Decision Memo Completed

2021 Great Lakes Energy Cooperative Fiber Optic Install

Huron-Manistee National Forests Newaygo; Oceana, Michigan Baldwin/White Cloud Ranger District

To install fiber optic cables on GLECs existing overhead electric poles and/or adjacent to current buried electrical lines utilizing the existing electrical right-of-way.

Location

Newaygo and Oceana Counties, MI

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/24/2021
2
Decision
01/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2022 (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
2021 Great Lakes Energy Cooperative Fiber Optic InstallDecision Signed Date: 01/26/2022
ForestsHuron-Manistee National Forest
DistrictsBaldwin/White Cloud Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSee scoping notice.
Special use management