32 C.F.R. § 650.168 Standards.
Title 32 - National Defense
(a) Undue exposure to noise may be detrimental to the health and welfare of Department of the Army personnel and members of civilian communities adjacent to military installations. Consequently it is necessary to assess major sources of noise to ensure there are no adverse impacts. Normally this is accomplished by making sound level measurements and comparing them to established noise standards which include: (1) Occupational noise level standards—a noise exposure standard established for the protection of hearing of workers by the Army Surgeon General and/or under the Occupational Safety and Health Act. (2) Product noise source emission standards—maximum noise levels that may be produced by specified items of equipment under the authority of the Noise Control Act or State, interstate and local standards. (3) Environmental noise standards—property use and/or operational noise levels that are permitted under those conditions specified in Federal, State, interstate and local standards and regulations. (b) Occupational noise level standards applicable to the Army are contained in AR 40–5, AR 385–10, TB MED 251 and MIL-STD-1474(MI). (c) Product noise emission standards are published in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Army materiel excluded from compliance with such emission standards at the time of manufacture are aircraft, vehicles, weapons systems and other products produced for combat use. Commercially manufactured products or those adapted for general military use will comply with the following Federal noise standards: (1) Commercial Aircraft—14 CFR parts 21, 36 and 91. (2) Motor Carrier Noise Emission Standards—40 CFR part 202 and 23 CFR part 772. (Section 18 of Noise Control Act only.) (3) Motors and Engines—40 CFR part 206. (4) Railroad Noise Emission Standards—40 CFR part 201. (5) Construction Equipment—40 CFR part 204. (6) Transportation Equipment—40 CFR part 205. (d) MIL-STD-1474(MI), Noise Limits for Army Materiel, establishes acoustical noise limits for Army materiel and prescribes the testing requirements and measurement techniques for determining conformance to the noise limits therein. (e) Environmental noise will be assessed and controlled in accordance with the provisions set forth herein.
Title 32: National Defense
PART 650—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT (AR 200–1)
Subpart G—Environmental Noise Abatement
Standards and Procedures
§ 650.168 Standards.
