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      EPA NOISE CONTROL
          PROGRAM
      PROGRESS TO DATE

             March 1977
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
     Washington, D.C. 20460

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                          CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION                                              iii

SECTION 4-FEDERAL PROGRAMS                                 5

SECTION 5-IDENTIFICATION OF MAJOR SOURCES OF NOISE,
         NOISE CRITERIA, AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGY              8

SECTION 6-NOISE EMISSION STANDARDS FOR PRODUCTS
         DISTRIBUTED IN COMMERCE                           10

SECTION 7-AIRCRAFT NOISE STANDARDS                          11

SECTION 8-PRODUCT LABELING                                 13

SECTION 14-RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
          PUBLIC INFORMATION                               14

SECTION 15-LOW NOISE EMISSION PRODUCTS                       16

SECTION 17-RAILROAD NOISE EMISSION STANDARDS                 17

SECTION 18-MOTOR CARRIER NOISE EMISSION STANDARDS            17

STUDIES AND SPECIAL PROJECTS                                 18

ENFORCEMENT                                              18

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES                                    19

MONITORING PROGRAM                                       20

EPA ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS                               23,24

NOISE DOCUMENTS                                            25

EPA REGIONAL NOISE REPRESENTATIVES                           26

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                                INTRODUCTION
This booklet describes the progress EPA has made  to date in accomplishing the  man-
dated requirements of the Noise Control Act of 1972, which sets as its goal the promo-
tion of an environment for all Americans free from noise that jeopardizes their health and
welfare. Also included are EPA plans for future actions. The information is presented in
a section-by-section format for ease of reference.

Progress  is described  for  only  those sections of the Act requiring definite outputs or
major coordinating actions. Sections involving strictly administrative procedures are not
treated.

Included at the back  of the  booklet is a listing of all available EPA publications along
with the information necessary to obtain copies. Also, a mailing list application is included
as the centerfold. If you  think you may require future EPA noise documents, tear the
form out carefully, fill it in and drop it in the mail.

One document that may be of  particular interest is the  National Noise  Abatement
Strategy  drafted by  EPA as a guide to a coordinated national program utilizing the
talents and authorities of all segments of society to achieve a quieter America. For copies
of that document and for more specific program information write:

      Office of Noise Abatement and Control (AW471)
      U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
      Washington, D.C. 20460

You may also contact the EPA Noise representative  in your nearest EPA regional office.
A list of their names and addresses is provided.
                                                                  Charles L. Elkins
                                                 Deputy Assistant Administrator for
                                                           Noise Control Programs
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SECTION 4-FEDERAL PROGRAMS
Federal Facility Compliance with State and Local Noise Laws

Under this Section of the Act, each Federal agency is required to comply with Federal,
State, interstate, and local noise control requirements.

EPA has taken actions to ensure such compliance on the part of Federal agencies. To
date, EPA has developed formal administrative guidelines and  directives in the following
areas:

     •  Project reporting by agencies

     •  Inspection and monitoring of Federal facilities

     •  Exemptions of Federal facilities.

EPA also reviews the efforts  of other agencies to assure  compliance. This portion of
EPA's  responsibility is carried  out under Executive Order 11752 and Office of Manage-
ment  and Budget Circular A-106, which  outline a management role for the Agency in
ensuring  compliance with requirements concerning all forms of pollution at Federal
facilities.

Federal Noise Program Coordination

Section 4 of the Act also requires EPA to coordinate all Federal noise research and con-
trol programs.

The Agency's objectives in fulfilling its coordination role are to  ensure that

     •  Each Federal  agency develops noise abatement policies and programs to the
         fullest extent possible.

     •  The policies and  programs of Federal agencies operate in harmony with one
         another.

In discharging this major coordinating responsibility, EPA has

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     •   Established four interagency noise  research panels, whose  reports are  listed
          along  with the other EPA publications. The  panels have  generated reports
          that examined Federal RD&D activities during the FY73-FY75 period to deter-
          mine the contribution of these efforts to the control of noise and understand-
          ing of its effects. Research activities in the areas of noise effects, aircraft noise,
          surface vehicle  noise, and machinery noise were reported. The  panels were
          reactivated in 1976 to update the data base and to assess the contribution of
          the  on-going  and planned RD&D programs to meeting  the long range goals
          of a national noise abatement and control program. A report on this subject
          will be published in 1977.

     •   Urged Federal  agencies to adopt a uniform environmental noise descriptor
          (Ldn/Leq)- The Department of Defense has officially adopted the descriptor
          and is presently integrating it  into its programs. The Federal Highway Ad-
          ministration has adopted Leq as an alternate descriptor to LIQ. Disposition
          of the issue with HUD  awaits completion of a major study, although, in the
          interim,  HUD will accept  Ldn as a descriptor for aircraft noise.  A modifica-
          tion to Ldn has been proposed by EPA to other agencies as an interim solution
          for measuring blast noise pending further refinement.

     •   Coordinated all EPA standard  setting and rule making activities with other
          Federal  agencies having expertise in the product or the area being regulated or
          that would be affected by the regulatory actions of EPA.

     •   Provided technical assistance upon request to other agencies.

Consultations

Other Federal agencies are required to  consult with EPA before prescribing noise regula-
tions. EPA may  require  public review of those regulations if the Agency determines the
regulations do not sufficiently protect public health and welfare.

EPA has  assisted  other agencies by acting as a central  clearinghouse for information,
by lending equipment and by giving advice and consulation in developing effective noise
assessment requirements as part of their programs. In addition EPA personnel are avail-
able to provide assistance in assessing individual projects of other agencies.

EPA has  reviewed and commented  upon the policies and regulations of such Federal
agencies  as  DOT,  HUD, DOC,  and GSA. Regarding the pending decision on Federal
occupational noise standards, EPA has  strongly stated its case for a more stringent occu-
pational noise  standard than that proposed by OSHA (EPA 550/9-76-007).

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The Agency's strong public stand for a more stringent standard is based on the conclu-
sion, which was reached after extensive study of the standard proposed by OSHA, that
substantial  impairment to  hearing would be prevented by a stricter standard and that
such a standard is both technically feasible and economically reasonable.

