noise
Ohio Noise Related Statutes and Policies
Noise Pollution and Abatement Act of 1972 (wikipedia; PL 92-574, 86 Stat. 123; 42 USC Sec. 4901
U.S.EPA
40 CFR Chapt. I, Subchapt. G - Noise Abatement Programs
Interstate Pipeline Commission
noise regs. apply if compressor station connects to interstate pipeline. Which compressor stations in Ohio conform to that description? Here's something I found on the FERC docket for the Rover Pipeline project:
"The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the Commission [i.e. FERC, not the Interstate Pipeline Commission] to take into account the environmental impacts that could result from
an action whenever it considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act." And here's a link to
the FERC docket for an Environmental Assessment for another project, also passing through Carroll Co. What governs whether an EIS or an EA is required?
FERC citizen guide (see p. 20)
FERC pre-filing environmental review process
National Forestry Service
(any noise regulation in the Wayne National Forest?)
Pennsylvania Forest Service (some very stringent rules governing compressor stations in the state forests); more on Pa.
environmental assessment (EA) or environmental impact statement (EIS)
Carrollton newspaper article (explains respective jurisdictions of FERC, OPSB, and ODNR)
Natural Gas Act (includes lots of language pertaining to sound near compressor stations), e.g. Sec. 380.12(k), "Resource Report 9 - Air and noise quality"
18 CFR Part 380
Ohio Power Siting Board
rules
application requirement matrix
cases
Nuisance Lawsuits
Natural Gas Pipeline v. Justiss: here; here.
Vibroacoustic Disease
PubMed article
Same article, I think, with a bibliography and "cited by."
Debunking article, in the context of wind turbines. Just a lot of hooey, in the view of the author.
Vibro-acoustic disease from gas compressor stations brochure (citizen's group)
Another VAD-from-compressor stations brochure, by citizen's group
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