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Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 29 - Enhanced Record Exchange Rules › Section 20 CSR 4240-29.150 - Confidentiality

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule ensures the confidentiality of
				  customer proprietary network information.
(1) Any information that would constitute
				either recorded usage data or customer proprietary network information (CPNI)
				of a telecommunications company's customers pursuant to the Telecommunications
				Act and the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission
				(FCC) is deemed to be "confidential information." For purposes of this rule,
				the "recipient" is the party that directly or indirectly receives confidential
				information, and the "discloser" is the party that creates and/or passes
				confidential information to another party.
(2) The recipient must:
(A) Use confidential information only for
				intercompany billing purposes;
(B)
				Hold confidential information in confidence and disclose it to no one other
				than its employees having a need to know for intercompany billing
				purposes;
(C) Safeguard
				confidential information from unauthorized use or disclosure using at least the
				same degree of care with which the recipient safeguards its own confidential
				information; and
(D) Obtain the
				written consent of the discloser before disclosing any confidential information
				to a third party.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 29 - Enhanced Record Exchange Rules › Section 20 CSR 4240-29.160 - Audit Provisions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes parameters and
				  procedures for the audit of certain intercompany billing
				  records.
(1) A
				telecommunications company who receives records from another telecommunications
				company for billing may perform a comprehensive review of the record process
				utilized for providing billing records that are issued for payment of
				compensable traffic. These reviews may only be conducted once a year. A
				telecommunications company's right to access information for review purposes is
				limited to data not in excess of eighteen (18) months in age. Once specific
				data has been reviewed, it is not subject to further reviews. All information
				involved with the review shall be treated as strictly confidential and not be
				disclosed to a third party without the written consent of the party being
				reviewed.
(2) The
				telecommunications company requesting the audit shall have the right, through
				its authorized representatives, to perform an audit, during normal business
				hours, of the records and processes which contain information and standards
				provided in this chapter. Within thirty (30) days from a request, the
				telecommunications companies involved in the audit shall agree upon the scope
				of the audit, the documents and processes to be reviewed, and the time, place
				and manner in which the audit will be performed. The telecommunications company
				being audited shall provide audit support, including reasonable access to and
				use of facilities (e.g., conference rooms, telephones, copying machines). If
				the parties to the audit cannot agree upon any aspect of the audit, such
				dispute shall be referred to the commission for resolution.
(3) Each telecommunications carrier shall
				bear its own costs in connection with the conduct of the audit.
(4) Adjustments, credits or payments shall be
				made, and any correcting action shall commence, within thirty (30) days from
				the requesting telecommunications company's receipt of the final audit report
				to compensate for any errors or omissions that are disclosed by such an audit,
				and are agreed to by the telecommunications companies.
*Original authority: 386.040, RSMo 1939 and
					 386.250, RSMo 1939, amended 1963, 1967, 1977, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993,
					 1995, 1996.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 31 - Universal Service › Section 20 CSR 4240-31.010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule defines terms used in the rules
				  comprising Chapter 31.
(1)
				Board-The Missouri Universal Service Board. The board consists of members of
				the Missouri Public Service Commission and the public counsel.
(2) Commission-Missouri Public Service
				Commission.
(3) Disabled Program-A
				Missouri program offering discounted essential local telecommunications service
				to qualifying disabled consumers.
(4) ETC-Refers to eligible telecommunications
				carrier. ETC designation allows a company to receive federal universal service
				funding as contemplated under
				47
				U.S.C. 214(e) and 47 CFR
				Part 54 Subpart C. ETC designation is also necessary for a company to
				participate in the MoUSF Lifeline program.
(5) Essential local telecommunications
				service-Local circuit-switched voice telephone service which provides voice
				grade access to and from the public switched network including access to
				911-related emergency services to the extent implemented by a local
				government.
(6) FCC-Refers to
				Federal Communications Commission who oversees the federal USF.
(7) IVoIP-Refers to Interconnected Voice over
				Internet Protocol as defined in section
				386.020,
				RSMo.
(8) Lifeline Program-A
				federal/state program offering discounted essential local telecommunications
				service to qualifying low-income consumers.
(9) Missouri USF website-
www.missouriusf.com
.
(10) Net jurisdictional revenue-Refers to a
				company's Missouri retail revenue received from end-user customers from the
				provision of intrastate regulated telecommunications and IVoIP services
				excluding revenue received from payphone and shared tenant services, taxes, and
				uncollectibles.
(11) USF-Refers to
				Universal Service Fund.
*Original authority: 392.200, RSMo 1939, amended
					 1987, 1988, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2008; 392.248, RSMo 1996; and 392.470.1, RSMo
					 1987.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 31 - Universal Service › Section 20 CSR 4240-31.011 - Missouri USF Administration

