Categorical Exclusion Determinations: B1.7

The proposed action would replace a portion of the existing overhead electrical power and fiber optic telecommunication poles and cables with buried cables along an approximately 3,583 feet long corridor extending from near the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain and downslope to the southeast.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to execute a 20-year service agreement with a prime contractor for high quality fiber optic service extending from Nashville, Tennessee into the Oak Ridge Associated Universities campus...