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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  445  TWELFTH  STREET,  S.  W.  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.  20554  DA  01-  691  News  media  information  202/  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202/  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 Released:  March  16,  2001 
 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ANNOUNCES  EXECUTION  OF  PROGRAMMATIC  AGREEMENT  WITH  RESPECT  TO 
 COLLOCATING  WIRELESS  ANTENNAS  ON  EXISTING  STRUCTURES 


 In  this  public  notice,  we  announce  the  issuance  of  a  Nationwide  Programmatic  Agreement  (Programmatic  Agreement),  attached  as  Appendix  A,  that  streamlines  procedures  for  review  of 
 collocations  of  antennas  under  the  National  Historic  Preservation  Act  (NHPA),  16  U.  S.  C.  §§  470  et  seq.  This  Nationwide  Programmatic  Agreement  has  been  executed  by  the  Federal  Communications 
 Commission,  the  National  Conference  of  State  Historic  Preservation  Officers,  and  the  Advisory  Council  on  Historic  Preservation. 


 The  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  previously  sought  public  comment  on  a  draft  of  this  Programmatic  Agreement  by  Public  Notice  released  December  26,  2000.  1  The  executing  parties  have 
 considered  all  comments  received  in  response  to  the  Public  Notice,  and  have  made  several  changes  to  the  draft  agreement  in  response  to  these  comments. 


 A  copy  of  the  Programmatic  Agreement  will  be  available  for  inspection  and  duplication  during  regular  business  hours  in  the  Reference  Information  Center,  445  Twelfth  Street,  S.  W.,  Courtyard  Level, 
 Washington,  DC  20554.  A  copy  may  also  be  obtained  from  ITS,  445  Twelfth  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  CY-B402,  Washington,  DC  20554.  A  copy  of  the  Programmatic  Agreement  will  also  be  posted  on  the 
 Commission’s  web  page  at  www.  fcc.  gov/  wtb/  siting. 
 For  further  information,  contact  Dan  Abeyta,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  Commercial  Wireless  Division,  at  (202)  418-  1538. 


 1  Public  Notice,  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  Seeks  Comment  on  a  Draft  Programmatic  With  Respect  to 
 Co-  locating  Wireless  Antennas  on  Existing  Structures,  DA  00-  2901  (rel.  December  26,  2000). 
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