32 C.F.R. § 650.170 Assessment of noise.
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The impact of environmental noise whose source is located on Army-controlled property will be included in an EIA or an EIS of any Army proposed action. Analyses of such significant sources of environmental noise as airfields and firing ranges should be based on field measurements by acoustical technicians. (a) Technical assistance on land use management or real property associated noise problems (e.g., blast noise, etc.) can be obtained from U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL), P.O. Box 4005, Champaign, IL 61820. A helpful reference on this matter is the CERL document: “User Manual for the Acquisition and Evaluation of Operational Blast Noise Data,” Technical Report E–42 CERL, June 1974 (NTIS), see table 7–1). (b) Technical assistance to include field surveys and the preparation of environmental noise pollution evaluations relating to health and welfare considerations of all types of environmental noise problems can be provided by the U.S. Army Environmental Hygiene Agency. Requests for assistance should be sent to Commander, U.S. Army Health Services Command (HSC-PA), Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234. This assistance includes— (1) The evaluation of existing or potential noise problems which are evidenced by complaints, litigation, or official inquiries; (2) The assessment of those situations where existing or proposed civilian-community actions may adversely impact noise-sensitive areas located on Army installations; (3) The assessment of those situations where a proposed civilian community action may be adversely impacted from an ongoing Army activity; (4) The recommendation of measures to mitigate an existing or potential adverse noise impact; (5) The evaluation of Department of the Army activities to ensure that they comply with applicable noise standards and regulations; and (6) The conduct of environmental noise assessments as input to EIS's excluding all projects involving land management and acquisition. (c) Technical assistance, such as information and technical documents, is also available from the EPA. Inquiries may be sent directly to EPA Office of Noise Abatement & Control, Washington, DC 20460, or to the noise representative in the respective EPA Region (see fig. 9–1 and table 9–3).
Title 32: National Defense
PART 650—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT (AR 200–1)
Subpart G—Environmental Noise Abatement
Standards and Procedures
§ 650.170 Assessment of noise.