Federal Status Report

As a major part of its coordination activity, EPA is required to report periodically on the
status and  progress of Federal noise control activities. In June 1975, the Agency issued
the first of such comprehensive reports (550/9-75-023).

The 1975 report, which will  be periodically updated, describes and discusses interrela-
tionships among  the noise programs of 38 Federal agencies  in the following areas:
standards and regulations,  hearing conservation, noise abatement, and research, develop-
ment and demonstration.

EIS Review

As a major part of its noise control effort, EPA reviews Environmental Impact Statements
(EIS) submitted by other  agencies. EIS review is carried out under the authority of the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and  Section 309 of the Clean Air Act.

NEPA  requires  agencies to prepare detailed statements of the environmental effects of
their proposed  major actions. The scope  of "proposed major  actions" now includes
Federal funding, permitting, and regulating actions.

Pursuant to NEPA and to Section 309, EPA reviews about 1500 draft and 500 final
statements  per year. Statements in which noise is a factor are reviewed primarily in the
EPA regional offices, with Headquarters providing guidelines, manuals, and technical
assistance as required. Although not required to do so by law, EPA prepares EISs on
certain of its own environmental regulatory activities, including noise emission regulations
under the Noise Control Act.

In making  its noise evaluations of other agency EISs, the Agency  utilizes EPA  noise
criteria as well as standards of the agency preparing the EIS.

Interagency Agreements

EPA is receiving  consulting  and  technical  support in a number  of  program  areas
(e.g., health effects, measurement, monitoring) through agreements  with other  Federal
agencies. EPA is currently working with the National Academy of Sciences Committee
on Hearing, Bioacoustics, and  Biomechanics (CHABA), the USAF Aeromedical Research
Lab, the U.S. Army  Construction Engineering Research Lab, the National Bureau of
Standards, and the Department of Transportation.

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Special Project and Demonstration Program

In assisting  Federal  agencies to utilize their authority  for  noise control,  EPA has
developed a two-part program for FY77 and FY78. The first part includes joint studies
with other agencies to identify and evaluate potential noise control methods that could
be incorporated in Federal projects. The second part is to demonstrate the feasibility and
effectiveness, including costs, of incorporating such measures in specific projects. Results
of such efforts will ultimately be incorporated in technical guides and manuals.
SECTION 5-IDENTIFICATION OF MAJOR SOURCES OF NOISE, NOISE CRITERIA,
AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGY

Criteria and Levels Documents

Under this Section of the Act, EPA is required to publish two major documents: the
"Criteria Document" and the "Levels Document."

The  "Criteria Document" (EPA 550/9-73-002) represents an appraisal of available knowl-
edge relating to the health and welfare effects of noise.
The "Levels  Document" (EPA 550/9-74-004)  identifies levels of environmental noise
requisite to protect the public health and welfare with an adequate margin of safety. In
accordance with the Act, this  document does not take economics and technology into
account. However, it does provide helpful guidance in evaluating the benefits to be gained
from noise abatement actions.

The agency is currently undertaking studies to supplement both of these major docu-
ments. These studies include work on: hearing loss, intrusive characteristics of noise,
and effects of noise on the cardiovascular system.

Major Sources Identification

EPA is further required to publish reports identifying major sources of noise and to pro-
vide information on controlling noise from those sources.
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Identification of a product as a major source of noise begins the 2-year regulatory process
culminating in a noise emission regulation for new products, under Section 6 of the Act.
The Agency has issued several separate identification documents. The first identification,
published June 21,1974, encompassed

     •  Portable air compressors

     •  Medium and heavy trucks

The second identification, published May 28,1975, encompassed

     •  Wheel and crawler tractors (formerly wheel and track loaders, wheel and track
         dozers)

     •  Truck refrigerator units

     •  Truck-mounted solid waste compactors

     •  Motorcycles

     •  Buses.

The  third identification document,  published on January 12, 1977, cited power lawn
mowers as major noise sources. The fourth identification document, identifying pavement
breakers and rock drills, was published on February 3,1977.

EPA now is conducting a number of pre-identification studies that will allow decisions to
be made on a phased basis concerning identification of additional major sources of noise.
Among the products now under study are automobiles and light trucks, tires, chainsaws,
air conditioners, and earth moving equipment.

Cost and Technology Reports

EPA has published several cost and technology reports, which are noted in the list of EPA
reports in the back of this brochure. As current programs move forward in the regulatory
process, more such documents will be made available. Topics covered by the documents
currently available are:

     •  Snowmobiles

     •  Lawn mowers

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     •   Rail transit cars

     •   Interstate motor carriers

     •   Interstate rail carriers

     •   Medium and heavy trucks

     •   Portable air compressors.
SECTION  6-NOISE  EMISSION STANDARDS FOR PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTED
IN COMMERCE
EPA is authorized under this Section of the Act to promulgate noise standards for any
products identified as major noise sources, which includes, but is not limited to, the
following categories:

     •    Construction equipment

     •    Transportation equipment
          (including recreational vehicles and related equipment)

     •    Motors and engines
          (including any equipment of which an engine or motor is an integral part)

     •    Electrical or electronic equipment.

In addition to health and welfare effects, these standards must take technological feasi-
bility and cost of compliance into account.

On January  14,  1976, the Agency published final regulations on newly manufactured
portable  air compressors.  These regulations will  have  the  effect of eliminating such
compressors  as a major source of construction site noise. The  regulation, which sets a
maximum noise  level  of 76 dBA  at 7 meters, becomes effective January 1, 1978 for
compressors  with maximum rated capacity between 75 and 250 CFM, and July 1,1978
for units exceeding 250 CFM.

On April 13, 1976 the Agency published noise regulations for medium and heavy trucks.
These regulations will reduce the urban traffic noise impact for 97 million people. The
new standard, which  sets  a maximum rioise level of 83 dBA at 50 feet during maxi-
mum acceleration,  becomes effective January 1, 1978. A maximum level  of 80 dBA
becomes effective January 1,1982.
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EPA is currently moving forward with regulatory programs concerning all of the other
products identified as major sources under Section 5 of the Act (see list on page 9).
Proposed  standards  for all products except those most recently  identified  will  be
published in the Federal Register in the spring of 1977.

