20250616a
NJ DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT POLICY
NEW JERSEY NOISE CONTROL COUNCIL
Notice of Rule Proposal
Noise Control
Proposed Amendments: N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, and 2.11
Proposed Repeals: N.J.A.C. 7:29-2.1 and 2.12
Public Notice
Take notice that the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and the New Jersey Noise Control Council (Council) are proposing amendments to N.J.A.C. 7:29-1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, and 2.11. The Department and Council are also proposing repeals of the rules at N.J.A.C. 7:29-2.1 and 2.12.
The proposed amendments and repeals will update the Noise Control rules to consolidate definitions from N.J.A.C. 7:29-2 with those at N.J.A.C. 7:29-1 to provide a single location for definitions; amend definitions that are not sufficiently descriptive; and update measurement procedures and sound level measurement device requirements to reflect modern technology in broad use
The proposal is scheduled to be published in the New Jersey Register dated June 16, 2025. A copy of the proposal is available on the Department’s website at https://njdepwptest.net/wp-content/uploads/rules/proposals/proposal-20250616a.pdf and LexisNexis free public access to the New Jersey Register.
A public hearing concerning the proposal will be conducted virtually via the Department’s video conferencing software, Microsoft Teams, on July 7, 2025 at 6 P.M.
Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet, or smartphone.
You can also dial in using your phone (audio only).
+1 856-338-7074
Phone Conference ID: 214 150 23#
If you are interested in providing oral comments at the virtual public hearing, please email the Department at michelle.feasel@dep.nj.gov no later than 3:00 P.M., on July 7, 2025, with your contact information (name, telephone number, email address, and if applicable, the name of the organization on behalf of which you are speaking). You must provide a valid email address so the Department can send you an email confirming receipt of your interest to testify orally at the hearing and provide you with a separate option for a telephone call-in line if you do not have access to a computer or mobile device that can connect to Microsoft Teams.
Written comments are due by August 15, 2025. The Department encourages electronic submittal of comments. Written comments may be submitted electronically at https://njdepwptest.net/rules/rule-comment-form/. In the alternative, comments may be submitted on paper to:
Attn: Amanda Parker, Esq.
DEP Docket Number: 04-25-05
Office of Legal Affairs
Department of Environmental Protection
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PO Box 402
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0402