National Environmental Policy Act Consulting Services: Ensuring Compliance
Complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) when constructing a tower is a must. What’s not a must is waiting to find out the results. EBI Consulting is skilled at performing the following services NEPA services, and can do so in an efficient and effective manner:
The National Environmental Policy Act
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is the basic national charter for environmental protection. The act requires all federal agencies to implement procedures that make environmental consideration a necessary part of an agency's decision-making process. Specifically, NEPA requires all federal agencies to take environmental consequences into account when making decisions that could be considered "major federal actions." Licensing of telecommunications facilities are defined as "major federal actions," and therefore must comply with NEPA.
As a licensing agency, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) complies with NEPA by requiring licensees of telecommunications facilities to review their proposed actions for environmental consequences. Under the FCC rules, the agency outlines procedures for implementing NEPA in Title 47 of the CFR, Part 1, Subpart I, Sections 1.1301 to 1.1319 (FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau - Rules & Regulations). Specifically, the FCC rules require the licensee to consider the potential environmental effects of constructing antenna facilities or structures on each of the "environmental sensitive categories" defined in Section 1.1307, and to disclose the effects in an environmental assessment (EA) per Section 1.1308 for filing to and review by the FCC.
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To learn more about NEPA services, contact EBI Consulting at 617.715.1847 or info@ebiconsulting.com. You can also view our sample projects.