First Responder Network Authority Regional Programmatic Environmental Impact Statements - Non-Contiguous Region

Location

United States – Non-Contiguous Region

Description

In 2017, the First Responder Network Authority, an independent authority within NTIA, prepared five regional Programmatic Environmental Impact Statements (PEISs) to support National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance for the National Public Safety Broadband Network. The PEISs evaluate the environmental impacts of broadband deployment in every U.S. state and territory.

NTIA served as a cooperating agency for the FirstNet PEISs. In July 2024, NTIA formally adopted the FirstNet PEISs. In October 2024, NTIA issued its Records of Decision (ROD) to support tiered NEPA reviews for broadband projects funded by NTIA.