[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 156 (Monday, August 14, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 42023-42024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20214]
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Part VI
The President
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Memorandum of August 10, 1995--Facilitating Access to Federal Property
for the Siting of Mobile Services Antennas
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 156 / Monday, August 14, 1995 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Memorandum of August 10, 1995
Facilitating Access to Federal Property for the
Siting of
Mobile Services Antennas
Memorandum for the Heads of Departments and Agencies
Recent advancements in mobile telecommunications
technology present an opportunity for the rapid
construction of the Nation's wireless communications
infrastructure. As a matter of policy, the Federal
Government shall encourage the efficient and timely
implementation of such new technologies and the
concomitant infrastructure buildout as a means of
stimulating economic growth and creating new jobs. The
recent auctioning and impending licensing of radio
frequencies for mobile personal communications services
presents the Federal Government with the opportunity to
foster new technologies and to encourage the
development of communications infrastructure by making
Federal property available for the siting of mobile
services antennas.
Therefore, to the extent permitted by law, I hereby
direct the Administrator of General Services, within 90
days, in consultation with the Secretaries of
Agriculture, Interior, Defense, and the heads of such
other agencies as the Administrator may determine, to
develop procedures necessary to facilitate appropriate
access to Federal property for the siting of mobile
services antennas.
The procedures should be developed in accordance with
the following:
1. (a) Upon request, and to the extent permitted by
law and where practicable, executive departments and
agencies shall make available Federal Government
buildings and lands for the siting of mobile service
antennas. This should be done in accordance with
Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, and
consistent with national security concerns (including
minimizing mutual electromagnetic interactions), public
health and safety concerns, environmental and aesthetic
concerns, preservation of historic buildings and
monuments, protection of natural and cultural
resources, protection of national park and wilderness
values, protection of National Wildlife Refuge systems,
and subject to any Federal requirements promulgated by
the agency managing the facility and the Federal
Communications Commission, the Federal Aviation
Administration, National Telecommunications and
Information Administration, and other relevant
departments and agencies.
(b) Antennas on Federal buildings or land may not
contain any advertising.
(c) Federal property does not include lands held
by the United States in trust for individual or Native
American tribal governments.
(d) Agencies shall retain discretion to reject
inappropriate siting requests, and assure adequate
protection of public property and timely removal of
equipment and structures at the end of service.
2. All procedures and mechanisms adopted regarding
access to Federal property shall be clear and simple so
as to facilitate the efficient and rapid buildout of
the national wireless communications infrastructure.
3. Unless otherwise prohibited by or inconsistent
with Federal law, agencies shall charge fees based on
market value for siting antennas on Federal
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property, and may use competitive procedures if not all applicants can
be accommodated.
This memorandum does not give the siting of mobile
services antennas priority over other authorized uses
of Federal buildings or land.
All independent regulatory commissions and agencies are
requested to comply with the provisions of this
memorandum.
This memorandum is not intended to create any right,
benefit or trust responsibility, substantive or
procedural, enforceable at law or equity by a party
against the United States, its agencies or
instrumentalities, its officers, or any other person.
This memorandum shall be published in the Federal
Register.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, August 10, 1995.
[FR Doc. 95-20214
Filed 8-10-95; 4:15 pm]
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