{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0987","number":"0987","name":"Wendy Pond","organization":"","posted":"2026-09-28T04:00Z","received":"2026-09-27T04:00Z","body":"SUMMARY\nThis submission identifies four areas where there are gaps in necessary protection for long term public health.\n\nCell masts capable of RF transmission are being installed in residential streets— \nWithout long term effects having been proven safe for human and wildlife health; and \nWithout reported adverse effects having been avoided or remedied; and \nWithout the democratic agreement of residents living within reach and sight of the technology; and \nWithout adequate monitoring of transmission levels.\n\nThe regulatory authorities are failing to protect human and wildlife wellbeing in these four ways.\n\nIssues of public concern regarding positioning of cell masts in residential areas: \n\nThe telecom companies are not required to remedy loss of good health, nor pay for shielding materials to avoid effects, nor compensate loss of pleasure in life. \n\nThere is no provision for the public to have rights of objection to the choice of site for a cell mast, nor rights to compensation and fair settlement. \n\nRecourse to legal processes is beyond the means of most households. That is, the costs of shielding materials, re-designing bedrooms where children sleep, and “leaving all fair” should fall on the telecommunication companies and not on the householder.\n\nDETAILS IN DOCUMENT ATTACHED “Pond Submission”\n\n","attachments":["https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0987/attachment_1.pdf"],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0987","tags":["child-development","sleep-cognition","policy-standards"],"source_hash":"cec584e606df6a3758ed1781d64fc65f6ad190da7436fb3e92801a243010397f","slug":"child-development-comment-0987","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0987","body_sha256":"390aeb1590a97750f8fded3a268edfa096cdb6afc6c6a03401da7c035b3383f1","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"standards","topics":[{"id":"standards","evidence":"hout reported adverse effects having been avoided or remedied; and \nWithout the democratic agreement of residents living within reach and sight of the technology; and \nWithout adequate monitoring of t"},{"id":"infrastructure","evidence":"where there are gaps in necessary protection for long term public health.\n\nCell masts capable of RF transmission are being installed in residential streets— \nWithout long term effects h"},{"id":"access","evidence":"e telecom companies are not required to remedy loss of good health, nor pay for shielding materials to avoid effects, nor compensate loss of pleasure in life. \n\nThere is no provision for th"}],"summary":"Objects to residential antenna placement without adequate health protection or consent. Requests monitoring, rights protections and compensation for costs associated with shielding and legal action.","reviewed_at":"2026-09-28T16:09:15Z","review_method":"Source-matched AI review of 101 new complete comment bodies with exact supporting passages; three attachment-dependent covering notes remain pending. Attachments and external links not reviewed.","review_source_sha256":"1cc45348624e7803936b5b618089e24d6a4e4b19189d28f76d3b187268d34cd7","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["standards","infrastructure","access"],"primary_topic":"standards","forum_title":"Objects to residential antenna placement without adequate health protection or consent. Requests monitori…"}