Standards Development

The noise regulatory  program strives to employ noise measurement methodologies, or
"standards," that  are  accurate and  repeatable,  that  provide ease of enforcement for
EPA and that are cost-effective to the industries that must implement them. EPA policy
is  to  adopt feasible  measurement standards developed by voluntary standard-setting
organizations and in general use. To this end, EPA's noise program has voting representa-
tion on the Acoustical Standards Planning Board of the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI),  and representatives on numerous technical working  groups of such
organizations as the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).

EPA participates in the activities of voluntary standards setting organizations after receipt
of a formal  request from the organization, and after determining that the organization's
activities are compatible with EPA requirements.

On occasion,  noise standards developed by voluntary organizations  do not meet EPA
noise  regulatory requirements.  In such cases EPA develops the  requisite  measurement
methodology, requesting cooperation from and participation of technical experts from
voluntary standards-setting and  other organizations.

In early 1977, EPA initiated  a program to evaluate alternative noise  measurement
procedures  for light motor  vehicles  and to arrive at a methodology best suited  to its
regulatory purposes. This program is  run hi an operational setting near Tuscon, Arizona,
where over 100 1977  model U.S. and foreign motor vehicles will be studied on a day-to-
day basis.
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SECTION 7-AIRCRAFT NOISE STANDARDS
Although aviation noise regulatory authority rests with the FAA, EPA is mandated to
play a significant role in the aviation regulatory process. Under Section 7 of the Act, EPA
is directed to prepare a comprehensive report on the problem of aircraft/airport noise and
to submit regulatory proposals to the FAA.

Although EPA has no direct regulatory role, the Agency's actions under this Section of
the Act do have a significant impact. The FAA is required to publish the EPA proposed
regulations in the Federal Register within 30 days of receipt. Within 60 days after publi-
cation, the FAA is required to hold public hearings.

After  those hearings, the FAA must either accept  the EPA  proposals or state in the
Federal Register why the proposals were rejected.

If EPA believes that any FAA action regarding the EPA proposals does not adequately
protect the public health and welfare, the Agency  can request the FAA to publish a
report in the Federal Register stating the basis behind any FAA  decisions.

Report to Congress on Aircraft/Airport Noise

On July 27, 1973, EPA completed, as scheduled, the "Report to Congress on Aircraft/
Airport  Noise"  (Senate Document 93-8). The report presented  findings and recom-
mendations in four major areas:

      1.   Adequacy  of FAA flight and operational noise controls.

      2.   Adequacy  of noise emission standards on new and  existing aircraft, together
          with recommendations on the retrofitting and phaseout of existing aircraft.

      3.   Implications of identifying  and achieving  levels of cumulative noise exposure
          around airports.

      4.   Additional measures available to airport operators  and local governments to
          control aircraft noise.
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This report established the need for the submission of regulatory proposals by EPA to
theFAA.

Submission of Proposed Rules to FAA

The proposals identified as necessary for EPA submission to the FAA can be grouped
into three categories:

     •   Source Regulations

         SST - Submitted 27 February 1975 (Future SSTs) (40 FR 14093)*

         SST - Submitted 13 January 1976 (Present SSTs) (41 FR 6270)

         Propeller Driven Small Airplanes - Submitted 6 December 1974 (40 FR 1061)

         Retrofit - Submitted 28 January 1975 (40 FR 8218)

         Fleet Noise Level - Submitted 28 January 1975 (40 FR 8222)

         Modify FAR PART 36 - Submitted 1 October 1976 (41 FR 47358)

         Short Haul — (Submission date indefinite)

     •   Operational Regulations

         Approach  and  Landing  (3) - Submitted 29 August 1975 (40 FR 44256)

         Minimum Altitude - Submitted 6 December 1974 (40 FR 1072)

         Takeoff — In preparation.

     •   Airport  Noise  Regulatory Process  - Submitted 22 October 1976 (41  FR
         51522)
'Federal Register issue and page number.
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Hearings on all of the EPA proposals have been held. The FAA has accepted the EPA
proposals concerning reduced flap approach and landing and retrofit, except for some
minor provisions. The  FAA has not yet taken any formal action on the EPA proposals
pertaining to: future SSTs, present SSTs, FAR PART 36, or airports. The FAA has issued
notices of decisions not to prescribe the EPA proposals pertaining to: propeller driven air-
planes, except for some minor provisions; fleet noise level; two-segment visual approach
and  landing; two-segment instrument approach and  landing;  and minimum altitudes.

To assist in determining noise levels around airports, a prerequisite to compatible land use
planning, the Environmental Protection Agency has developed a simplified and objective
approach which is called the  Airport Noise Evaluation Process. This process was designed
for use by individuals who do not have an in-depth background in aircraft acoustics. The
process utilizes information pertaining  to  airport operations and local demographic
characteristics. In most cases, the EPA process  can be used without the  need for com-
puters,  using  a workbook manual  (Calculations of Day-Night Levels [Ldn] resulting
from Civil Aircraft Operations) which EPA has developed.

SST Activities

EPA provided  technicians and equipment to monitor the noise emissions of the initial
Concorde 02 SST  flights into Dulles International and Dallas, Fort Worth airports in
September of  1973.  The results of that monitoring exercise  were published and are
available (EPA 550/9-74-013).

In January 1976, EPA provided a detailed analysis of the issues associated  with the appli-
cations of British Airways and Air France  for  Concorde SST  flights to U.S.  airports.
 SECTION 8-PRODUCT LABELING


 Under this Section, EPA is mandated to label any product

      1.  Emitting noise capable of adversely affecting the public health or welfare

      2.  Sold wholly or in part on the basis of its effectiveness in reducing noise.

 A proposed rule to label hearing protectors will be published in 1977 along with general
 provisions  for all future labeling regulatory actions. Studies are currently underway for
 the selection of household and other products warranting noise labeling consideration.
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SECTION 14-RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC
INFORMATION
This Section of the Act provides EPA with the authority to

     •   Conduct and finance research

     •   Advise on training of noise control personnel and on selection and operation of
         noise abatement equipment

     •   Develop improved methods of measuring and monitoring noise.

