Miscellaneous Links - Firmly Anchored In Midair, the book

Federal Agencies
Department of Agriculture
United States Forest Service (USFS)
Communication Site Special Uses Administration https://www.fs.fed.us/specialuses/special_comm.shtml

Department of Commerce
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/home

Application Process for Telecommunications Projects on Federal Right of Way
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/legacy/FROWsite/rowapplprocess.htm

Agency Staff Contacts for Telecom Projects in Federal Right of Way
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/legacy/FROWsite/rowagycontacts.htm

Broadband USA https://www2.ntia.doc.gov/

Inter-Departmental (Government) Radio Advisory Committee
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/page/interdepartment-radio-advisory-committee-irac
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/irac_membership_list_feb._19_2016.pdf

Department of Health and Human Services
National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health
Interview Statistics, Wireless Substitution Report 2016
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/wireless201605.pdf

National Center for Health Statistics
Division of Health Interview Statistics
Wireless Substitution Report 2012
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ppt/nchs2012/li-20_blumberg.pdf

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Tribal Leaders Contact Information
https://www.bia.gov/tribalmap/DataDotGovSamples/tld_map.html

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Communications Site Management Web Page
https://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/lands/communication_sites.html

Department of the Interior
National Park Service (NPS)
List of SHPOs https://www.nps.gov/nr/shpolist.html

TPHO Program https://www.nps.gov/thpo/

Department of the Interior
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Communications Tower Site Evaluation Form
https://www.fws.gov/habitatconservation/TOWER_SITE_EVALUATION_FORM.pdf

Voluntary Guidelines for Communications Tower Design, Siting, Construction, Operation, etc.
https://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/pdf/management/usfwscommunicationtowerguidance.pdf

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Drones/ Unmanned Aircraft Part 107 Fact Sheet
https://www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets/

Summary of Rule 107 for Unmanned Aircraft
https://www.faa.gov/uas/media/Part_107_Summary.pdf

Notice Criteria Tool (to determine if a filing is required under FAA Part 77 Regulations)
https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/gisTools/gisAction.jsp?action=showNoNoticeRequiredToolForm

The requirements for filing proposed structures with the Federal Aviation Administration depend on
several factors< including 1.) tower height, 2.) proximity to an airport, 3.) tower location, and
4.) proposed frequencies.
For FAA Part 77 regulations see:
CFR Title 14 Part 77.9.
Specifically, you must file with the FAA at least 45 days prior to construction if:
â¢ The structure will exceed 200ft above ground level
â¢ The structure will be in proximity to an airport and exceed the slope ratio
â¢ The structure involves the construction of a traverse-way (i.e. highway, railroad, waterway, etc.) and once
adjusted upward with the appropriate vertical distance would exceed a standard of 77.9(a) or (b)
â¢ The structure will emit frequencies and doesn’t meet FAA Co-location Policy
â¢ The proposed structure is in an instrument landing approach zone and might exceed the criteria in
part 77 Subpart C
â¢ The proposed structure would be in proximity to a navigation facility and might impact air navigation
communications
â¢ The proposed structure is on an airport or heliport property
â¢ If a filing has been requested by the FAA

Notice of Proposed Construction or Alteration (Form 7460-1 & Instructions)
https://www.faa.gov/documentlibrary/media/form/faa_form_7460-1_2017.pdf

Notice of Actual Construction or Alteration (Form 7460-2 Supplemental Notice)
https://www.faa.gov/documentlibrary/media/form/faa_form_7460-2_2017.pdf

Tower Marking and Lighting Regulations 70/7460 1L
Advisory Circular Marking and Lighting (Revised 01/04/2017)
https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/AC_70_7460-1L_.pdf

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Continued Tower Marking and Lighting Frequency
Asked Questions 70/7460 1L Advisory Circular Marking and Lighting FAQs (01/04/2017)
https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=malFAQs

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Antenna Height Above Average Terrain Calculator
https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/haat-calculator#block-menu-block-4

Antenna Structural Registration Home Page
http://wireless.fcc.gov/antenna/index.htm?job=home

