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FCC 1.1311
Revised as of October 1, 2008
Goto Year:2007 |
2009
Sec. 1.1311 Environmental information to be included in the environmental
assessment (EA).
(a) The applicant shall submit an EA with each application that is subject
to environmental processing ( see Sec. 1.1307). The EA shall contain the
following information:
(1) For antenna towers and satellite earth stations, a description of the
facilities as well as supporting structures and appurtenances, and a
description of the site as well as the surrounding area and uses. If high
intensity white lighting is proposed or utilized within a residential area,
the EA must also address the impact of this lighting upon the residents.
(2) A statement as to the zoning classification of the site, and
communications with, or proceedings before and determinations (if any) made
by zoning, planning, environmental or other local, state or Federal
authorities on matters relating to environmental effect.
(3) A statement as to whether construction of the facilities has been a
source of controversy on environmental grounds in the local community.
(4) A discussion of environmental and other considerations which led to the
selection of the particular site and, if relevant, the particular facility;
the nature and extent of any unavoidable adverse environmental effects, and
any alternative sites or facilities which have been or might reasonably be
considered.
(5) Any other information that may be requested by the Bureau or Commission.
(6) If endangered or threatened species or their critical habitats may be
affected, the applicant's analysis must utilize the best scientific and
commercial data available, see 50 CFR 402.14(c).
(b) The information submitted in the EA shall be factual (not argumentative
or conclusory) and concise with sufficient detail to explain the
environmental consequences and to enable the Commission or Bureau, after an
independent review of the EA, to reach a determination concerning the
proposal's environmental impact, if any. The EA shall deal specifically with
any feature of the site which has special environmental significance (e.g.,
wilderness areas, wildlife preserves, natural migration paths for birds and
other wildlife, and sites of historic, architectural, or archeological
value). In the case of historically significant sites, it shall specify the
effect of the facilities on any district, site, building, structure or
object listed, or eligible for listing, in the National Register of Historic
Places. It shall also detail any substantial change in the character of the
land utilized (e.g., deforestation, water diversion, wetland fill, or other
extensive change of surface features). In the case of wilderness areas,
wildlife preserves, or other like areas, the statement shall discuss the
effect of any continuing pattern of human intrusion into the area (e.g.,
necessitated by the operation and maintenance of the facilities).
(c) The EA shall also be accompanied with evidence of site approval which
has been obtained from local or Federal land use authorities.
(d) To the extent that such information is submitted in another part of the
application, it need not be duplicated in the EA, but adequate
cross-reference to such information shall be supplied.
(e) An EA need not be submitted to the Commission if another agency of the
Federal Government has assumed responsibility for determining whether of the
facilities in question will have a significant effect on the quality of the
human environment and, if it will, for invoking the environmental impact
statement process.
[ 51 FR 15000 , Apr. 22, 1986, as amended at 51 FR 18889 , May 23, 1986; 53 FR 28394 , July 28, 1988]
Goto Section: 1.1310 | 1.1312
Goto Year: 2007 |
2009
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