Decision Memo Completed

Firstlight Route 49 Fiber Optic Special Use Permit

White Mountain National Forest Grafton, New Hampshire White Mountain National Forest All Units

Firstlight proposes to install, use and maintain under new Special Use Permit an aerial support cable and a fiber optic cable on existing pole and underground conduit lines adjacent to Route 49 and Tripoli road.

Location

Five miles along Route 49 and Tripoli road in Thornton and Waterville Valley, New Hampshire

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
10/01/2020
2
Decision
11/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
11/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Firstlight Route 49 Fiber Optic Special Use PermitDecision Signed Date: 11/02/2020
ForestsWhite Mountain National Forest
DistrictsPemigewasset Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special use management