[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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