reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 255 - MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Chapter 3 - IMAGING STATE RECORDS › Section 255-3-1 - APPLICABILITY

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
These rules apply to all agencies of State government,
				  including the Executive, Legislative, Judicial, Independent and
				  Quasi-Independent State Entities housing material at BABLO warehouse or have
				  been transferred to the physical custody of the Maine State Archives.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 255 - MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Chapter 3 - IMAGING STATE RECORDS › Section 255-3-4 - GUIDELINES FOR THE DIGITAL IMAGING OF RECORDS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
State agencies are required to contact the Maine State
				  Archives prior to imaging any state government record.
State agencies engaged in digitally imaging records shall
				  comply with the guidelines set forth by the Federal Agencies Digitization
				  Guidelines Initiative (FADGI). The guidelines are a collaborative effort by
				  federal agencies to define common guidelines, methods, and practices for
				  digitizing historical content. See
http://www.digitizationguidelines.gov/
.
				  The Maine State Archives' recommendation is to follow the star system in these
				  guidelines based on document type.
State agencies interested in digitally imaging archival
				  records need to contact the Maine State Archives as archival records cannot be
				  destroyed; the original document must be kept.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 255 - MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Chapter 3 - IMAGING STATE RECORDS › Section 255-3-5 - STATE AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
State agencies are responsible for managing their own
				  records. Before starting an imaging project, the state agency must identify the
				  appropriate retention period for the records involved. The retention period
				  affects the determination of the file format and compression method to use in
				  any imaging project. The agency must also carefully consider whether it will be
				  able to manage the imaged records for the duration of the retention period -
different rules apply for archival records.
If the intent of
				  the agency is to destroy the original documents after imaging the agency files
				  must notifiy the State Archives at the start of the project. State agencies
				  must follow the State General Schedules and their own agency-specific
				  schedules, and they must file a records disposition authorization and obtain
				  the Archives' approval prior to disposition of paper originals after imaging.
State agencies must implement the appropriate policies,
				  procedures, and business practices to ensure the proper protection,
				  authenticity, reliability, integrity, and usability of records, regardless of
				  format.
If a third-party vendor or some other outside entity
				  digitizes a record for a state agency they must ensure the third party is in
				  compliance with these guidelines. In such cases, a properly written contract
				  must be in place containing the basic requirements of the intended project as
				  well as reference to these guidelines.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 255 - MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Chapter 3 - IMAGING STATE RECORDS › Section 255-3-6 - AUTHENTICITY

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. These guidelines, when accompanied by
				adherence to industry best practices, are designed to ensure any digital images
				remain authentic and reliable throughout their required retention periods.
B. Authentication is necessary for
				legal, fiscal or administrative purposes to ensure that imaged records are
				acceptable as evidence. To introduce imaged records into evidence in a court or
				to use them in other legal or adjudicatory situations, a state agency must
				demonstrate that the processes and system used to produce imaged records are
				designed and managed to ensure the accuracy and authenticity of the records.
C. The authenticity and viability
				of the images are determined by sound systems and processes that include, but
				are not limited to, well documented procedures, proper indexes and finding
				aids, quality assurance controls, reliable storage and backup practices, and
				tested and audited processes that ensure imaged records have not been altered,
				destroyed, or replaced. Systems that produce records must be shown to do so in
				the normal course of business and in an accurate and timely manner. