Install, operate, maintain fiber optic cable for high-speed internet service. This proposal is the second and final phase of the project. Cable is proposed to follow existing road rights-of-way.
Location
US Highway 53, Trunk Highway 73, Trunk Highway 169, and County Road 106 (this Phase 2 project includes lands in St. Louis County on the Kawishiwi, Laurentian, and LaCroix Ranger Districts)
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/10/2012
2
Comment Period
05/10/2012
3
Decision
08/2012 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
10/2012 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Northeast Service Cooperative (Middle Mile) Phase 2 | Decision Signed Date: 08/20/2012 Legal Notice Date: 08/23/2012 |
| Forests | Superior National Forest |
| Districts | Laurentian Ranger District; Kawishiwi Ranger District; LaCroix Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | See Draft land List and Maps |