§ 650.162 - Goal and objectives.

The Department of the Army (DA) goal is to control noise produced by Army activities to protect the health and welfare of its members and the public within, adjacent to, and surrounding Army installations. The following objectives are necessary to achieve this goal:

(a) Assess the environmental impact of noise produced by Army activities and mitigate harmful or objectionable effects to the maximum extent practicable.

(b) Comply with applicable Federal, State, interstate and local standards pertaining to noise, consistent with military requirements.

(c) Achieve noise abatement through the application of engineering noise reduction procedures, administrative noise control measures, modern land use planning and procurement of less noisy equipment.

(d) Incorporate noise control provisions, consistent with national security requirements, into the development and procurement of weapons systems and other military equipment for use in combat operations; and in the design and siting of facilities.