Click here for a PDF file of the Federal Communication Commission's Declaratory Ruling (FCC 05-176) "In the Matter of Clarification of Procedures for Participation of Federally Recognized Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations Under the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement."
General Summary:
* If an Applicant has made two good faith efforts over 40 days to obtain a response from a Native entity, and has not received one, the Applicant will notify the FCC in a written format.
* The FCC will, in turn, notify the Native entity in a written format and telephone call of the Applicant's interest.
* The Native entity will then have 20 days to respond -- as to their interest in participating in the the review (from the time that the FCC provided notice).
* Attached to the Ruling is a list (25 pages long) of the cell tower projects that may proceed (completed tribal review).
Note: The FCC's electronic version of the ruling is 34-pages long. Attached is only the 6-page PDF file that has the narrative ruling. There is also the 25-page Appendix and three, one-page comments by FCC commissioners. Please let me know if you would like a complete, 34-page PDF version sent to you.