Categorical Exclusion Developing Proposal

Spectrum 278 Amendment 8

Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Oconto, Wisconsin Lakewood-Laona Ranger District

Spectrum Mid-America, LLC is requesting a special use permit to install 78,374 feet of new buried fiber optic line and 1,374 feet of new aerial fiber optic line on National Forest System lands. Map: https://usfs.app.box.com/folder/342706031004?.s=r8amkow065e1s0hgctdx4gzvtp9vt50j

Location

Several site in Oconto County. T32N, R15E, Section 6; T33N, R15E, Sections 2, 11, 14, 18, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31; T33N, R16E, Sections 1- 3, 10, 11-14, 23, 24, 29, 34; T33N, R17E Sections 5, 6, 8, 17, 18; T32N, R17E, Sections 12-14

Project timeline

1
NEPA Start Date
2/13/2026
2
Finding/Decision Date

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical ExclusionUSDA-27d-USFS
Special use management