Decision Memo Completed

Tularosa Basin Telephone Company (TBTC) - Silver Springs/Mescalero Aerial Cable

Lincoln National Forest Otero, New Mexico Sacramento Ranger District

Installation of 1.37 miles of 12 strand fiber aerial telephone cable on existing power poles that are on National Forest System lands.

Location

Approximately 5 miles northeast of Cloudcroft, New Mexico

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/04/2011
2
Decision
12/2011 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
12/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityLand Use Adjustments; Special Use Authorizations
Decision Memo Tularosa Basin Telephone Company L-2000 Fiber Optic LineDecision Signed Date: 12/13/2011
ForestsLincoln National Forest
DistrictsSacramento Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT15S, R13E, Section22
Special use managementFacility management