     •   Prepare model State or local legislation for noise control

     •   Disseminate information to the public.

Conduct and Finance Research

In the area of noise effects, studies are being initiated concerning:

     •   Investigation of the effects of protracted noise exposure  on blood pressure and
         heart rate using Rhesus monkeys

     •   Assessment of the  relationship between  annoyance and intrusiveness of noise
         sources

     •   Early detection of noise-induced hearing impairment

     •   Individual and community response to noise in areas away from airports and
         highways

     •   Assessment of subjective loudness and annoyance.

RD&D programs have been initiated with Purdue University and  with the U.S. Depart-
ment  of Transportation. The Purdue program deals with identification- of truck noise
sources  and engine enclosure investigations.  The EPA/DOT program concerns develop-
ment  of several "quiet" truck configurations. Both  programs are in support of future
regulatory actions. Additional study programs may be identified as a result of the inter-
agency noise panel reviews (see Section 4).
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State and Local Technical Assistance

Assistance to State and local agencies is provided by both the headquarters staff and the
10 EPA regional offices, with the latter assuming the major role in this area. Efforts to
date have concentrated on encouraging the development of State and local noise control
programs to  implement in-use  and operational measures for immediate noise control
benefits and  to complement EPA regulatory efforts. Examples of these activities range
from assisting the City of Philadelphia with planning and conducting a community noise
measurement program to working with the City of Kansas City on the development of a
noise ordinance and helping the State of Washington develop and implement a State
noise control program.

EPA also  surveys  and assesses State  and municipal environmental noise programs. In
February  1975, EPA published "Noise Source Regulation in State and Local Noise
Ordinances"  (550/9-75-020),  summarizing laws  and ordinances stipulating specific
decibel levels. In 1974, EPA surveyed 55 States and territories and 235 municipalities.
The results of this survey are contained in "State and Municipal Noise Control Activities
1973-1974" (EPA 550/9-76-006). The next survey, to be conducted in 1977, will include
a larger number of communities.

Advice on Training of Noise Control Personnel

EPA sponsors regional noise workshops to train State and local officials in all aspects of
environmental noise.  These workshops  are  administered  by the EPA regional noise
program personnel. EPA has conducted over 35 workshops  in various locations through-
out the country, educating an estimated 1,500 persons.

To further assist State and local noise programs, EPA published Guidelines for Develop-
ing a Training Program in Noise Survey Techniques" (EPA 550/9-75-021) in July 1975.

Advice on Selection and Operation of Noise Abatement Equipment

EPA also advises State and local governments on types and uses of sound measurement
and  analysis instruments. Sound level meters and other types  of equipment are available
for  loan to  States and localities through the EPA regional noise  offices. EPA also
evaluates instruments such as sound level meters and community noise monitoring sys-
tems.

Development of Improved Methods for Measuring and Monitoring Noise

EPA is developing a community noise monitoring and assessment manual. This manual
is designed to provide local community officials with uniform guidelines for the design
and implementation of a community monitoring program.
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Preparation of Model State and Local Legislation

Both a Model Community  Noise  Control  Ordinance  (EPA  550/9-76-003) and model
State noise control enabling legislation have been developed by EPA. The model State
law was  developed  in cooperation with the Council  of State  Governments and  was
published by them in 1974. As a complement to the model community ordinance, EPA
is preparing a code of recommended practices concerning sound measurement equipment
and procedures.

Dissemination of Public Information

A major public information effort  was launched in 1976 with the opening of an environ-
mental noise exhibit. The exhibit, designed to stimulate the audience's awareness of noise
and its effects, is now on permanent display in Chicago at the Museum of Science  and
Industry.

The list of available EPA noise documents at the back of this publication attests to the
Agency's vigorous program of information dissemination. The list contains 91  EPA
entries and does not include several major  documents in preparation as of this writing.
EPA plans to substantially increase its public information program in FY77 and FY78.
SECTION 15-LOW NOISE EMISSION PRODUCTS
On February 13, 1974, EPA issued certification procedures for low-noise emission prod-
ucts to be purchased by the Federal government. Since these procedures apply only to
products  for which a new prod.uct regulation  was issued under Section 6, no program
could be  initiated prior to promulgation of the first new product regulation. EPA is now
implementing a comprehensive program concerning low-noise emission products.

In the spring of 1977, EPA will propose regulations implementing Section 15 of the Act
by establishing criteria for determining if a product will qualify as a low noise emission
product. Also being established are the specific LNEP levels for new medium and heavy
trucks  and portable air compressors, products that are now subject to EPA noise rules.
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SECTION 17-RAILROAD NOISE EMISSION STANDARDS
Under  this Section of the  Act, EPA promulgated on December 31, 1975, regulations
setting specific maximum in use noise standards applicable to trains operated by inter-
state rail carriers.

The  standards, which are measured  at 100 feet perpendicular to the center line of the
truck, are:
     •   (Effective December 31,1976)
         Locomotives
         (Best maintenance)
         73 dBA at idle
         93 dBA stationary at all
           other throttle settings
         96 dBA moving at any speed
•   (Effective December 31,1979)
    Locomotives
    (Newly manufactured)
    70 dBA at idle
    87 DBA stationary at all other
       throttle settings
    90 dBA moving at any speed
     •   (Effective December 31,1976)
         Rail cars
         88 dBA at speeds up to and including 45 mph
         93 dBA at speeds greater than 45 mph

A detailed background study report (550/9-76-005) on railroad noise was prepared as a
part of the rule making process.

