Electronic Overhead Distribution Lines; Specifications and Drawings for 24.9/14.4 kV Line Construction

In 1998 the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) updated and revised its bulletin of specifications and drawings for 24.9/14.4 kV overhead distribution line construction. The bulletin, formerly named Bulletin 50-5, was renamed ``RUS Bulletin 1728F-803; Specifications and Drawings for 24.9/14.4 kV Line Construction.'' This bulletin is incorporated by reference in 7 CFR Part 1728. As published in the Federal Register, Vol. 63, No. 251, Thursday, December 31, 1998, this bulletin was approved by the Director of the Federal Register effective February 1, 1999. To allow borrowers to conduct an orderly transition from the old bulletin to the new construction assemblies and assembly numbers, it is acceptable to RUS for borrowers to utilize construction drawings in either Bulletin 50-5 or the new Bulletin 1728F-803 until December 31, 1999. After December 31, 1999, only Bulletin 1728F-803 standard drawings shall be used. It is anticipated that this action will also allow borrowers sufficient time to make necessary changes in engineering and accounting procedures and associated computer software.