Categorical Exclusion Completed

Elizabethton Electric Dennis Cove Road Line Relocation

Cherokee National Forest Carter, Tennessee Watauga Ranger District

Elizabethton Electric System requested authorization to reauthorize the existing permit and amend it to remove approximately 0.5 miles of existing powerline and replace it with 10 new poles along Dennis Cove Road within an existing road maintenance right of way.

Location

On Dennis Cove Road, approximately 2 miles south east of Hampton, Tennessee

Project timeline

1
NEPA Start Date
8/1/2026
2
Finding/Decision Date
9/24/2026

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical ExclusionUSDA-28d-USFS
Decision Signed Date9/24/2026
Special use management