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Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 885 - LAND USE REGULATION EXEMPTION › Section 407-885-2 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Commission
. "Commission"
				means the Maine Public Utilities Commission.
B.
Corridor Developer
. "Corridor
				developer" means a person that seeks to develop an energy corridor
				project.
C.
Energy Corridor
				Project
. "Energy corridor project" means the development of energy
				infrastructure as defined in Title 35-A, section 122, subsection
				1, paragraph B within an energy
				infrastructure corridor pursuant to Title 35-A, section 122.
D.
LURC
. "LURC" means the Maine
				Land Use Regulation Commission.
E.
Public Utility
. "Public utility" has the same meaning as defined
				in Title 35-A, section 102, subsection 13.
F.
Public Utility Project
.
				"Public utility project" means the development of infrastructure or other
				construction by a public utility that is necessary or useful to furnish safe,
				reasonable and adequate facilities and service.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 885 - LAND USE REGULATION EXEMPTION › Section 407-885-3 - PETITION FOR EXEMPTION

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A.
Petition
. A public utility or corridor developer may seek a whole
				or partial Commission exemption from a municipal zoning ordinance or LURC
				regulation applicable to a public utility project or energy corridor project
				through a petition for exemption.
B.
Municipal or LURC Review
. A
				public utility or corridor developer may not file a petition for exemption
				until after the following has occurred:
1.
				the public utility or corridor developer has requested the applicable municipal
				planning board or LURC to issue a permit or other ruling required by a
				municipal zoning ordinance or LURC regulation or has requested a modification,
				variance, exception, waiver or other action from the municipal planning board
				or LURC necessary for the development of the public utility project or energy
				corridor project;
2. the municipal
				planning board or LURC has issued a denial of the request in whole or in part
				or has granted the request with conditions;
3. the denial of the request or the granting
				of the request with conditions has the effect of prohibiting the development
				the public utility project or the energy corridor project, rendering the
				development of the project uneconomic, or significantly increasing the costs of
				the project.; and
4. the public
				utility or corridor developer has informed the applicable municipal planning
				board or LURC of the impact of the granting of the request with conditions on
				the public utility project or the energy corridor project.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 885 - LAND USE REGULATION EXEMPTION › Section 407-885-4 - PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW

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A.
Filing
. The public utility or corridor developer shall file the
				petition for exemption with the Commission and provide a copy of the petition
				for exemption to the municipality or LURC, as applicable. The copy of the
				petition to the municipality shall be provided the municipal clerk, the
				chairman of the planning board, and chairman of the board of appeals if an
				appeal was filed.
B.
Notice
				and
Opportunity
for Intervention
. The
				Commission shall provide notice of the filing of a petition for exemption and
				an opportunity for intervention to the municipality or LURC as applicable, the
				Public Advocate, all parties in any prior Commission proceedings involving the
				approval of the public utility project or energy corridor project, all parties
				to the LURC proceeding if an exemption is sought from a LURC regulation, all
				persons entitled to notice of the request for a municipal permit if an
				exemption is sought from a municipal ordinance, and to other interested
				persons.
C.
Public
				Hearing
. The Commission shall conduct a public hearing on the petition
				for exemption and shall provide parties the opportunity to submit evidence and
				argument.
D.
Commission
				Order
. The Commission shall issue an order on the petition for
				exemption. The Order shall address the relevant evidence and arguments
				presented by the parties and determine whether the public utility or the
				corridor developer has met the standards for granting an exemption as stated in
				section
				5 of this Chapter.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 885 - LAND USE REGULATION EXEMPTION › Section 407-885-5 - STANDARDS FOR GRANTING EXEMPTION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
To exempt a public utility project or an energy corridor
				  project wholly or partially from a municipal zoning ordinance or a LURC
				  regulation, the Commission must determine that the exemption is necessary or
				  desirable for the public welfare and convenience. A determination that the
				  exemption is necessary or desirable for the public welfare or convenience must
				  be based on the findings specified in subsections A and B.
A.
Impact on Development
. The
				whole or partial exemption of the municipal ordinance or LURC regulation is
				necessary to allow the public utility project or energy corridor project to be
				developed, to render the project economic or to avoid a significant increase in
				the costs of the project.
B.
Ratepayer or Public Interest
. The interests of the general body of
				ratepayers with respect to a public utility project or the broad public
				interest with respect to an energy corridor project outweigh the interests
				represented by the municipal ordinance or the LURC regulation.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 885 - LAND USE REGULATION EXEMPTION › Section 407-885-6 - WAIVER OR EXEMPTION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Upon the request of any person subject to this Chapter or
				  upon its own motion, the Commission may, for good cause, waive any requirement
				  of this Chapter that is not required by statute. The waiver may not be
				  inconsistent with the purposes of this Chapter or Title 35-A. The Commission,
				  the Director of Technical Analysis, or the presiding officer assigned to a
				  proceeding related to this Chapter may grant the waiver.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 895 - UNDERGROUND FACILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS › Section 407-895-1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

