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Smart Grid Interoperability Standards;
Notice of Technical Conference
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October 22, 2010.
Take notice that the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
will convene a conference on November
14, 2010, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Eastern time in conjunction with the
NARUC/FERC Collaborative on Smart
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Interested regulators may consider
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Kimberly D. Bose,
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ILP Effectiveness Evaluation 2010;
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October 21, 2010.
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‘‘Notice of Interviews, Teleconferences,
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November 3, 2010, from 11 a.m. (EST)
to 3 p.m. (EST) in the Commission
Meeting Room at the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. AD11–2–000]
Transmission Vegetation Management
Practices; Supplemental Notice of
Technical Conference
October 21, 2010.
On October 5, 2010 the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
announced that a Technical Conference
on Transmission Vegetation
Management Practices would be held on
Tuesday, October 26, from 1 p.m. to 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.
Attached is an agenda for this
meeting. The conference will be
Webcast. Anyone with Internet access
who desires to listen to this event can
do so by navigating to https://
www.ferc.gov’s Calendar of Events and
locating this event in the Calendar. The
event will contain a link to the webcast.
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technical support for webcasts and
offers the option of listening to the
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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.
Technical Conference on Transmission
Vegetation Management Practices
Docket No. AD11–2–000
October 26, 2010
Agenda
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1 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
The purpose of the conference is to
discuss current vegetation management
programs and practices as required
under the Commission-approved
Reliability Standard FAC–003–1—
Transmission Vegetation Management
Program (TVMP).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 electric
system in the region.’’ 2
Certain landowners and other affected
parties have raised concerns about
changes in vegetation management
practices that utilities implemented
following adoption of FAC–003–1.
Because reliability of the Bulk-Power
System is critical, 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 over
alternatives.
Panelists (for Both Panels)
David Morrell—Utility Environmental
Analyst, New York Public Service
Commission.
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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Robert Novembri—Senior Event
Investigator, North American Electric
Reliability Corporation.
Randall H. Miller—Director, Vegetation
Management, PacifiCorp.
David E. Schleicher, PE—Vice
President—Transmission, PPL
Electric Utilities.
Derek Vannice—Executive Director,
Utility Arborist Association,
International Society of Arboriculture.
Charles Goodman—Co-Founder, Indiana
Tree Alliance.
Mark Gilliland—Chairperson, LORAX
Working Group, Greenburgh
Environmental Forum.
Representative from another State
public service commission (invited).
1:10 p.m. Session 1—This session will
explore the requirements and impact of
mandatory Reliability Standard FAC–
003–1.
• What is required by Reliability
Standard FAC–003–1? What is its
purpose? Who must comply and what
facilities are subject to it?
• Are there corresponding or
conflicting vegetation management
requirements at the State level? How are
such requirements developed and to
what facilities do they apply?
• What are common methods used for
vegetation management, and what are
the benefits of each method?
• Why do utilities choose one method
over another? Cost, benefit of one
method over another, or for other
reasons?
• What’s contained in a typical
TMVP? Are there different types of
TVMPs so that a utility might have one
for FAC–003–1 compliance and another
for compliance with State/local
vegetation management requirements?
How is a TVMP created, implemented,
and approved?
• What effect did mandatory
Reliability Standard FAC–003–1 have
on vegetation management practices?
Was there a change in vegetation
management practices post-June 18,
2007?
• Questions from Staff.
3 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. Session 2—This session will
focus on Right of Way (ROW)
agreements and landowner concerns
and possible solutions.
• What provisions are typically
contained in a electric transmission line
ROW agreement (e.g., common
provisions, rights and obligations of the
utility and landowner)? How are these
agreements developed/negotiated? Who
has jurisdiction over them? Who is the
arbiter of any disputes?
• Concerns raised by landowners
regarding ROW maintenance, causes of
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disputes that say the utility blamed
FERC for having to clear cut the right of
way and remove trees that had long
been in place.