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This proposed rule explains how the Missouri
				  USF is supervised and maintained.
(1) The board supervises the management of
				the Missouri Universal Service Fund (USF). Notice of board meetings will be
				provided in accordance with section
				610.020,
				RSMo. The commission's website contains board bylaws, prior board meeting
				minutes, and a sign-up procedure for obtaining advance electronic notification
				of board meetings.
(2) The Missouri
				USF administrator is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Missouri
				USF. Any action taken or decision issued by the Missouri USF administrator may
				be reviewed by the board if made in writing to the Missouri USF administrator
				within thirty (30) days of the date of action. Decisions regarding an appeal
				will be made by the board or as delegated by the board to its staff.
*Original authority: 392.200, RSMo 1939, amended
					 1987, 1988, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2008; 392.248, RSMo 1996; and 392.470.1, RSMo
					 1987.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 31 - Universal Service › Section 20 CSR 4240-31.012 - Missouri USF Assessment

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes Missouri USF
				  assessment procedures.
(1)
				The Missouri Universal Service Fund (USF) assessment is applied to the net
				juris-dictional revenue of all registered Interconnected Voice over Internet
				Protocol (IVoIP) providers and certificated telecommunications companies
				except: pay telephone providers, shared tenant services (STS) providers, and
				those companies with annual net jurisdictional revenue below a de minimis level
				as identified on the Missouri USF website. This website also identifies the
				current Missouri USF assessment factor, payment deadlines, late payment fees,
				and other details associated with the assessment process.
(2) Companies will receive at least sixty
				(60) days advance notice of a commission approved Missouri USF assessment
				change.
(3) Remittances may be
				submitted to the Missouri USF administrator using either of the following two
				(2) methods:
(A) A carrier may remit an amount
				based solely on applying the percentage assessment to the carrier's Missouri
				net jurisdictional revenue. If this method is used, no refunds will be given if
				a carrier subsequently finds it remitted more than collected; or
(B) A carrier may remit all funds received as
				a result of the application of a surcharge through a line item on a retail
				end-user customers' bill. This method satisfies the carrier's annual percentage
				assessment if-
1. The surcharge equals the
				percentage assessment ordered by the commission;
2. The surcharge is identified as "Missouri
				Universal Service Fund"; and
3. The
				surcharge percentage is applied to each customer's total charges associated
				with the carrier's net jurisdictional revenues.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 31 - Universal Service › Section 20 CSR 4240-31.014 - Lifeline and Disabled Programs

