In compliance with Public Utilities Code Section 311(g) a notice letter was on December 16, 2016, informing interested parties of the availability of the of this Resolution for public comments at the Commission's website http://www.cpuc.ca.gov. This letter also informed parties that the final Resolution adopted by the Commission will be posted and will be available at the same website. The Commission did not receive any public comments regarding the draft of this resolution. Findings and Conclusions Public Utilities Code Section 320 was enacted in 1971. Decision (D.) 80864 authorizes the California Public Utilities Commission (Commission) to accept, review and approve Section 320 deviation requests by a Commission Resolution. AT&T filed Tier 3 Advice Letter (AL) 45915 with the Commission on August 31, 2016. AT&T’s AL 45915 requests a deviation from Section 320 to allow AT&T to construct overhead fiber facilities along a designated Scenic State Highway 1 in San Luis Obispo County. The 56.6 mile portion of State Highway 1 from Monterey to San Luis Obispo County was designated a State Scenic Highway on August 13, 1999. AT&T is proposing overhead construction on only five poles to clear the culturally sensitive area. PG&E has more poles in that span, but AT&T only needs to attach to five poles to clear this area and then continue with its facilities underground. The current project alignment falls within the recorded boundary of an important archaeological site (CA-SLO-175), which produced a field survey that confirmed the presence of surface artifacts (shell, ground stone and debitage), and 40 excavated human burials. The area should receive all due consideration under the California Environmental Quality Act and the National Historic Preservation Act.
In compliance with Public Utilities Code Section 311(g) a notice letter was on December 16, 2016, informing interested parties of the availability of the of this Resolution for public comments at the Commission's website http://www.cpuc.ca.gov. This letter also informed parties that the final Resolution adopted by the Commission will be posted and will be available at the same website. The Commission did not receive any public comments regarding the draft of this resolution. Findings and Conclusions Public Utilities Code Section 320 was enacted in 1971. Decision (D.) 80864 authorizes the California Public Utilities Commission (Commission) to accept, review and approve Section 320 deviation requests by a Commission Resolution. AT&T filed Tier 3 Advice Letter (AL) 45915 with the Commission on August 31, 2016. AT&T’s AL 45915 requests a deviation from Section 320 to allow AT&T to construct overhead fiber facilities along a designated Scenic State Highway 1 in San Luis Obispo County. The 56.6 mile portion of State Highway 1 from Monterey to San Luis Obispo County was designated a State Scenic Highway on August 13, 1999. AT&T is proposing overhead construction on only five poles to clear the culturally sensitive area. PG&E has more poles in that span, but AT&T only needs to attach to five poles to clear this area and then continue with its facilities underground. The current project alignment falls within the recorded boundary of an important archaeological site (CA-SLO-175), which produced a field survey that confirmed the presence of surface artifacts (shell, ground stone and debitage), and 40 excavated human burials. The area should receive all due consideration under the California Environmental Quality Act and the National Historic Preservation Act.
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