50 CFR § 29.116 - What noise reduction standards must I meet?

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title: "50 CFR § 29.116 - What noise reduction standards must I meet?"
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title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
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section_name: "What noise reduction standards must I meet?"
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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# 29.116 What noise reduction standards must I meet?

You must prevent or minimize all noise that:

(a) Adversely affects refuge resources or uses, taking into account frequency, magnitude, or duration; or

(b) Exceeds levels that have been identified through monitoring as being acceptable to or appropriate for uses at the sites being monitored.