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A.
Purpose
				and scope
. The purpose of this rule is to implement the provisions of
				the State's underground facility damage prevention requirements contained in
				23 M.R.S.A.
				§3360-A, "Protection of Underground
				Facilities." The rule establishes the responsibilities of excavators, operators
				and Dig Safe System, Inc. The rule also establishes the process by which the
				Public Utilities Commission enforces this program.
B.
Applicability
. Dig Safe
				System, Inc. shall be the damage prevention system that operates in Maine.
				Unless otherwise indicated, the provisions of this rule apply to all operators
				of underground facilities, excavators, and Dig Safe System, Inc.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 895 - UNDERGROUND FACILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS › Section 407-895-4 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EXCAVATOR

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A.
Pre-marking
. The excavator shall mark the approximate boundary of
				a proposed excavation and the excavator's initials in white, or as otherwise
				established by the Dig Safe System, prior to notifying the Dig Safe System, as
				required by Section 4(B). If an excavator uses a single stake or other single
				point indicator as a pre-mark, the excavator must indicate the radius of the
				proposed excavation area. Alternative colors, pink or black, may be used by the
				excavator during snow or ice conditions.
B.
Notification
1.
Notification to the Dig Safe
				system
a.
Notice process
.
				Except for emergency notifications and as provided in Subsection 4(B)(1)(a)(i),
				an excavator shall notify the Dig Safe System of the location of the intended
				excavation at least 72 hours, not including Saturdays, Sundays and legal Maine
				holidays, but not more than 30 calendar days, prior to the commencement of
				excavation. The excavation must commence within 30 days of the notification to
				the Dig Safe System. Notification may be given in writing, by telephone, or by
				electronic means. Non-emergency notification shall take place between the hours
				of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on normal business days. In the event of an emergency, an
				excavator shall notify the Dig Safe System and non-member operators as required
				by Subsection 4(C)(1), and shall indicate that it is an emergency notification.
i.
No facilities.
If an
				excavator notifies the Dig Safe System and nonmember operators as required by
				this Section, and is informed by the Dig Safe System and each nonmember
				operator, including private landowners, that no underground facilities exist in
				the proposed excavation area, then the excavator is not required to wait 3 days
				as required by Subsection 4(B)(1)(a) and may begin excavation
				immediately.
ii.
PUC OKTODIG
				database
. An excavator may check the Commission's OKTODIG database
				within 30 days of the date excavation begins to determine whether any
				non-member operators have underground facilities in the municipality in which
				the excavation area is located. The excavator may re-check the OKTODIG database
				pursuant to this subsection for each successive 60-day period. If the
				Commission's OKTODIG database indicates that there are no member facilities
				located in the municipality in which excavation is planned, the excavator is
				not required to notify the Dig Safe System of the planned excavation. The
				excavator must notify all non-member operators that are listed on the
				Commission's OKTODIG database as having underground facilities in the
				municipality in which the excavation area is located as required in Subsection
				4(B)(2).
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 895 - UNDERGROUND FACILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS › Section 407-895-8 - ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES

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A.
Approval
				required
1. The Commission must approve
				in a deliberative session the disposition of every alleged violation that
				requires payment of an administrative penalty or other remedial
				action.
2. The Commission's
				deliberation and approval by order of the imposition of an administrative
				penalty or other remedial action satisfies the statutory requirement for an
				adjudicatory proceeding in
				23 M.R.S.A.
				§3360-A(6-C).
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 895 - UNDERGROUND FACILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS › Section 407-895-9 - CONTEMPT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Failure to comply with any order, decision, rule, or
				  requirement of the Commission may be punished using its contempt authority in
				   35-A M.R.S.A.
				  §1502.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 895 - UNDERGROUND FACILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS › Section 407-895-10 - IMPRUDENT ACTION

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Compliance with this rule does not excuse a person from
				  acting in a careful and prudent manner nor does compliance with this rule
				  excuse a person from liability for damage or injury for failure to so
				  act.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 895 - UNDERGROUND FACILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS › Section 407-895-11 - INJUNCTIONS

