The Noise Pollution and Abatement Act of 1972 (or Noise Control Act of 1972, 92-574, 86 Stat. 1234, - ) is a statute of the United States initiating a federal program of regulating noise pollution with the intent of protecting human health and minimizing annoyance of noise to the general public.

See also

• Aircraft noise, for a treatment of aviation related noise.
• Industrial noise, for a discussion of workplace noise.
• Noise health effects, for a summary of the health and annoyance impacts of noise.
• Noise regulation, for a fuller explication of the history and legacy of this law.
• Roadway noise, for a discussion of the prevalent form of environmental noise.

United States federal legislation | Noise pollution