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Noise Polution: Federal Program to Control It Has Been Slow and
Ineffective. CED-77-42; B-166506. march 7, 1977. 4 pp. +
appendices (22 pp.).
Report to the Congress; by Robert F. Keller, Acting Comptroller
General.
Issue Area: Environmental Protection Programs: Environmental
protection Standards (2201).
contact: Community and Economic Development Div.
Budget function: Natural Resources, Environment, and Energy:
Pollition Control and Abatement (304).
Organization Concerned: EnvironAmental Protection Agency;
Department of Transportation.
congressional Relevance: House Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce; Senate Committee on Public Works;
Congress.
Authority: Clean Air act; Clean Air Amendments [of] 1970 (42
U.S.C. 1857). Noise Control Act of 1972 (42 U.S.C. 4901).
P.I. 90-411. 14 C.F.R. 36. 14 C.P.R. 91.
Although the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
made scme progress in fulfilling the requirements of the Noise
Control Act of 1972, implemntation of many of the Act's
provisions has been slow and sometimes ineffective.
Findings/Conclusions: Since passage of the Act, only four noise
sources have been regulated: newly manufactured porteble air
copressors, sedium and heavy duty trucks, interstat- %otor
carriers, and interstate railroads. Serious problems of
coordination between the Federal Aviation Administration and EPA
have hindered development of noise control regulations. Little
progress has been achieved in labeling noisy products. EPA has
placed low priority on technical assistance to State and local
governments. Four interagency research panels exist to study
aircraft, machinery, noise effects, and surface vehicles, but
they have not been effective. An assessment of research done by
other Federal agencies has not been completed by EPA, although
it is required by the Noise Control act. Recommendations:
Congress should hold hearings to evaluate past performance and
to provide guidance for f4ture activities of the noise control
program. Both the two major agencies involved (EPA and the
Department of Transportation) agree that hearings are
appropriate and timely. EPA should prepare an overall strategy
for a Federal program, setting forth goals, timing, and
priorities for action to ensure that all provisions to the Act
are inlemented. Federal noise research done to date must be
assessed, as specifically required by the Act, and areas for
future research must be identified. (DJM)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaabtm0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)