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Under appropriate conditions, the Commission or an operator
				  may act under the authority of
				  23 M.R.S.A.
				  §3360-A(12) and seek a
				  temporary restraining order or injunction to prevent a person from undertaking
				  an excavation that may result in damage to an underground
				  facility.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 895 - UNDERGROUND FACILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS › Section 407-895-12 - WAIVER OR EXEMPTION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Upon the request of any person subject to the provisions of
				  this Chapter or upon its own motion, the Commission may waive any of the
				  requirements of this Chapter that are not required by the statute. Where good
				  cause exists, the Commission, the Director of Technical Analysis, or Presiding
				  Officer in a proceeding related to this Chapter may grant the requested waiver,
				  provided that the granting of the waiver would not be inconsistent with the
				  purposes of this Chapter or Title 35-A.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 910 - SAFETY OF OVERHEAD UTILITY LINES CROSSING WATER AND ADJACENT AREAS SUITABLE FOR RIGGING, LAUNCHING, AND OPERATION BOATS › Section 407-910-1 - DEFINITIONS

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A. Areas Posted for Rigging or Launching
				Sailboats. "Areas posted for rigging or launching sailboats" means any area
				that by signs, launching ramps, or other special facilities, land improvements
				or use indicates that the area is intended to be used by the public for rigging
				or launching sailboats.
B. Aerial
				Utility. "Aerial Utility" means any transmission and distribution utility,
				telephone utility or cable television company that owns overhead lines. This
				definition of aerial utility shall apply for the purposes of this rule
				only.
C. Transmission and
				Distribution Utility. "Transmission and distribution utility means any person,
				firm or corporation as defined in
				 35-A M.R.S.A.
				§102(20-B).
D. Telephone Utility. "Telephone utility"
				means any person, firm or corporation as defined in
				 35-A M.R.S.A.
				§102(19), except for
				radio common carriers as defined in
				 35-A M.R.S.A.
				§102(14), mobile
				telecommunications services as defined in
				 35-A M.R.S.A.
				§102(9-A), and owners
				of customer-owned coin-operated telephones (COCOTs) subject to Chapter 25 of
				the Commission's Rules.
E. Cable
				Television Company. "Cable television company" means any person, firm or
				corporation as defined by
				 30-A M.R.S.A.
				§2001.
F. National Electrical Safety Code. "National
				Electrical Safety Code" means the American National Standard approved by the
				American National Standards Institute (ANSI C2-1997) on June 6, 1996, the 1997
				Edition, or the most recent edition of the National Electrical Safety Code,
				including the substantive provisions of any applicable footnotes whether or not
				renumbered, or any successor publication in effect pursuant to
				
