Environmental Assessment Completed

Digital 299 Broadband Project

Shasta-Trinity National Forest Trinity, California Shasta Trinity National Forest All Units

Install fiber optic cable near California State Route 299 from Eureka to Cottonwood on multiple land ownerships. Lead Agency: CA Public Utilities Commission. Shasta-Trinity National Forest (STNF) will decide whether to permit activities on STNF lands

Location

Project alignment generally follows CA State Route 299 (SR-299), but is sited mostly along and within shoulders of adjacent USFS and County roads

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/12/2019
2
Comment Period
01/03/2022
3
Objection Period Start
10/27/2022
4
Decision
03/2023 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
03/2024 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNepa Document Prepared By Another Federal Agency
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityElectric Transmission; Facility Improvements/Construction
Digital 299 FONSI DN 03 01 23 (Signed)Decision Signed Date: 03/06/2023
ForestsShasta Trinity National Forest
DistrictsBig Bar Ranger District; Weaverville Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special use managementFacility management