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4 <br />•HR 3384 IH <br />SEC. 3. REESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF NOISE ABATE-1 <br />MENT AND CONTROL. 2 <br />(a) REESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the 3 <br />Environmental Protection Agency shall reestablish within 4 <br />the Environmental Protection Agency an Office of Noise 5 <br />Abatement and Control. 6 <br />(b) DUTIES.—The responsibilities of the Office in-7 <br />clude the following: 8 <br />(1) To promote the development of effective 9 <br />State and local noise control programs by providing 10 <br />States with technical assistance and grants to de-11 <br />velop the programs, including the purchase of equip-12 <br />ment for local communities. 13 <br />(2) To carry out a national noise control re-14 <br />search program to assess the impacts of noise from 15 <br />varied noise sources on mental and physical health. 16 <br />(3) To carry out a national noise environmental 17 <br />assessment program to identify trends in noise expo-18 <br />sure and response, ambient levels, and compliance 19 <br />data and to determine the effectiveness of noise 20 <br />abatement actions, including actions for areas 21 <br />around major transportation facilities (such as high-22 <br />ways, railroad facilities, and airports). 23 <br />(4) To develop and disseminate information and 24 <br />educational materials to the public on the mental 25 <br />and physical effects of noise and the most effective 26 <br />VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:58 Aug 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3384.IH H3384sm <br />a <br />r <br />t <br />i <br />n <br />e <br />z <br /> <br />o <br />n <br /> <br />D <br />S <br />K <br />4 <br />T <br />P <br />T <br />V <br />N <br />1 <br />P <br />R <br />O <br />D <br /> <br />w <br />i <br />t <br />h <br /> <br />B <br />I <br />L <br />L <br />S