This would authorize Midstate to install about 100 feet of line to connect to the BNSF Rail for rail heaters and signals. They trench would be 2 feet wide and 3 feet deep for the conduit. Another line 10 feet long would connect the line to pedestal.
Location
Township 26 South, Range 08 East, Section 21. South of mile post 196 on Highway 97.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/29/2023
2
Decision
09/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Midstate - BNSF Railroad New Line Install | Decision Signed Date: 09/25/2023 |
| Forests | Deschutes National Forest |
| Districts | Crescent Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |