§ 325.23 Type of measurement systems which may be used.
Current wording, first on file in the 1996 annual edition.
The sound level measurement system must meet or exceed the requirements of American National Standard Specification for Sound Level Meters (ANSI S1.4-1971), approved April 27, 1971, issued by the American National Standards Institute, 1 throughout the applicable frequency range for either:
1 Copies of the specification may be secured from the American National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, New York, 10018.
(a) A Type 1 sound level meter;
(b) A Type 2 sound level meter; or
(c) A Type S sound level meter which has—
(1) A weighing frequency response;
(2) Fast dynamic characteristics of its indicating instrument; and
(3) A relative response level tolerance consistent with those of either a Type 1 or Type 2 sound level meter, as specified in section 3.2 of ANSI S1.4-1971.
Amendment history
1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 1996A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.