Elko District Office
| Contacts: | Lesli Ellis | , 775-753-0386 | , lellis@blm.gov |
BLM releases Environmental Assessment on Rural Telephone Fiber Optic Line
ELKO, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management, Elko District, Tuscarora Field Office’s Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed Right-of-Way (ROW) for an underground fiber optic line in Northwestern Elko County is now available for public review until March 1.
The line will be constructed, operated and maintained by Rural Telephone Company and will be constructed within existing ROWs for three state highways. The proposed line will provide enhanced telecommunication and data services to rural residents and will consist of two segments covering approximately 37 miles. The first segment would begin near Tuscarora and end near Lone Mountain Station and the second segment would run from Dinner Station to the Adobe Ranchos area. If authorized, new line construction would result in a temporary disturbance of approximately 89.5 acres of land within the 20-foot wide linear ROW.
The EA is available at on.doi.gov/elkoBLM under NEPA, Projects under National Environmental Policy Act review. Comments can be mailed to the Tuscarora Field Manager, Elko BLM, 3900 E. Idaho St., Elko, NV 89801 or by email to scraddock@blm.gov.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
If you have questions or requests for additional information, please contact Steve Craddock, BLM Realty Specialist in the Tuscarora Field Office, at (775) 753-0200.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
Elko District Office 3900 E. Idaho St., Elko, NV 89801