New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter I - RULES OF PROCEDURE › Subchapter F - Long-range Electric System Planning › Part 84 - Transmission Facilities Management › Section 84.2 - Long-range right-of-way management plan for electric transmission systems

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Each member
				  system of the New York Power Pool, except the Power Authority of the State of
				  New York, shall, by March 31, 1981, submit for review and approval by the New
				  York State Public Service Commission a long-range right-of-way (ROW) management
				  plan for each respective electric transmission system comprised of transmission
				  facilities of 34 kv and above, except where located entirely on public streets
				  or roads. The plan, shall, at a minimum, describe each company's structure and
				  organization for ROW management planning and program operation. The plan, with
				  appropriate maps, charts and text, shall describe the ROW system in general
				  terms, its location, extent, components by voltage class, ROW widths and
				  general conditions. A statement shall be included explaining the rationale for
				  selecting the time frame which the plan encompasses.
(b) The plan shall describe the functions of
				  key positions in ROW management, including provisions and responsibilities for
				  establishing and achieving long-range ROW management goals and annual
				  right-of-way maintenance objectives.
(c) The plan should include a brief history
				  of past and present ROW management policies and practices that would influence
				  future management policies and practices. The management issues that the plan
				  will address should be discussed along with the plan's goals and objectives
				  that are established as a response to the issues.
(d) The plan should describe landowner or
				  land-user notification procedures and restrictions concerning company ROW
				  management plans and practices. The utilities should explain how they receive
				  and handle restrictions and requests which modify management practices and
				  procedures, especially those involving chemical treatments. Procedures for
				  identifying, evaluating, reporting and responding to ROW maintenance problems
				  should be described. Determinations of appropriate ROW treatments and
				  maintenance schedules or cycles should be described, showing their relationship
				  to long-range management goals and more immediate program objectives for both
				  the ROW's as a whole and vegetation in particular.
(e) The plan should list the various ROW
				  management techniques used by the utility and the conditions under which a
				  given mechanical, chemical or other technique is normally considered
				  appropriate. There should be a discussion of the clearance standards sought,
				  costs, effectiveness, environmental impacts, and other relevant concerns
				  associated with use of the techniques. For chemical treatments the section
				  should also include a discussion of combinations of treatment methods and
				  materials, follow-up treatments, and the influence of accessibility, vegetation
				  density, type and height, and other physical factors not described
				  elsewhere.
(f) The approach to
				  preparation of annual maintenance plans and schedules for individual ROW's and
				  the steps to implement them to achieve the long-range plan goals should be
				  discussed. The approaches that are used to determine work force size, type
				  (e.g., company versus contractor) and capability, equipment and materials, and
				  a description of training needs, budgets, specifications for treatments, and
				  methods of program monitoring and evaluation should be included. Examples of
				  forms, reports, records, etc., particularly those for cost accounting, should
				  be provided in the plan or in appendices.
(g) The plan should contain a summary of
				  those ROW management issues that have not yet been resolved and which are
				  included in present or anticipated research activities involving ROW
				  maintenance. Areas of any needed research which have not been undertaken should
				  be briefly described.
(h) A
				  discussion of regulations, licensing and permits should identify any needs
				  there are for such authorizations to conduct ROW management
				  operations.
(i) The plan should
				  describe approximate funding levels that are needed to accomplish annual and
				  multi-year ROW management planning goals. Any strategies involving significant
				  increases in annual or multi-year funding levels that are deemed necessary to
				  advance the achievement of plan goals should be included.
(j) The final section should describe
				  provisions for periodically reviewing, evaluating and revising the long-range
				  plan, and the time interval for such revisions.