[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18260-18261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9213]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Release of an Environmental Assessment Document for the Placement 
of Wireless Telecommunication Facilities

AGENCY: Catoctin Mountain Park, National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

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SUMMARY: Catoctin Mountain Park will release for public review, the 
Environmental Assessment document for the application regarding the 
placement of wireless telecommunication facilities (WTF). On May 15, 
2002, Verizon Wireless submitted an application for locating four 
wireless telecommunication facilities (WTF), each consisting of a 
monopole, attached antennas, associated cables, and a support equipment 
building at up to four different locations within Catoctin Mountain 
Park, a unit of the National Park Service. It is the responsibility of

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Catoctin Mountain Park and the purpose of the Environmental Assessment 
to evaluate the impacts by the proposed wireless telecommunication 
facilities on the park environs. The EA addresses several alternatives 
for placement of the WTF inside and outside park property. Two public 
information meetings will be held on April 29, 2003 and May 1, 2003.

DATES: Environmental Assessment release date--April 18, 2003.
    Document Availability: The Environmental Assessment document will 
be available for public review at Catoctin Mountain Park headquarters 
located at 6602 Foxville Road, Thurmont Maryland, at Washington County 
Library (Hagerstown and Smithsburg branches) and Frederick County 
Library (Frederick and Thurmont branches) and online at the Catoctin 
Mountain Park's Web site http://www.nps.gov/cato.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Bell, Environmental Protection 
Specialist, 301/416-0536.

    Dated: April 7, 2003.
J. Mel Poole,
Superintendent, Catoctin Mountain Park.
[FR Doc. 03-9213 Filed 4-14-03; 8:45 am]
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