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 NEWS  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F.  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE:  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT:  September  16,  2002  Meribeth  McCarrick  at  (202)  418-  0654 
 DR.  AMOS  J.  LOVEDAY,  JR.  NAMED  CULTURAL  RESOURCE  SPECIALIST  FOR  THE  WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU’S  COMMERCIAL  WIRELESS  DIVISION 
 Washington,  D.  C.  –  Dr.  Amos  J.  Loveday,  Jr.  has  been  named  Cultural  Resource  Specialist  in  the  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau’s  Commercial  Wireless  Division. 
 As  the  Bureau’s  Cultural  Resource  Specialist,  Loveday  will  immediately  become  an  integral  part  of  the  Commission’s  environmental  review  process  for  facilities  siting  issues.  He  will  focus  on  assessing 
 whether  tower  and/  or  antenna  siting  projects  proposed  by  those  who  do  business  with  the  Commission  comply  with  requirements  of  the  National  Historic  Preservation  Act  of  1966  (“  NHPA”),  the  National 
 Environmental  Policy  Act  of  1970,  the  rules  of  the  Advisory  Council  on  Historic  Preservation  (“  ACHP”),  and  the  Commission’s  rules.  In  addition,  he  will  assist  the  Commission  in  establishing  a  closer  working 
 relationship  with  the  States,  Indian  Tribes,  and  Native  Hawaiian  Organizations. 
 Prior  to  joining  the  Commission,  Loveday  served  as  Ohio’s  State  Historic  Preservation  Officer,  a  position  that  has  responsibility  for  overseeing  reviews  performed  for  federal  undertakings  under  Section 


 106  of  the  NHPA.  Prior  to  that  he  worked  from  1981-  1995  as  the  Chief  Curator  of  the  Ohio  Historical  Society,  which  runs  numerous  museums  and  historic  sites  across  Ohio.  Additionally,  during  the  past  18 
 months  Loveday  has  represented  the  National  Conference  of  State  Historic  Preservation  Officers  on  the  ACHP’s  Telecommunications  Working  Group  (“  Working  Group”).  The  Working  Group,  which  includes 
 representatives  of  the  FCC,  ACHP,  State  Historic  Preservation  Officers,  Indian  Tribes,  industry,  and  cultural  resource  consultants,  was  formed  to  address  issues  and  develop  administrative  solutions  relating 
 to  the  historic  preservation  review  of  communications  facilities. 
 Dr.  Loveday  holds  a  Ph.  D.  (history),  M.  A.  (history)  and  a  B.  S.  (education)  from  Ohio  State  University. 


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