ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

September 19, 2002

 

IN THE MATTER OF: )

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

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NOISE RULE UPDATE: ) R03 - 08

AMENDMENTS TO 35 ILL. ADM. ) (Rulemaking - Noise)

CODE 900 AND 903 )

 

ORDER OF THE BOARD (by M.E. Tristano):

 

 

Pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 102 Subpart B and Sections 27 and 28 of the Illinois

Environmental Protection Act, 415 ILCS 5/27-5/28 (2000), the Illinois Pollution Control Board

opens this docket to amend and update the Board’s noise rules.

 

 

The noise rules affected are set forth at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 900 and 903. These are

general provisions dealing with the definitions of acoustical terminology, prohibition against

noise pollution, and sound measurement procedures. The proposed changes involve the updating

of definitions and sound measurement procedures. The basis for these changes is the American

National Standards Institute updates from the years 1998-2001. These definitions and

measurement procedures were adopted in 1973 and have not been amended or changed since

then.

 

The Board also intends to repeal Part 903, which specifies rules and regulations for the

control of noise from motor racing facilities. Since the adoption of these rules, Section 25 of the

Environmental Protection Act has been modified to exclude organized sporting events, including

motor racing facilities from the Board’s noise regulations.

 

The Board is preparing a proposal, which will be ready for hearing soon. The Board

intends to hold two hearings on the proposal, one in Chicago and one in Springfield. Interested

persons are encouraged to contact the hearing officer to be added to notice list in this docket.

 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, certify that the Board

adopted the above order on September 19, 2002, by a vote of 7-0.

 

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Dorothy

M.

Gunn,

Clerk

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board