
[Federal Register: October 13, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 197)]
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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 accessibility@ferc.gov 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, sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-25671 Filed 10-12-10; 8:45 am]
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