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Environmental Protection
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SEPA Environmental
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 	English (703) 557-2710
COURT DENIES STAY OF	The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District
EFFECTIVE DATE OF
GARBAGE TRUCK	of Columbia Circuit announced on September 29,
NOISE REGULATION
1980, that they had. denied a request for a stay
of the Federal Noise Emission regulation for
newly manufacturered garbage trucks.
On October 1, 1979,the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) issued a regulation to
control the noise' emitted by garbage trucks that
are manufactured after October 1, 1980.
The National Solid- Wastes Management Associat ion
(NSWMA), a trade associ ati on represent i ng manu-
facturers and users of garbage trucks, challenged
two elements of the regulation in a legal action.
In addition, the association asked, the U.S. Court
of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to
stay the effective date of the regulation while the
court was considering NSWMA's challenge.
On September 29, 1980, the Court denied NSWMA's
request for a stay. Therefore, the regulation
went into effect on October 1, 1980. NSWMA's
challenge to two elements of the regulation remains
before the court for consideration.
All manufacturers of garbage trucks that are
manufactured after October 1, 1980 must comply
with the provisions of the regulation. These
provisions include: a maximum noise level for
newly manufactured garbage trucks of 79 decibels
measured at seven metres from the truck; the re-
quirement for manufacturer-conducted testing
to assure that these noise limits are being com-
plied with; and the reporting of the test results
to EPA.

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