Decision Memo Completed

Otero County Electric Cooperative Power Line- Cloudcroft to Sunspot

Lincoln National Forest Otero, New Mexico Sacramento Ranger District

Replace ~12 miles of overhead line with buried line (24 inches wide by 52 inches deep)and new overhead line to provide safer and more reliable service.

Location

From Cloudcroft, NM to Sunspot, NM. Route will follow the existing overhead line corridor.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/01/2014
2
Decision
09/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
11/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityElectric Transmission; Special Use Authorizations
Otero County Electric Cooperative Power Line- Cloudcroft to SunspotDecision Signed Date: 09/18/2018
ForestsLincoln National Forest
DistrictsSacramento Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special use management