Environmental Assessment Cancelled

Valley Electric Authority Nevada Broadband Installation

Inyo National Forest Esmeralda; Mineral, Nevada Inyo National Forest All Units

Valley Electric Authority (VEA), a Nevada utility company, is proposing to add broadband cables to existing utility lines, and renew their Special Use Permit. There would be about 10.5 miles of cable added to overhead lines, and 200 feet underground.

Location

Along Highway 6 in Nevada, on the East side of Montgomery Pass, near the Esmeralda, Mineral County line.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/2017 (Estimated)
2
Comment Period
07/2017 (Estimated)
3
Objection Period Start
01/2018 (Estimated)
4
Decision
04/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNepa Document Prepared By Another Federal Agency
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
ForestsInyo National Forest
DistrictsMono Ranger District; White Mountain Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionTownship 1N, Range 32 East and Range 33 East, and Township 2N, Range 33E.
Special use management