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This proposed rule identifies enrollment,
				  funding, and service requirements for the Lifeline and/or Disabled
				  programs.
(1) Missouri
				Universal Service Fund (USF) support for the Lifeline and Disabled programs is
				limited to companies that are current on Missouri USF assessment obligations,
				meet the requirements of section 392.248.4(2) of the Missouri Revised Statutes,
				and have a certificate of service authority to provide basic local
				telecommunications service or a registration to provide Interconnected Voice
				over Internet Protocol (IVoIP) service from the commission. Eligible
				Telecommunications Carrier (ETC) designation pursuant to 47 CFR Part 54 Subpart
				C is a requirement for participation in the Lifeline program but not the
				Disabled program. Participation in the Disabled program by an ETC is
				optional.
(2) The Lifeline Program
				is subject to the federal requirements identified in FCC rules.
(3) The Disabled Program.
(A) Eligibility criteria is satisfied by
				participation in any of the following programs-
1. Veteran Administration Disability
				Benefits;
2. State Blind
				Pension;
3. State Aid to Blind
				Persons;
4. State Supplemental
				Disability Assistance; or
5. Federal
				Social Security Disability.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 31 - Universal Service › Section 20 CSR 4240-31.015 - ETC Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This proposed rule reflects
				  Missouri-specific requirements applicable to ETCs.
(1) Any Eligible Telecommunications Carrier
				(ETC) receiving ETC designation from the commission will-
(A) Solely conduct business using the name or
				"DBA" under which the commission granted ETC designation. Use of other or
				additional names such as brand or service names is prohibited;
(B) Maintain a current list of
				company-designated contacts within Electronic Filing Information System
				(EFIS);
(C) Provide a copy, to the
				manager of the commission's Telecommunications Department, of any finding by a
				state or federal authority that the company has violated universal service fund
				program requirements;
(D) An ETC
				will cooperate and comply with periodic audits and/or requests for information
				by the commission staff to monitor compliance with this chapter; and
(E) An ETC will not self-certify to the
				federal USF administrator for receipt of federal Universal Service Fund (USF)
				unless the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has preempted such state
				commission authority.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 31 - Universal Service › Section 20 CSR 4240-31.016 - ETC Application Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This proposed rule identifies application
				  requirements for companies seeking ETC status for the purpose of receiving
				  federal USF support.
(1) Any
				company seeking Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (ETC) status for the
				purpose of participating in the federal Universal Service Fund (USF) high cost
				programs and/or Lifeline program in Missouri shall apply for ETC designation
				with the commission unless otherwise preempted by the Federal Communications
				Commission (FCC).
(2) ETC
				application requirements-
(A) All ETC
				applications shall comply with the application requirements identified in
				4 CSR
				240-2.060 and be verified by oath as to the
				truthfulness therein by an officer or director of the applicant; and
(B) In addition to the requirements of
				4 CSR
				240-2.060 and
				47
				C.F.R. section 54.201 and section
				54.202,
				all ETC applications should-
1. Identify any
				individual or entity having a ten percent (10%) or more ownership interest in
				the applicant.
2. Identify all
				officers, directors, and other persons, regardless of title, who fill the role
				of officer or director of the company;
3. Identify any company sharing common
				ownership or management with the applicant that has ever received funds from
				the federal USF or any state universal service fund.
4. Provide the details of any matter brought
				in the last ten (10) years by any state or federal regulatory or law
				enforcement agency against any of the individuals, entities, managers,
				officers, directors of other companies sharing common ownership or management
				with the applicant involving fraud, deceit, perjury, stealing, or the omission
				or misstatement of material fact in connection with a commercial
				transaction;
5. Identify the
				website containing information about the applicant's service and rates. If such
				information will be contained in a tariff maintained with the commission, then
				either provide a tariff filing or cite the existing tariff;
6. Provide statements addressing each of the
				following:
A. The applicant will comply with
				the ETC requirements identified in
				4 CSR
				240-31.015;
B. Whether the applicant intends to seek
				support from the Missouri USF. If so, the applicant should also state whether
				it intends to participate in the Disabled program;
C. A commitment to notify the commission of
				any changes to company contact information;
D. If the applicant is certificated or
				registered by the commission, a statement that the company is compliant with
				all reporting and assessment obligations; and
E. A statement that the applicant is
				compliant with contribution obligations to the federal USF; and
7. A copy of the FCC's decision if
				an applicant has sought and obtained a waiver of any ETC requirement from the
				FCC.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 34 - Emergency Telephone Service Standards › Section 20 CSR 4240-34.010 - General Provisions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule describes in general terms the
				  provisions of this chapter.
(1) Where applicable, basic local exchange
				telecommunications companies shall-
(A)
				Collect emergency telephone service (ETS) surcharges and remit all surcharge
				revenue to the appropriate governmental entity pursuant to section
				190.310,
				RSMo, and shall be entitled to retain collection fees pursuant to section
				190.310,
				RSMo; and
(B) Provide upon request
				by the ETS customer and on a proprietary basis, the number of access lines to
				which the surcharge is applicable.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 34 - Emergency Telephone Service Standards › Section 20 CSR 4240-34.030 - Requirements for E-911 Service Providers

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule prescribes the general
				  requirements to be employed by E-911 service providers.
(1) E-911 service providers shall-
(A) Establish a procedure by which all
				certificated providers of basic local exchange telecommunications service can
				transmit subscriber records to the E-911 database for the purpose of updating
				the E-911 database, except for central office based systems in which case the
				database management system will be updated;
(B) Protect access by use of a password to
				the E-911 database or central office based database management systems for use
				by basic local exchange telecommunications companies solely for the purpose of
				updating subscriber records when basic local exchange telecommunications
				companies are responsible for updating such records;
(C) Properly update the E-911 database no
				later than the end of the next business day after receiving accurate subscriber
				records from basic local exchange telecommunications companies;
(D) Adopt E-911 database interfacing methods
				according to standards for E-911 information interfacing established by
				National Emergency Number Association (NENA);
(E) Upon request, provide to basic local
				exchange telecommunications companies a description of the geographic area
				which it serves and a listing of all public safety answering points within the
				geographic area. Such description shall indicate the geographic area served by
				selective routers;
(F) Notify
				facilities based basic local exchange telecommunications companies in writing
				within a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) days in advance of any additions
				or deletions in the geographic areas served by selective routers; and
(G) Upon request, and in conjunction with the
				emergency telephone service (ETS) customer, provide an accurate copy of the
				master street address guide (MSAG) to basic local exchange telecommunications
				companies for the purpose of submitting accurate subscriber records to the
				E-911 service provider and/or uploading subscriber records into the E-911
				database. Copies of the MSAG shall be provided within three (3) business days
				from the time requested and provided on diskette, magnetic tape, or in a format
				suitable for use with desktop computers. Upon request, subsequent additions or
				updates to the MSAG shall be provided a minimum of once per month.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 34 - Emergency Telephone Service Standards › Section 20 CSR 4240-34.040 - ETS Subscriber Record Information Requirements of Resellers

