![]() ![]() The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the federal lead agency under NEPA, would utilize the joint environmental document to complete the environmental review of the proposed Project, as required under NEPA. Under CEQA, the CPUC is required to analyze potential environmental impacts associated with the Project and present the findings in an environmental document for public review and comment. Implementation of the Project is expected to improve education, emergency response, health care, and business opportunities within the region. The main Project objective is to bridge the divide that currently separates remote rural communities from others in the digitally-connected world. The Karuk Tribe holds a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN number U-7235-C) and has initiated the proposed Project in order to provide broadband high-speed internet access to the rural, unserved and underserved communities in northern Humboldt County. This website provides access to all public documents related to the CEQA and NEPA environmental review of the proposed Project. On May 7, 2020, the CPUC adopted Resolution T-17690, approving supplemental CASF funding amount of $10,820,150 for KRRBI. ![]() ![]() A California Advanced Service Fund (CASF) grant was approved by the CPUC for the Karuk Tribe on Octo(Resolution T-17418). Welcome to the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) website for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review of the Karuk and Yurok Tribes’ (the Tribes’) Klamath River Rural Broadband Initiative (KRRBI or proposed Project). ![]()
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