Decision Memo Completed

Choctaw Electric Cooperative Transmission Line Upgrades near Carter Mountain

Ouachita National Forest McCurtain, Oklahoma Kiamichi Ranger District

Choctaw Electric Cooperative, Inc. requests an amendment to their existing authorization to upgrade transmission capacity within an existing right of way across the Ouachita National Forest.

Location

West of state highway 259 north of Hochatown, Oklahoma.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/16/2024
2
Decision
02/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
02/2025 (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
Choctaw Electric Cooperative Transmission Line Upgrades near Carter MountainDecision Signed Date: 02/06/2025
ForestsOuachita National Forest
DistrictsKiamichi Ranger District
Legal Land Descriptionwithin Section 3 and Section 10, Township 4 South, Range 24 East; and, in Section 34, Township 3 South, Range 24 East, McCurtain County, Oklahoma.
Special use management