				35-A M.R.S.A. §2305-A. Copies of the
				applicable provisions of the National Electrical Safety Code may be viewed at
				the Public Utilities Commission, 242 State Street, State House Station #18,
				Augusta, Maine 04333-0018, telephone: (207) 287-3831 or obtained from the
				Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., 345 East
				47th Street, New York, New York, 10017-2394,
www.ieee.org
.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 910 - SAFETY OF OVERHEAD UTILITY LINES CROSSING WATER AND ADJACENT AREAS SUITABLE FOR RIGGING, LAUNCHING, AND OPERATION BOATS › Section 407-910-2 - PURPOSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
This Rule establishes minimum safety requirements for
				  overhead utility lines crossing areas of water and adjacent rigging and
				  launching areas where boats may come into contact with overhead lines. Nothing
				  in this Rule shall be interpreted to prohibit or discourage aerial utilities
				  from taking other action to warn the boating public of the presence of their
				  lines, including without limitation, marking lines with warning devices, such
				  as orange spheres, furnishing appropriate warning signs to the owners of
				  rigging or launching areas and educating the public as to the significance of
				  warning devices and the dangers of utility lines.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 910 - SAFETY OF OVERHEAD UTILITY LINES CROSSING WATER AND ADJACENT AREAS SUITABLE FOR RIGGING, LAUNCHING, AND OPERATION BOATS › Section 407-910-3 - VERTICAL CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
All overhead lines of an aerial utility crossing water areas
				  suitable for sailing, or public or private land and water areas posted for
				  rigging or launching sailboats, shall comply with the vertical clearance
				  requirements of Section 232 of the National Electrical Safety Code, Table
				  232-1, sections 7 and 8 thereof, together with all applicable footnotes, with
				  the following modifications:
A. Water
				Areas of 20 to 2,000 Acres
The same vertical clearance requirements shall apply to all
				  water areas with unobstructed areas of 20 to 2,000 acres. These requirements
				  shall be the higher clearance requirements set forth by the National Electrical
				  Safety Code for water areas of 200 to 2,000 acres. To accomplish this, the
				  following modifications are made:
1
				Section 7(b) of Table 232-1 is eliminated, and the vertical clearance
				requirements of Section 7(c) (minimum clearances of 31.5 feet to 34.5 feet)
				shall apply to all water areas suitable for sailing with an unobstructed
				surface area of 20 acres to 2,000 acres.
2 Similarly, Section 7(b) is eliminated for
				the purposes of Section 8 and the vertical clearance requirements of five (5)
				feet greater than the Section 7(c) requirements (36.5 feet to 39.5 feet) shall
				apply to all water areas posted for rigging or launching sailboats on water
				areas of 20 to 2,000 acres.
3 In
				footnote 18 of Table 232-1, referring to Table 232-3, the 20 to 200 acre
				surface area category (f(2)) is eliminated and the reference vessel height of
				30 feet shall apply to surface areas of 20 acres to 2,000 acres.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 910 - SAFETY OF OVERHEAD UTILITY LINES CROSSING WATER AND ADJACENT AREAS SUITABLE FOR RIGGING, LAUNCHING, AND OPERATION BOATS › Section 407-910-4 - DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Commission delegates to the Director of the Technical
				  Analysis Division of the Commission (or other staff member as delegated by the
				  Commission) the authority to determine whether a line at a particular location
				  is governed by this Rule or complies with this Rule.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 910 - SAFETY OF OVERHEAD UTILITY LINES CROSSING WATER AND ADJACENT AREAS SUITABLE FOR RIGGING, LAUNCHING, AND OPERATION BOATS › Section 407-910-5 - CIVIL VIOLATION FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
An aerial utility that fails or refuses to comply with any
				  provision of the Rule commits a civil violation pursuant to
				   35-A M.R.S.A.
				  §1508 for which a forfeiture not to
				  exceed $1,000 may be adjudged for each offense. Each day that the utility
				  willfully fails to comply with the requirements of this Rule constitutes a
				  separate offense.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 910 - SAFETY OF OVERHEAD UTILITY LINES CROSSING WATER AND ADJACENT AREAS SUITABLE FOR RIGGING, LAUNCHING, AND OPERATION BOATS › Section 407-910-6 - WAIVER OR EXEMPTION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Upon the request of any person subject to the provisions of
				  this Chapter or upon its own motion, the Commission may waive any of the
				  requirements of this Chapter that are not required by statute. Where good cause
				  exists, the Commission, the Director of the Technical Analysis, or Presiding
				  Officer in a proceeding related to this Rule may grant the requested waiver,
				  provided that the granting of the waiver would not be inconsistent with the
				  purposes of this Chapter or Title 35-A.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU › Chapter 1 - STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING A STATEWIDE ENHANCED 9-1-1 SYSTEM › Section 625-1-3 - Minimum Public Safety Answering Point Requirements and Public Safety Dispatcher Requirements

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Call
				answering and call transfer performance standards
A.
Call answering.
Ninety
				percent of all 9-1-1 calls received by a PSAP shall be answered in 10 seconds
				or less.
B.
Call
				transfer.
Ninety percent of all transfers from a PSAP to dispatching
				centers shall be initiated within 15 seconds from receipt of call.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU › Chapter 1 - STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING A STATEWIDE ENHANCED 9-1-1 SYSTEM › Section 625-1-4 - Public Safety Answering Point Sites

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1.
Compliance.
Public Safety Answering Point sites shall comply with the
				PSAP standards set forth in Section
				3, Subsections
				1 through
				5.
2.
PSAP Sites
A.
Minimum PSAP Designation
.
				There may be at least one PSAP designated in each County.
B.
Total Number of PSAPs.
As of
				October 15, 2007, the Bureau will support with funds collected by the surcharge
				authorized in
				 25 M.R.S.A.
				§2927, no more than the following number
				of PSAPs: 5 in Cumberland County; 3 in York County; 2 in Androscoggin County; 2
				in Penobscot County; and 1 each in all other counties in the State. The State
				Police PSAPs in Gray and Orono shall not be included in these limits.
C.
Consolidation
(1)
Ten calls or Less.
Any
				municipal PSAP existing as of July 1, 2005 that answered on average less than
				10 calls per day for the time period January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004 must
				file a plan with the ESCB no later than July 1, 2006 describing how it plans to
				consolidate with another entity taking greater than 10 calls per day, no later
				than October 15, 2007, unless it chooses the option in Section 4.2.D.
(2)
Consolidation in
				Androscoggin, Cumberland, Hancock, Kennebec, and York Counties.
For
				those counties in which PSAPs must be consolidated to reach the limits
				specified in section
				4(2)(B) of this rule
				(Androscoggin, Cumberland, Hancock, Kennebec, and York), plans shall be
				submitted to the ESCB no later than July 1, 2006 reflecting agreements that
				have been reached to bring about that consolidation.
(3)
State Police Consolidation.
The State Police shall file a report no later than July 1, 2006 reflecting
				agreements that it has reached for consolidating its PSAPs.
(4)
Use of Consolidation
				Savings.
The Bureau may dedicate up to 25% of the funds saved from
				eliminating PSAPs, for use by any PSAP consolidating PSAP and dispatch
				functions for improved interoperability.
(5)
Implementation.
The Bureau
				shall accept any consolidation plans meeting the requirements stated in C (1-3)
				above. If plans meeting these requirements are not submitted, the Bureau shall
				determine which PSAPs will continue to receive financial support from the 911
				surcharge funds.
D.
Locally-funded PSAPs.
Any PSAP receiving fewer than 10 calls per
				day as described in Section 4.2.C(1) or a PSAP no longer receiving surcharge
				funding as described in 4.2.C(5), may continue to act as a PSAP if it
				reimburses ESCB all costs associated with PSAP status. Such election must be
				made no later than July 1, 2006, with reimbursement to begin October 15,
				2007.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU › Chapter 1 - STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING A STATEWIDE ENHANCED 9-1-1 SYSTEM › Section 625-1-5 - Public Safety Answering Point equipment

