Remove, replace and/or upgrade existing communications equipment at two NKRD Radio Communications Sites. Install a new 60-foot self-supporting tower & ancillary equipment.
Location
Big Ridge Site: Lat=36 degrees, 40 mins, 48.7 secs North); Long=112 degrees, 9 mins, 16.47 secs West, elev=8354 ft. AMSL; South Canyon Site: Lat=36 degrees, 20 mins, 22 secs North. elev=9137 ft. AMSL
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/20/2021
2
Decision
02/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2022 (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 | Facility Improvements/Construction; Special Use Authorizations |
| Decision Memo - Big Ridge & South Canyon Radio Communications Sites Project | Decision Signed Date: 02/11/2022 |
| Forests | Kaibab National Forest |
| Districts | North Kaibab Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | (Big Ridge site) SE1/4 of the NW1/4 of SEC 14, T38N, R2E; & (South Canyon site) SE1/4 of Section 14, T34N, R3E, Gila and Salt River Baseline & Meridian (Coconino County, Arizona) |