Decision Memo Completed

Road 149 Fiber Optic Cable (Stoneham Telephone Corp)

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests & Pawnee National Grassland Weld, Colorado Pawnee Ranger District

The Forest Service proposes to authorize Stoneham Cooperative Telephone Corp. to install 1.49 miles of underground fiber optic cable across National Forest System lands next to Weld County Road 149.

Location

West side of Weld County Road 149 in Horsetail Allotment; approx. 10 miles north of Stoneham, CO.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/01/2011
2
Decision
10/2011 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2011 (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 ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Stoneham Cooperative Telephone Corp WCR 149Decision Signed Date: 10/04/2011
ForestsArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
DistrictsPawnee Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSections 5 & 8, T. 9 N., R. 56 W., 6th P.M.
Special use management