Recently, the number of noise complaint is increased year after year and reaches to over 52000 cases in year 2007, also holds the first place of environmental pollution complaints. Besides the results control and additional action control for noise mitigation policy, the “source control” should be taken action. This project reviewed the control measures for noise emission facilities in EC-countries and Japan, investigated the domestic operation conditions of these facilities; the possible top priority to be announced facilities and the control framework for being prone to noise emission facility was proposed; the draft of “Standard test method of sound power level for the construction facility” was drawn up, and the feasibility to establish adequate capacity of testing the sound power level for the construction facilities in Taiwan within 3~5 years has been evaluated. This project assisted the EPA to draw up the revised draft of “Regulation Governing the Permission for establishment and operation of being prone to noise emission facility”, “In-use Motor Vehicle Noise Control Regulation” and “Citizen Report In-use Motor Vehicle Noise Regulation”; and also assisted to process the related administration proceedings for amending the regulations. To promote the permission control measures of prone to noise emission facility three workshops for policy explanations were held in Kaohsiung, Taipei, and Taichung, respectively. While the regulations were revising, the website for citizen report and EPD information exchange platform was under establishing as well and three training courses for the EPD operators were held. The website opened at 2nd September 2009. Until end of November, there were 16,000 times browsed and 728 report cases; and the vehicles reported counties, vehicle types and sound level were summarized.

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