October 16, 2003 - The Illinois Pollution Control Board will hold an additional hearing in the rulemaking entitled Proposed New And Updated Rules For Measurement and Numerical Sound Emissions Standards Amendments to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 901 and 910, (R03-9). On October 16, 2003, the Board authorized the additional hearing in response to public comments received during the first notice period. The Board has previously held two public hearings on this proposed rulemaking. The proposal would create new and update existing regulations governing noise to reflect present scientific standards for many of the sound measurement definitions and techniques contained in the Board’s rules.
Board Authorizes an Additional Hearing in Noise Rulemaking
The Illinois Pollution Control Board will hold an additional hearing in the rulemakingentitled Proposed New And Updated Rules For Measurement and Numerical SoundEmissions Standards Amendments to 35 Ill.
The proposal would create new and update
existing regulations governing noise to reflect present scientific standards for many of thesound measurement definitions and techniques contained in the Board’s rules.
The new Part incorporates noise measurement techniques currently
contained only in Illinois Environmental Protection Agency rules at 35 Ill.
The rules adopted in R03-8
are based on updated science, including pertin...
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