The USFS is proposing authorization of a fiber broadband solution to underserved schools as well as public libraries in Apache County. Crews will attach the communication line to the existing overhead 69-kilovolt (kV) line.
Location
The project area consists of a total of 220 acres of land under ASNFs jurisdiction, which is composed of a linear right-of-way corridor that is approximately 9 miles long and 100 feet wide.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/14/2018
2
Decision
03/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
03/2019 (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 |
| Apache County Schools Fiber-Optic Project | Decision Signed Date: 03/28/2019 |
| Forests | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests |
| Districts | Lakeside Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sections 34, 35, 25, and 26, Township 9 North, Range 24 East, and Sections 4, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 30, and 33, Township 9 North, Range 25 East,Gila and Salt River Baseline and Meridian. |