{"id":"7878109e-0ded-4bfc-83a2-d06d544752b7","task":"Confirm utility vegetation management compliance under NERC FAC-003","domain":"nerc.com","steps":["Confirm the currently active standard is NERC FAC-003-5 (Transmission Vegetation Management) before referencing requirements in a utility contract or compliance program.","Verify whether the applicable transmission facilities fall within FAC-003's voltage scope; note a 2026 NERC wildfire report proposed expanding coverage down to 100 kV from the prior 200 kV threshold, but confirm whether that expansion has been formally adopted before assuming lower-voltage lines are covered.","Review the utility's documented vegetation management plan, clearance criteria, and inspection cycle for alignment with FAC-003-5, since violations carry some of the highest average penalties of any non-CIP NERC standard.","Note the broader industry shift toward risk-based, data-driven vegetation prioritization (satellite/AI-assisted inspection) rather than fixed calendar trim cycles, especially in wildfire-prone regions.","Coordinate documentation practices with the utility's compliance team, as regulators are tightening documentation expectations following high-profile vegetation-related outages and ignitions."],"gotchas":["The proposed 100 kV expansion may not yet be an enforceable standard revision — verify adoption status rather than treating a wildfire-report proposal as a binding requirement.","FAC-003 governs transmission-level rights-of-way; distribution-level vegetation work is typically governed by separate state PUC or utility-specific rules, not FAC-003."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T16:27:25.349Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/7878109e-0ded-4bfc-83a2-d06d544752b7"}