Decision Memo Completed

Griggs County Telephone Fiber Optic Project

Dakota Prairie Grasslands Richland, North Dakota Sheyenne Ranger District

Griggs County Telephone Company is requesting the Forest Service to issue an amendment to an existing Special Use Permit to install, operate and maintain a buried fiber optic cable within a segment of Richland County Road 23 right-of-way

Location

Section 4, T135N, R52W

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/14/2023
2
Decision
08/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2023 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityElectric Transmission; Special Use Authorizations
Griggs County Telephone Fiber Optic ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/25/2023
ForestsDakota Prairie Grasslands
DistrictsSheyenne Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special use management