Notice of Availability of Procedures and Guidance for the siting of Telecommunication Antenna Sites in Units of the National Park Service

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Availability of Procedures and Guidance for the siting

of Telecommunication Antenna Sites in Units of the National Park

Service

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Public notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) has available for public

review, the proposed guidance and procedures document for the siting of

Telecommunication Antenna Sites in units of the NPS. This information

was developed to provide guidance and procedures to all units of the

National Park System who deal with requests for establishing

Telecommunication Antenna Sites in compliance with section 704(c) of

the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-104. At the end of the

review period, this material will appear in the NPS Guideline for

Special Park Uses distributed to all NPS units. This document will

provide guidance to park managers concerning all aspects of requests

for siting Telecommunication Antenna Sites in the National Park System,

from possible preliminary, pre-contact activities through final

issuance of a document permitting use of the site.

Copies of the proposed guidance document will be made available

upon request by writing to: Dennis Burnett, National Park Service,

Ranger Activity Division, 1849 C St. NW, Suite 7408, Washington, DC

20240, or by calling 202-208-4874. The guidance document is also

available electronically as a Microsoft Word file at the following web

site: http://www.nps.gov.refdesk/DOrders/index.htm

DATES: Written comments will be accepted through May 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to: Dick Young, Special Park

Uses Program Manager, C/O Colonial NHP, P.O. Box 210, Yorktown, VA

23690.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dick Young at 757-898-7846, or 757-

898-3400, ext. 51.

Dated: February 18, 1998.

Chris Andress,

Chief, Ranger Activities Division.

[FR Doc. 98-5284 Filed 2-27-98; 8:45 am]

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