Decision Memo Completed

PacifiCorp Power Line Special Use Re-Authorization

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Jackson, Oregon Siskiyou Mountains Ranger District

Renewal of a permit for a 50-year term for an existing underground electrical distribution line near Mt. Ashland Ski Resort on USDA Forest Service lands. No new construction or ground disturbance would occur.

Location

Approximately 6.5 miles south of Ashland, Oregon, and approximately 6 miles north of the California border.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/16/2014
2
Decision
11/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
12/2014 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (15)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityElectric Transmission; Special Use Authorizations
Mt. Ashland Special Use Permit RenewalDecision Signed Date: 11/21/2014
ForestsRogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
DistrictsSiskiyou Mountains Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT40S-R01E-Sections 16, 20, 21, and 22. Willamette Meridian.
Special use management