Decision Memo Completed

Hood Canal Communications Fiber Optic Permit

Olympic National Forest Jefferson, Washington Olympic National Forest All Units

Hood Canal Communications (HCC) is proposing to modify their existing special use permit to include the installation of new fiber optic cable along sections of the Dosewallips Road, the Duckabush Road, and Highway 101 that cross over FS land.

Location

On FS land along the Duckabush and Dosewallips Road.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/01/2023
2
Decision
09/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2023 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Hood Canal Communications Fiber Optic PermitDecision Signed Date: 09/08/2023
ForestsOlympic National Forest
DistrictsHood Canal Ranger District / Quilcene
Legal Land DescriptionT25N R3W Sec. 1 / T26N R3W Sec. 24 and 25 / T26N, R2W, Sec. 14 and 26
Special use management