Public Scoping: Commnet Cell Service Proposal for Stovepipe Wells

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act and the Council on Environmental Quality regulations, the National Park Service (NPS) is conducting public scoping in order to identify potential issues and develop alternatives regarding the proposed action.

Commnet of Nevada LLC (Commnet) is proposing to place a new 60-foot "Lite Site" tower on previously disturbed land at Stovepipe Wells, in close proximity to an existing telecommunications tower managed by AT&T/Pacific Bell Telephone Company (AT&T). Pursuant to National Park Service Management Policies, the NPS has requested that the new facilities be co-located on the existing telecommunications tower. AT&T has formally reviewed and denied this request from the NPS and Commnet because of present and future capacity requirements.

In addition to a new tower, Commnet proposes placing radio cabinets outside and adjacent to the tower. The equipment would be contained within a 20 foot x 30 foot fenced facility. Commnet would connect this cellular facility to adjacent commercial electrical power via underground conduit, which would require approximately 200 feet of trenching in previously disturbed areas. Adjacent disturbed areas would be used for construction sequencing, comprising approximately 50 foot x 50 foot. The NPS plans to examine this proposal in the context of all existing and reasonably foreseeable telecommunications facilities in the Stovepipe Wells area in order to accurately assess impacts to all associated resources. The resulting environmental assessment would thereby serve as a long-term telecommunications plan for the Stovepipe Wells area.

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