Decision Memo Completed

South Central Utah Telephone Association (SCUTA) Panguitch Lake North project

Dixie National Forest Kane, Utah Cedar City Ranger District

The project would bury 1.7 miles of single, non-electric fiber optic cable in duct conduits in a 10 foot (2.1 acres) Right of Way and 15 foot (3.1 acres) construction Right of Way, 1.2 acres and 1.7 acres of which are on Forest Service lands.

Location

Township 35S Range 7W Sections 32 and 33 and Township 36S Range 7W Section 6

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/07/2023
2
Decision
08/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2024 (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
South Central Utah Telephone Association (SCUTA) Panguitch Lake North projectDecision Signed Date: 08/13/2024
ForestsDixie National Forest
DistrictsCedar City Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special use management