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CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
May 9,2011
Miguel Del Valle Chicago City Clerk City Hall Office
121 North LaSalle Street, Room 107 Chicago, Illinois 60602
RE: Invitation to Comment Under Section 106: Proposed Antenna Collocations Chicago Distributed Antenna System (DAS) Network - Phase I City of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois BL Project No. 11L2705
Dear Mr. Del Valle:
At the request of AT&T Mobility, LLC (AT&T), BL Companies is preparing a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) study for the Chicago Distributed Antenna System (DAS) network referenced above. This action is submitted for review pursuant to the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for the Collocation of Wireless Antennas executed by the FCC effective March 7, 2005, the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (NCSHPO), and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP).
AT&T Mobility, LLC is proposing to install 22 antennas at an average tip height of 34 feet on existing street light poles. The telecommunication collocation nodes are being located on existing street light poles located within an urban setting. The existing poles are located within the city of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Ofthe 22 total nodes in the network, seven of the nodes fali within, or within 250 feet of, or are visible from the ground level of a historic district and four of the nodes are adjacent to individually listed or eligible historic resources. The undertaking is limited to the collocation of an antenna, equipment cabinets and associated wiring on existing street light poles. The action does not involve an increase in the height ofthe existing pole. Minimal ground disturbance at the base of the street light poles will occur per City ordinance to accommodate the telecommunications conduit to be completed by the public utility.
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