Authorize installation of an underground fiber optic line between Ash Fork and Flagstaff, AZ. The line would be within existing forest roads and the Transwestern Pipeline corridors including approximately 32.3 miles on Forest Service land.
Location
Along Forest Roads 246U and 160 (Transwestern Pipeline Easement Road), within the Transwestern Pipeline corridor.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/14/2022
2
Decision
03/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
03/2024 (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 |
| Arcadian Fiber Optic Line, Ash Fork to Flagstaff | Decision Signed Date: 03/06/2024 |
| Forests | Kaibab National Forest |
| Districts | Williams Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |