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2024-07-12Noise standards: Aircraft type and airworthiness certification (14 CFR Part 36)
★Title 14 CFR Part 36 sets the federal noise standards that aircraft must meet to receive type and airworthiness certificates from the FAA. It covers a wide range of aircraft, including large commercial jet airplanes, propeller-driven small and commuter planes, helicopters, and tiltrotors, establishing specific noise measurement, evaluation, and limit requirements for each category. These rules are relevant to airports like Sea-Tac because they define the baseline noise performance standards that aircraft operating in the area must satisfy. -
2025-12-21A guide to U.S. aircraft noise regulatory policy
This book by Sanford Fidell and Vincent Mestre provides a comprehensive guide to U.S. aircraft noise regulatory policy, covering the rules, standards, and government frameworks that govern how aircraft noise is measured, evaluated, and controlled. It is a key reference for understanding how federal agencies approach noise management around airports such as Sea-Tac, including the metrics and legal structures used to assess community noise impacts. -
2025-12-21
A guide to U.S. aircraft noise regulatory policy
A book published by Springer, authored by Sanford Fidell and Vincent Mestre, providing a comprehensive guide to U.S. aircraft noise regulatory policy. The work covers the regulatory frameworks, policies, and standards governing aircraft noise in the United States. -
California becomes the first state to adopt emission rules for trains
April 27, 2023 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California approved Thursday a first-in-the-nation, ambitious rule limiting rail pollution to aggressively cut greenhouse gas emissions in the state’s latest move to establish itself as a global leader in the fight against climate change. The rule will ban locomotive engines more than 23 years old by 2030 and increase -
1992-01-23WAC 246-366-110: Sound control
WAC 246-366-110 sets sound control standards for Washington State school classrooms, requiring that background noise in new construction not exceed NC-35 on the noise criterion curve, with actual noise levels capped at 45 dBA during normal operation. Industrial and vocational classrooms have separate limits, with ambient noise not to exceed 65 dBA when exhaust systems are running. In music and vocational education areas, student noise exposure is strictly regulated by duration, and hearing protection must be provided if exposure limits are exceeded. -
1975-09-01WAC 173-60-040 and WAC 173-60-090: Maximum permissible environmental noise levels and enforcement policy
Washington State law (WAC 173-60-040) sets maximum allowable noise levels based on the zoning class of both the noise source and the receiving property, ranging from 55 to 70 dBA, with nighttime limits reduced by 10 dBA for residential areas between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Short-duration noise spikes are permitted, allowing up to 15 dBA above the limit for no more than 1.5 minutes per hour. Enforcement is complaint-driven, measured at the receiving property, and each 24-hour period of violation counts as a separate offense under RCW 70.107.050. -
1971-01-29Supporting information for the adopted noise regulations for California airports
This 1971 report, prepared by Wyle Laboratories for the California Department of Aeronautics, provides the technical supporting information behind California's adopted noise regulations for airports. It documents the research and methodology used to establish noise standards governing aircraft operations at California airports. While focused on California, the report represents an early example of state-level regulatory efforts to address airport noise impacts on surrounding communities. -
1971-01-29
Supporting information for the adopted noise regulations for California airports
This 1971 report, prepared by Wyle Laboratories for the California Department of Aeronautics, provides the technical supporting information behind California's adopted noise regulations for airports. It documents the research and methodology used to establish noise standards governing aircraft operations at California airports. While focused on California, the report represents an early example of state-level regulatory efforts to address airport noise impacts on surrounding communities.