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Technology for system network. Repealed. See Chapter 2.
.
2.
Public Safety Answering Point
				equipment.
The Bureau shall provide each PSAP with the following at no
				charge:
A.
Equipment.
(1) Automatic telephone number identification
				(ANI) display capability.
(2)
				Automatic location identification (ALI) display capability.
(3) Call detail information reporting capable
				of identifying, at a minimum, the caller's ANI, the trunk number to the PSAP,
				the call taker position at the PSAP, the time the call is answered, transferred
				or terminated, and the duration of the call.
(4) Call record management system.
(5) Printer for call detail
				information.
(6) 30-minute
				uninterruptible power supply (UPS) on Bureau-provided equipment.
(7) TDD communications capability with record
				printout.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU › Chapter 1 - STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING A STATEWIDE ENHANCED 9-1-1 SYSTEM › Section 625-1-6 - Procedures for developing and maintaining address and routing databases

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Address and Routing Database
				Development
A.
Physical
				addresses.
Each municipality participating in the E-9-1-1 system shall
				provide the Bureau with a list of accurate physical addresses for all published
				residential and business telephone subscribers and coin-telephones within its
				municipal boundaries. These addresses shall be linked with corresponding
				telephone numbers in telephone companies' customer service databases.
B.
Master Street Address Guide.
Each municipality participating in the E-9-1-1 system shall provide the Bureau
				with accurate road names, number ranges, and emergency service zones (ESZ) for
				the purpose of creating the Master Street Address Guide (MSAG). The MSAG shall
				be used to route 9-1-1 calls to the proper PSAP and display the correct ANI/ALI
				information.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU › Chapter 1 - STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING A STATEWIDE ENHANCED 9-1-1 SYSTEM › Section 625-1-7 - Procedures for cooperation and coordination with telephone utilities and municipalities for implementation

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Municipal
				Coordinator.
Each municipality participating in the E-9-1-1 system shall
				designate an individual to serve as their Municipal Coordinator for all issues
				involving the development and maintenance of address information for the
				E-9-1-1 addressing and routing databases.
2.
Database maintenance.
Each
				Municipal Coordinator shall notify the Bureau and Service Provider of any
				changes, deletions and additions to the MSAG on an as-occurred basis. The
				Service Provider shall update the MSAG within 24 hours of notification by a
				municipality. Each municipality shall review the MSAG yearly, at a minimum, to
				ensure accuracy of the data and the emergency service zones.
3.
Discrepancy reporting.
Repealed. See Chapter 2.
4.
Trouble reporting.
Each PSAP
				call taker shall fill out a trouble report when a call is found to have
				erroneous database information. The information shall be forwarded through the
				PSAP Coordinator to the Bureau, the Service Provider, and the telephone
				companies in a format established by the Bureau.
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A.
Provisioning of Enhanced 9-1-1
1.
				Each LEC offering service over the PSTN in the State of Maine shall provide
				9-1-1 toll-free for any individual to call within the State.
2. Each LEC shall make all necessary
				arrangements for the provisioning, testing, operation, and maintenance of
				E9-1-1 service directly with the Bureau. Such provider shall receive approval
				from the Bureau prior to activation of E9-1-1 service.
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A.
General
				Central Office Requirements for LECs
1. Host-remote central office technology
				shall not degrade E9-1-1 service.
2. In host-remote central office
				arrangements, LECs shall use emergency stand-alone technology, where
				technically feasible, and where the Bureau has provided an alternate routing
				number for the host-remote central office in question. When connectivity to the
				E9-1-1 network has been lost, LECs shall re-route 9-1-1 calls to the alternate
				number provided by the Bureau. The Bureau shall provide LECs with updated
				alternate routing numbers on an annual basis or as otherwise
				required.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU › Chapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ENHANCED 9-1-1 SYSTEM SERVICE PROVIDER AND LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS › Section 625-2-4 - NETWORK TRUNKING AND CONNECTIVITY REQUIREMENTS