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule prescribes the procedures to be
				  employed where the provision of ETS subscriber record information involves the
				  resale of basic local exchange telecommunications service.
(1) The provision of emergency telephone
				service (ETS) subscriber record information involving the resale of basic local
				exchange telecommunications service shall be performed according to the
				following procedures:
(A) The reseller is
				obligated to supply the accurate subscriber information necessary to update the
				E-911 database at the time the reseller submits subscriber service orders for
				basic local exchange telecommunications service to the basic local exchange
				telecommunications company whose service is being resold. At a minimum, such
				subscriber information shall consist of the subscriber's name, premises street
				address, and premises telephone number;
(B) In instances where a reseller's service
				is being resold by another reseller, each succeeding reseller shall be
				responsible for providing accurate subscriber information to the preceding
				reseller in a manner consistent with (1)(A) above;
(C) If the basic local exchange
				telecommunications company whose services are being resold is also the E-911
				service provider, it shall be the responsibility of such basic local exchange
				telecommunications company to properly update the E-911 database no later than
				the end of the next business day after receiving the accurate subscriber
				information from the reseller;
(D)
				If the basic local exchange telecommunications company whose services are being
				resold is not the E-911 service provider, it shall be the responsibility of the
				basic local exchange telecommunications company to submit accurate subscriber
				records to the E-911 service provider no later than the end of the next
				business day after receiving the accurate subscriber records from the reseller;
				and
(E) All service order activity
				resulting in the disconnection, moving, or changing of a subscriber's name,
				premises street address, or premises telephone number shall be conducted in
				accordance with the installation of basic local exchange telecommunications
				service as per (1)(A), (B), (C) and (D) above.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 34 - Emergency Telephone Service Standards › Section 20 CSR 4240-34.070 - Repair of Telecommunications Facilities

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule prescribes the procedures to be
				  employed in the repair of telecommunications facilities providing
				  ETS.
(1) Repair of
				telecommunications facilities used to provision emergency telephone service
				(ETS) shall be performed in accordance with the following:
(A) Repair service shall begin immediately
				upon discovery or receipt of a report of a malfunction. Repair service includes
				testing and diagnostic service from a remote location, dispatch or in-person
				visit(s) of personnel. Technicians shall be dispatched without delay in
				instances where technicians are required to repair facilities;
(B) Facilities based basic local exchange
				telecommunications companies shall be responsible for reporting all known
				service affecting errors, defects, and malfunctions in its ETS facilities to
				the E-911 service provider and the ETS customer or, in the case of B-911, to
				the ETS customer;
(C) E-911 service
				providers shall be responsible for reporting all service affecting errors,
				defects, and malfunctions in its E-911 facilities to the facilities based basic
				local exchange telecommunications companies providing service in the E-911
				service provider's service area;
(D) E-911 service providers shall provide a
				point of contact for reporting errors, defects, and malfunctions in facilities
				used to provide E-911 service. Such contact shall be given to each facilities
				based basic local exchange telecommunications company providing basic local
				exchange telecommunications service in the E-911 service provider's operating
				area and shall be updated whenever any of the information changes;
				and
(E) Facilities based basic
				local exchange telecommunications companies shall provide a point of contact
				for reporting errors, defects, and malfunctions in the company's facilities
				used to provision ETS. Such information shall be sent via certified mail to
				E-911 service providers and E-911 customers in the facilities based basic local
				exchange telecommunications company's service area. This information shall
				contain name, address, and telephone number and shall be updated whenever any
				of the information changes.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 34 - Emergency Telephone Service Standards › Section 20 CSR 4240-34.080 - Selective Routing Standards

