[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 30018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14554]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Receipt of Application(s) Received for Access to
National Park Service Property for the Siting of Mobile Services
Antennas
AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Public notice of the receipt of an application for a right-of-
way permit for a wireless telecommunications facility and the
acceptance of public comment.
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SUMMARY: Public Notice is hereby given that the National Park Service
has received an application from Washington, D.C. SMSA Limited
Partnership (D.C. SMSA), managing partners Cellco and Bell Atlantic
Mobile, for a right-of-way permit to construct, operate and maintain a
wireless telecommunication site within the George Washington Memorial
Parkway. The location within the park is at the parkway headquarters
complex at Turkey Run Park in McLean, Virginia. The facility would
initially consist of a single one-hundred and twenty foot monopole with
design options for an associated equipment building ranging from a
single-story facility of 12 x 30 feet, up to and including a 22 x 30
foot two-story (one-story above grade) addition to an existing
structure.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this application should be directed to:
National Park Service, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Turkey Run
Park, McLean, Virginia 22101, (703) 285-2600.
Interested parties may review the application Monday through
Friday, from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, at the Parkway headquarters at
Turkey Run Park.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 2, 1998.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A completed application was received on May
13th, 1998. Within 60 days of that date, the superintendent will
approve the application; approve the application with changes; deny the
application; or notify the applicant of the need for further evaluation
to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), National
Historic Preservation Act, and/or other applicable laws and
regulations.
Before reaching a final decision on this application, the NPS will
undertake an Environmental Assessment (EA) in compliance with the NEPA.
In addition, the Park Superintendent may choose to conduct a
Comprehensive Assessment for wireless communications which will
determine the extent to which, and the means by which, George
Washington Memorial Parkway can accommodate demands for wireless
telecommunication facility sites without derogating park resources,
values or purposes. This assessment would also explore the feasibility
of co-location of facilities.
National Park Service review of this application will be in accord
with all applicable laws and regulations. The NPS regulations for
right-of-way permits are located in Part 14 of Title 36 of the Code of
Federal Regulations. A draft revision of these regulations was
published in the Federal Register on December 1, 1997 (62 FR 63488).
The NPS will also follow the guidelines developed by the General
Services Administration to implement Section 704(c) of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 332) which was published in
the Federal Register on March 29, 1996 (61 FR 14100). Other laws
applicable to the National Park System include the National Park
Service Organic Act, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and
the National Historic Preservation Act. (NHPA).
Dated: May 28, 1998.
Audrey F. Calhoun,
Superintendent.
[FR Doc. 98-14554 Filed 6-1-98; 8:45 am]
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