Decision Memo Completed

Frontier West Virginia Fiber Optic Cable Special Use Permit / SUP7 Amendment 1

Monongahela National Forest Pendleton, West Virginia Monongahela National Forest All Units

Amend existing special use permit (SUP7) to authorize aerial installation of fiber optic cable on existing utility poles. This is a State and federal grant to get communication/Internet to rural and under served communities project.

Location

PLSS US Tracts 785B, 1186, and 1070 along WV 22/2 (Jake Hill Road)north of Upper Tract, WV.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/27/2014
2
Decision
08/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2014 (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
Frontier West Virginia Inc. Fiber Optic Cable SUP7 Amendment 1Decision Signed Date: 08/13/2014
ForestsMonongahela National Forest
DistrictsPotomac Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special use management