Decision Memo Completed

Reauthorization of 230-kV and 69-kV Power Lines and Rights-of-Way

Black Hills National Forest Custer; Fall River; Weston, South Dakota; Wyoming Douglas and Thunder Basin Ranger District

Special use authorization for existing 230-kV and 69-kV electrical powerlines, including Wyodak-Hot Springs and Tekla-Osage-Rapid City lines.

Location

Thunder Basin NG and Black Hills NF.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/30/2018
2
Decision
06/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2024 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.12 (11), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(11)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityElectric Transmission; Special Use Authorizations
Reauthorization of 230-kV and 69-kV Power Lines and Rights-of-WayDecision Signed Date: 06/14/2018
ForestsBlack Hills National Forest; Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
DistrictsHell Canyon Ranger District; Douglas and Thunder Basin Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT41N R71W, T42N R71W, T43N R71W, T43N R72W, T44N R69W, T44N R70W; AND T46N R63W, T47N R63W, T47N R64W, T47N R65W, T48N R65W, T48N R66W
Special use management