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the requirements to be
				  employed where telecommunications facilities are engaged in selective
				  routing.
(1)
				Telecommunications facilities used to perform selective routing shall be
				configured so as to allow the subscriber's emergency call to be routed to the
				proper public safety answering point (PSAP). Selective routers shall be updated
				according to the following:
(A) Basic local
				exchange telecommunications companies providing selective routing shall update
				the appropriate selective routers no later than the end of the second business
				day after having established basic local exchange telecommunications service to
				the subscriber;
(B) Basic local
				exchange telecommunications companies providing selective routing for other
				basic local exchange telecommunications companies shall update the appropriate
				selective router no later than the end of the second business day after having
				received accurate subscriber records from the other basic local exchange
				telecommunications company;
(C)
				E-911 service providers providing selective routing shall update the
				appropriate selective router no later than the end of the second business day
				after having received accurate subscriber records from basic local exchange
				telecommunications companies providing service in areas served by the E-911
				service provider's selective router; and
(D) All service order activity resulting in
				the disconnection, moving, or changing of a subscriber's telephone number shall
				be conducted in accordance with the installation of the subscriber's telephone
				number as per (1)(A), (B), or (C) above.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 34 - Emergency Telephone Service Standards › Section 20 CSR 4240-34.090 - Database Accuracy Standards

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the database accuracy
				  standards required for all basic local exchange telecommunications companies
				  whether providing facilities based or resold basic local exchange
				  telecommunications service.
(1) All basic local exchange
				telecommunications companies, whether providing facilities based or resold
				basic local exchange telecommunications service, shall adopt internal
				procedures designed to ensure that accurate subscriber information is provided
				to the E-911 service provider. Facility based companies shall adhere to the
				following guidelines:
(A) All facilities based
				basic local exchange telecommunications companies which provide E-911 database
				information shall adopt and comply with a policy which results in a check
				between the E-911 master street address guide (MSAG) and all service order
				activity performed by that telecommunications company in each E-911 service
				provider area. When errors occur between the E-911 MSAG and a service order,
				the facilities based telecommunications company shall examine the nature of the
				error, correct the error, and submit the accurate record to the E-911 service
				provider per 4 CSR
				240-34.050(2); and
(B) All facilities based basic local exchange
				telecommunications companies which receive service orders from resellers shall
				adopt and comply with a policy which results in a check between the E-911 MSAG
				and the service order activity submitted by the reseller. When errors occur
				between the E-911 MSAG and a reseller's service order, the facilities based
				telecommunications company shall examine the nature of the error and submit the
				accurate subscriber record to the E-911 service provider per
				4 CSR
				240-34.040(2).
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 36 - Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedural Rules Governing Filings Made Pursuant to the Telecommunications Act of 1996 › Section 20 CSR 4240-36.010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule defines terms used in the rules
				  comprising Chapter 36. The terms defined in the Telecommunications Act of 1996
				  are generally applicable to these rules.
(1) Commission means the Missouri Public
				Service Commission.
(2) FCC means
				the Federal Communications Commission.
(3) Act means the Telecommunications Act of
				1996; unless noted otherwise, all references to sections and subsections are to
				the Communications Act of 1934 as amended by the 1996 Act.
(4) Mediation means a process in which the
				commission assists negotiating parties to reach their own solution.
(5) Arbitration means the submission of a
				dispute to the commission for resolution by a process that will employ a
				neutral arbitrator who will facilitate resolution of the disputed issues
				through markup conferences and limited evidentiary hearings, and who will
				prepare a final report for acceptance, modification or rejection by the
				commission.
(6) Petition means an
				application to the commission for relief under section 252 of the
				Act.
(7) Request for negotiation
				means the first date on which an incumbent local exchange carrier receives a
				written request to negotiate pursuant to the Act.
(8) Arbitrated agreement means the entire
				agreement filed by the parties in conformity with the commission's order
				approving, rejecting or modifying the arbitrator's final report, in whole or in
				part.
(9) Unresolved issues means
				those issues submitted to be decided by the arbitrator in compliance with
				subsection 252(b)(4)(C) of the Act.
*Original authority: 386.410, RSMo 1939, amended
					 1947, 1977, 1996.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 36 - Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedural Rules Governing Filings Made Pursuant to the Telecommunications Act of 1996 › Section 20 CSR 4240-36.020 - Filing Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule generally provides for the
				  practice and procedure used in filings made under this chapter.
(1) Except where superceded by rules in this
				chapter, all petitions filed under this chapter shall also comply with the
				commission's rules of practice and procedure codified in Chapter 2 of 4 CSR
				240.
(2) Only telecommunications
				carriers, as defined in the Act, providing or in the process of enabling their
				provision of telecommunications service, as defined in the Act, in the state of
				Missouri may file petitions under this chapter.
*Original authority: 386.410, RSMo 1939, amended
					 1947, 1977, 1996.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 36 - Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedural Rules Governing Filings Made Pursuant to the Telecommunications Act of 1996 › Section 20 CSR 4240-36.040 - Arbitration

