This project proposes an amendment to the Three Rivers master permit, granting a Right-of-Way for the purpose of installing fiber optic cable along about four miles of road on Forest Service land to bring needed services to rural communities
Location
The proposed route for the new fiber optic cable is 20 miles southeast of Alder, MT and follows the Upper Ruby Road into the Gravelly Mountain Range.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/10/2023
2
Decision
08/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Sheridan Fiber Decision Memo | Decision Signed Date: 08/22/2023 |
| Forests | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest |
| Districts | Madison Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 9 south, Range 3 west, Sections 7, 17, 18, 20, 28, & 34; Township 10 south, Range 3 west, Sections 3, 4, & 9 of the Montana Principal Meridian. |