BLM seeks public comment on proposed communication site in San Bernardino County
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MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Needles Field Office is seeking public comment on an Environmental Assessment for a proposed communications site at Nipton, in San Bernardino County. Today’s posting of the EA commences a 30-day public comment period that will close July 5.
InterConnect Towers LLC has submitted proposals for five communications’ sites within the Needles Field Office, located approximately 10 miles south of the California-Nevada state line, 1.25 miles southwest of the junction of I-15 and Nipton Road. The BLM will complete an EA and conduct a public comment period for each proposal, as submitted. The BLM intends to respond to the applicant’s request for use of public land by authorizing a communication site lease for the Nipton proposal.
Each communication site would consist of a typical 196-foot lattice signal tower, a single multiple-room building capable of holding up to five communication vendors, no more than three 1,000 gallon propane tanks and two 35 kilowatt generators situated on a 50ft2 concrete pad. This project could provide improved 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 the nation’s energy infrastructure. The Nipton EA be viewed at https://goo.gl/h8qpLz.
Public comments may be submitted via mail: William Webster, Needles Field Office, 1303 S. Highway 95, Needles, CA 92363; email: wwebster@blm.gov, or by fax 760-326-7099.
For further information, contact Webster at telephone number 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.