Categorical Exclusion Completed

Tularosa Basin Telephone Company Wave 2 Fiber Optic Project

Lincoln National Forest Lincoln, New Mexico Smokey Bear Ranger District

Tularosa Basin Telephone Company (TBTC) has submitted an application to install 3.5 miles of buried fiber optic line along NM Highway 37 on NFS lands.

Location

Along NM Highway 37 between Nogal and Angus, NM.

Project timeline

1
NEPA Start Date
10/1/2025
2
Finding/Decision Date
12/5/2025

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical ExclusionUSDA-27d-USFS
Decision Signed Date12/5/2025
Special use management