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Air & Noise
 Air Code Related Forms
The goal of the New York City Air Pollution Control Code (Air Code) is to preserve, protect and improve the air resources of the City. The City’s policy is that every person be entitled to air that is not harmful to life, health and enjoyment of his or her property.
 APC 5–0 — Fossil Fuel Combustion Equipment (PDF)
APC 5–0 — Instructions (PDF)
APC 501 — #2 Fuel Oil & Natural Gas (PDF)
APC 501 — Instructions (PDF)
AR 299–300 — Registration for Demolition (PDF)
AR 299–300 — Instructions (PDF)
AR 365 — Inspection Request (PDF)
AR 504 — Internal Combustion Fuel Burning Equipment (PDF)
Professional Certification (PDF)
Air Code Penalty Schedule (PDF)
APC–5PA (PDF)
AR522 (PDF)
BLANK–MSDS (PDF)
Emissions Worksheet (PDF)
Environmental Rating Report (PDF)
NYSDEC — Form 76–19–3
Operate Autobody Shop Spray
DEP Engineering Fees
Department of Buildings Forms


Noise Code (Local Law 113 of 2005)
 The City's new noise code takes effect on July 1, 2007. Noise complaints continue to be the number one quality of life issue for New York City residents; however the City's old noise code was over 30 years old. The new legislation establishes a flexible, yet enforceable noise code that responds to the need for peace and quiet while maintaining New York's reputation as the "City that never sleeps".
Summary of the new noise code (PDF)
Complete text of the noise code (PDF)
Noise Code Penalty Schedule 15 RCNY §31-115 (PDF)

Construction Noise Rules
 The construction rules that were written in coordination with the new noise code will become effective on July 1, 2007. These rules establish a unique noise mitigation plan for each construction site, offering alternatives for contractors to continue their important construction tasks while having less noise impact on the surrounding environment.
Construction Noise Rules (PDF)

Minimal Noise Rule
 The minimal noise rule sets forth a list of construction activities with minimal noise impact and specific noise mitigation measures applicable to such activities. Pursuant to that section, these rules set forth such a list and prescribe the methods and procedures that shall be used whenever any one or more of the construction activities with minimal noise impact are employed or performed.
Minimal Noise Rules (PDF)

Construction Noise Contact Sheet
 All contractors should have the attached contact sheet posted on a fence outside their construction site.
Construction Contact Sheet

Construction Noise Mitigation Plan – Sample Form
 In accordance with Section 24-220 of the New York City Administrative Code, any individual or entity performing construction work in the city, shall adopt and implement a noise mitigation plan for each construction site when any device or activity is conducted as defined in Section 24-219. The attached sample form of a noise mitigation plan is intended to inform the user of the required plan elements that a responsible party must include when the listed devices are being used on site, and the mitigation strategies and best management practices that are being employed as defined in 15RCNY Section 28-102.
Construction Noise Mitigation Sample Form (PDF)

Construction Noise Alternative Mitigation Plan– Sample Form
 When required by Section 24-221 of the Administrative Code and or 15 RCNY Section 28-104, a complete and accurate Alternative Noise Mitigation Plan ["ANMP"] shall be filed when strict compliance with the noise mitigation rules is not possible. After review by DEP's technical staff, and when approval of this plan is warranted, such plan shall be conspicuously posted at the job site. When an ANMP is required, no construction activities, covered by such plan, shall take place until such plan is filed and subsequently approved by the DEP.
Construction Noise Alternative Mitigation Sample Form

Construction Noise Control Products and Vendor Guidance Sheet
 The following is intended to provide guidance to construction contractors with respect to findings and selecting suitable noise control products. These products and vendors may be helpful to contractors for achieving compliance with the New York City Noise Regulations. These items are provided only as suggestions for contractors to consider and should not be construed as an official endorsement of any product and/or vendor by the City of New York. Contractors are free to choose other products/vendors that meet the requirements of such Code. This sheet will be updated from time to time as new noise control technologies gain acceptance.
Construction Noise Control Products and Vendor Guidance Sheet (PDF)

Requirements and Standards to be a Noise Consultant Form
 On December 29th, 2005, Mayor Bloomberg signed Local Law 113 for the year 2005. The law amended the Administrative Code of the City of New York in relation to the Noise Control Code. Specifically, the law established standards and procedures to reduce noise from construction and commercial music, and established sound level standards and procedures for specific noise sources. The law also mandated the adoption of rules in section 24-231 of the Administrative Code. Pursuant to that section, these rules set forth the requirements to obtain a zero penalty for a first violation of section 24-231(a) as well as obtaining a variance from the decibel limits for commercial music establishments and enterprises. The rules also set forth the requirements and standards to be a noise consultant. The rules are authorized by section 1043 of the Charter of the City of New York as well as section 24-231 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York.
Requirements and Standards to be a Noise Consultant Form (PDF)
DEP-Approved Noise Consultant List (PDF)

