle other than for resale. §30114. Special exemptions The Secretary of Transportation may exempt a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment from section 30112(a) of this title on terms the Secretary decides are necessary for research, investigations, demonstrations, training, or competitive racing events. §30115. CertiHcation of compliance A manufacturer or distributor of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment shall certify to the distributor or dealer at delivery that the vehicle or equipment complies with applicable motor vehicle safety standards prescribed under this chapter. A person may not issue the certificate if, in exercising reasonable care, the person has reason to know the certificate is false or misleading in a material respect. Certification of a vehicle must be shown by a label or tag permanently fixed to the vehicle. Certification of equipment may be shown by a label or tag on the equipment or on the outside of the container in which the equipment is delivered. §30116. Defects and noncompliance found before sale to purchaser (a) ACTIONS REQUIRED OF MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBU- ^ TORS. —I f, after a manufacturer or distributor sells a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment to a distributor or dealer and before.
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