[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 22]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR201.15]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 201--NOISE EMISSION STANDARDS FOR TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT; INTERSTATE 
RAIL CARRIERS--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart B--Interstate Rail Carrier Operations Standards
 
Sec. 201.15  Standard for car coupling operations.

    Effective January 15, 1984, no carrier subject to this regulation 
shall conduct car coupling operations that exceed an adjusted average 
maximum A-weighted sound level of 92 dB at any receiving property 
measurement location, when measured with fast meter response in 
accordance with Subpart C of this part, except, such coupling will be 
found in compliance with this standard and the carrier will be 
considered in compliance, if the railroad demonstrates that the standard 
is exceeded at the receiving property measurement locations (where the 
standard was previously exceeded) when cars representative of those 
found to exceed the standard are coupled at similar locations at 
coupling speeds of eight miles per hour or less.

[45 FR 1263, Jan. 4, 1980; 47 FR 14709, Apr. 6, 1982]

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