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule provides the procedure for
				  requesting and conducting arbitrations.
(1) Who May Petition for Arbitration-A party
				to a negotiation entered into pursuant to sections 251 and 252 of the Act may
				file a petition for arbitration.
(2) Time to File-A petition for arbitration
				may be filed not earlier than the one hundred thirty-fifth day nor later than
				the one hundred sixtieth day following the date on which an incumbent local
				exchange carrier receives the request for negotiation. The arbitration shall be
				deemed to begin on the date that the petition for arbitration is filed with the
				commission. Regardless of proceedings in the arbitration, the parties may
				continue to negotiate unresolved issues. The party petitioning for arbitration
				shall provide a copy of the petition to the other party or parties not later
				than the day the commission receives the petition. If the incumbent local
				exchange carrier is a "rural carrier" subject to the rural exemption contained
				in
				47 U.S.C. section
				251(f), then a commission
				order terminating the rural exemption must precede any petition for
				arbitration.
(3) Content-A petition
				for arbitration must contain:
(A) A statement
				of each unresolved issue;
(B) A
				description of each party's position on each unresolved issue;
(C) A statement of all resolved issues and
				the terms of resolution;
(D) A
				proposed agreement addressing all issues, including those upon which the
				parties have reached an agreement and those that are unresolved. In preparing
				the proposed agreement, the petitioner should rely on the fundamental
				organization of clauses and subjects contained in an agreement previously
				arbitrated and approved by this commission;
(E) All relevant documentation that supports
				the petitioner's position on each unresolved issue; and
(F) Documentation that the petition complies
				with the time requirements of
				4 CSR
				240-36.040(2).
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 40 - Gas Utilities and Gas Safety Standards › Section 20 CSR 4240-40.018 - Natural Gas Price Volatility Mitigation

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PURPOSE: This rule represents a statement of
				  commission policy that natural gas local distribution companies should
				  undertake diversified natural gas purchasing activities as part of a prudent
				  effort to mitigate upward natural gas price volatility and secure adequate
				  natural gas supplies for their customers.
(1) Natural Gas Supply Planning Efforts to
				Ensure Price Stability.
(A) As part of a
				prudent planning effort to secure adequate natural gas supplies for their
				customers, natural gas utilities should structure their portfolios of contracts
				with various supply and pricing provisions in an effort to mitigate upward
				natural gas price spikes, and provide a level of stability of delivered natural
				gas prices.
(B) In making this
				planning effort, natural gas utilities should consider the use of a broad array
				of pricing structures, mechanisms, and instruments, including, but not limited
				to, those items described in (2)(A) through (2)(H), to balance market price
				risks, benefits, and price stability. Each of these mechanisms may be desirable
				in certain circumstances, but each has unique risks and costs that require
				evaluation by the natural gas utility in each circumstance. Financial gains or
				losses associated with price volatility mitigation efforts are flowed through
				the Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA) mechanism, subject to the applicable
				provisions of the natural gas utility's tariff and applicable prudence review
				procedures.
(C) Part of a natural
				gas utility's balanced portfolio may be higher than spot market price at times,
				and this is recognized as a possible result of prudent efforts to dampen upward
				volatility.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 40 - Gas Utilities and Gas Safety Standards › Section 20 CSR 4240-40.020 - Incident, Annual, and Safety-Related Condition Reporting Requirements

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PURPOSE: This amendment modifies the rule to address
				  amendments of 49 CFR part 191 promulgated between January 2021 and December
				  2021, modifies the notification criteria for Missouri incidents, and makes
				  clarification and editorial changes.
(1) Scope. (191.1)
(A) This rule prescribes requirements for the
				reporting of incidents, safety-related conditions, annual pipeline summary
				data, National Operator Registry information, and other miscellaneous
				conditions by operators of gas pipeline facilities and underground natural gas
				storage facilities located in Missouri and under the jurisdiction of the
				commission. This rule applies to onshore gathering lines, including Type R
				gathering lines as determined in
				20 CSR
				4240-40.030(1)(E). (192.8)
(B) Subsections (11)(B) and (11)(C) and
				section (12) do not apply to the onshore gathering of gas-
1. Through a pipeline that operates at less
				than zero (0) pound per square inch gauge (psig) (0 kPa); or
2. Through a pipeline that is not a regulated
				onshore gathering line.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 40 - Gas Utilities and Gas Safety Standards › Section 20 CSR 4240-40.030 - Safety Standards-Transportation of Gas by Pipeline

