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cured prior to July 1. 1972 , and approval of any project 

 on a Federal-aid system to which nolse-Ievel standards 

 are made applicable, described the range of the projects, 

 made money available for financing Federal share of the 

 project, and deemed such project a highway project for 

 all purposes of this title. 

 Subsec. (k) . Pub. L. 93-87, f 156, added subsec. (k) . 

 1970 — Subsec. (g) . Pub. L. 91-605, i 136(a) , substituted 

 provisions ordering the Secretary to Issue within 30 days 

 after Dec. 31, 1970, guidelines, which will apply to all 

 proposed projects approved by the Secretery after their 

 Issuance, for minimizing soil erosion from highway con- 

 struction for provisions authorizing the Secretary to con- 

 sult with the Secretary of Agriculture respecting guide- 

 lines for minmlzlng soil eroelon from highway construc- 

 tion and report such guidelines to Congress not later than 

 July 1, 1967. 



Subsecs. (h), (1), (]). Pub. L. 91-605. 5 138(b), added 

 subsecs. (h), (1), and (]). 



1966 — Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89-574, I 5(a) required that 

 in all cases the standards provide for at least four lanes 

 of trafHc. 



Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 89-574, 5 14, added subeec. (g). 



1963 — Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 88-167 substituted "Such 

 standards, as applied to each actual construction project, 

 shall be adequate to enable such project to accommodate 

 the types and volumes of traffic anticipated for such 

 project for the twenty-year period commencing on the 

 date of approval by the Secretary, under section 106 of 

 this title, of the plans, specifications, and estimates for 

 actual construction of such project" for "Such standards 

 shall be adequate to accommodate the types and volumes 

 of traffic forecast for the year 1975", deleted "up" pre- 

 ceding "to such standards" and inserted "all" In the 

 phrase "throughout all the States." 



11. National Industrial Pollution Control Council 



Executive Order 11523, 35 F.R. 5993 



(See Ex. Order 11523 under title m Executive Orders) 



Sec, 

 4901. 

 4902. 

 4903. 



4904. 



1905. 



4906 

 4907. 



4908. 

 4909. 

 4910. 



12. Noise Control 

 42 US.C. 4901^918 



Congressional findings and statement of policy. 



Definitions. 



Federal programs. 



(a) Furtherance of Congressional policy. 



(b) Presidential authority to exempt activities 



or facilities from compliance require- 

 ments. 



(c) Coordination of programs of Federal agen- 



cies: standards and regulations; status 

 reports. 

 Identification of major noise sources. 



Development and publication of criteria. 

 Compilation and publication of reports on 



noise sources and control technology 

 Supplemental criteria and reports. 

 Publication In Federal Register. 

 Noise emission standards for products distributed 

 In commerce, 

 (a) Proposed regulations. 



Authority to publish regulations not other- 

 wise required. 

 Contents of regulations: appropriate con- 

 sideration of other standards: participa- 

 tion by Interested persons: revision. 

 Warranty by manufacturer of conformity 

 of product with regulations; transfer of 

 cost obligation from manufacturer to 

 dealer prohibited. 

 State and local regulations. 

 Aircraft noise standards. 

 Labeling. 



(a) Regulations. 



(b) Manner of notice; form; methods and units 



of measurement. 

 (cj State regulation of product labeling. 

 Imports. 

 Prohibited acts. 

 Enforcement. 



(a) Crlmlhtil penalties. 



(b) Separate violations. 

 Actions to restrain violations. 



Orders Issued to protect the public health 

 and welfare: notice; opportunity for 

 hearing. 



"Person" defined. 



(a) 

 (b) 



(c) 

 (d) 



(b) 



(c) 



(d) 



(e) 



(c) 

 (d) 



4911. 



4912. 



4913. 



4914. 



(e) 



Citizen suits. 



(a) Authority to commence suits. 



(b) Notice. 



(c) Intervention. 



(d) Litigation costs. 



(e) Other common law or statutory rights of 

 action. 



(f) "Noise control requirement" defined. 

 Records, reports, and information. 



(a) Duties of manufacturers of products. 



(b) Confidential information; disclosure. 



(c) Violations and penalties. 

 Research, technical assistance, and public Infor- 

 mation. 



Development of low-nolse-emission products. 



(a) Definitions. 



(b) Certification of products: Low-Nolse-Emls- 

 slon Product Advisory Committee. 



(c) Federal procurement of low-nolse-emlsslon 

 products. 



(d) Product selection. 

 (ei Waiver of statutory price limitations 



(f ) Tests of noise emissions from products pur- 

 chased by Federal government. 



(g) Authorization of appropriations. 

 ( h ) Promulgation of procedures. 



Judicial review. 



(a) Petition for review. 



(b) Additional evidence. 



(c) Stay of agency action. 



(di Subpenas. « 



4916 Railroad noise emission standards. 



(a I Regulations: standards: consultation with 



Secretary of Transportation, 

 (bi Regulations to Insure compliance with 



noise emission standards. 



(c) State and local standards and controls. 



(d) Definitions. 



4917. Motor carrier noise emission standards. 



(a) Regulations; standards; consultation with 

 Secretary of Transportation. 



(bt Regulations to insure compliance with 

 noise emission standards. 



(c| State and local standards and controls. 



(d) Definitions. 



4918. Authorization of appropriations. 



4915. 



