Decision Memo Completed

ATC Communications Juniper to Holbrook Fiber Optic Line

Caribou-Targhee National Forest Oneida, Idaho Westside Ranger District

As part of a larger project, the FS is proposing to authorize installation of a fiber optic line along 1.7 miles of the 027 road on the CNG, which would place an underground fiber optic cable in a 3" wide trench along the road in the existing ROW.

Location

Fiber optic line runs from Holbrook to Juniper, ID. The line crosses 1.7 miles of FS administered lands along the Meadowbrook road (FR-027).

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/19/2015
2
Decision
09/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2015 (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
ATC Communications Juniper to Holbrook Fiber Optic LineDecision Signed Date: 09/18/2015
ForestsCaribou-Targhee National Forest
DistrictsWestside Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT.14S., R.32E.,Sec 8,17 BBM
Special use management