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PURPOSE: This amendment modifies the rule to address
				  amendments of 49 CFR part 192 promulgated between January 2022 and December
				  2022, technical corrections published in the Federal Register on April 24,
				  2023, page 88 FR 24708, and corrects typographical errors.
(1) General.
(A) What Is the Scope of this Rule? (192.1)
1. This rule prescribes minimum safety
				requirements for pipeline facilities and the transportation of gas in Missouri
				and under the jurisdiction of the commission. A table of contents is provided
				in Appendix E, which is included herein (at the end of this rule).
2. This rule does not apply to-
A. The gathering of gas-
(I) Through a pipeline that operates at less
				than zero (0) pounds per square inch gauge (psig) (0 kPa); or
(II) Through a pipeline that is not a
				regulated onshore gathering line (as determined in (1)(E));
				or
B. Any pipeline system
				that transports only petroleum gas or petroleum gas/air mixtures to-
(I) Fewer than ten (10) customers, if no
				portion of the system is located in a public place; or
(II) A single customer, if the system is
				located entirely on the customer's premises (no matter if a portion of the
				system is located in a public place).
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 40 - Gas Utilities and Gas Safety Standards › Section 20 CSR 4240-40.033 - Safety Standards-Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities.

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PURPOSE: This rule prescribes safety standards for
				  liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities used in the transportation of gas by
				  pipeline that is subject to the pipeline safety standards in
				  20 CSR
				  4240-40.030. This rule adopts the federal regulations
				  on this subject matter that apply to operators of liquefied natural gas
				  facilities used in the transportation of gas by pipeline that is subject to the
				  federal pipeline safety laws and pipeline safety standards.
PURPOSE: This amendment proposes to amend the rule to
				  adopt the most recent publication of 49 CFR part 193 and update references to
				  CSR.
(1) As set forth in the
				Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) dated October 1, 2018, 49 CFR part 193 is
				incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule. This rule does not
				incorporate any subsequent amendments to 49 CFR part 193. The Code of Federal
				Regulations is published by the Office of the Federal Register, National
				Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD
				20740-6001. The October 1, 2018 version of 49 CFR part 193 is available at
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/showcitation.action
.
(2) The commission adopts the federal
				pipeline safety regulations for liquefied natural gas facilities, 49 CFR part
				193, as rules of the commission.
(3) For purposes of this rule, the following
				substitutions should be made for certain references in the federal pipeline
				safety regulations adopted by reference in section (2) of this rule:
(A) The references to "state agency" in
				sections 193.2017, 193.2019, and 193.2515 of 49 CFR part 193 should refer to
				"the commission" instead;
(B) The
				reference to "state procedures" in section 193.2017 should refer to "commission
				procedures" instead;
(C) The
				reference in
				49 CFR
				193.2011 to "Part 191 of this subchapter" for
				reporting of incidents, safety-related conditions, and annual pipeline summary
				data for LNG plants or facilities should refer to
				20 CSR
				4240-40.020 instead;
(D) The reference in
				49 CFR
				193.2605 to "Part 191.23 of this subchapter"
				for reporting requirements for safety related conditions should refer to
				20 CSR
				4240-40.020(12) instead;
(E) The reference in
				49
				CFR 193.2001 to "Part 192 of this chapter"
				for applicability of the standards should refer to
				20 CSR
				4240-40.030 instead;
(F) The reference in
				49 CFR
				193.2629 to "section 192.461 of this chapter"
				for protective coatings should refer to
				20 CSR
				4240-40.030(9) (Ginstead;
				and
(G) The references in
				49 CFR
				193.2629 and
				193.2635
				to "section 192.463 of this chapter" for cathodic protection should refer to
				20 CSR
				4240-40.030(9)(H) 
				instead.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 40 - Gas Utilities and Gas Safety Standards › Section 20 CSR 4240-40.040 - Uniform System of Accounts-Gas Corporations

