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RESOLUTION NO. 4296
A RESOLUTION OF THE CrTY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON REQUESTING
THAT" THE FEDERAL, HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION REVISE THEIR STANDARDS AND
PR()CEDURESONNOISE U:VEL ~QUlREMENTS ON FEDERAL-AID SYSTEM '
PROJECTS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Engineering Board
(MTEB) including the City of Vernon in Los Angeles County is com-
posed of administrators, planners and engineers representing 147
cities and 6 counties in southern California with a combined popu-
lation greater than each of 44 states; and
WHEREAS, the MTEB is a technical transportation advisory
committee for the Southern California Association of Governments
(SCAG) and has, since its inception in'1950, been the'coordinating
and transportation advisory committee in developing the streets,
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WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has deve-
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loped revised NOISE STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES for noise studies and
18 noise abatemenfmea.sures and design 'hoise level requirements for
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WHEREAS, these regulations apply to all Federal-aid urban
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WHEREAS, conventional surface streets and highways serve a
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adjoining properties; and
WHEREAS, compliance with these Federal noise level require-
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urban highways carrying 25,000 vehicles a day at 35 m.p.h., or
70-foot setbacks in combination with noise barriers that would
effectively prevent access to adjacent property; and
WHEREAS, the concept of providing noise barrier~ or exten-
sive housing setbacks is untenable and meaningless when applied to
conventional urban streets; and
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1 WHEREAS, the only alternative permitted by these NOISE
2 STANDARDS'A:ND PROCEDURES would be to seek a waiver fromtheFHWA
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4 WHEREAS, past experience with Federal review and involvement
5 indicates that these exceptions will result in costly time-consumin
6 studies, red tape and delay in improvements needed to alleviate
7 congestion and meet the traffic needs of the community; and
8 WHEREAS, there is no known practical and economical method to
9 meet tnese standards along conventional urban streets and highways
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11 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
12 SECTION'!: That the City of Vernon strongly urges the FHWA
13 to revise its highway noise regulations, and
14 SECTION, 2: That the FHWA acknowledge state source control
15 noise laws arid exempt all states that have laws that will control
16 vehicle noise at or below the federally established design noise
17 levels from complying with these regulations prior ~o the design
18 year of the project, and
19 SECTION 3: That copies of this Resolution be forwarded to
20 the League of California Cities, County Supervisors Association of
21 California, SCAG, and Subregional Transportation Planning Agencies
22 in the MTEB area, requesting that they take similar action by re-
23 questing the FHWA to revise their noise regulations accordingly;
24 and so advise tneir Congressional delegation, Senator~ Cranston
25 and Tunney, and the Secretary of Transportation.
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SECTION 4: That the City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED this
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I, F. A. ZIEMER, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
hereby certify that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
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4296 , was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Vernon, and approved by the Mayor of said City, ata regular
meeting of the City Council held on
November 19, 1974
City Clerk
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON, D.C, 20590
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IN REPLY REFER TO'.HEV_l 0
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Honorable Leonis C. Malburg
Mayor of Vernon '
City Hall
Los Angeles, California 90052
Dear Mayor Malburg:
We have received a copy of the resolution adopted by your city <;ouncil.
The resol uti on concerns the proposed revi si ons to the Federa 1 H,ighway
Administration (FHWA) Noise Standards andProc~dures. .'
FHWA has been in the process of revising the noise standards for the
past several months. During this period of tim~, a large number of
comments and suggestions on the proposed revisions has been received.
We are currently assembling and categorizing the comments for con- '
sideration before promulgation of the fina'lstandards.
We are including the resolution adopted by your city with other c()Il1IDents
received on the proposed standards. Before any final decision is
reached, each provision in your resolution will be given full con-
sideration. '
We appreciate,;your interest and comments concerning this matter.'
Sincerely yours,
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U.S. HOUSE QF RoIOlsENTATlVES
WASHIN'GTQN. D.C. 20515
(202) 22lI-15464
GEORGE E. DANIELSON
30TH DISTRICT. CALIFORNIA
COMMITTEES:
.JUDICIARY
VETERANS' AFFAIRS
DISTRICT OFFICE:
879 SouTH ATLANTIC Be>uLEVARD
MONI'EREY PARK. CAUFORNIA 917154
(213) 1570-8216
~ongrt~~ of tljt Wnittb ~tatt~
J}ou~e of l\epre~entatibe~
UlUf)iugtou, )B.C. 20515
ASSISTANT MAJORITY WHIP
MEMBER:
SPECIAL COMMISSION ON
MODERNIZATION OF
HOUSE GALLERY FACILITIES
January 13, 1975
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Honorable Leonis C. Malburg
Mayor City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, California 90058
Dear Mayor Malburg:
I have enclosed'.a copy of a letter I received from the Department
of Transportation in response to my inquiry on your behalf concerning
the resolution adopted by the Cit nonts City Council
with regard to noise level sta ards.
ration has not made
hat your recommendations
inal decision is made.
ighway Adminis
this matter s yet. I trust
every consid ration before a
if I can be of
government.
GED:slm
Enclosure
THIS STATIONERY PRINTED ON PAPER MADE WITH RECYCLED FIBERS
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590
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IN REPLY REFER TO: HE:V....10
Honorable George E. ,;anielson
House 'Of ~ep"sentatives
Washington. 11.t.. ,'QS15
Dear Mr. ,Iuti e boo~,
Your illqu1ryof ttov~,.. '1.1.1914. te the CongJ'@ssionaltiabofh
U.S.. ~artmfmt of Trtnsportatfon. has been referred to this office for
"ply. 'tovr .rJ"E!S;!MJIldence,wh1ch wu acknOWledged on ~ber 11, 1974.
transtft1tted a eOP1 of a ~solutic.m ad.ted by the C1tyCouneil of Vernon.
rne resolution a40pted by V~mOft h blsica.Uy the same resolution which
was,repa~d and adopted by the~~tfG,011tan Transportationfng1neer1ng
Board (MTEll) of los Mgel~s., Th~ MEBadopted its "solution on
Oetober 24., 1914. ~ndsinQ that time, we hev& received several letters
t8ftc:eminlthe. resolution fmm e~n1tie5Iffil1l!tted with the ~rrEB.
_ny 01 thecfttes. s~dl, 8sV$rnon.adopted sindlar resolutions and
others $1~lY 8l'ldOned the one a.pted by the MTEB. On Oee~r 4. 1974.
ue S1lnt a lette-r ccnte""inDtn. resolution to the :/iayor of V.rntm.
1'1r. LeGnis (.'illburg.. ftl'le sentsim11ar letters to other communities
which have written to ~$.
