Blackout Investigation Organization Steering Group U.S – Canada Task Force Vegetation/ROW Mgmt. Investigation Team Lead Project Planning and Support Root Cause Analysis Cooper Systems Report Preparation Investigation Process Review NERC & Regional Standards/Procedures & Compliance Sequence of Events MAAC/ECAR/NPCC Coordinating Group Transmission System Performance, Protection, Control Maint. & Damage Operations - Tools, SCADA/EMS Communications Op Planning MAAC Restoration Generator Performance, Protection, Controls Maint. & Damage ECAR Data Requests and Management Frequency/ACE NPCC System Modeling and Simulation Analysis System Planning, Design, & Studies MEN Study Group