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PURPOSE: This rule directs gas companies within the
				  commission's jurisdiction to use the uniform system of accounts prescribed by
				  the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for major natural gas companies, as
				  modified herein. Requirements regarding the submission of depreciation studies,
				  databases and property unit catalogs are found at
				  4 CSR
				  240-3.235 and
				  4 CSR
				  240-3.275.
(1) Beginning January 1, 1994, every gas
				company subject to the commission's jurisdiction shall keep all accounts in
				conformity with the Uniform System of Accounts Prescribed for Natural Gas
				Companies Subject to the Provisions of the Natural Gas Act, as prescribed by
				the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and published at 18 CFR part
				201 (1992) and 2 FERC Stat. & Regs. paragraph 20,001 and following (1992),
				except as otherwise provided in this rule. This uniform system of accounts
				provides instruction for recording financial information about gas
				corporations. It contains definitions; general instructions; gas plant
				instructions; operating expense instructions; accounts that comprise the
				balance sheet, gas plant, income, operating revenues, and operation and
				maintenance expenses.
(2) When
				implementing 4 CSR
				240-40.040(1), each gas company
				subject to the commission's jurisdiction shall-
(A) Keep its accounts in the manner and
				detail specified for natural gas companies classified as "major" at Part 201
				General Instructions 1.A. and paragraph 20,011.1.A.; and
(B) Assemble by July 1, 1996 and maintain
				after that, a property unit catalog which contains for each designated property
				unit, in addition to the provisions of Part 201 General Instructions 6. and
				paragraph 20,016-
1. A description of each
				unit;
2. An item list; and
3. Accounting instructions,
				including instructions for distinguishing between operations expense,
				maintenance expense and capitalized plant improvements.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 40 - Gas Utilities and Gas Safety Standards › Section 20 CSR 4240-40.080 - Drug and Alcohol Testing

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PURPOSE: This amendment modifies the rule to
				  incorporate by reference the most recent version of 49 CFR parts 40 and
				  199.
(1) As set forth in the
				Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) datedOctober 1, 2019, 49 CFR parts 40 and 199
				are incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule. This rule does not
				incorporate any subsequent amendments to 49 CFR parts 40 and 199. The Code of
				Federal Regulations is published by the Office of the Federal Register,
				National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park,
				MD 20740-6001. The October 1, 2019, version of 49 CFR parts 40 and 199 is
				available at
https://www.govinfo.gov/#citation
.
(2) The commission adopts the federal
				pipeline safety regulations for drug and alcohol testing, 49 CFR part 199, as
				rules of the commission.
(3) The
				commission adopts the federal procedures for transportation workplace drug and
				alcohol testing programs, 49 CFR part 40, as rules of the commission.
(4) For purposes of this rule, the following
				substitutions should be made for certain references in the federal pipeline
				safety regulations adopted by reference in section (2) of this rule:
(A) The references to "state agency" in
				sections 199.3, 199.101, 199.107, 199.115, 199.117, 199.231, and 199.245 of 49
				CFR part 199 should refer to "the commission" instead;
(B) The references to "accident" in sections
				199.3, 199.100, 199.105, 199.200, 199.221, 199.225, 199.227, and 199.231 of 49
				CFR part 199 should refer to a "federal incident reportable under
				20 CSR
				4240-40.020 " instead;
(C) The references to "part 192, 193, or 195
				of this chapter" or "part 192, 193, or 195" in sections 199.1, 199.3, 199.100,
				and 199.200 of 49 CFR part 199 should refer to "20 CSR
				4240-40.030 or 40.033" instead (the commission
				regulations contained in
				20 CSR
				4240-40.030 parallel 49 CFR part 192, and
				20 CSR
				4240-40.033 adopts 49 CFR part 193, but the commission
				does not have any rules pertaining to 49 CFR part195); and
(D) The references to the applicability
				exemptions for operators of master meter systems as defined in section "191.3
				of this chapter" in
				49
				CFR 199.2 should refer to "20 CSR
				4240-40.020(2)(G) "
				instead.
Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 40 - Gas Utilities and Gas Safety Standards › Section 20 CSR 4240-40.090 - Submission Requirements for Gas Utility Depreciation Studies

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PURPOSE: This rule streamlines provisions from rules
				  formerly in Chapter 3.
(1)
				Each gas utility subject to the commission's jurisdiction shall submit a
				depreciation study, database, and property unit catalog to the manager of the
				commission's engineering analysis unit and to the Office of the Public Counsel,
				as required by the terms of subsection (l)(B).
(A) The depreciation study, database, and
				property unit catalog shall be compiled as follows:
1. The study shall reflect the average life
				and remaining life of each primary plant account or subaccount;
2. The database shall consist of dollar
				amounts, by plant account or subaccount, representing-
A. Annual dollar additions and dollar
				retirements by vintage year and year retired, beginning with the earliest year
				of available data;
B. Reserve for
				depreciation;
C. Surviving plant
				balance as of the study date; and
D. Estimated date of final retirement and
				surviving dollar investment for each warehouse, propane/air production
				facility, liquefied natural gas facility, underground natural gas storage
				facility, general office building, or other large structure;
				and
3. The property unit
				catalog shall contain a description of each retirement unit used by the
				utility.