Midstate Telephone Company seeks to replace approximately 20,000 feet of fiber optic telephone line, buried on National Forest System land, to increase telecommunication capacity needed to serve local communities
Location
First location: Three miles south and three miles west of Fryburg, North Dakota. Second location: Eight miles west of Medora, North Dakota.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/01/2015
2
Comment Period
06/30/2015
3
Decision
09/2015 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
09/2015 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Midstate Telephone Company Replacement of Fiber Optic Telephone Line | Decision Signed Date: 09/14/2015 |
| Forests | Dakota Prairie Grasslands |
| Districts | Medora Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sections 11, 12,and 14, T139N, R101, Billings County; and Section 29, T140N, R103W, Golden Valley County |