Search for Existing Antenna Structures
http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistrationSearch.jsp

Databases
https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/general/search-fcc-databases

Environmental Compliance
National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) Fact Sheet
https://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/NEPA_Factsheet_111816.pdf

Historic Preservation Section 106 Process
Section 106 Review Process Fees- http://www.achp.gov/feesin106.pdf

First Amendment to Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for the Collocation of Wireless Antennas
https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-16-900A1.pdf

Second Amendment to Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for the Collocation of Wireless Antennas
https://www.achp.gov/digital-library-section-106-landing/fcc-nationwide-pa-collocation-wireless-antennas-second#

Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for the Collocation of Wireless Antennas
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2015-title47-vol1/pdf/CFR-2015-title47-vol1-part1-appB.pdf

Advisory Council for Historic Preservation- http://www.achp.gov/index.html

Broadband Action Agenda
https://transition.fcc.gov/national-broadband-plan/national-broadband-plan-action-agenda.pdf

National Broadband Plan, 2015 (Pole Attachment)
https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-15-151A1.pdf

Pole Attachment Rules, 2012 Section 224,
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title47/pdf/USCODE-2011-title47-chap5-subchapII-partI-sec224.pdf

Pole Attachment Rules, 2007 https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-187A1.pdf

Tower and Antenna Siting https://www.fcc.gov/general/tower-and-antenna-siting

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Flood Map Service Center http://msc.fema.gov/portal

Elevation Certificates https://www.fema.gov/elevation-certificate

Elevation Certificate Fact Sheet
https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1428941960043-a8f37b7e3af25f47396bbff04e7bf036/FEMA-HFIAA_ECFActSheet_040715.pdf

Elevation Certificate Form & Instructions
https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/fema_nfip_elevation-certificate-form-instructions_feb-2020.pdf?id=1383

Legislation
Communications Act of 1934, as amended https://transition.fcc.gov/Reports/1934new.pdf

Middle-Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr3630enr/pdf/BILLS-112hr3630enr.pdf

Telecommunications Act of 1996
https://www.fcc.gov/general/telecommunications-act-1996
https://transition.fcc.gov/Reports/tcom1996.pdf

Legislative Branch
House of Representatives
US House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee
https://energycommerce.house.gov/

US House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee
Communications and Technology Subcommittee
https://energycommerce.house.gov/subcommittees/communications-and-technology-115th-congress

Senate https://www.senate.gov/index.htm

US Senate Committee on Science, Commerce, and Transportation
http://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/

US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet
https://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/communicationstechnologyandtheinternet

FCC Oversight Hearing, March 1, 2017
http://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2017/3/oversight-of-the-federal-communications-commission

NATIONAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATIONS

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissions (NARUC) https://www.naruc.org/

(NARUC) Subcommittee on Telecommunications
https://maxxwww.naruc.org/forms/committee/CommitteeFormPublic/viewExecCommittee?id=764000C03EF

National Association of Tribal Preservation Historic Officers
https://www.nathpo.org/thpo-search/

National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officerâs (NCSHPO) http://ncshpo.org/directory/

INDUSTRY STANDARDS

American Land Title Association (ALTA) & National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS)
Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Surveys
http://www.alta.org/policy-forms/

Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA NSPS Land Title Surveys (02-23-16)

STATE OF COLORADO
Department of Public Safety
Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhsem

Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) Broadband Fund
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora-broadband-fund/2016-grant-awards

Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), Public Utility Commission (PUC)
https://www.colorado.gov/dora/puc

PUC on Telecommunications https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/telecommunications

Department of Transportation https://www.codot.gov/

Highway Access Permits https://www.codot.gov/business/permits/accesspermits

Right of Way Manual
https://www.codot.gov/business/manuals/right-of-way

Utilities and Special Use Permits https://www.codot.gov/business/permits/utilitiesspecialuse

Legislative Branch, General Assembly http://leg.colorado.gov/

Legislator Locator http://leg.colorado.gov/legislators

SHPO https://www.historycolorado.org/state-historic-preservation-office