§ 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 § 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]

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