Environmental Compliance and Historic Preservation Review Training
Environmental Compliance and Historic Preservation Review Training for the Construction of Communications Towers and the Collocation of Communications Equipment
The FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau hosted its annual educational workshop on the environmental compliance and historic preservation review process required for the construction of wireless communications facilities. This year’s workshop included information relevant to the construction of all new communications towers and to the collocation of communications equipment on towers and other structures.
At the workshop, expert FCC staff and staff members of invited Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (THPO) provided guidance to the FCC’s licensees, those who construct communications facilities for FCC licensees, and their consultants. Part of the workshop focused on National Environmental Policy Act compliance, with an emphasis on wetlands and endangered species review. The remainder of the workshop addressed National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 compliance under the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for Review of Effects on Historic Properties for Certain Undertakings Approved by the Federal Communications Commission. Topics for this portion of the workshop included improving submissions to Tribal Nations and SHPOs with a focus on professional qualifications and submissions for Positive Train Control Wayside Poles. There were additional presentations on ASR, E106, and TCNS.
For Additional Information. Steve DelSordo at (202) 418-1986 or by e-mail: stephen.delsordo@fcc.gov. All media inquiries should be directed to Cecilia Sulhoff at (202) 418-0587 or Cecilia.sulhoff@fcc.gov.
Agenda
| 9:00 AM | Introductions Roger Sherman, Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Jeffrey Steinberg, Deputy Chief, Spectrum and Competition Policy Division |
| 9:15 AM | The NEPA Checklist Erica Rosenberg, Special Counsel, SCPD |
| 10:00 AM | Biological Reviews and USFWS Joelle Gehring, Biologist |
| 10:45 AM | Break |
| 11:00 AM | DAS and Small Cells Jeffrey Steinberg, Deputy Chief, SCPD Jill Springer, Deputy Federal Preservation Officer |
| 11:30 AM | Special Problems & Solutions: Advice for Consultants, Licensees, and Project Proponents Section 106 Professional Qualifications — Steve DelSordo, FPO MOA's — Steve DelSordo, FPO |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM | Special Problems & Solutions: Advice for Consultants, Licensees, and Project Proponents PTC — Jill Springer, Deputy FPO ASR — Mania Baghdadi, Attorney-Advisor, SCPD E106/TCNS — Steve DelSordo, FPO |
| 2:00 PM | Break |
| 2:15 PM | Tribal Nations and the FCC Section 106 Process Geoffrey Blackwell, Chief, Office of Native Affairs and Policy |
| 2:30 PM | The Section 106 Process: The View from Tribal Nations Steve DelSordo, Federal Preservation Officer (moderator) Alvin Windy Boy, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation Everett Bandy, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma |
| 4:00 PM | Wrap-Up and Adjourn FCC Staff |
Presentations
- Erica Rosenberg: PowerPoint | Acrobat
- Joelle Gehring: PowerPoint | Acrobat
- Jill Springer: PowerPoint - 1 | Acrobat- 1 || PowerPoint - 2 | Acrobat - 2
- Alvin Windy Boy: PowerPoint | Acrobat