Decision Memo Completed

Otero County Electric Co-Op New Buried Powerline - Telephone Canyon

Lincoln National Forest Otero, New Mexico Sacramento Ranger District

Otero County Electric Cooperative (OCEC) has applied to construct 4,400 feet of underground single-phase powerline along Forest Service Road 564 (Telephone Canyon) to a new customer in Telephone Canyon.

Location

Off Forest Service Road 460 (Scott Able Canyon) near Sacramento River Canyon road (E12), southwest of Cloudcroft, New Mexico.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/19/2019
2
Decision
11/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
11/2019 (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 ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Otero County Electric Co-Op New Buried Powerline - Telephone CanyonDecision Signed Date: 11/01/2019
ForestsLincoln National Forest
DistrictsSacramento Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionTownship 17 South, Range 13 East, Section 32, New Mexico Meridian.
Special use management