Representatives of the American Bird Conservancy, Defenders of Wi...
Representatives of the American Bird Conservancy, Defenders of Wildlife and the National Audubon Society met with FCC General Counsel Austin Schlick and other commission officials last week to discuss the groups’ petition for expedited rulemaking by the agency, they…
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said in an ex parte filing. The groups said they want the FCC to help reduce bird deaths through steps including amending its rules in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, preparing a programmatic environmental impact statement on the effects of communications towers on migratory birds, and clarifying the “roles, responsibilities and obligations” of the FCC, tower applicants and non-federal representatives in complying with the Endangered Species Act.