The Department of Transportation, through the Federal Railroad Administration, is
responsible for the enforcement  of this  regulation. Proposed compliance procedures
will be published in the Federal Register in the near future.
SECTION 18-MOTOR CARRIER NOISE EMISSION STANDARDS
On October 29, 1974, EPA promulgated regulations setting specific maximum in-use
noise standards applicable to vehicles over 10,000 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
(GVWR) operated by interstate motor carriers. This regulation will lessen the noise
impact for approximately 10 million people. The standards are:

     88 dBA stationary runup
     86 dBA up to and including 35 mph
     90 dBA over 3 5 mph
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	 0502 Newspapers/Newsletters
	 0503 Magazines and Journals
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	 0601 Component Parts Manufacturing
	 0602 End Product Manufacturing
0603 End Product Wholesale/Retail
	 0604 End Product User
	 O605 End Product Leasing/Renting
	 0606 End Product Maintenance/Repair
	 0607 Consulting/Planning Firm
	 O608 Law Firm
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	 0701 University/College
	 0702 High School
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	 0106 Public Health and Welfare Effects
	 0107 State/Local Ordinances
	 0108 Land-use
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	 0110 Hearing Protection Devices
- 011 1 Audiometric Testing Equipment
	 01 12 Loud Speakers
	 01 14 Sonic Booms
,-„_— 0115 Aviation Noise
	 01 16 Blast Noise
	 0117 Mining Noise
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	 0119 Highway Noise
	 	 0121 Sports Arona Noise
	 0122 Labeling
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	 O201 Commercial
	 0203 Military
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	 0401 . Railroads
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The regulation also requires vehicle exhaust systems not to be defective and bans the use
of noisy tires on vehicles subject to the regulation.

Present plans call  for revising these in-use standards to require new trucks meeting the
more stringent new product standards promulgated under Section 6 to continue to meet
more stringent levels while in use.

The Department of Transportation's Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety (BMCS) is respon-
sible for enforcement of this regulation. BMCS issued compliance regulations on Septem-
ber 12, 1975. BMCS and several States and localities are now enforcing these regulations.

STUDIES AND SPECIAL PROJECTS

A document of major importance is the National Noise Abatement Strategy, which was
published  for comment in October of 1976 and is now being revised for publication in
the spring of 1977. This general strategy will form the basis for specific program strategies
in surface transportation noise and  construction noise  that will be developed in 1977.

EPA is also heavily involved in developing industry-forecasting models, decision-making
analyses, and methodology for determining the economic benefits of noise abatement.

ENFORCEMENT

The Noise Enforcement Division was established on April 30,1976 under the EPA Office
of Enforcement. The new Division's responsibilities include development and implemen-
tation of enforcement  regulations requiring testing, record keeping, reporting, and any
necessary  remedial actions by manufacturers of new products for which standards  or
labeling requirements are prescribed under Sections 6 and 8 of the Noise Control Act.
In addition, the Division will assist EPA regions, States and localities in enforcing Federal
noise control standards and regulations and in designing  and enforcing supplementary
State and local controls.

The primary Federal enforcement strategies to be applied to new products are:

      •   Production   verification testing  ot initial  representative  products  at the
          assembly line.

      •   Statistical sampling and testing of new products at the assembly line.

      •   Manufacturer's time-of-sale warranty.

      •   Tampering prohibitions.

      •   Maintenance instruction requirements.

      •   Administrative orders including recall of noncomplying products.

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Regulations to implement these strategies have been promulgated for medium and heavy
trucks and portable air compressors, for which noise standards become effective in 1978.
Production verification for those products will begin in late 1977.

Noise enforcement testing will be conducted at the new EPA Noise Enforcement Facility,
located  in  Sandusky,  Ohio. The facility is equipped with a low-speed passby test track
and a stationary runup pad for testing trucks and compressors, respectively. In addition,
two  mobile testing units have  been developed to perform sophisticated noise testing
anywhere in the country.  These testing facilities will  be used to conduct EPA tests
on regulated products, to monitor and correlate a manufacturer's compliance testing, and
to train EPA regional,  State, and local personnel for noise enforcement.

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

EPA performs a number of important noise related functions on the international level.
These activities are conducted on both an ad hoc basis and as part of a continuing interna-
tional effort toward reducing environmental noise and harmonizing the efforts of indivi-
dual countries.  This is particularly important since products made in one country may
have a very significant  impact on the noise environment in another country.

EPA has participated  in  ad hoc noise activities of the  following international groups:

      •    World Health Organization

      •   NATO

      •   US-USSR Working  Group  on the Enhancement of the Urban Environment

      •    International Organization for Standardization.

A major on-going EPA activity is the  Agency's participation in the efforts of the Interna-
tional Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The  Agency, through its official representa-
tive provides recommendations on international aviation matters, exchanges views on
environmental considerations,  and reviews and recommends aircraft noise standards.

EPA is also a major participant in the noise activities of the Paris-based Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). EPA is the  lead U.S. agency in the
noise  area, with its representative acting as the official U.S. delegate to the International
Ad Hoc Group on Noise, which is chaired by another EPA official. The OECD mission
concerning noise is to:

      •   Establish a basis for international harmonization of noise standards

      •   Establish a  basis  for  international  development of technical and economic
         criteria

     •   Study various measurement indices.
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An EPA noise official is currently chairman of an international noise task group under the
U.N. Economic Commission for Europe in Geneva, Switzerland. The task force is examin-
ing and exchanging information on environmental noise problems and control measures
and appropriate research activities.

EPA noise officials also participate in:

     •  The cooperative environment program of the Commission of European Com-
         munities, in Brussels, Belgium.

     •  Planning for the third International Congress on Biological Effects of Noise to
         be held in Freiburg, Germany in May 1978.
MONITORING PROGRAM

EPA has initiated a noise monitoring effort having two primary facets—environmental trend
monitoring and  specific source monitoring. As presently planned, both the trend and
source-specific monitoring will be carried out at national and local levels. At each level,
the environment (geographic location) and personal exposure will be examined through
physical noise measurements and social  surveys. The Agency anticipates that  the trend
monitoring effort will:

      •   Establish  a baseline  from which to assess changes in the noise  environment

      •   Determine the population at risk

      •   Establish standard methods and procedures for quality assurance and compara-
          bility of data

      •   Provide assistance to States and municipalities in assessing the success of their
          noise control programs.

Source-specific monitoring is primarily designed to support the EPA regulatory develop-
ment process.

