RUS Says Environmental Finding of No Impact Fulfills NEPA Duties for Telecom Programs
The Rural Utilities Service issued a "Finding of No Significant Impact" regarding a 2016 "Broadband Deployment to Rural America" programmatic assessment aimed at improving the environmental review process for its telecom program, says a notice prepared for Monday's Federal Register.…
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RUS determined the finding fulfills its obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act for "actions associated with financing through the following programs: Telecommunications Infrastructure Loan Program; Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program; Community Connect Grant Program; and Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program," wrote Christopher McLean, acting administrator. "Environmental consequences have been assessed and adequately addressed at a programmatic level."