Decision Memo Completed

Idaho Power Bogus Basin Underground Line Placement Project

Boise National Forest Boise, Idaho Mountain Home Ranger District

Idaho Power proposes to install new underground power cables to the top of Shafer Butte and Deer Point at Bogus Basin. The existing cables that provide power to these two areas of critical facilities are deteriorating.

Location

Bogus Basin Recreation Area, 16 miles north of Boise via Bogus Basin Road.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/19/2021
2
Decision
12/2021 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2022 (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 ActivityDeveloped Site Management; Special Use Authorizations
Idaho Power Bogus Basin Underground Line Placement Special Use PermitDecision Signed Date: 12/13/2021
ForestsBoise National Forest
DistrictsMountain Home Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special use management