Measurement of Stationary Noise Sources

The Agency  recently conducted  a study to determine an accurate statistical/manual
sampling technique to be used  for the measurement of stationary noise sources. The ob-
jective is to recommend measurement methodologies,  procedures, and instrumentation
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suitable for enforcement of various types of ordinance provisions that set property line
sound limits. This study will also be used in supporting a model code of recommended
enforcement practices.

Stoity of Interior Noise Levels for Transportation Systems

To determine the extent to which noise environments of enclosed transportation sys-
tems represent a risk to passenger health, an analysis was made of information collected
by pasj transportation studies as well as  new data gathered for this project. EPA antici-
pates that the recent study results (EPA 550/9-75-025) will assist State and municipal
agencies in setting noise specifications for the purchase of transportation equipment.
P^ata, developed  in this study will be one element in assessing the impact of community
no^se on  individuals over a 24-hour period. EPA is planning to set interior noise level
standards on certain products, such as newly manufactured buses,  at the Federal level.
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                                                   OFFICE OF NOISE ABAtEMENT AND CONTROL ORGANIZATION CHART
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                                                                                DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
                                                                                    Charles L. Elkins, (703) 557-7777
                                     Scientific Asst. To DAA
                                     Rudolph Marrazzo, (703) 557-7305

                                     • Health & Welfare Studies & Policy
                                     • Revision of Criteria & Levels Document
                                     • Relations w/Scientific Community
                              STANDARDS & REGULATIONS DIVISION
                                    Henry Thomas. (703) 557-7743
                                                 Plans and Programs Staff
                                                 John Degnan, (703) 557-7600

                                                 • Administration
                                                 • Strategic Studies
                                                 • General Economic Studies
TECHNOLOGY & FEDERAL PROGRAMS DIVISION
        John Schettino, (703) 557-7760
  	William Sperry (Aviation Standards)	
                              Surface Transportation Branch
                              William Roper, Branch Chief, (703) 557-7747

                              •  Product Regulations, regs for buses, autos,
                                 railroads, trucks, motorcycles,  etc.
                               General Products Branch
                               Kenneth Feith, Branch Chief, (703) 557-2710

                               •  Product Regulations: construction,
                                  industrial, consumer
                               •  Labeling (Section 8)
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS DIVISION
       John Ropes, (703) 557-7695
    Technology Branch
    Harvey Nozick, Branch Chief, (703) 557-2126

    •  Technology standards for aircraft
       (Section 7)
    •  Research Coordination in Fed. Government
    •  Technology Development
     Federal Programs Branch
     David Mudarri, Branch Chief, (703) 557-8292

     • Federal Program Coordination (Section 4)
     • Low Noise Emission Products Program
 Technical Assistance Branch
 Casey Caecavari, Branch Chief, (703) 557-7695

 •  Regional Noise Control Programs
 •  Monitoring Program
 •  Special Local Determinations
    [Section 17(c)(2),18(c)(2)]
  Consumer Information &
    Airport Assistance Branch
  Robert Randall, Branch Chief, (703) 557-7698
  • Airport Planning Assistance
  • Consumer Information

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                                                                 EPA NOISE ENFORCEMENT
                                                                              DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR
                                                                             MOBILE SOURCE AND NOISE ENFORCEMENT
                                                                                        Norman D. Shutler
                                                                                         (202) 755-2530
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                                                                                  NOISE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
                                                                                       Richard G. Kozlowski
                                                                                           Director
                                                                                         (703) 557-7470
                                    SURFACE TRANSPORTATION GROUP
                                              James J. Kerr
                                              Project Leader
                                             (703) 557-7410
GENERAL PRODUCTS GROUP
    Timothy J. Dwyer
      Project Leader
      (703) 557-7406
REGIONAL/STATE AND
   LOCAL GROUP
  John S. Winder, Jr.
    Project Leader
   (703) 557-7413
NOISE ENFORCEMENT
FACILITY (SANDUSKY)
   William Heglund
      Director
   (419)627-1628
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                    EPA REGIONAL NOISE REPRESENTATIVES
 EPA
Region
     States
     Address
     Noise
Representatives
 I
 II
 III
 IV
 VI
 VII
 VIII
 IX
Maine, N.H., Vt,
Mass., R.I., Conn.
N.Y., NJ., P.R., V.I.
Pa., Md., Del.,
W. Va., Va., D.C.
N.C., S.C., Tenn., Ky.,
Miss., Ga., Fla., AL

Wise., I1L, Mich., Ohio,
Ind., Mn.

N. Mex., Okla., Ark.,
La., Tex.
Nebr., Kans., Iowa
Mo.

Mont., N. Dak., S. Dak.,
Wyo., Utah, Colo.
Calif., Nev., Ariz.,
Hawaii

Wash., Oreg., Idaho
Alaska
JFK Building
Room 2113
Boston, Mass.  02203

26 Federal Plaza
Room 907G
New York, N.Y. 10007

Curtis Building
Room 225
6th & Walnut Sts.
Philadelphia, Pa. 19106

354 Courtland St., N.E.
Atlanta, Ga. 30308

230 S. Dearborn
Chicago, 111. 60604

1600 Patterson St
Room 1107
Dallas, Texas 75201

1735 Baltimore St.
Kansas City, Mo. 64108

1860 Lincoln St.
Suite 900
Denver, Colo.  80203

100 California St.
San Francisco, Calif. 94111

1200 Sixth Avenue
Room11C
Seattle, Wash.  98101
Mr. Al Hicks
(617/223-5708)
Mr. Tom O'Hare
(212/264-2109)
Mr. Patrick Anderson
(215/597-9118)
Dr. Kent Williams
(404/881-4861)

Mr. Horst Witschonke
(312/353-2205)

Mr. Mike Mendias
(214/749-3837)
Mr. Vincent Smith
(816/374-3307)

Mr. Robert Simmons
(303/337-2221)
Dr. Richard Procunier
(415/556-4606)

Ms. Deborah Yamamoto
(206/442-1253)
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                             NOISE DOCUMENTS


The following "noise" technical documents, unless otherwise noted, are for sale by the
National Technical Information Service (NTIS), U.S. Department of Commerce, 425
13th Street,  N.W., Room 620, Washington, D.C  20004 (Phone: 202/296-4348) or
from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) Wash-
ington, D.C. 20402 (Phone: 202/783-3238).

