Mich. Admin. Code R. 460.3505 - Electric utility or cooperative line clearance program

Rule 505. An electric utility or cooperative shall adopt and implement a program of maintaining adequate line clearance through the use of industry-recognized guidelines. A line clearance program must do all of the following:

(a) Recognize the national electric safety code standards that are adopted by reference in R 460.813.

(b) Ensure safety and reliability.

(c) Include tree trimming.

(d) Provide customer and property owner notifications not less than 3 days and no more than 90 days before planned maintenance tree trimming. Emergent and emergency tree trimming are exempt. Customer and property owner notifications must include all of the following:

(i) A customer service phone number.

(ii) Personal contact with the customer that includes 1 or more of the following:

(A) An in-person visit to the customer's premises with a door hanger.

(B) A phone call.

(C) Written notification to persons residing within the target area.

(iii) Personal contact or written notification to local government officials within the target area.

(e) Statistically relevant representative inspection after line clearing.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 460.3505

1996 AACS; 2023 MR 7, Eff. 4/10/2023