In cur letters. we explainedtbattheF~deral Hig.tMay J\dministratinn has
.~ in tnefll"Oe9SS of "v1s1n9 the noise stan4ards for the f)astsevera'
months an<i. (~uring that ~ri()d of time. I lartJe numbe..of ecmmentsand
suggest1onson the proposed revisions has bean~e8ived.. W~ pointed out
tnat we aroeeurrently assembling and categorizing theeommenU for
consideration before promulgathm of the final stalidards. We further
indicated that we included their resoluUon w1tb other C::omlents received
on tnep~sed standards. and before any final deebion is reached. '[llen
provls.1. in therfst)lutfon will DQ given full CG'nsi de rati en.
YOUt" transm1ttedcoM'&$pondence is retur'ned ft@f'eW'th.
Sincerely yours,
· !Ill O'Connor
J. IVI.
.Joseph M.. COOnM'
Associate Administrator for
Ri~ht"'of-\;lay an4 Env1rof'nllent
bclo$ure
Senator Alan Cranston
Room 542, Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Senator John Tunney
Room 1415, Senate Office Building
Washington, D. C.
Rept. Augustus F. Hawkins
2350 Rayburn House Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 2U5l5
Hept. George E. Danielson'
318 Cannon House Office B~dg.
Washington,D. C.205l5
Secretary Claude S. Brinegar
Department of Transportation
400 Seventh Street S.N.
Washington, D.C. 20590
League of California Cities
1108 "0" Street
Sacramento, California 95814
County Supervisors Association of California
11th and L Bldgs.
Suite 201
Sacramento, California 95814
Southern California Association of Governments
1111 West Sixth Street
Suite 400
Los Angeles, Californla 90017
East Central Area Planning Council
6330 Pine
BelL, California Attn: Mr. Maellero
1-HORNTbN PIERSALL
, CHAIRMAN
L, MC C9NVIl...LE /", _.
VIJ:E C:HAIRMAN ~
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REGIONAL VICE CHAIRMEN
B, DOUGLAS POWELL
RIVERSIDE: COUNTY
L. MC CONVILLE
ORANGE COUNTY
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JOHN R. SHONE
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
D. E. PIERSON
IMPERIAL COUNTY
A. p, STOKES
VENTURA COUNTY
I. L.MORHAR
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
EDWARD E. TUFTE NW REGION
ALFRED W. SERENO NE REGION
M. GLENN WEAVER SW REGION
ERVIN SPINDEL SE REGION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
L. MC CONVILLE. CHAIRMAN
WILLI'AM ACKERMANN
OIR. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
SCAG
HAIG AVANIAN
DISTRICT DIRECTOR. DIST. 7
DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION
W. E. CAMERON
OIR. PUBLIC WORKS
CITV OF GLENOALE
R. E. OEFFESACH
DISTRICT DIRECTOR, DIST. 8
DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION
WM, M. GLICKMAN
DIR. PUBLIC WORKS
CITV OF EL SEGUNDO
CALVIN HAMILTON
DIR. PLANNING
CITV OF LOS ANGELES
PURDY HICKS
CITV ENGINEER
CITV OF SAN BERNARDINO
,JOHN S, LATHROP
OIR. PUBLIC WORKS
CITV OF BELL
G. MARCHESE ,
CITV ENGINEER
CITV OF LONG BEACH
,J. F. MARTINEK
DIR, PUBLIC WORKS
CITV OF RIVERSIDE
E. DOUGLAS MC ATEER
DIR. PUBLIC WORKS
CITV OF SANTA MONICA
WM. O. MC CONNELL
DIR. PUBLIC WORKS
CITV OF BELLFLOWER
L. MC CONVILLE
ROAD COMMISSIONER
COUNTY OF ORANGE
I. L, MORHAR
ROAD COMMISSIONER
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
THORNTON PIERSALL
OIR. PUBLIC WORKS
CITV OF ANAHEIM
DAVID E. PIERSON
ROAD COMMISSIONER
IMPERIAL COUNTY
.. DOUGLAS POWELL
ROAD <':OMMISSIONER
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
ALFRED W. SERENO
DIR. PUBLIC WORKS
CITV OF MONROVIA
,JOHN R, SHONE
COUNTY ENGINEER
CO, OF SAN BERNARDINO
ERVIN SPINDEL
DIR. COMMUNITY DEV.
CITY OF OOWNEV
A. P. STOKES
ROAD COMMISSIONER
COUNTY OF VENTURA
STEVEN R. THURSTON
CITV ENGINEER
,CITY OF OXNARD
DONALD C. TILLMAN
CITY ENGINEER
CITV OF LOS ANGELES
EDWARD E. TUFTE
DIR. PUBLIC WORKS
CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
M. GLI!:NN WEAVER
CITV ENGINEER
CITY OF TORRANCE
FRITZ ZAPF
OIR. PUBLIC WORKS
CITV OF PASADENA
GEORGE P. ZIMMERMAN
PUBLIC SERVICE DIRECTOR
CITY OF WEST COVINA
METRO~OLITAN TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING ,BOARD
Q~." c,~, ""., '. '.. 1111 WEST SIXTH, STREET - SUITE 400
--; ,. . LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90017
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F. A ZIEMER
CITY CLERK
All City Councils
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FEDERA~ANDARDS
AND REGULATIONS
On October 24, 1974, the Executive Committee of the Metropolitan
Transportation Engineering Board adopted the attached resolution
requesting the FHWA revise their Standards and Regulations on
Noise Level Requirements on all Federal-aid system projects and
exempt from complying with these regulations, all states that have
laws which will control vehicle noise at or below the federally
established design noise levels.
This resolution reflects our concern for the inappropriateness of
the Federal regulations when applied to projects on conventional
surface streets in our urban area. Compliance with these noise
level regulations, for example, will require either the construction
of costly noise barriers that will deny access to adjoining property
or housing setbacks of 300 feet along a typical street carrying
25,000 Cars a day at 35 m.p.h. or some combination of the two.
Since the purpose of the surface street system is not only to carry
traffic, but is also to provide access to the adjoining properties,
these current Federal regulations are untenable and inappropriate
when applied to these surface routes. Furthermore, the Federal
regulations are based o~ methods of projecting future noise levels
without any consideration for California I s existing laws which
will attain a more desirable effect by controlling the vehicle noise
at its source..
At the present time, the only alternative allowed by these Federal'
procedures is to ask the FHWA for a waiver of this requirement on
each and every project. 'Justif~ingand obtainin9. this waiver,; of
course, will de19Y our proposed projects as well as add to the red
tape and paperwork in proceSSing the projects through the State
and the Federal agencies.
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The Executive Committee of the MTEB, therefore, believes it is essential that these
regulations be revised and requests your agency take similar action and so advise the
League of Cities, County Supervisors Association of California, SCAG, your congressional
delegation, Senators Cranston and Tunney , Caltrans and the Secretary of Transportation.
