[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 170 (Thursday, September 1, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54422-54423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22437]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 1

[WT Docket No. 08-61; WT Docket No. 03-187; DA 11-1455]


Programmatic Environmental Assessment

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission seeks comment on a draft 
programmatic environmental assessment (PEA) of the Antenna Structure 
Registration (ASR) program. The purpose of the PEA is to evaluate the 
potential environmental effects of the Commission's ASR program. Owners 
of structures that are taller than 200 feet above ground level or that 
may interfere with the flight path of a nearby airport must register 
those structures with the FCC. The antenna structure owner must obtain 
painting and lighting specifications from the Federal Aviation 
Administration and include those specifications in its registration 
prior to construction.

DATES: There will be a public meeting in the Federal Communications 
Commission's Meeting Room, 445 12th St., SW., Washington, DC on 
September 20, 2011, from 2:30 p.m. until 5 p.m., Eastern Time. 
Interested parties may file comments no later than October 3, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by WT Docket No. 08-61; 
WT Docket No. 03-187, by any of the following methods:
     Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically 
using the Internet by accessing the Commission's Electronic Comment 
Filing System (``ECFS''): http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/, through a link 
on the PEA Web site, http://www.fcc.gov/pea, or via the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
     Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must 
file an original and four copies of each filing. If more than one 
docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, 
filers must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or 
rulemaking number.
    Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial 
overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service 
mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, 
Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
    [cir] All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for 
the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 
12th St., SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. All hand deliveries 
must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes 
must be disposed of before entering the building. The filing hours are 
8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
    [cir] Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service 
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton 
Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743.
    [cir] U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail 
must be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
    Availability of Documents. Comments and ex parte submissions will 
be available for public inspection during

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regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Federal 
Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., CY-A257, Washington, 
DC 20554. These documents will also be available via ECFS. Documents 
will be available electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe 
Acrobat.
    Accessibility Information. To request information in accessible 
formats (computer diskettes, large print, audio recording, and 
Braille), send an e-mail to [email protected] or call the FCC's Consumer 
and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-
0432 (TTY). This document can also be downloaded in Word and Portable 
Document Format (PDF) at: http://www.fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron Goldschmidt, Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 418-7146, or e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCC has established a Web site, http://www.fcc.gov/pea, which contains information and downloadable documents 
relating to the PEA process, including the Draft PEA. The Web site also 
allows individuals to contact the Commission.
    Audio/video coverage of the September 20 public meeting will be 
broadcast live with open captioning over the Internet from the FCC's 
Web page at http://www.fcc.gov/live. The FCC's Web cast is free to the 
public. Those who watch the live video stream of the event may e-mail 
event-related questions to [email protected]. Depending on the 
volume of questions and time constraints, FCC representatives will 
respond to as many questions as possible during the workshop.

Federal Communications Commission.
Matthew Nodine,
Chief of Staff, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2011-22437 Filed 8-31-11; 8:45 am]
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