BACKGROUND DOCUMENT FOR MEDIUM AND HEAVY TRUCK NOISE EMISSION REGULATIONS

On March 31, 1976, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a regulation governing noise emissions from medium and heavy trucks. That regulation was issued under Section 6 of the Noise Control Act of 1972. This document presents and discusses the background data used by the Agency in setting the standards contained in the regulation. Presented is a comprehensive exposition on the most up-to-date available information on the environmental, technological, and economic aspects of medium and heavy truck noise.

• Corporate Authors:

  Environmental Protection Agency

  Office of Noise Abatement and Control
  Washington, DC  United States  20460

  Office of Noise Abatement and Control.

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• Publication Date: 1976-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 411 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Classification; Cost engineering; Economic impacts; Environmental impacts; Federal government; Heavy vehicles; Highways; Law enforcement; Noise; Noise control; Organizations; Public health; Public opinion; Regulations; Standards; Streets; Surveys; Technology; Traffic noise; Traffic surveys; Trucks; Urban areas; Weight
• Uncontrolled Terms: Noise reduction
• Old TRIS Terms: Truck noise; Weight mass
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00151331
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: EPA/550/9-76/008 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 13 1977 12:00AM