The documents are grouped into the areas of:

     •   Reports to Congress

     •   Health and Welfare

     •   Noise Monitoring

     •   Surface Transportation

     •   Aviation

     •   Construction

     •   State and Local Noise Control

     •  Federal Programs

     •   Regional

     •  Other
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                TITLE
                             Reports to Congress
Report to the President and Congress
on Noise - December 31,1971

Report on Aircraft-Airport Noise
(Senate Document 93-8) - August 1973

First Report on Status and Progress of
Noise Research and Control Programs
in the Federal Government -
June 1975
   NTIS DOCUMENT
         NO.
PB-206716
AVAILABLE AT GPO
PB-243447/AS
Vol. I
PB-243448/AS
Vol. II
                              Health and Welfare
Noise from Industrial Plants
December 1971

Community Noise - December 1971

Effects of Noise on Wildlife and
Other Animals - December 1971

Effects of Noise on People
December 1971

Social Impact of Noise - December
1971

The Effects of Sonic Boom and
Similar Impulsive Noise on Structures
December 1971

Economic Impact of Noise
December 1971
PB-206718


PB-207124

PB-206720


PB206723


PB-206724


PB-206725
PB-206726
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                 TITLE


Physiological and Psychological
Effects, Boston, Massachusetts
October 28-29,1971, Vol. VII*

Relation Between Daily Noise
Exposure and Hearing Loss Based on
the Evaluation of 6,835 Industrial
Noise Exposure Cases - June 1973

A Scientific Basis for Limiting Noise
Exposure for Purposes of Hearing
Conservation - July 19,1973

Prediction of NIPTS Due to
Continuous Noise Exposure
July  19,1973

Public Health and Welfare Criteria
for Noise-July, 1973

Proceedings of the International
Congress on Noise as a Public Health
Problem, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia
May  13-18,1973

Impact Characterization of Noise
Including Implications of Identifying
and Achieving Levels of Cumulative
Noise Exposure - July 1973

Information on Levels of Environ-
mental Noise Requisite to Protect
Public Health and Welfare with an
Adequate Margin of Safety
March 1974
   NTIS DOCUMENT
         NO.

AVAILABLE AT EPA
ONAC and GPO
#5500-0056 ($1.50)

AD-767204
AD-767274
AD-767205
PB-241000/AS
PB-241060/AS
ALSO AVAILABLE
AT EPA
PB-224408/AS
PB-239429/AS
*EPA Public Hearings
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                TITLE


Population Distribution of the
United States As a Function of Out-
door Noise Level - June 1974

Federal Noise Effects Research:
FY73-FY75-March 1975

Some Considerations in Choosing an
Occupational Noise Exposure
Regulation

Noise at Work
Noise Around Our Homes
   NTTS DOCUMENT
         NO.

PB-235022/AS
PB-241751/LK
PB-251408
AVAILABLE AT EPA
                              Noise Monitoring
Fundamentals of Noise Measurement
Rating Schemes, and Standards
December 1971

Standards and Measurements
Methods, Legislation and Enforcement
Problems, San Francisco, California
September 27-29,1971, Vol. IV*

Evaluation of Commercial Intergrating-
Type Noise Exposure Meter
December 1973

The Design of a Low Cost Sound
Level Meter - April 1974
PB-206727
AVAILABLE AT GPO
COM-74-104-77
AB-783808
*EPA Public Hearings
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                TITLE

Guidelines for Developing a Training
Program in Noise Survey Techniques
July 1975 (Office of Naval Research)

Procedures for Estimating Sound
Power From Measurements of Sound
Pressure - July 1975
(NBS/NBSIR 75-652)

Noise and Its Measurement
  NTIS DOCUMENT
        NO.

AD-A01667
COM-75-11399
AVAILABLE AT EPA
                            Surface Transportation
Passenger Noise Environments of
Enclosed Transportation Systems
June 1975

Transportation Noise and Noise from
Equipment Powered by Internal
Combustion Engines
December 1971

Manufacturing and Transportation
Noise (Highway & Air) - Chicago,
Illinois - July 28-29,1971, Vol. II*

Transportation Noise (rail and other);
Urban Noise Problems and Social
Behavior, New York, New York
October 28-29,1971, Vol. VI*

Control of Snowmobile Noise (Vol. I)
Technology and Cost Information
June 1973
PB-245409/AS
PB-208660
AVAILABLE AT GPO
AVAILABLE AT GPO
AVAILABLE AT EPA
*EPA Public Hearings
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                 TITLE
   NTIS DOCUMENT
         NO.
Measurements of Railroad Noise-Line
Operations, Yard Boundaries, and
Retarder - December 1974
      r
NPRM on Special Local Determinations
(Sec. 17 & 18) and Guidelines for State
and Local Governments on the Filing and
Processing of Applications for Preemption
Waiver Determinations
November 1976
COM-75-10088
AVAILABLE AT EPA
Background Document for Interstate
Motor Carrier Noise Emission
Regulations - October 1974

Environmental Noise Measurements on
Interstate 57 During and After Truck
Strike - June 1974 (USA Const. Engrg.
Research Lab)

Noise in Rail Transit Cars: Incremental
Costs of Quieter Cars - June 1974

Federal Surface Vehicle Noise Research,
Development, and Demonstration Programs:
FY73-FY75
PB-242554/AS
AVAILABLE AT EPA
PB-234992/AS
PB-241887/LK
Background Document for Railroad
Noise Emission Standards
December 1975

Background Document for Medium
and Heavy Truck Noise Emission
Regulations - March 1976

Noise and Recreational Vehicles
Noise on Wheels
PB-251713
AVAILABLE AT EPA
AVAILABLE AT EPA
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                 TITLE
   NTIS DOCUMENT
         NO.
                                  Aviation
The Effects of Sonic Boom and
Similar Impulsive Noise on Structures
December 1971