Requirements and Standards for Construction Noise and Commercial Music
 On December 29, 2005, Mayor Bloomberg signed Local Law 113 for the year 2005. The law amended the Administrative Code of the City of New York in relation to the Noise Control Code. Specifically, the law established standards and procedures to reduce noise from construction and commercial music, and established sound level standards and procedures for specific noise sources. The law also mandated the adoption of rules in section 24-231 of the Administrative Code. Pursuant to that section, these rules set forth the requirements for avoiding imposition of a penalty for a first violation of subdivision a of section 24-231 of the Code as well as the procedure to obtain a variance from the decibel limits in such Code for commercial music establishments and enterprises. The rules also set forth the requirements and standards to become an approved noise consultant. Finally, Chapter 32 of Title 15 of the Rules of the City of New York is amended to provide the procedure for the removal of a noise consultant from the approved noise consultant list. The rules are authorized by section 1043 of the Charter of the City of New York as well as section 24-231 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York.
Commercial Music Mitigation Rules
Commercial Music Variance

Air Monitoring in Lower Manhattan
 DEP monitored the ambient outdoor air for asbestos in lower Manhattan in response to the World Trade Center disaster, augmenting asbestos sampling performed by the EPA and other federal, state and city agencies.
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Certified Asbestos Investigators, Asbestos Contractors and Air Monitoring Firms
 Lists of asbestos investigators, and asbestos contractors and air monitoring firms.
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Asbestos Rules and Regulations
 The complete Asbestos Rules and Regulations of the City of New York.
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Asbestos Forms
 Online forms and filing instructions for abatement activities of asbestos-containing materials and for asbestos certification, as established under the Asbestos Control Program Rules.
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Use of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel by Nonroad Vehicles
 On December 22, 2003, Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed Local Law 77 for the year 2003. The law amended the Administrative Code of the City of New York in relation to the use of ultra low sulfur diesel fuel (“ULSDF”) and the best available technology (“BAT”) by nonroad vehicles in city construction. The law requires that any diesel-powered nonroad vehicle, fifty horsepower and greater, that is owned by, operated by or on behalf of, or leased by a City agency be powered by ULSDF and utilize BAT for reducing the emission of pollutants.  The law provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection shall make determinations, and shall publish a list of such determinations, as to the BAT for reducing the emission of pollutants to be used for each type of diesel-powered nonroad vehicle affected by the law. DEP has gone through the CAPA process and chose Diesel Particulate Filters and Diesel Oxidation Catalysts as the BAT. DEP continues to review the technology every 6 months.
Local Law 77 Signed by Mayor Bloomberg
Final Rule 2008 (PDF)

Rules Concerning the Use of Ultra-Low Sulfur Fuel and Emissions Control Technology on City Motor Vehicles
 On May 11, 2005, Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed Local Law 39 for the year 2005. The law amended the Administrative Code of the City of New York in relation to the use of ultra low sulfur diesel fuel (“ULSDF”) and best available retrofit technology (“BART”) by city motor vehicles. The law requires that diesel fuel-powered motor vehicles owned or operated by city agencies be powered by ULSDF. The law further requires that a percentage, increasing yearly to 100 percent, of diesel fuel-powered motor vehicles with a weight of more than 8,500 pounds that are owned or operated by city agencies utilize BART or be equipped with an engine certified to the 2007 EPA standard for reducing the emission of pollutants. The law provides that the Commissioner shall make determinations, and shall publish a list of such determinations, as to the BART for reducing the emission of pollutants to be used for each type of diesel fuel-powered motor vehicle affected by the law. DEP went through the Citywide Administrative Procedure Act (CAPA) process and promulgated a list of what constitutes BART in a hierarchical schematic. Diesel Particulate Filters and Diesel Oxidation Catalysts were found to be the best devices based on the EPA and California Air Resources Board for verified technology.
Final Rule (PDF)

Rules Concerning the Use of Emissions Control Technology on Sight-Seeing Buses
 On May 11, 2005, Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed Local Law 41 for the year 2005. The law amended the Administrative Code of the City of New York in relation to the use of best available retrofit technology (“BART”) by sight-seeing buses. The law requires that beginning January 1, 2007, any sight-seeing bus that is licensed by the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) and  is equipped with an engine that is over three years old shall utilize BART for reducing the emission of pollutants.  A sight-seeing bus, as defined by the law, is a vehicle that carries eight or more passengers and operates for hire from a fixed point in the City to a place of interest or amusement.  The law provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection shall make determinations, and shall publish a list of such determinations, as to the BART for reducing the emission of pollutants to be used for each type of diesel fuel-powered sight-seeing bus affected by the law. DEP went through the CAPA process and selected diesel particulate filters and diesel oxidation catalysts as the BART.
Final Rule (PDF)

