Determine location for a power transmission line between the communities of Petersburg and Kake. No new roads would be constructed.
Location
Intertie is proposed to run from Petersburg, AK (Mitkof Island) to Kake, AK which is located on the neighboring island of Kupreanof.
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
07/28/2014
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
12/29/2014
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
06/24/2016
4
Objection Period Start
06/28/2016
5
Decision
11/2016 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
12/2016 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Forest Service Energy Implementation Plan; Ira - Inventoried Roadless Area Activities Requiring Secretary/Undersecretary Approval |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Electric Transmission; Special Use Authorizations |
| Kake to Petersburg Transmission Line Intertie Project | Decision Signed Date: 11/30/2016 |
| Forests | Tongass National Forest |
| Districts | Petersburg Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Mitkof and Kupreanof Islands, linking the communities of Petersburg and Kake. |