Categorical Exclusion Completed

Hiawatha Telephone Company, Special Use Authorization RAR223, Amendment 8

Hiawatha National Forest Chippewa; Mackinac, Michigan Hiawatha National Forest

Hiawatha Telephone Company proposes to extend underground fiber and supporting infrastructure on National Forest System Lands on the Hiawatha unit for an additional 13.61 miles under a 10 foot right-of-way as amendment #8 under their existing authorization RAR223 for such facilities.

Location

Along Forest Road 2217 (near Bear Lake), S 3595 Road (near Raco), Clear Lake and Colwell Lake Roads, Doe Lake Road, 33rd Rd/CR 442, Forest Road 2432, High Banks Rd (North and South), and Pete's Lake Campground Rd

Project timeline

1
NEPA Start Date
9/16/2025
2
Finding/Decision Date
10/24/2025

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical ExclusionUSDA-27d-USFS
Decision Signed Date10/24/2025
Special use management