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EPA’s Answer filed September 7, 2023 in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Case No. 1:23-cv-01649-JMC. Defendants United States Environmental Protection Agency and Administrator Michael S. Regan respond to Quiet Communities, Inc.’s complaint alleging EPA has failed to fulfill duties under the Noise Control Act of 1972. EPA admits closure of the Office of Noise Abatement and Control and the Noise Enforcement Division of the Office of Mobile Source and Noise Enforcement in 1982. Responses address jurisdiction, venue, notice requirements, and party allegations under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 8.