[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 24]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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]