Categorical Exclusion Developing Proposal

Panhandle Tel. Fiber

Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands Baca; Cimarron, Colorado; Oklahoma Kiowa/Rita Blanca National Grasslands

Panhandle Telephone will use USDA ReConnect funds to bury fiber and improve rural broadband in OK and NM. About 2.17 miles cross Rita Blanca Grasslands and 0.11 miles cross Comanche, all within existing service corridors

Location

Lat: 36.516036 Lon: -102.895048

Project timeline

1
NEPA Start Date
5/16/2026
2
Finding/Decision Date

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical ExclusionUSDA-27d-USFS
Special use management