BLM seeks public comment on proposed communication site in San Bernardino County
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MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Needles Field Office is seeking public comment on an environmental assessment for a proposed communications site at Halloran Springs, San Bernardino County, approximately 13 miles northeast of the community of Baker, just northerly of the I-15.
Today’s posting of the environmental assessment commences a 30-day public comment period that will close April 30. The Halloran Springs’ environmental assessment can be viewed at https://goo.gl/CMJ6Tn.
InterConnect Towers LLC has submitted proposals for five communications sites within the Needles Field Office, in which the BLM will conduct an environmental assessment and public comment review period for each proposal. The BLM intends to respond to the applicant’s request for use of public land by authorizing a communication site lease for the Halloran Springs proposal.
Each communication site would consist of a typical 196 foot tall lattice signal tower, a multiple-room building capable of holding up to five communication vendors, up to three 1,000-gallon propane tanks and two 35kW generators situated on a 50ft2 concrete pad. This project could provide improved, consistent and reliable communication capability along specific underserved areas in San Bernardino County.
The BLM is committed to supporting improved transmission and pipeline development that stabilizes the grid and otherwise strengthens America’s energy infrastructure. Executive Order issued January 8, 2018, “Streamlining and Expediting Requests to Locate Broadband Facilities in Rural America,” directs federal agencies to reduce barriers to capital investment, remove obstacles to broadband service, and more efficiently employ government resources to foster rural broadband infrastructure.
For further information, contact William Webster, BLM Needles Field Office, 760-326-7008.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.