Decision Memo Completed

Asotin Telephone Company dba TDS Telecom Special Use Permit

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Wallowa, Oregon Wallowa Valley Ranger District

re-issuance of permit WAV418201, TDS Telecom, which was previously valid from 9/9/September 9,1986 to 12/31/December 31, 2006. The permit area includes .8 miles of buried telephone line in Sec 12 & 13, T4N, R44E, W.M.

Location

Wallowa County, Oregon, on the west side of Highway 3 across from the Joseph Canyon Overlook.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/21/2014
2
Decision
03/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (15)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityFacility Maintenance
Asotin Telephone Company dba TDS Telecom Special Use Permit DecisionDecision Signed Date: 03/25/2015
ForestsWallowa-Whitman National Forest
DistrictsWallowa Valley Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSec 12 & 13, T4N, R44E, W.M.
Special use management