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A.
General Network Requirements for the SP and LECs
1. The 9-1-1 trunks on the E9-1-1 network
				shall be dedicated facilities that are not shared with any other
				telecommunications traffic, i.e., trunks carrying 9-1-1 traffic between the
				Central Office and the E9-1-1 tandems.
2. All telephone circuits or equipment used
				exclusively for 9-1-1, or essential to the operation of the E9-1-1 system,
				shall be clearly identified (beginning with the trunks from the Central Office
				to the Selective Router) to insure proper handling. This requirement applies to
				equipment accessible as of the effective date of the rule and any equipment
				installed or repaired after the effective date of the rule.
3. Any entity connecting to the Maine E9-1-1
				network shall ensure that the 9-1-1 trunks will have interoffice, loop and
				carrier system diversity when such diversity can be achieved using existing
				facilities. Trunks shall be divided as equally as possible across available
				carrier systems.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU › Chapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ENHANCED 9-1-1 SYSTEM SERVICE PROVIDER AND LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS › Section 625-2-5 - ENSURING SYSTEM RELIABILITY

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A.
Requirements of LECs
1.
Testing and Monitoring of 9-1-1 Circuits
At least once every 24 hours, each LEC owning, operating, or
				  maintaining any portion of any dedicated 9-1-1 circuit shall manually test, for
				  continuity, the portion of the 9-1-1 circuit that it owns, operates, or
				  maintains. This section does not apply to any dedicated 9-1-1 circuit
				  satisfying any of the following conditions:
a. the circuit is carried by a transmission
				system that is equipped with one or more alarms to detect loss of signal
				continuity;
b. the circuit itself
				is equipped with one or more alarms to detect loss of signal continuity;
				or
c. the circuit is automatically
				tested for signal continuity at least once every 24 hours.
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A.
General
				Requirements of the Database Management System Provider (DMSP)
1. The DMSP shall construct the database to
				be redundant and fault tolerant and shall include safeguards to ensure the
				security of the data.
2. The DMSP
				shall prevent unauthorized access to, or alteration of, any data or databases
				used in conjunction with E9-1-1 service.
3. The data format used by the DMSP shall
				follow National Emergency Number Association (NENA 2) or standards as otherwise
				approved by the Bureau.
4. Data
				transfers between the DMSP and all other data providers shall follow the NENA 2
				or higher standards or standards as otherwise approved by the Bureau.
5. The DMSP shall process order updates
				received from data providers within one business day of receipt by electronic
				file transfer.
6. The DMSP shall
				maintain an audit trial of all database changes and provide source
				documentation to identify the time, date, and origin of any database change to
				the Bureau upon request.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU › Chapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ENHANCED 9-1-1 SYSTEM SERVICE PROVIDER AND LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS › Section 625-2-7 - LEC DATABASE PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT

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A.
Reimbursement of Local Exchange Carriers
1.
Rate
The Bureau will reimburse LECs for activities as a Data
				  Provider at a rate of $0.057per access line in the E9-1-1 database per month if
				  the LEC has fulfilled the requirements of Section
				  7 of this Chapter and if sufficient
				  funds are available pursuant to
				  25 M.R.S.
				  §2927(3).
2.
Invoices
LECs shall submit invoices to the Bureau for maintenance
				  costs on a quarterly basis, within 30 days of each quarter ending on the last
				  day of March, June, September, and December.
3.
Notice
If the Bureau determines the LEC has not met the
				  requirements of Section
				  7 of this Chapter, it shall notify the
				  LEC and the Commission within 30 days of receipt of the invoice. The notice
				  shall include reasons for denial of payment.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU › Chapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ENHANCED 9-1-1 SYSTEM SERVICE PROVIDER AND LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS › Section 625-2-8 - WAIVER OR EXEMPTION

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Upon the request of any person subject to the provisions of
				  this Chapter or upon its own motion, the Commission may, for good cause, waive
				  any requirement of this Chapter that is not required by statute. The waiver may
				  not be inconsistent with the purposes of this Chapter or any statute. The
				  Commission, the Presiding Officer assigned to a proceeding regarding this
				  Chapter, or the Director of the Bureau may grant the waiver.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU › Chapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ENHANCED 9-1-1 SYSTEM SERVICE PROVIDER AND LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS › Section 625-2-9 - WAIVER OR EXEMPTION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Upon the request of any person subject to the provisions of
				  this Chapter or upon its own motion, the Commission may, for good cause, waive
				  any requirement of this Chapter that is not required by statute. The waiver may
				  not be inconsistent with the purposes of this Chapter or any statute. The
				  Commission, the Hearing Examiner assigned to a proceeding regarding this
				  Chapter or the Director of the Bureau may grant the waiver.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU › Chapter 3 - PROVISION OF ENHANCED 9-1-1 ACCESS-ONLY › Section 625-3-2 - APPLICABILITY