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THORNTON PIERSALL
Chairman
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RESOLUTION OF THE METROPOUTAN TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING BOARD REQUESTING
THE FHWA REVISE THEIR STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES ON NOISE LEVEL REQUIREMENTS
ON FEDERAL-AID SYSTEM PROJECTS
WHEREAS, the M'fEB is composed of administrators, planners and engineers
representing 147 cities and 6 counties in southern California with a combined population
greater than each of 44 states; and
WHEREAS, the MTEB is a technical transportation advisory committee for the
Southern California Association of Governments, and has since its inception in 1950,
been the coordinating and transportation advisory committee in developing the streets,
highways and freeway systems within the MTEB area; and
WHEREAS, the FHWA has developed revised NOISE STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES
for noise Istudies and noise abatement measures and design noise level requirements for
urban hi9rway improvements; and
WHEREAS, these regulations apply to all Federal-aid urban highways; and
WHEREAS, conventional surface streets and highways serve a dual purpose
of carrying traffic and providing direct access to adjoining properties; and
WHEREAS, compliance with these Federal noise level requirements would
require housin;1 setbacks of up to 300 feet along those urban highways carrying 25,000
vehicles a day at 35 m.p.h. or 70-foot setbacks in combination with noise barriers
that would effectively prevent access to adjacent property; and
VfHEREAS, the concept of providing noise barriers or extensive housing setbacks
is untenaJble and meaningless when applied to conventional urban streets; and
WHEREAS, the only alternative permitted by these NOISE STANDARDS AND
PROCEDURES would be to seek a waiver from the FHWA on a project" by project basis;
and
WHEREAS, past experience with Federal review and involvement indicates that
these exceptions will result in costly time-consuming studies, red tape and delay in
improvements needed to alleviate congestion and meet the traffic needs of the
community; and
WHEREAS, there is no known practical economical method to meet these standards
along conventional urban streets and highways other than control the noise at its source:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED , that the Executive Committee of the
Metropolitan Transportation Engineering Board strongly urges FHWA to revise its highway
noise regulations; and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the FHWA acknowledge state source control
noise laws and exempt from complying with these regulations all states that have
laws that will control vehicle noise at or below the federally established deSign noise
levels prior to the design year of the project; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the
League of California Cities, County Supervisors Association of California, each city
and county, SCAG and Subregional Transportation Planning Agencies in the MTEB area
requesting they take similar action requesting the FHWA revise their noise regulations
accordingly and so advise their Congressional delegation, Senators Cranston and
Tunney, and the Secretary of Transportation.
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proposed rules
ThiS. section of. the. FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed Issuance or rules and regulations. The purpose of
these notices Is to Slve anterested persons an opportunity to participate In the rulemaklns prior to the adoption or the flna' rules.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, reliable noise analysis techniques which
Agricultura.l Marketing Service EDUCATION, AND WELFARE are best suited for highway use.
Since the matters affected relate to
[ 7 CFR Part 966 ] Food and Drug Administration grants, benefits or contracts within the
TOMATOES GROWN IN FLORIDA [21CFR Parts 1, 100, 102] purview of 5 U.s,C. 553(a) (2), general
Proposed Expenses and Rate of FOOD AND LABELING notice of proposed rulemaking is notre-
quired, However, because of itS desire
Assessment Correction that 'these regulations respond to the
Consideration is being given to au- public needs to the greatest possible ex-
thorizing the Florida Tomato Committee In the correction appearing on page tent, the FEW A wishes to offer an oppor-
to spend not more than $112,500 for its 282.91 in the issue for Tuesday, August 6, ttulity to interested persons to submit
operations during the fiscal periOd end- 1974, in the third line, the document written comments, suggestions or objec-
illg July 31, 1975, and to collect one-half number listed as "FR Doc. 74-13479", tions.
cent per 30 -potuldequi valent on assess- should be changed to read "FR Doc. 74- All, comments submitted should ref~e
able tomatoes handled by first handlers 13467". to the docket number appearing at the
tulder the program. top of this document and should be sub-
The committee is the administrative DEPARTMENT OF mitted to the omce of Environmental
agency established tulder Marketing TRANSPORTATION Policy <HEV-I>, Federal Highway Ad- I
Agreement No. 125 and Order No. 966, . . ministration, Washington, D.C. 20590. ;
both as amended, regulating the han- Federal Highway Administration All comm.ents received before the close of I
dling of tomatoes grown in designated [ 23 CFR Part 772 ] Q.usi11ess on October 7,1.fl4, Will be con- \
cotulties in the State of Florida. This 'rDocke~n 74-61 ' sidered before flinner-action is taken on !'"
program is effective under the Agricul-l"": ~ :1 this proposal. Comments will be aVail-
tural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, L NOISa;; STANDARD AND PROCEDURE~-t able for examination in the omce of the \
as amended (7 U.s.C. 601 et seq.) , Proposed Amendments Chief of ~nvironmental Development i
All persons who desire to submit writ- The Admini t t F d 1 Hi h Division, Room 3246, 400 Seventh Street I
ten data, views, or arguments in con- , s ra or, e era g way SW.. Washington, D.C., both before and
nection with this proposal should file the Admi~stration (FEW A), is considering after the Closing date for comments.
same in duplicate with the Hearing amendmg the noise standards and proce- These proposed amendments are issued
Cl k R 112 A' T dures contained in 23 CFR Part 772. d th th .t of 2 S
er, oom -, U.S. Department of Pursuant to ti 136(b) f th Fed tul er e au on y ~ U. .C. 315 and
Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250, not eral-Aid High see ~n t f 19~0 ~b L: the delegation of authority by the Soore-
later than ~eptember 25, 1974. All writ- No, 91-605 (th~al970 c AC~) whiclt added tary of Transportation in 49 cm 1.48
ten sub~isslons made pursuant to tIllS section 109 (1) to Titl 23 f th ,U S (b). /
notice will be made available for pUblic eo. e " IdS te b 5 1974
inspection at the office of the Hearing COde, the FHW A developed noose stand.. ssue on ep m er, .
Clerk during regular business hours (7 ards for use in the planning and design NORBERT T. TIEM~N,
cm 1.27(b)). of new highway projects, The standards Federal Highway Administrator.
Th I f 11 .. ~ promulgated on February 8, 1973,
e proposa s are as 0 o\\s. ~nd published on Jtule 19. 1973 (38FR Chapter I of Title 23 CPR would be
~ 966.211 'EXl)Cnl'.'~ and raIl' of as..e..". 15953) amendIng 23 CFR by the addition amended by revising Part 772 to read
mt'JlI. of ?arl7.12. as follows:
(a) The reasonable expenses that are Section 114 of the Federal-Aid High- PART 772-NOISE STANDARDS AND
likely to be incurred during the fiscal way Act of 1973, Pub. L. No. 93-87 (the PROCEDURES
period ending July 31, 1975, by the Flor- 1973 Act) , rev1sed 23 U.S.C. 109(1) to per- Sec.
ida Tomato Committee for its main- mit the FEW A to develop and promul- 772.1
tenance and functioning and for such gate "standards" for the control of traffic 772.2
other pw'poses as the Secretary may de- noise on previously constructed highways ~~~::
termine to be appropriate will amount to on any of the Federal-aid systems. In- 772.5
$112,500. terim regulations providing guidelines
(b) The rate of assessment to be pc,id for the submission and approval of noise 772.6
by each handler ill accordance with this abatement ~oiects.,on ~tf"Ilnll!:'v ...Q,on- '772.7
part shall be one-half cent ($0.005) per structea hi, ways were promulgated on
30-pound container or equivalent quan- ~bluary ~, 1974, and published on
tity, of tomatoes handled by him as the February 22, 1974 (39 FR 6696) amend- 772.8
first handler thereof during the fiscal ing 23, CFR Part 772 by the addition of 772,9
period. '~ 772.30.
