20060821Legislative Services Office memo.pdf

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The Public Utilities Commission is proposing to promulgate a proposed rule that wo
incorporate by reference the 2007 Edition of the National Electrical Safety Code published by the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The Commission indicates that major revisions
contained in the 2007 edition are steel pole grounding; moving line sag calculations to Section
, phasing out the alternative method for calculating load factors and strength factors, requiring
the same unifonn radial separation (twelve inches) for supply and communication cables from all
lines that transport flammable materials, requiring phase to phase cover up when guarding
against phase to phase contact and including minimum approach distance tables.
FROM:Research and Legislation Staff, Nugent ~~N
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DATE:August 18, 2006
SUBJECT: Proposed Rule of the Public Utilities Commission
It appears that the proposed rules have been promulgated within the scope of the statutory
authority granted to the Public Utilities Commission.
cc: Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Donald Howell II, Deputy Attorney General
Mike Nugent, Manager Cathy HoUand-Smith, Manager
Research & Legislation Budget & Policy Analysis
Ray Ineck, Manager
Legislative Audits
Glenn Harris, Manager
Information Technology
Statehouse, P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0054
Tel: [phone]
www.legislature.idaho.gov