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This rule is applicable to all local exchange carriers. The
				  terms of this rule shall become effective on October 1, 2008.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU › Chapter 3 - PROVISION OF ENHANCED 9-1-1 ACCESS-ONLY › Section 625-3-3 - PROVISION OF SOFT DIALTONE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Involuntary Disconnections
1.
Duration.
If a residential customer is subject to an involuntary
				disconnection, the local exchange carrier shall provide soft dialtone to the
				telephone line of the customer for no less than 90 days following the date on
				which the line was involuntarily disconnected.
2.
Exceptions.
Notwithstanding
				section
				3(A)(1), a local
				exchange carrier is not required to provide, or may cease providing, soft
				dialtone caused by an involuntary disconnection if any of the following
				conditions occur:
a. the local exchange
				carrier must install additional equipment to provide soft dialtone;
b. the local exchange carrier must expend
				resources to provide equipment or services that provide soft
				dialtone;
c. the local exchange
				carrier is unable technically or operationally to provide soft
				dialtone;
d. the customer
				voluntarily relinquishes soft dialtone at the location;
e. the local exchange carrier determines that
				the customer location receives active service to the public switched network by
				some means other than the line that was disconnected, regardless of the
				technology used to provide the connection; or
f. the local exchange carrier determines that
				the customer premises have been vacant for a minimum of 60 days, the line has
				been or is scheduled to be physically disconnected by an entity other than the
				local exchange carrier, or the line is associate with a structure that has been
				destroyed.
3.
Software Required.
For the purpose of Section
				3(A)(2)(a) and (b),
				equipment, resources, and services do not include new or upgraded software
				necessary to provide soft dialtone and do not include equipment, resources, or
				services associated with non-utility service.
4.
Customers with Inability to
				Pay.
Upon request, a customer may be treated like an involuntary
				disconnection if the customer:
a. provides
				evidence to the local exchange carrier, in writing, that he or she is a
				lifeline-eligible customer; and
b.
				asserts to the local exchange carrier, in writing, that the customer requires a
				disconnection because of inability to afford telephone service.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU › Chapter 3 - PROVISION OF ENHANCED 9-1-1 ACCESS-ONLY › Section 625-3-4 - ALI DATABASE AND OTHER 911 REQUIREMENTS

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A.
General Provisions
1.
Database
				Record Required.
Every location receiving soft dialtone shall have a
				corresponding record in the ALI Database until such time as soft dialtone is
				removed.
2.
Database Record
				Removed.
When telephone service is restored or a new installation is
				performed in a location that receives soft dialtone caused by an involuntary
				disconnection, the soft dialtone record corresponding to that location shall be
				removed from the ALI Database by the close of the next business day.
3.
Identifiable Telephone
				Number.
The local exchange carrier shall change the telephone number of
				a location receiving soft dialtone that results from involuntary disconnection
				or optional provision of soft dialtone, to a number that uniquely identifies
				service as being soft dialtone. The local exchange carrier shall notify the
				Bureau of its procedure for carrying out this subsection.
4.
Location Dialed.
If a soft
				dialtone number is dialed, the call shall be redirected using an intercept
				process.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU › Chapter 3 - PROVISION OF ENHANCED 9-1-1 ACCESS-ONLY › Section 625-3-5 - WAIVER

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Upon the request of any person subject to the provisions of
				  this Chapter or upon its own motion, the Commission may, for good cause, waive
				  any of the requirements of this Chapter that are not required by statute. The
				  waiver may not be inconsistent with the purpose of this Chapter, Title 25, or
				  Title 35-A. The Commission, the Director of the Consumer Assistance Division,
				  or the Presiding Officer assigned to a proceeding related to this Chapter may
				  grant the waiver.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU › Chapter 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DISPATCH CENTER CONSOLIDATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 625-4-1 - PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Purpose
The purpose of this Chapter is to establish the requirements
				  for the dispatch center consolidation grant program. This Chapter establishes
				  the application process for the distribution of grants for nonrecurring costs
				  incurred by dispatch centers for consolidation into Public Safety Answering
				  Points and allowable uses of grant funds.
B.
Applicability
This Chapter applies to all dispatch centers located in
				  Maine.
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A.
Bureau.
"Bureau" means the
				Emergency Services Communication Bureau.
B.
Commission.
"Commission"
				means the Maine Public Utilities Commission.
C.
Dispatch Center.
"Dispatch
				Center" means an emergency dispatch center that receives its 911 calls from a
				PSAP rather than receiving the call directly.
D.
Grant.
"Grant" means money
				awarded by the Bureau for the limited purposes and pursuant to the terms
				contained in this Chapter.
E.
Grant Recipient.
"Grant recipient" means an eligible dispatch
				center that is awarded a grant.
F.
Grant Program.
"Grant Program" means the dispatch center
				consolidation grant program established by
				25 M.R.S.
				§2927, subsection 3-D.
G.
Public Safety Answering Point
				(PSAP).
"Public Safety Answering Point" has the same meaning as set
				forth in
				25 M.R.S.
				§2921.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU › Chapter 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DISPATCH CENTER CONSOLIDATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 625-4-3 - Program implementation

