[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 107 (Monday, June 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32847-32848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11141]


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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 [email protected], 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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