[Laws in effect as of January 16, 1996]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 16, 1996 and August 28, 1996]
[CITE: 42USC4904]
TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Sec. 4904. Identification of major noise sources
(a) Development and publication of criteria
(1) The Administrator shall, after consultation with appropriate
Federal agencies and within nine months of October 27, 1972, develop and
publish criteria with respect to noise. Such criteria shall reflect the
scientific knowledge most useful in indicating the kind and extent of
all identifiable effects on the public health or welfare which may be
expected from differing quantities and qualities of noise.
(2) The Administrator shall, after consultation with appropriate
Federal agencies and within twelve months of October 27, 1972, publish
information on the levels of environmental noise the attainment and
maintenance of which in defined areas under various conditions are
requisite to protect the public health and welfare with an adequate
margin of safety.
(b) Compilation and publication of reports on noise sources and control
technology
The Administrator shall, after consultation with appropriate Federal
agencies, compile and publish a report or series of reports (1)
identifying products (or classes of products) which in his judgment are
major sources of noise, and (2) giving information on techniques for
control of noise from such products, including available data on the
technology, costs, and alternative methods of noise control. The first
such report shall be published not later than eighteen months after
October 27, 1972.
(c) Supplemental criteria and reports
The Administrator shall from time to time review and, as
appropriate, revise or supplement any criteria or reports published
under this section.
(d) Publication in Federal Register
Any report (or revision thereof) under subsection (b)(1) of this
section identifying major noise sources shall be published in the
Federal Register. The publication or revision under this section of any
criteria or information on control techniques shall be announced in the
Federal Register, and copies shall be made available to the general
public.
(Pub. L. 92-574, Sec. 5, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1236.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 4905 of this title.