• Landowner avenues for relief; can a
landowner prevent ROW maintenance?
• Costs for vegetation management
and who bears them? Are any such costs
recovered in transmission tariffs subject
to the Commission’s jurisdiction? How
are they reviewed by State PSC/PUCs?
• What is the impact, if any, of
vegetation management practices on the
siting of new (or upgraded) transmission
lines? How can this impact be
mitigated?
• Questions from Staff.
• Questions from the public.
4:45 Concluding Remarks
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD11-2-000]
Transmission Vegetation Management Practices; Supplemental Notice
of Technical Conference
October 21, 2010.
On October 5, 2010 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
announced that a Technical Conference on Transmission Vegetation
Management Practices would be held on Tuesday, October 26, from 1 p.m.
to 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.
Attached is an agenda for this meeting. The conference will be
Webcast. Anyone with Internet access who desires to listen to this
event can do so by navigating to https://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 https://www.CapitolConnection.org or call 703-993-3100.
Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
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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.
Technical Conference on Transmission Vegetation Management Practices
Docket No. AD11-2-000
October 26, 2010
Agenda
1 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
The purpose of the conference is to discuss current vegetation
management programs and practices as required under the Commission-
approved Reliability Standard FAC-003-1--Transmission Vegetation
Management Program (TVMP).\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
electric system in the region.'' \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 that utilities
implemented following adoption of FAC-003-1. Because reliability of the
Bulk-Power System is critical, 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 over alternatives.
Panelists (for Both Panels)
David Morrell--Utility Environmental Analyst, New York Public Service
Commission.
Robert Novembri--Senior Event Investigator, North American Electric
Reliability Corporation.
Randall H. Miller--Director, Vegetation Management, PacifiCorp.
David E. Schleicher, PE--Vice President--Transmission, PPL Electric
Utilities.
Derek Vannice--Executive Director, Utility Arborist Association,
International Society of Arboriculture.
Charles Goodman--Co-Founder, Indiana Tree Alliance.
Mark Gilliland--Chairperson, LORAX Working Group, Greenburgh
Environmental Forum.
Representative from another State public service commission (invited).
1:10 p.m. Session 1--This session will explore the requirements and
impact of mandatory Reliability Standard FAC-003-1.
What is required by Reliability Standard FAC-003-1? What
is its purpose? Who must comply and what facilities are subject to it?
Are there corresponding or conflicting vegetation
management requirements at the State level? How are such requirements
developed and to what facilities do they apply?
What are common methods used for vegetation management,
and what are the benefits of each method?
Why do utilities choose one method over another? Cost,
benefit of one method over another, or for other reasons?
What's contained in a typical TMVP? Are there different
types of TVMPs so that a utility might have one for FAC-003-1
compliance and another for compliance with State/local vegetation
management requirements? How is a TVMP created, implemented, and
approved?
What effect did mandatory Reliability Standard FAC-003-1
have on vegetation management practices? Was there a change in
vegetation management practices post-June 18, 2007?
Questions from Staff.
3 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. Session 2--This session will focus on Right of Way (ROW)
agreements and landowner concerns and possible solutions.
What provisions are typically contained in a electric
transmission line ROW agreement (e.g., common provisions, rights and
obligations of the utility and landowner)? How are these agreements
developed/negotiated? Who has jurisdiction over them? Who is the
arbiter of any disputes?
Concerns raised by landowners regarding ROW maintenance,
causes of disputes that say the utility blamed FERC for having to clear
cut the right of way and remove trees that had long been in place.
Landowner avenues for relief; can a landowner prevent ROW
maintenance?
Costs for vegetation management and who bears them? Are
any such costs recovered in transmission tariffs subject to the
Commission's jurisdiction? How are they reviewed by State PSC/PUCs?
What is the impact, if any, of vegetation management
practices on the siting of new (or upgraded) transmission lines? How
can this impact be mitigated?
Questions from Staff.
Questions from the public.
4:45 Concluding Remarks
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