FEDERAL-AID POLICY GUIDE
October 16, 1997, Transmittal 19
23 CFR 772

OPI: HEP-41

SUBCHAPTER H - RIGHT-OF-WAY AND ENVIRONMENT

PART 772 - PROCEDURES FOR ABATEMENT OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC NOISE AND CONSTRUCTION NOISE

Sec.

772.1 Purpose.

772.3 Noise standards.

772.5 Definitions.

772.7 Applicability.

772.9 Analysis of traffic noise impacts and abatement measures.

772.11 Noise abatement.

772.13 Federal participation.

772.15 Information for local officials.

772.17 Traffic noise prediction.

772.19 Construction noise.

Table 1 - Noise Abatement Criteria

Appendix A - National Reference Energy Mean Emission Levels as a Function of Speed

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 109(h), 109(i); 42 U.S.C. 4331, 4332; sec. 339(b), Pub. L. 104-59, 109 Stat. 568, 605; 49 CFR 1.48(b).

Source: 47 FR 29654, July 8, 1982; 47 FR 33956, Aug. 5, 1982, 62 FR 42904, unless otherwise noted.

Sec. 772.1 Purpose.

To provide procedures for noise studies and noise abatement measures to help protect the public health and welfare, to supply noise abatement criteria, and to establish requirements for information to be given to local officials for use in the planning and design of highways approved pursuant to Title 23, United States Code (U.S.C.).

Sec. 772.3 Noise standards.

The highway traffic noise prediction requirements, noise analyses, noise abatement criteria, and requirements for informing local officials in this regulation constitute the noise standards mandated by 23 U.S.C. 109(i). All highway projects which are developed in conformance with this regulation shall be deemed to be in conformance with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) noise standards.

Sec. 772.5 Definitions.

Sec. 772.7 Applicability.

Sec. 772.9 Analysis of traffic noise impacts and abatement measures.

Sec. 772.11 Noise abatement.

Sec. 772.13 Federal participation.

Sec. 772.15 Information for local officials.

In an effort to prevent future traffic noise impacts on currently undeveloped lands, highway agencies shall inform local officials within whose jurisdiction the highway project is located of the following:

Sec. 772.17 Traffic noise prediction.

Sec. 772.19 Construction noise.

The following general steps are to be performed for all Types I and II projects:

APPENDIX A: PLEASE SEE PRINTED COPY OF FAPG OR TITLE 23 CFR


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