TDS Telecom has requested to install approximately 2,000 feet of 25 pair copper cable along Oosterneck Road and to retire 650 feet of 25 pair copper cable on the Cherokee National Forest. This line would be on the new FLEC Oosterneck Road Project.
Location
The project is located approximately 4 miles east of Tellico Plains, TN, in Monroe County, TN.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/14/2021
2
Decision
09/2021 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2021 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| TDS Telecom Oosterneck Road Project Decision Memo | Decision Signed Date: 09/27/2021 |
| Forests | Cherokee National Forest |
| Districts | Tellico Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |