Definitions.

§ 50.1 Definitions. As used in this part: Affected landowners include owners of property interests, as noted in the most recent county/city tax records as receiving the tax notice, whose property: (1) Is directly affected ( i.e. , crossed or used) by the proposed activity, including all facility sites, rights-of-way, access roads, staging areas, and temporary workspace; or (2) Abuts either side of an existing right-of-way or facility site owned in fee by any utility company, or abuts the edge of a proposed facility site or right-of-way which runs along a property line in the area in which the facilities would be constructed, or contains a residence within 50 feet of a proposed construction work area. Director means the Director of the Office of Energy Projects or his designees. Federal authorization means permits, special use authorization, certifications, opinions, or other approvals that may be required under Federal law in order to site a transmission facility. National interest electric transmission corridor means any geographic area experiencing electric energy transmission capacity constraints or congestion that adversely affects consumers, as designated by the Secretary of Energy. Permitting entity means any Federal or State agency, Indian tribe, multistate, or local agency that is responsible for issuing separate authorizations pursuant to Federal law that are required to construct electric transmission facilities in a national interest electric transmission corridor. Stakeholder means any Federal, State, interstate, Tribal, or local agency, any affected non-governmental organization, affected landowner, or interested person. Transmitting utility means an entity that owns, operates, or controls facilities used for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce for the sale of electric energy at wholesale.