IC) Unexpended income in excess of The proposed regulations published
expenses for the fiscal periOd mllY be herein represent an integration of the
carried over as a reserve. mandatory requirements of the 1970 Act
(d) Terms used in this section have the and the permissive authority granted by
same meaning as when used in the mar- the 1973 Act. These regulations are de-
keting agreement and tlus pa.rt. sigiled to establish 'comprehensive poll-
Dated: September 4,1974. cies and procedureS for dealing with the
abatement of highway traffic noise
CHARLES R. BRADER, and highway-related construction noise.
Deputy Director, Fruit and Veg- Greater consideration has been given to
etable Division, Agricu.ztural projects on previously constructed high-
Marketing Service. ways, and every attempt has been made
[FR Doc.74,.20809 Filed 9-9-74;8:45 am] to incorporate the most up-to-date and
. Purpose.
Definitions.
Retroactivity.
Appl1cabll1ty.
AnoJ.ysis of noise impacts and abate-
ment measures.
Design noise levels.
~ocedure for requesting exceptions
to the achievement of the design
noise levels.
Coordination with local officials.
Noise abatement measures for lands
which are undeveloped a.t the
timeo! public knowledge of the
highway project.
772.10 Federal participation.
772.11 Construction noise.
772.12 Traffic 110ise prediction method.
A1JTHOBlTY: 23 U.S.C. 109(h) and 109(1); to
CFR 1.48 (b) . '
6772.1 Purpose..
(a) The purpose of this part 18 to
promulgate for proposed Federal-aid
system projects the following:
(1) Policies and procedures for noise
studies and noise abatement measures,
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(2) Design noise levels,
(3) Procedures for requesting excep-
tion to design noise levels, and
(4) Coordination with local omclals,
(b) The highway tramc noise abate-
ment procedures, coordination require-
ments, and design noise levels in this
part constitute the noise standards
mandated by section 109(1), Title 23,
United states Code. All highway projects
which are developed in conformance
with this part shall be deemed in con-
formance with 'the F'HW A noise stand-
ards,
ti 772.2 Definitions.
(a) Date of Public Knowledge of a
Proposed Highway Project-the date
that the highway agency holds the first
pUblic hearing for the highway sections.
If a hearing is not held, it shall be the
date the first notice of opportunity for a
public hearing is published in a news-
paper, The highway agency may; if It
prefers, adopt as a "date of public knowl-
edge of a proposed highway project" an
alternate processing action which occurs
later in the highway section development
process than the date of the public hear-
ing or date of notice of the opportunity
for a public hearing indicated above.
Such alternate processing action must
be concurred in by, the FHW A and made
available to the public in the form of a
pUblic notice.
(b) Type 1 project. A proposed Federal
or Federal-aid highway project for con-
struction or reconstruction of a section
of highway for which the highway loca-
tion is approved after July I, 1972,-01' the
authorization to advertise for bids for
the major grade and drain elements is
given after July 1,1975. '
(c) Type II project, A proposed proj-
ect for noise abatement on an existing
section of a Federal-aid system highway
for which construction or reconstruction
of the roadway is not proposed,
(d) Design noise level, The noise
levels established by this part for various
activities or land uses. The design noise
levels are used to determine the degree
of impact of tramc noise on people's
activities and for the evaluation of noise
abatement measures.
(e) Design year. The future year used
to estimate the probable traffic volume
which is one of the primary bases for
the roadway design.. A time 20 years
from construction is common for multi-
lane and other major projects. Periods
of 5 or 10 years are not uncommon for
low volume roads.
(f) Developed activities or land uses.
Those tracts of land or portions thereof
which contain improvements or activi-
ties devoted to frequent human use or
habitation, For improvements under
construction or SUbsequently added, the
date of issue of a building permit estab-
lishes the date of existence.
(g) L.,. The equivalent steady sound
level which in a stated period of time
would contain the same acoustic energy
as the time-varying sound level during
the same time period.
(h) L... The sound level that is ex-
ceeded 10 percent of the time (the 90th
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writing for those activities and land
uses where the design noise levels can-
not. be reasonably achieTed.
(c) Exceptions to the Achievement of
Design Noile Levels for Type 1 Projects,
An exception to the achievement of the
specified design noise level may be re-
quested by the highway agency for an
activity or land use or for a speCific
length or land use along Type I projects.
Such requests may be made where the
study and analysis required by tills part
demonstrate that abatement measureS'-
for such areas are not practicable or \;
prudent (that is, the soeial, economic, I
and- environmental consequences exceed I
noise abatement measure benefits) . j
(d) Type 11 projects, The develapment
,and implementation of Type II projects is
not a requirement of 23 U.S.b.109m and
is therefore not a requirement of this
part. The noise analysis procedure out-
lined in ~ 7'72.5(0.) (1), (2) and (5) as
well as provisians af U 772,5 (b) and (c),
772.10 (a), (b). (e), and (f). and 772.12
af this part, however, shall apply to the
development and implementation of Type
II projects when such projects are pro-
posed for Federal-aid highway fund
partiCipation at the option af the high-
way agency.
ti 772,5 Analysis 01 noise impacts and
abatement measures.
percentile) for the period under con-
sideration. This value is 'an indicatorjof
both the magnitude and frequency of oc-
currence of the loudest noise events.
(1) Level of Service C, Tramc condi-
tions (used and described in the High-
way Capacity Manual-Highway Re-
search Board, Special Report 87) 'where
speed and maneuverability are closely
controlled by high volumes, and where
vehicles are restricted in their freedom
to select speed, change lanes, or pass.
(j) Location approval. The approval
given in the early 1970's by FHWA (at
the request of a State highway agency)
based upon a location study report and a
corridor public hearing or opportunity
therefor. This action established a par-
ticular location for a highway section
and was prerequisite to authorization to
proceed with design.
(k) Noise level. The weighted Eiound
pressure level obtained by the use of a
metering characteristic and weighting A
as specified in American National Stand-
ard Institute Specification S1.4-1971.
The abbreviation herein used is d.b.a.
