Noise Control Act

The Noise Pollution and Abatement Act was established in 1972 in attempt to regulate noise coming from various vehicles and machinery. It also forced local governments to notice their responsibilities in land use planning to address noise migration. The act also authorized federal testing for various products distributed in trade. The effects of these loud noises would cause noise induced hearing loss which is the injury of the auditory hearing nerve.Congress ended funding of the federal noise control program in 1981, which curtailed development of further national regulations.