Decision Memo Completed

Peoples Telephone Company Amendment #3

Chippewa National Forest Itasca, Minnesota Deer River Ranger District

Install, operate, and maintain buried fiber optic communications cable & associated appurtenances in existing road rights-of-way in the Marcell area. Installation will employ vibratory plowing & directional boring methods, & restoration.

Location

Marcell exchange area in Itasca County, MN This is outside the boundary of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/10/2020
2
Decision
09/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2020 (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
Peoples Telephone Company Amendment #3Decision Signed Date: 09/09/2020
ForestsChippewa National Forest
DistrictsDeer River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSee maps
Special use management