Frontier Project 5288548
Summary
SCH Number
2024090771
Public Agency
Modoc County
Document Title
Frontier Project 5288548
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/19/2024
Document Description
Frontier Communications proposes the installation of 80,980 feet of fiber optic cable by means of underground placement located along County Roads 54 & 60 and Dons Road, in Modoc County. The project has three buried sections. Segment A begins approximately 740 feet northeast of the intersection County Road (CR) 54 and CR 60 on the south bound shoulder and continues south for 678 feet where it crosses CR 54 and continues onto CR 60 for 321 feet where the terminus is located at existing pole 16. Segment B begins approximately 2,680 feet from the intersection of CR 54 and CR 60 on the north bound shoulder of CR 60 and continues south along CR 60 for 79,661 feet until the Project’s terminus at an existing pole. Segment C begins along US-395 on the southbound side and turns west along Dons Road. This is a 320-foot alignment that will be buried by means of horizontal directional drilling. The underground cable will be placed via plowing, micro-trenching and horizontal directional drilling. The proposed communication cable would upgrade the existing service and facilitate improved communication services. Construction would be staged from the shoulder and would require closure of the shoulder as construction progresses down the right of way. Equipment to be used for the construction of the cable includes a plow, horizontal Directional Drill (HDD) bore, backhoe, bucket truck, and trailer for placing and spicing cable.
Contact Information
Name
Sean Curtis
Agency Name
Modoc County Planning Department
Job Title
Interim Planning Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Modoc
Regions
Countywide
Other Information
Modoc County Roads 54 and 60 and Dons Road
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301, Class 1 Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
The baseline condition of the project site for each segment occurs in existing road right-of-way or adjacent to improved road and shoulder and is regularly maintained. Frontier Utility Upgrade to existing facilities.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304(f), Class 4
Reasons for Exemption
The baseline condition of the project site for each segment occurs in existing road right-of-way or adjacent to improved road and shoulder and is regularly maintained. The project includes minor trenching and horizontal boring and backfilling where the surface is restored. Frontier Utility Upgrade to existing facilities by adding fiber optic cable by means of underground placement and CEQA section 15304(f), Class 4: Minor Alterations to Land: The project includes minor trenching and horizontal boring and backfilling where the surface is restored.
County Clerk
Modoc
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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