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The proposed project was also subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), because it is located in both the Klamath National Forest and Six Rivers National Forest. The United States Forest Service is the NEPA Lead Agency, and it performed a separate environmental review of the proposed project prior to issuance of a Special Use Permit. This site provides access to public documents and information relevant to the permitting, CEQA review, and construction of the Siskiyou Telephone Happy Camp to Somes Bar Fiber Connectivity Project. PROJECT STATUS The Final MND was adopted by the CPUC on August 9, 2018 in Resolution
Pre-construction Compliance Notices to Proceed (NTPs) were issued by CPUC by subsection of the project as requested by Siskiyou Telephone as summarized in Table 1. Issuance of NTPs was contingent upon Siskiyou Telephone's compliance with pre-construction requirements as specified by the approved mitigation measures and responsible agency permitting requirements.
Other responsible agency permits required for construction are listed in the MMCRP (see above). Prior to construction, Siskiyou Telephone was required to submit the following surveys and plans/programs to the CPUC for review and approval. Surveys were field validated by the CPUC Environmental Monitor on an ongoing basis.
Construction Monitoring and Minor Project Change Review Construction started in March 2019 and was monitored by the CPUC Environmental Monitors through construction completion in November 2019. Monitoring Reports documenting construction and compliance efforts are available here. As final engineering is completed or as construction necessitates, Minor Project Changes (MPCs) may be submitted for the Project. Each of these requests will be reviewed by CPUC to ensure that no new impacts or increase to impact severity would result from the requested change. No Minor Project Changes were requested for the Siskiyou Telephone Project. BACKGROUND Project Description The proposed project involves the construction and installation of 88,282 feet (approximately 16.72 miles) of fiber optic broadband facility cable in and alongside State Highway 96, which is maintained by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). Installation of the components of the fiber optic broadband facility cable would occur within the asphalt and gravel roadways or within the existing Caltrans right-of-way (ROW) adjacent to the travel surfaces. Directional boring would be used along most of the route, including when crossing creeks and culverts to avoid potential impacts on jurisdictional waters. The proposed project is partly funded by the California Advance Services
Fund (CASF). On December 20, 2007, in Decision Project Location The project site is located in Siskiyou County, approximately 70 miles
southwest of Yreka, California. The project site begins at Milepost (MP)
12.15 on State Highway 96 and proceeds northeast approximately 16.72 miles
(88,282 feet) to MP 32.21 (note: a Environmental Review Process On November 13, 2015, Siskiyou Telephone submitted an application
for CASF funding in the underserved areas along the State Highway 96 corridor
between Somes Bar and Happy Camp. The CPUC evaluated the project site
and elements identified in the PEA dated January 2016. The CPUC approved
funding for the project from the CASF on December 15, 2016 in Resolution
Proponent's Environmental Assessment Resolution T-17539 stipulates that prior to receiving funds from the CASF grant, the proponent is required to provide a Proponent's Environmental Assessment (PEA) and the CPUC must complete CEQA review. The PEA is here (9.2MB). Deficiencies, Data Requests, and Responsesp The CPUC reviewed the application and PEA to identify additional data needed from the Applicant to complete the environmental review process. CPUC Data Request #1, dated December 18, 2017, is here. Siskiyou Telephone's responses to CPUC Data Request #1 are here. Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration The CPUC released the Notice of Intent to Adopt a Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (Draft IS/MND) for the proposed project on March 16, 2018. The public comment period for this document was March 16, 2013 to April 16, 2018. Following the end of the public comment period, responses to all comments received on the Draft IS/MND and submitted within the specified 30-day review period will have been prepared by the CPUC and included in a response to comments document, which together with the Draft IS/MND, constitutes the Final IS/MND for the proposed project, which was published on May 17, 2018. The Draft IS/MND can be viewed here. The Final IS/MND can be viewed here. AB 52 Consultation Pursuant Assembly Bill 52 (AB 52) and Public Resources Code Section 21080.3.1, the CPUC sent formal notification letters to California Native American tribes that have requested, in writing, to be informed about proposed projects under review by the Commission. In addition, notification letters were sent to organizations and individuals identified by the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) as traditionally and culturally affiliated with the geographic area of the proposed project. Letters announcing the 30-day formal notification process were mailed on February 612, 2018. No tribal requests for formal consultation on the proposed project were received. Additional Information Additional information will be posted as it becomes available. The CPUC, through its Environmental Review Team, has conducted an environmental review of the project. For more information on theo project, please contact: Connie Chen, Project Manager
California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102 Email: connie.chen@cpuc.ca.gov
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