(1) Operating speed. The highest
overall speed at which a driver can
travel on a given highway under favor-
able weather conditions and under pre-
vailing trafiic conditions, without at any
time exceeding the safe speed as deter-
mined by the design speed on a section-
by-section basis, (a) For all Type I projects, the high-
(m) Proiect development. Studies, way agency shall conduct a noise analysis
surveys, coordination, reviews, ap- during the project develapment stage.
provals, or other activities and steps The level of analysis will need to vary
normally engaged in to determine the from simple calculations to evaluate the
location and to design a highway project. significance of the noise impact far rural
(n) Truck. A motor vehicle having a and low' volume highways to extensive
gross vehicle weight greater than 10,000 analysis for high volume controlled
pounds and buses having a capacity ex- access highways in urban areas. The
ceeding 15 passengers. noise analysis is to be conducted in the
following manner:
ti 772.3 Retroactivity. (1) Identify existing activities or land
The requirements of this part are not uses which may be affected by noise
retroactive. Approval actions taken in from the highway section. The tramc
conformance with 23 CFR Part 772 as noise analysis may be terminated if it is
pUblished on June 19, 1973 (38 FR 15953) analytically determined 'that activities
and 23 CFR ~ 772.30 as published on or developed land uses are not sufliciently
February 22, 1974 (39 FR 6696) and with close to the proposed highway improve-
applicable F'HW A directives in effect ment to be adversely affected by noise.
prior to publication of Part 772 shall re-' (2) Predict the highway generated
main in effect. noise level as described in ~ 772.12 (a)
R 772 4 A I' b'l' and (b) for each alternative under de-
~ ' pp Ica I tty. tailed study.
(a) Type 1 projects. All requirements (3) Determine (by measurement) the
of this part apply to all Type I projects existing noise levels for activities or
unless it is specifically indicated that a developed land uses. Measurements will
section applies only to Type II projecla not normally be necessary where it is tiC W'
(b) The plans and specificatians for clear tllat the existing levels can be satis-
Type I projects shall not be approved factorily estimated using approved noise
unless: prediction methods. The purpose of
(1) The specifications include meas- these existing noise levels is to quantify
ures needed in accordance with ~ 772.11 the existing acoustic environment and
(b) to m1n1m1ze construction noise im- provide a base for assessing the impact
pacts, of noise level increases from the pro""
(2) The project has been developed in posed highway. ,
acoordance with the requirements of (4) Compare the predicted noise levels
this part,and for each alternative under detailed study
(3) Noise abatement measures are in- with existing noise levels and with the
corpora.ted to attain reductions to or design noise levels in Table I. (It would
below the design noise levels in Table I also be desirable to predict noise levels
(1772.6) or incremental noise abate- for the "do nothing" alternative in the Nt: i{
ment measures (described in 1 7'12.7(0.)) design year. Such infarmation should not' ','
are incorporated and exceptions to the be used as a basis for requesting excep-
des:I.gn noise levels have been approved in t1ons. but will be useful in describing the
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noise impact of proposed highway im~
provements in contrast with noise levels
likely to be reached in the same area if
no highway improvement is undertaken.>
(5) Evaluate alternative noise abate-
ment measures for reducing 01' eliminat-
ing the noise impact for activities on de-
veloped lands.
(6) Identify those lengths of highway
(separately for each side of the highway)
and individual land uses where noise
abatement measures appear impracti-
cable or imprudent and which may qual-
ify under the exception procedures
(* 772.7 (a) and (b) ).
(7) Prepare a noise study report in-
cluding proposed noise abatement meas-
ures and recommended exceptions to the
design noise levels. FHW A concurrence
in the noise report will constitute its de-
termination that adequate noise abate-
ment mea.'lures have been taken to
achieve the design noise levels.
(1)) Highway agencies proposing to use
Federal-aid highway funds for Type n
projects shall perform a noise analysis
similar to fi 772.5(a) (1), (2) and (5)
and shall prepare a report with
recommendations.
(c) In requesting Federal funding for
a Type n project, the highway agency
shall indicate the crttical nature of the
proposed Type II project and its relation-
ship with other crttical noise problem
highway sections. Some of the suggested
factors which may be considered in the
development of this relationship are:
(1) Applicable state law;
(2) Type of development to be
protected;
(3) Magnitude of the traffic noise
impact:
(4) Cost-benefits;
(5) Population density of the affected
area;
(6) Day-night use of the property;
(7) Feasibility and practicability of
noise abatement at the site;
(8) Availability of funds;
(9) Existing noise levels:
(10) Achievable noise reduction;
(11) Intrusiveness of highway noise
(L,.--L.o) ;
(12) Public's attitude;
(13) Local governments' efforts to con-
trolland use adjacent to the highway;
(14) Date of construction of adjoining
development;
(15) Increase in traffic noise since the
development was constructed.
~ 772.6 Design noi~f' levels.
(110) In Type I project development the
highway agency is to seek a balance be-
tween the benefits achieved by noise
abatement measures and other social,
economic and environmental costs, The
design noise levels in Table 1 represent
an upper limit of desirable noise level
conditions. Lower noise levels (below the
design noise levels) may often be
achieved with minimal increase in the
social, economic and environmental cost,
Every reasonable effort is to be used to
achieve substantial noise reductions
when predicted noise levels exceed these
design noise levels. However, any slgn11'1-
cant reduction 111 the eXisting or pre-
dieted noise level will be a benefit. and not be significantly affected by the noise,
abatement measures to achieve such re- but the intertor activities will.
ctuctions shall be included in the project (e) The intertor design noise level in
development where they are consistent Ca.tegOl'Y E may be considered as a basis
with other social, economic, and environ- .' for "sound-proofing" public use institu-
mental considerations. On the other tionaJ structures in special situations
hand, the social, economic and environ- when, in the judgment of the highway
mental cost of providing abatement agency and concurred in by the FHW A,
measures may be too high. For these such consideration is in the best interes$
cases, this pa.rt provides for the approval of the pubUc (see fi 772.10 (c) ).
by FHWA of design noise level (f) In the absence of noise insulating
exceptions. values for specific structures, interior
(b) The design noise levels in Table 1 noise level predictions may be estimated
are not to be applied to areas having from the predicted outdoor noise level
limited human use 01' where lowered by using the fOllowing noise reduction
noise levels would produce Uttle benefit. factors:
Such areas would include but not be
limited to junkyards, industrtal areas,
railroad yards, parking lots, and storage
ya.rds.
(c) The exterior design noise levels
apply to outdoor areas which have regu-
lar human use and in which a lowered
noise level would be of benefit to the
public. These design noise level values
are to be applied at those points within
the sphere of human activity (at approxi-
mate ear level height) where outdoor
activities actually occur. The values do I The open/elose window detenn1natlon IbaII eonsldm
not apply to an entire tract upon which a. the position of the window for mended periods of
the activity is based, but only to that time,
portion in which such activity normally an~ ~:h~~~~~~ ~::.n~e opm window position
occurs. c. the strueture nse during the open window pm<Itlon/
high noise period.
