Categorical Exclusion Developing Proposal

Cal-Ore Telephone Company ReConnect 4 Fiber Optic Cable Installation

Modoc National Forest Modoc, California Doublehead Ranger District

Cal-Ore Telephone Company is proposing additional buried fiber optic cable to upgrade existing facilities in Siskiyou and Modoc Counties. The overall project is 140 miles with approximately 15.5 miles on National Forest System Lands in the Modoc National Forest along CA-139 and Tionesta Roads.

Location

Thirteen miles southeast from Tulelake, California within CA-139 right-of-way to Meares, California and on Tionesta Road from CA-139 to Tionesta, California. T46N R6E secs 20, 29, 32; T45N R6E secs 5, 8, 28, 32, 34; T44N R6E secs 3, 10, 11, 14-17, 19, 20, 23-25, 36; T44N R7E sec 31, Mount Diablo Meridian.

Project timeline

1
NEPA Start Date
7/1/2025
2
Finding/Decision Date

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical ExclusionNTIA C(8)
Special use management