Legal and Institutional Analysis of
Aircraft and Airport Noise and Appor-
tionment of Authority Between
Federal, State, and Local Government
July 1973

Report on Operations Analysis
Including Monitoring, Enforcement,
Safety, and Cost - July 1973

Noise Source Abatement Technology
and Cost Analysis Including
Retrofitting - July 1973

Review and Analysis of Present and
Planned FAA Noise Regulatory
Actions and Their Consequences
Regarding Aircraft and Airport
Operations - July 1973

Military Aircraft and Airport Noise
and Opportunities for Reduction
Without Inhibition of Military
Missions - July 1973

Noise Measurement of Concorde 02
Approach and Takeoff at Dallas, Ft.
Worth and Dulles International
Airports - August 1974

Civil Aviation Studies and Interagency
Coordinating Organizations (Vol. I)
December 1974
PB-206725
PB-225149/4AS
PB-225150/2AS
PB-224422/AS
PB-224405/AS
PB-223637/AS
PB-245156/AS
PB-239344/AS
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                 TITLE


Civil Aviation Studies and Interagency
Coordinating Organizations (Vol. II)
Appendices - December 1974

Noise Certification Rule for Propeller
Driven Small Airplanes, EPA Project
Report - 25 November 1974

Minimum Altitudes for Noise Abate-
ment, EPA Project Report
25 November 1974

Civil Subsonic Turboject Engine-
Powered Airplanes (Retrofit and Fleet
Noise Level, EPA Project Report
16 December 1974

Aircraft Noise Certification Rule for
Supersonic Civil Aircraft, EPA Project
Report - 24 January 1975

Airport Noise Regulatory Process,
22 November, 1976

Federal Aircraft Noise Research,
Development, and Demonstration
Programs:  FY73-FY75

Information on FAA Certification of
Aircraft - January 1975

National Measure of Aircraft Noise
Impact Through the Year 2000
June 1975

Noise Standards for Aircraft Type
Certification (Modification to FAR
Part 36) - August 1976
Calculation of Day-Night Levels
Resulting from Civil Aircraft Operations
   NTIS DOCUMENT
         NO.

PB-239345/AS
AVAILABLE AT EPA
AVAILABLE AT EPA
AVAILABLE AT EPA
AVAILABLE AT EPA
AVAILABLE AT EPA
PB-244904/LK
PB-242583/AS
PB-243522/AS
PB-262401/AS
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                                                         NTIS DOCUMENT
                                Construction
Noise from Construction Equipment                        PB-206717
and Operations, Building Equipment,
and Home Appliances - December 1971

Construction Noise - Atlanta, Georgia                        PB-230064
July 8-9, 1971, Vol. I*

Noise Emission Standards for Construction                   PB-250430
Equipment - Background Document for
Portable Air Compressors - December
1975
                         State and Local Noise Control

Laws and Regulatory Schemes for                          PB-206719
Noise Abatement - December 1971

State and Municipal Non-Occupational                      PB-208659
Programs - December 1971

Urban Planning, Architectural Design:                       PB-230065
and Noise in the Home - Dallas, Texas
Augustl8-19,1971, Vol. HI*

Technology and Economics of Noise                        AVAILABLE AT GPO
Control; National Problems and Their
Relation with State and Local Programs,
Washington, D.C.
November 9-12,1971, Vol. Ill*
*EPA Public Hearings
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                 TITLE


Noise Source Regulation in State and
Local Noise Ordinances
February 1975

Model Community Noise Control
Ordinance - September 1975
State and Municipal Noise Control
Activities, 1973-1974 - January 1976
   NTIS DOCUMENT
         NO.

PB-245158/AS
AVAILABLE AT EPA
Public Information
Center fl»M215)

PB-251999
                              Federal Programs
Summary of Noise Programs in the
Federal Government - December 1971

First Report on Status and Progress of
Noise Research and Control Programs
in the Federal Government
June 1975

Federal Noise Effects Research:
FY73-FY75-March 1975

Federal Surface Vehicle Noise Research,
Development, and Demonstration
Programs: FY73-FY75

Federal Aircraft Noise Research,
Development, and Demonstration
Programs: FY73-FY75

Federal Machinery Noise Research,
Development, and Demonstration
Programs, FY73-FY75

*EPA Public Hearings
AVAILABLE AT GPO
ONLY

PB-243447/AS, iol. I
PB-243448/AS, Vpl. II
PB-241751/LK
PB-241887/LK
PB-244904/LK
PB-243523/LK
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                 TITLE

An Assessment of the Federal Noise
Research, Development and Demon-
stration Activities: FY73-FY75

EPA Guidance for Inspection of
Federal Facilities for Compliance with
Noise Abatement Standards
  NTIS DOCUMENT
         NO.

PB-246894/LK
                                    Other
An Assessment of Noise Concern in
Other Nations - December 1971

Noise Programs of Professional/
Industrial Organizational, Universities
and Colleges - December 1971

Soviet Noise Research Literature From
the F. F. Erisman Scientific Research
Institute for Hygiene, Moscow, USSR
April 1974

Lawn Mowers: Noise and Cost of
Abatement - June 1974

1976 Reassessment of Noise Concerns
of Other Nations (Vol. I - Summary of
Selected Topics)

1976 Reassessment of Noise Concerns
of Other Nations (Vol. II - Country by
Country Reviews)

University Noise Research Proceedings
of EPA  University Noise Seminar
October 18-20,1976
PB-206721 (Vol. I)
PB-206722 (Vol. II)

PB-207125
PB-235086/T
PB-234932/AS
PB-259923
PB-259924
Being Processed
By NTIS
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                lmE                                         NO.

Environmental Noise Assessment                           AVAILABLE AT EPA
Waco Texas Metropolitan Area                             REGION VI DALLAS
Aprils, 1974 (Region VI)

Environmental Noise Monitoring at                         PB-242567
Three Sites in Irving, Texas
February 1975 (Region VI)

Environmental Noise Assessment -                          AVAILABLE AT EPA
City of Grand Prairie, Texas, 1973                          REGION VI - DALLAS
(Region VI - Dallas)
   •ft U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1977- 241-037/30

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