(d) The interior design noise level in Stroctures In eold climates where windows are open
CategOry E applies to: only a few days a year and structures with air-
conditioning will normally be considered lIS a closed-
(1) indoor activities for those situa- window condition. LIkewise, structures In climates
tions where no exterior noise sensitive where wludows are open for only a few hours a day
during the summer months and situations where the
land use or activity is ident11ied; open window oerIod does not coincide with a high noise
(2) those situations where the extertor ~~~t~ the highway may qualify for a dosed-window
activities on a tract are either remote I Noise reduction factors higher than those shown
f th hi h shi Id d in abon may be used when fteld measummen1.ll In the
rom e g w~y or e e some structure In question Indicate that a btghtr 'valuo Is
manner so that the extertor activities will JusWled.
TABLE 1.-DeElgu noise level/activity relationships
PROPOSED RULES
Bnlldlng
type
Window ool1(lil1on I
Nol""
redu<'(\on
due to
exterior
fllthe
structure I
AU....._. .... Open........ ........._....
Light frame._ OrdillllfY sasb (closed)____
With storm wlndows..._._
MllSOnrYm_.. Single glazed____________..
Do.____._ Donbhi glaled..___________
10lln
20
2;;
26
as
Activity
category
Design noise Ievels-dBAI
L'Q LJt
De.'erlption of activity CIItcgOry
A ,.........__ 57 (exterior)__. 60 (exterlor).._ Tmcts of land In which serenity and quiet are of extraordinary !!Ig.
ni1lcanoo and serve an Important public need, and where the preser-
vaUoll oUhose quail ties Is essential If tbe area Is to continue to serve
its Intended purpose. Such areas oonld Include amphitheaters,
particular parks or portions of parks, or open spaces which are
dedicated or recognized by approllriate local ollloials for ootlv lties
requ1rlng special qualltles 01 serenity and quiet.
B 1.......__... 67 (exkrlor)._. 70 (exterior)... R"...dences, motels, hotels, public meeting rooms, schools. ehurch6$,
libraries, hospitals, picnic areas, recreation areas, playgrounds,
acUve sports areas, and parks.
c.... _ _.. _... 72 (exterior) _ _. 75 (exterior)... Developed lands, properties or activities not Included In categories A
and B above.
D..._~.~_.__.._..__......;;..._......~~._.__. F:or requirements on undeveloped lands. see section 77h2.101(a)'1 I
E ......_...__ 52 (Interlor).._ 55 (tntorl'{r)... Residences. motels, hotels, publlc meetmg rooms, so 00 S, C mr,.los,
libraries, bospltals, and auditoriums.
I Eltber Ll0 or L.. design noise levels mllY be used.
I Parl<s In categories A and B Include all such lands (publle or private) which are actually used as parks 11.< well R8
those pUblic lands officially set asldeor designated by agovemlllental agency liS parks on the date ofpubhc knowl<'dgec01 the proposcd highway proied.
I See soetlon 772.6 (d) and (e) for method of application,
~ 772,7 Procedure for re(lucsling excep-
lions 10 Ihe achie,'enwnl of Ihe de-
sign noise lewls.
(a) There may be situations alOng
Type I highway projects where the exist-
ing or predicted noise level exceeds the
design noise level specified for a par-
ticular activity or land use and where
social, economic and environmental ef-
fects associa.ted with the application of
noise abatement measures exceed the
benefits of abatement. In such situations,
the noLse analYsis is to include evalua.-
tions of the effects and benefits of incre-
mental reductions of the noise level, The
purpose of this evaluation is to determine
U a lesser level of noise abatement can
be achieved and can correspondingly
lessen the adverse noise impact.
(b) The highwa.y agency may l'CqUestl
an exception to the achievement of the
specified design noise levels where it can.
be demonstrated that the adverse effect8
of achieving the spec1:fled design nol8e
levels for specific activities or land uses
along the highway exceed the 'benefits.
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The highway agency shall include the ~ 772.8 Coordination w.ith local offidals.
results of the following in the report re- (a) Highway agencies have the re-
quired by fi 772.5(0.) (7) : . th t
(1) Identification of the individual sponslb1l1ty for taking measures a are
noise sensitive activities or groupe 01 prudent and feasible to assure that the
activities along the sections of highway. location and. design of highWaYto~~
which are experiencing existing traflic compatible wlth existing land use.
noise levels or are expected to experience gover~e~ts, on the other hand, have
future highway traffic noise levels In respons1bility for land develop~ent con-
excess of the design levels. trol an~ zoning. Highway agencles can be
(2) An evaluation of the benefits and ~~ cons1derable assistance to local oarfli-
adverse effects of incremental noise cmls in these effort:s ~th a view tow d
abatement measures promoting compatlb1lity between land
(3) A weighing oi the costs or effects development and highways. Therefore,
of the noise abatement measures con-' for undeveloped lands or .properties llf-
sidered against the benefits which can be sociated with Type I prOJects, highwl:l.Y
achiaved as well as against other con- l.',genc:es shall cooperate with local of-
fiicting values such as economic reason- ficials (with~n ,!hose jurisdiction the
ableness. esthetic impact, air quality, J:Ug~way project 18 located> by furnish-
highway safety, or other similar values. mg. .
Such weighing should establish that re- ~ 1) Approx1mate generalized future
duction of noise levels to more desirable n018e levels ~or various distances from
levels is not in the best overall publiC in- the highway lDlProvement,
terest for the particular highway sec- (2) Informatio~ that may be useful
tion. These decisions must ultimately be to local commumties to protect fut~e
based upon case-by-case judgment. How- land d~velopment from becoming -
ever every effort should be made to ob- compat1ble with anticipated highway
ta. 'd noise levels, and
1n etailed information on the costs, (3) The FHWA poliCY rega.rdlng land
benefits and effects ~volved to assure use development or changes which are
that final decisions ut1lize a systematic, initiated after issuance of thJs part, as
and factually based assessment, outlined in section 772 10(e)
(4) Recommendations for incorpora- . .
tion in the project of the incremental ~ 772.9 Noise abatement m~asures for
noise abatement measures (described in lands which are undeveloped at time
paragraph (a) of this section) deter- of public knowledge of the proposed
mined to have benefits consistent \\1th highway project.
adverse effects. (a.) Noise abatement measures are not
(c) In reviewing requests for excep- required for lands which are undeveloped
tiGns, the FHW A will give consideration at the time of public knowledge of the
to the type of highway and the width of proposed highway project. \
the right-of-way, New freeway projects (b) A highway agency may request
and most projects for the major recon- Federal-aid participation in the cost of
struction or upgrading of freeways allow providing noise aba.tement measures for
for the use of noise control measures. Type I projects adjoining undeveloped
Noise control measures are progressively lands when the noise analysis demon-
more difficult to applJ' on other highways, strates a need in the following situations:
particularly on local roads and streets (1) Development occurs between the
because of: time of public knowledge of the pro-
(1) Numerous points of access; posed highway project and the actual
(2) At-grade intersections; construction of the project, or
(3) Limited ability to acquire addi- (2) Development is expected to occur
tional right-of-way as buffer zones; within a few years and a strong case can
(4,) The impossibility of altering road- be made in favor of providing noise
way grades; abatement measures as part of the high-
(5) Difliculty of constructing noise way project based on consideration of
barriers; need. expected long-term benefits to the
(6) The impossibility of taking advan- public interest, and the dl.fticulty and in-
tage of the terrain and other natural creased cost of later incorporating abate-
features. ment measures.
