Final Environmental Impact Statement; P140 Coaxial Cable Removal Project, Socorro, New Mexico to Mojave, CA, Notice of Approval of Record of Decision

摘要

Pursuant to Sec. 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L.91-190, as amended) and the regulations promulgated by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR Part 1505.2), the Department of the Interior, National Park Service (lead agency) and Bureau of Land Management (cooperating agency) prepared an abbreviated Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for AT&T's P140 Coaxial Cable Removal Project. The no-action period commenced May 29, 1998 with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Federal Register notice of FEIS filing. Final approval of the Record of Decision (ROD) occured on August 17, 1998. Decision: The National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management will monitor and evaluate implementation of Alternative A (identifed as the preferred alternative in the Final Environmental Impact Statement issued in May 1998). AT&T will initiate activities encompassed in the selected alternative as soon as practical. This option and three other alternatives were detailed and analyzed in the Final and Draft Environmental Impact Statements (latter issued in December, 1997). Approval: The Record Of Decision (ROD) was jointly approved as follows: National Park