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PURPOSE. This Instruction:

a. Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 4165.57 (Reference (a)) in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5134.01 (Reference (b)) to establish policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures for the DoD AICUZ program for air installations, in accordance with DoDD 4165.06 (Reference (c)).

b. Establishes policy and assigns responsibility for educating air installation personnel and engaging local communities on issues related to noise, safety, and compatible land use in and around air installations.

c. Prescribes procedures for plotting noise contours for land use compatibility analysis.

APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to:

a. the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the DoD, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").

b. Air installations of the DoD Components located within the United States.

c. Air installations of the DoD Components located outside of the United States, but for onbase planning purposes only and subject to the requirements of any applicable international agreement, including any basing agreement.