Rules Concerning the Use of Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel and Emissions Control Technology on Vehicles that Transport Children to and from School
 On May 11, 2005, Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed Local Law 42 for the year 2005. The law amended the Administrative Code of the City of New York in relation to the use of ultra low sulfur diesel fuel (“ULSDF”) and the best available retrofit technology (“BART”) by vehicles that transport children to and from school. The law requires that by September 1, 2006 all diesel fuel-powered school buses shall be powered by ULSDF. The law provides that the Commissioner shall make determinations, and shall publish a list of such determinations, as to the BART for reducing the emission of pollutants to be used for each type of diesel fuel-powered school bus affected by the law. DEP went through the Citywide Administrative Procedure Act (CAPA) process and promulgated a list of what constitutes BART in a hierarchical schematic.
Final Rule (PDF)

Rules Concerning the Use of Ultra-Low Sulfur Fuel and Emissions Control Technology on Vehicles that are used in the fulfillment of Department of Sanitation contracts
 On May 9, 2005, Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed Local Law 40 for the year 2005. The law amended the Administrative Code of the City of New York in relation to the use of ultra low sulfur diesel fuel (“ULSDF”) and the best available retrofit technology (“BART”) by vehicles that handle, transport or dispose of the City’s solid waste and recyclable materials. The law requires that any solid waste contract or recyclable materials contract specify that diesel fuel-powered vehicles and diesel fuel-powered nonroad vehicles used in the performance of such contracts be powered by ULSDF. The law further requires that any solid waste or recyclable materials contract specify that all diesel fuel-powered vehicles and diesel fuel-powered nonroad vehicles used in the performance of such contracts utilize BART for reducing the emission of pollutants. The law provides that the Commissioner shall make determinations, and shall publish a list of such determinations, as to the BART for reducing the emission of pollutants to be used for each type of diesel fuel-powered motor vehicle and diesel fuel-powered nonroad vehicle affected by the law.
Final Rule (PDF)

Rules Pertaining to the Prevention of the Emission of Dust from Construction Related Activities
 The DEP promulgated best management practices to control for the emission of dust from construction related activities. Section 24-146(c) of the New York City Administrative Code states, in summary, that no Person shall cause or permit a building or road to be constructed without taking such cautions as may be ordered by the commissioner to prevent particulate matter from becoming airborne. Subsection (f) of the Code states that demolition by toppling of walls shall not occur except when approved by the commissioner. This subsection read in tangent with subsection (c) as explained above, essentially required the DEP commissioner to promulgate rules concerning dust control in the above circumstances.

Dust Mitigation Plan Form

All persons constructing or operating a large article, machine, device, equipment, such as a rock crusher, or other contrivance or facility capable of causing or permitting emission of dust into the atmosphere at a construction site shall keep on site a document detailing such equipment . Information provided on this document shall include the ownership, location, design, make and model, operation, i.e. how does it operate, as well as any other pertinent information requested by the Department. In addition, the measures utilized to reduce dust emissions resulting from the use of these items as set forth in 15 RCNY 13-01 et seq. shall be clearly outlined. This document shall be attached as an addendum sheet to the Noise Mitigation Plan prepared pursuant to Section 24-220 of the Noise Code.
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Governing and Restricting the Use of perchloroethylene (perc) at dry cleaning facilities in the City of New York
 The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has promulgated regulations and permitting requirements for New York City Dry Cleaners (15 RCNY 12-01 et seq.) that set forth the primary permits and other compliance requirements for existing and new dry cleaners. The amendments to Sections, 12-02, 12-04, 12-06, 12-08, 12-11, and 12-14 reflect revised national emission standards for hazardous pollutants for perc that have occurred since the last amendments in 1997. The Department has set forth detailed requirements for when and how perc dry cleaning machines shall operate. The proposed amendments, specifically section 12-04, prohibit new dry cleaning machines from operating in residential buildings. In addition, existing dry cleaning operations shall stop cleaning with perc or move to non-residential buildings by 2020. The amendments to the remaining sections reflect technical changes that must be complied with in order to effectuate the changes set forth in section 12-04 and clarify current operation and maintenance requirements.
Final PERC Rule (PDF)
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