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Notice of Receipt of Application for Telecommunication Site
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[Federal Register: June 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 107)]
[Notices]
[Page 32847-32848]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Receipt of Application for Telecommunication Site
AGENCY: National Park Service, Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of application for telecommunication site.
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SUMMARY: (Authority: 47 U.S.C. 332 (Telecommunications Act of 1996); 16
U.S.C. 5; other applicable authorities and Director's Order 53).
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (THRO) has received an application
from Verizon Wireless to rebuild the THRO's South Unit radio tower near
Medora, North Dakota to accommodate Verizon Wireless equipment. The
location of the proposed telecommunication site is Township 140 North,
Range 102 West, W\1/2\ of the NW\1/4\ of Section 16, Billings County,
North Dakota. The proposed site may include a rebuilt tower not to
exceed 180 feet in height, a 12' x 30' equipment building, and
necessary utilities. The staff at THRO is currently evaluating the
proposal and conducting a review and analysis pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA), the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and National Park Service
(NPS) requirements, policy and regulations. Once completed, the NEPA
analysis, including the effects, if any, on cultural resources, will be
available for public review at: http://www.nps.gov/thro, 
and
at the NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site at:
http://parkplanning.nps.gov/publicHome.cfm. This Web site
allows the public to review and comment directly on this document.
Comments: Comments on the proposal may be mailed to Theodore
Roosevelt National Park, P.O. Box 7, Medora, North Dakota 58645,
Attention Wireless Telecommunications Facility; by e-mail to
thro_forum@nps.gov, or directly through the PEPC Web site.
DATES: Review and analysis pursuant to the NEPA and the NHPA are
currently being conducted in the THRO and will
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be completed after June 2005. Once the analysis is complete, the NPS
will make its findings available to the public and will notify the
public, as appropriate, of additional steps they can take.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Theodore Roosevelt
National Park; telephone 701-623-4466.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the NEPA analysis will be
available at the Office of the Superintendent, Theodore Roosevelt
National Park, online at the Theodore Roosevelt National Park Web site
(http://www.nps.gov/thro), at the NPS Planning, Environment,
and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site at: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/
publicHome.cfm, or can be requested by writing to the
Superintendent, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, P.O. Box 7, Medora,
North Dakota 58645.
Dated: May 5, 2005.
Ernest Quintana,
Regional Director, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 05-11141 Filed 6-3-05; 8:45 am]
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