[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 62809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25671]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD11-2-000]
Transmission Vegetation Management Practices; Notice of Technical
Conference
October 5, 2010.
Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) staff will hold a Technical Conference on Transmission
Vegetation Management Programs on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 from 1 p.m.
to approximately 5 p.m. This staff-led conference will be held in the
Commission Meeting Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. The conference will be
open for the public to attend and advance registration is not required.
Members of the Commission may attend the conference.
The purpose of the conference is to discuss current vegetation
management programs and practices as required under the Commission's
Reliability Standards. In Order No. 693 the Commission approved
Reliability Standard FAC-003-1--Transmission Vegetation Management
Program.\1\ Reliability Standard FAC-003-1 applies to all transmission
lines operated at 200 kV and above, and to lower voltage lines
designated as critical to the reliability of the Bulk-Power System.\2\
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\1\ See Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power
System, Order No. 693, FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,242, at P 695-735;
Order on reh'g, Order No. 693-A, 120 FERC ] 61,053 at P 95-99
(2007).
\2\ Reliability Standard FAC-003-1, section A.4.3.
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Certain landowners and other affected parties have raised concerns
about changes in vegetation management practices implemented following
adoption of FAC-003-1. The Commission is interested in obtaining a
better understanding of the scope of any changes in vegetation
management practices since FAC-003-1 was approved as mandatory and
enforceable, and the extent to which such changes resulted from the
requirements imposed under FAC-003-1. The Commission is also interested
in obtaining a better understanding of the range of vegetation
management practices used by transmission owners, and the reasons for
selecting a given practice or methodology over alternatives.
The agenda for this conference will be issued at a later date.
Information on this event will be posted on the Calendar of Events on
the Commission's Web site, http://www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. The
conference will be Webcast. Anyone with Internet access who desires to
listen to this event can do so by navigating to http://www.ferc.gov's
Calendar of Events and locating this event in the Calendar. The event
will contain a link to the Webcast. The Capitol Connection provides
technical support for Webcasts and offers the option of listening to
the meeting via phone-bridge for a fee. If you have any questions,
visit http://www.CapitolConnection.org or call 703-993-3100.
Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please
send an e-mail to [email protected] or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or 202-208-1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with
the required accommodations.
For more information about this conference, please contact: Sarah
McKinley, Office of External Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-
8368, [email protected].
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-25671 Filed 10-12-10; 8:45 am]
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