(d) Except in the most unusual situa- (c) For lands which are undeveloped
tions, exceptions will be approved when at the time of public knowledge of the
the predicted traffic noise level from the highway project, it is recommended that
highway improvement does not exceed the highway agency consider the activity
the existing noise level (originating from or land use as if it were in existence in
sources other than the highway being the following situations:
improved or replaced) for the activity or (1) The development is planned at the
land use in question. same time as the highway project. or
. . . (2) The development was planned be-
(~) ImtiatlOn of Ty~e U projects is fore the highway studies but the develop-
optiOnal. Therefore spec1fied design noise ment has been delayed.
levels are not established and the pro- II 772 10 F d I .. .
posed noise abatement measures are not l:I . e era partiCipation.
required to achieve the design noise (a) The use of noise abatement meas-
I ls . urea shall be limited to those situations
eve . Exceptions are not reqmred where where: .
the proposed abatement measures do not (1) A tra.ffic noise impact baa been
achieve the design noise levels. identified,
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(2) The noise abatement measures
will provide a significant noise reduction,
and
(3) The overall noise abatement bene-
fits are judged to outweigh the overall
social, economic, ,and environmental
costs of the noise abatement measures.
(b) Traffic management measures
(such as limitations on types of vehicles,
limitations on time of travel for certain
types of vehicles, or combinations of
such measures) and noise impact reduc-
ing horizontal and vertieal alignments
and grades can be used as noise abate-
ment measures. The following noise
abatement measures :ma.y a.1lKl be incor-
porated in either Type I 0F1I projects
to reduce highway-generated noise Im-
pacts and the costs of such measures may
be Included In Federal-aid pll-rticipating
project costs:
(1) The acquisition of property rights
(either in fee or lesser interest) for in-
stallation or construction of noise abate-
ment barriers or devices.
(2) The installation or construction of
noise barriers or devices (including land-
scaping), whether within the highway
right-of-way or on an easement ob-
tained for that purpose.
(c) In some specific cases, there may
be compelling reasons to consider meas-
ures to "lJOUD.d-proof" public use insti-
tutional struetures. Situations of this
kind may be considered on a case-by-
case basis for Type I projects when only
a few buildings are Involved and when
other abatement mea.sures are not phy-
sically possible or when the alternatives
are unreasonably expensive. Proposals of
this type, together with the State's rec-
ommendation for approVal, shall be sub-
mitted to FHW A for consideration.
(d) In other specific cases, the FHWA
Division Engineer may authorize the ac-
quisition 01 unimproved property for
buifer zones on Type I projects only. Ac-
qlifsition of occastona1improved parcels
may be included in such buffer zone
acquisitions, Acquisition of other im-
proved parcels may be authorized when
it can be demonstra.ted tha.t noise reduc-
tion benefits will accrue to activities or
land uses other than those acquired. In
authorizing any buffer zone acquisition,
consideration shall be given to the needs
and desires of 'the community and the
overall public interest.
(e) FHWA encourages development of
compatible activities and land uses in
the vicinity of heavily traveled roadways,
Consequently, for Type n projects, noise
abatement measures will not nonnalIy be
a.pproved for activities and land uses
whl.eh come into existence after the
effective date of this part. Noise abate-
ment measures may be provided, how-
ever, in those Instances where local
a.uthortties have taken measures to exer-
cise land use control over the remain-
ing lUldeveloped lands adjacent to high-
ways in the local jurisdictions to prevent
further development of incompatible ac-
tivities,
(f) The Federal share on Type II
projects sha.ll be the same as that for
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the automobile volume. Whel'e the aver-
age hOU1'ly volume for the highest 3
hours on an average day was used for
automobile traffiC, comparable truck vol-
umes should be used.
(e) As an optional altel'11ative to para-
graph (d) of this section, traffic charac-
teristics may be selected to correspond
\'11th the critical times of day and night
which will assess the most adverse traf-
fic noise impacts upon the nearbY activi-
ties and land uses.
(FR ;loc.74-20858 PUed 9-9-74:8:45 am]
the Federal-aid system on which the
pl~jectislocated.
~ 772.11 Construction noise.
The following general steps al'e to be
performed for all Type I projects after
the effective date of this part:
(a) Identify land uses or activities
which may be affected by noise from con-
struction of the highway. The identi-
fication is to be performed during the
project development studies;
(b) Determine the special provisions
which are needed in the contract docu-
ments to minimize or eliminate adverse
construct.ion noise impacts; [ 49 CFR Part 395 ]
(c) Incorporate the needed special (ket No. MC-47: Notice No. 74-2OJ
provisions in the contract documents.
~ 772,12 Traffic noj,'e le,'cl prediction DRIVE 'DAILY LOGS; USE OF 7.DAY
methods. LOG FORM .
(,a) Noise levels to be used in assess- Advance No e of Proposed Rule Making
ing noise impacts shall be ob'ained from The Directo of the Bureau of Motor
a predictive method approved by FHWA.Carrier Safety considering an amend-
(b) The predictive method and the ment to Part 39 of the Federal Motor
noise level predictions shall account for Carrier Safety Re ations which would
variations in: permit drivers of mercial motor ve-
(1) Traffic characteristics (volume, hicles engaged in in rsta.te or foreign
speed, and truck traffic) ; operations of motor c ers to make logs
(2) Topography (vegetation, barriers, of the!>. time on a new orm. The major
heigth, and distance) ; and featwt . of the new fa is that seven
(3) Roadway characteristics (canfig- days' of driver activities would be re-
uration and grades). corded on a single sheet 0. per.
