Decision Memo Completed

Windstream Fiber Optic Installation - Special Use Permit

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Chattooga; Dawson; Habersham; Lumpkin; Rabun; Towns; Union; White, Georgia Chattooga River Ranger District

The project would involve installation of fiber optic cable and other electronic equipment along existing road and utility corridors along Forest Service, state, county and local public roads through approx. 30 total miles of NFS lands.

Location

Chattooga, Dawson, Habersham, Lumpkin, Rabun, Towns, Union & White Counties, Georgia

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/23/2011
2
Comment Period
10/25/2011
3
Decision
11/2011 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
03/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.12 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(8)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Windstream Fiber Optic Installation - Special Use PermitDecision Signed Date: 11/30/2011
ForestsChattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
DistrictsChattooga River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special use management