Decision Memo Completed

Bend Broadband Fiber Opitc Cable Installation

Deschutes National Forest Deschutes, Oregon Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District

Bend Broadband proposes to install middle mile fiber infrastructure across a variety land boundaries (City, BLM, USFS lands). Line installation on cell towers and underground will occur in utilities right-of-ways to transmit high-speed internet.

Location

Bend, Oregon to La Pine with a secondary line through the community of Sunriver to the Spring River communication site

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/26/2011
2
Decision
10/2011 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2011 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Bend Broadband Fiber Optic Cable Installation ProjectDecision Signed Date: 10/11/2011
ForestsDeschutes National Forest
DistrictsBend/Fort Rock Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionBend to La Pine T18S, R11E, S 22, 28, 33; T19S, R11E, S 5, 8, 16, 17, 21, 26, 33; T20S, R11E, S 4, 5, 8, 17, 20, 29, 31 and Sunriver to Spring River T20S, R10E, S 1, 2, 11, 12; T20S, R11E, S 6
Special use management