[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: 40CFR201.16]



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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.  201.16  Standard for locomotive load cell test stands.



    (a) Effective January 15, 1984, no carrier subject to this reguation 

shall operate locomotive load cell test stands that exceed an A-weighted 

sound level



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of 78 dB when measured with slow meter response in accordance with 

Subpart C of this part excluding Sec.  201.23 (b) and (c), at a point 30 

meters (100 feet) from the geometric center of the locomotive undergoing 

test, along a line that is both perpendicular to the centerline of the 

track and originates at the locomotive geometric center, and in the 

direction most nearly towards the closest receiving property measurement 

location. All locomotive load cell test stands in a particular railroad 

facility are in compliance with this standard if the A-weighted sound 

level from the load cell does not exceed 65 dB at any receiving property 

measurement location near that particular railyard facility and when 

measured with fast meter response in accordance with Subpart C of this 

regulation.

    (b) If the conditions of any part of Sec.  201.23(a) cannot be met 

at a specific load cell test stand site, then the A-weighted sound level 

from that specific load cell test stand must not exceed 65 dB when 

measured with fast meter response at a receiving property measurement 

location more than 120 meters (400 feet) from the geometric center of 

the locomotive being tested and in accordance with Subpart C of this 

regulation.



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