Decision Memo Completed

NCREN Fiber Optic Line Expansion Project (MCNC) - Phase II of Western NC Route

National Forests in North Carolina Buncombe; McDowell, North Carolina National Forests In North Carolina All Units

Proposal would permit MCNC organization to install and maintain a buried 2-inch conduit and 144-count SM fiber optic cable within the state road rights-of-way across NFS lands.

Location

Woodlawn Work Center and Bent Creek Experimental Forest & North Carolina Arboretum

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/25/2011
2
Comment Period
11/25/2011
3
Decision
04/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
MCNC Fiber Optic CableDecision Signed Date: 04/19/2012 Legal Notice Date: 04/24/2012
ForestsNational Forests In North Carolina
DistrictsGrandfather Ranger District; Pisgah Ranger District
Special use management