Install and maintain a fiber optic line that would being at Pine Mountain Observatory paralleling FS road 2017500 to the Qwest Communications Facility at the Pine Moutain Communication Site. Line will be buried in previously disturbed utility ditch.
Location
Pine Mountain Observatory is located approximately 16 miles southeast of Bend Oregon
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/14/2014
2
Decision
03/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| University of Oregon, Pine Mountain Observatory Fiber Optic Line SUP | Decision Signed Date: 03/21/2014 |
| Forests | Deschutes National Forest |
| Districts | Bend/Fort Rock Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 20 South, Range 15 East, Section 33, W.M. |