(c) The noise prediction method con- This rulemaking proc ng stems
tained in National Caaperative Highway from an experimental progr of using
Research Program <NCHRP) Report 117, a 7-day driver's dally log s t which
~(asmodified in NCHRP Report 144), the took place from April I, 1973 prill,
Barrier Nomograph (form FHWA 1443), 1974. The program was anno by a
and the methad cantained in Depart- Notice which the Director issued a Jan-
ment of Transportation, Transportatian uary 31, 1973 (38 FR 4010). As Di
Systems Center Repart DOT-TSC- rector indicated in the Natice, the
FHWA-72-l, are approved for use in reau had been petitianed by the Ame -
applying the noise standards. Other can Trucking Associations, Inc, to ad
noise prediction methods or variations a new farm of daily log which w
of the above shall be furnished to the permit much af the information no re-
FHWA Office of Environmental Policy quired to be entered on a separate arm,
together with supparting and validation each OCCUpying a single sheet of aper,
infarmation far approval. to be compressed into seven fa oc-
(d) In predicting the naise leveLo; and cupying ane sheet. The motlv on far
t h f 11' the petition, accarding to AT. was to
assessing noise impac s. t e 0 owmg produce' a saving in recard tention
traffic characteristics shall be used:
space and paperw9rk ban g, ATA
(1) Automotive volume. The futu1'e pointed aut that the existing les, which
volume (adjusted for truck traffic) ob- require a motor carrier to r in a dally
tained from the lesser of the design log for at least one year fo. each driver
haurly volume ar the maximum volume bs ti I b d
which can be handled under traffic level he emplays, create a su n a ur en
particularly far large ca rs. It argued
of service C conditions. Far automobiles, that the lag form could redesigned so
level of service C is considered to be the that seven days of driver: activities cauld
combination of speed and volume which be recorded an a single ocument with-
creates the worst noise canditio~s. The out seriously detracti fram the abllity
average hourly volume far the hlghest 3 af drivers. carriers. d the Bureau to
hOUTS on an average day for. the design monitor compliance th the substantive
year may be used f~r those hlghwa.y sec- :hours-af-service rul ,therebY produc-
tions where the d~~ngn hour~ .volume or ing a cansiderable sing in space, maney
the level af sel'Vlce C condition is not and manpawer.
ant~cipated to. occur an a regular basis Having reviewe the petitian the Di-
dunng the deSlgn year. '
(2) Speed. The operating speed which rector concluded that the ATA request
corresponds with the design year traffic may have vi s in the abstract, but
valume selected in paragraph (d) (1) of its merits and eaknesses could nat be
this section and the truck traffic pre- assessed with t a field trial involving
dicted from paragraph (d) (3) of this the use of a day drivers' log format in
section. The aperating speed must be the actual rations af motor' carriers.
consistent with the volume used. Accordingl ,on January 31, 1973 he a.u-
tr~~~ ~~f~evo;~~~. tih~~~i~r h~~~ thorized selected motor carriers (all
cases where either the design haurly of who. were valunteers) and their
volume 0.1' level of service C was used far drivers use the new farmat in lieu af
the one prescribed in ~ 395.8 of e regu-
latians (38 FR 3984). As n ed above,
the authoi'izatian became ective on
April I, 1973 and expi on April 1,
1974. During the progra ,the Bureau
monitored the selected rriers and re-
viewed the logs sub tted by their
drivers on a continuin basis. Appraxi-
mately 3,000 drivers p rticipated in the
experiment, The Bu u also solicited
the infarmal comm ts of drivers and
officials of carriers . volved in the pro-
gram to secure thei views on the utility
of the new farmat d their suggestions
or changes in it
In additian to e fact that the Pl'O-
posed 7-day logalled far 7 days' activi-
ties to be reca ed on a single sheet of
paper, the ne farm differed from the
present form f driver's log in the fal-
lawing prine al respects:
1. The l' uirements for the driver to
nate his to mileage, his hame terminal
address, his starting paint and final
destinat were eliminated. Also elim-
inated space far a co-driver's name.
2. number af lines an the log
"chart' was reduced from fOUl' to two..
The a remaining lines were labelled
for depiction of driving time and on-
dut time, Instructions accompanying
the arm told drivers to nate time spent
in ff-duty status and time spent in a
sl per berth in the sectian of the farm
elled "Remarks," found under the
rt.
3. Instructional material, dealing with
the proper way to fill out a lag, was
moved from the face af the form to the
cover af the log book.
4. The right-hand margin of each lang
contained spaces far drivers to. campute
their hours af service expended and the
remaining eligible haul'S at the close of
ach working day. There was also space
r carriers to audit the driver's ruMing
aunt af his hours of service.
the process af monitoring and
ev ating the results of the expel'imen-
tal p gram. the Bureau examined thou-
sands f logs, talked with many drivers
and c riel' officials, and secured the
views of s field enforcement staff. While
the pro m did clearly demonstrate
that a red tian in paperwark resulted
from use of e 7-day log, it also showed
that there we seriaus deficiencies re-
sulting from us of the new format.
The most prevent prablem was the
inability of drivers use the space pra-
vided on the right- nd margin of the
form to campute tli! eligible hours.
About half the logs ex ined contained
errors in the camputati ,errors that
were detectable merely 1) comparing
the figures with the driver' eport of
how he spent his time each . The
prevalence of these types af errors is
in sharp contrast with drivers' general
ability to handle the task of carrectly
filling out the recapitulation sectian that
appears on the right-hand side af the
daily log form in general use today.
The farm of log used during the ex-
periment sharply reduced the size of the
"Remarks" sectian, in which drivel's
must enter the locatian of each change
of duty status. The result was that many
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CITY COUNCIL
ROBERT J. FURLONG, MAYOR
GENEVIEVE H. ANDERSON
CHARLES H. MAILLIARD
THOMAS A. YBARRA
LEONIS C, MALBURG
TELEPHONES
CITY CLERK _ - _
POLICE DEPT. . - - -
FIRE DEPT. . . . - -
BUILDING DEPT. . . -
PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. -
HEALTH DEPT.. . . .
583-1666
587-8135
583.4821
583-1666
583-1666
583-1666
OFFICERS
F. A. ZIEMER. CITY CLERK .- DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
L. R. BURCH, CITY TREASURER
C. H. McGOVERN, CITY ATTORNEY
R. H. KING, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
ARTHUR E. NELSON, JR., CITY ENGINEER
DR. C. E. NEMETHI, HEALTH OFFICER
VINCENT R. BUSH, SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDING
ROBERT M. EATHERLY, FIRE CHIEF
R. H. BOCKHACKER, POLICE CHIEF
N 0 VI 9 1974
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CITY HALL
4305 SANTA FE AVENUE, VERNON, CALIF. 90058
November 12, 1974
Honorable City Council
City of Vernon
Vernon, California
Gentlemen:
IN REPLY REFER TO:
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By letter dated October 30, 1974 the Metropolitan
Transportation Engineering Board that is composed of
administrators, planners and engineers representing
147ci ties and 6 counties in southern California .
transmitted a Resolution of their Executive Committee
requesting the Federal Highway Administration to
revise their Standards and Regulations on Noise Level
Requirements on all Federal-aid system projects.
It is recommended that the City of Vernon adopt a
similar resolution. (Sample resolution is enclosed.)
Respectfully submitted,
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Arthur E. Nelson, Jr.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
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cc: City Attorney wjenc1.