Decision Memo Completed

TDS Telecom Oosterneck Road Project

Cherokee National Forest Monroe, Tennessee Tellico Ranger District

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 Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
TDS Telecom Oosterneck Road Project Decision MemoDecision Signed Date: 09/27/2021
ForestsCherokee National Forest
DistrictsTellico Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special use management