Decision Memo Completed

TWD Communications Fiber Optic Special Use Permit

Huron-Manistee National Forests Oscoda, Michigan Mio Ranger District

TWD Communications is proposing to install a fiber optic cable in the right of way (ROW) of M-72 on about 4,640 feet of Forest Service lands. The equipment used will include a cable slip ditcher, horizontal drill, and small, tracked equipment.

Location

right of way next to M-72 northeast of Mio, MI

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/17/2017
2
Decision
03/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2018 (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
TWD Communications Fiber Optic Special Use PermitDecision Signed Date: 03/05/2018
ForestsHuron-Manistee National Forest
DistrictsMio Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT27N, R4E, Sections 20 and 21, T27N, R5E, Section 20
Special use management