DGC brings a unique combination of experience and capability to move projects expeditiously through the planning and permitting process to construction. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires all Federal agencies to implement procedures to make environmental consideration a necessary part of an agency's decision-making process.

NEPA Procedures - FCC Projects

DGC specializes in preparing and evaluating telecommunications facilities for NEPA compliance. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules implementing NEPA are found at Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1, Subpart I, rule sections 1.1301 to 1.1319 (47 CFR).

NEPA compliance for wireless antenna facilities includes an evaluation of current regulations, including 47 CFR and the Nationwide Programmatic Agreements of 2001 and 2005. The preparation of NEPA documentation under 47 CFR includes an evaluation of eight primary points as defined within Section 1.1307 (a)(1) through (8), including wilderness areas, wildlife preserves, endangered and threatened species and designated critical habitats, historic places, Native American religious sites, flood plains, wetlands and surface features, and high intensity white lights. Through this process, DGC coordinates with various state and federal government agencies, including SHPOs, THPOs, Native American tribal groups, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and various other state and federal agencies.

NEPA Procedures - HUD Projects

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rules implementing NEPA are found at 24 CFR Part 58. HUD is required to implement procedures to make environmental consideration a necessary part of the decision-making process. Factors to be evaluated by DGC will include: