OTC is proposing to install a new fiber optic line in conduit in their existing right-of-way between their Bates to Unity transfer stations to replace the original fiber optic cable installed in 1996.
Location
The project area is located approximately 27 miles northeast of John Day on the Blue Mountain Ranger District of the Malheur National Forest and on the Whitman Ranger District of the Wallowa-Whitman
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/26/2013
2
Comment Period
06/26/2013
3
Decision
09/2013 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
11/2013 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| OTC Special Use Permit Amendment Fiber Optic Line Replacement Decision Memo | Decision Signed Date: 09/30/2013 Legal Notice Date: 09/30/2013 |
| Forests | Malheur National Forest; Wallowa-Whitman National Forest |
| Districts | Blue Mountain Ranger District; Whitman Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T. 11 S. R. 35 E. Sections 25-28; T. 11 S. R. 35 E. Sections 26-28, 35, 36; T. 12 S. R. 35.5 E. Section 1; T 12 S. R 36 E. Sections 6-9, 15, 16; Willamette Meridian |