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The grant program shall be administered by the Bureau. The
				  Bureau may investigate any alleged violations of this Chapter and may take
				  appropriate action, including action pursuant to the Commission's authority in
				  Chapter 15 of Title 35-A of the
Maine Revised
				  Statutes
.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU › Chapter 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DISPATCH CENTER CONSOLIDATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 625-4-4 - ELIGIBILITY

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To be eligible for a grant under this program, an applicant
				  must: be a dispatch center located in Maine and have submitted a completed
				  grant application pursuant to the requirements of Section 5 of this Chapter
				  which includes all the required information by a date determined by the
				  Bureau.
Any consolidation costs incurred after June 29, 2018 shall be
				  eligible for grant funds; however, grant funds will not be provided until after
				  December 13, 2018.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU › Chapter 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DISPATCH CENTER CONSOLIDATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 625-4-5 - APPLICATION PROCESS

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The grant application must include the following
				  information:
A.
Dispatch Centers
				Planning to Consolidate
1. a brief
				narrative on how the consolidation came about and expected public safety
				benefits, such as operational, improvement or enhancement in services provided
				to the public and or ability to respond to 911 calls;
2. a detailed description of the emergency
				services offered by the dispatch center that will be relocated to the PSAP,
				this may include services related to all towns that are dispatched through the
				applying dispatch center that will be consolidated into the PSAP;
3. A letter from the PSAP that the dispatch
				center is consolidating into attesting to that fact, any work done to date to
				consolidate and the expected timing of the consolidation.
4. a detailed list of eligible costs related
				to the consolidation for which the dispatch center is seeking grant funds, this
				should contain the applicant's best estimates of these costs and may include
				costs to towns for dispatch services being moved to the PSAP, such as moving
				equipment and reprogramming frequencies. In the event that nonrecurring costs
				incurred with the consolidation are greater than what the applicant estimated
				and requested, the applicant may amend its application and the Bureau will
				consider the request for additional grant funds subject to fund availability.
				Before receiving grant funds, the applicant shall provide supporting
				documentation to the Bureau for the actual costs incurred related to the
				consolidation (e.g., itemized bill and proof of payment (e.g. a copy of the
				check/cancelled check/electronic funds transfer number)) and documentation that
				the consolidation was completed.
The Bureau may request additional or clarifying information
				  deemed necessary to properly evaluate the application.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 625 - EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU › Chapter 4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DISPATCH CENTER CONSOLIDATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 625-4-6 - ALLOWABLE USES OF GRANT FUNDS

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The following are allowable nonrecurring costs that would be
				  eligible for grant funds.
A. Moving of
				existing emergency telecommunications system;
B. Costs associated with providing for
				additional functional capacity at the regional PSAP;
C. Changes to existing radio systems of the
				affected parties that are required by the move;
D. Emergency telecommunications equipment
				required by the regional PSAP to facilitate the incorporation of another
				municipality;
E. A study or plan
				for consolidation into an existing PSAP to be reimbursed if consolidation
				occurs, the cost for the study or plan shall not exceed $15,000; and
F. Incidental construction or remodeling
				costs of the PSAP to accommodate the consolidation.
The Commission, in its discretion, may determine that
				  additional types of nonrecurring costs are eligible for grant funds.
The following are costs that would not be eligible for grant
				  funding. The Bureau may determine other costs that would not be eligible for
				  grant funding.
A. Contingencies or
				Escalation Fees;
B. Salaries and
				Personnel expenses;
C. Legal
				Fees;
D. Operational
				Costs;
E. Monthly Recurring
				Fees;
F. Maintenance or Warranty
				Cost;
G. Community Notification
				System;
H. Personnel Training
				Costs;
I. Voice Mail;
J. Microsoft Office Suite;
K. Law Enforcement Scanners;
L. Payment for Performance Bonds or Insurance
				of Contractors;
M. Payments Not
				Tied to Deliverables, such as payment due at contract signing; progress
				billing); and
N. New Building
				Construction or addition.