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,,repres5tatives  ,june #be1 #bjbj,mr4  
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ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,natural ,res\rces1 = a p]iod to be  
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fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide t a     
reque/ = ! deploym5t or modification ( a
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br[nfields site is categorically exclud$
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reviews4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,br[nfields ,broadb&        
,deploym5t ,act4  #b4 ,application (    
,,nepa & ,,nhpa to br[nfields  7a7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,communications facility ,! t]m         
communications facility includes-- 7,a7 
any wireless or wirel9e infra/ructure = 
! transmission ( writ+1 signs1 signals1 

data1 images1 pictures1 or s\nds ( all  
k9ds2  7,b7 any transmitt+ device1 t[]1 
or support /ructure1 & any equipm5t1    
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/ructure4  7#b7 ,communications s]vice  
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s\nds ( all k9ds4  7#c7 ,cov]$ project  
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def9$ 9 section #aja ( ! ,compreh5sive  
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exclusion  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a cov]$       

project subject to ! approval ( !       
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exclud$ f ! requirem5t to prep>e an     
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environm5tal impact /atem5t "u section  
#ajb ( ! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy
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7#b7 ,relation to extraord9>y           
circum/ances proc$ures ,! use ( !       
categorical exclusion "u p>agraph 7#a7  
%all n be consid]$ to include           
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,regulations1 or section #aejh4d ( title
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any successor to su* regulations74  7c7 
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or t is o!rwise subject to !            
jurisdiction ( ! ,commission %all n be  
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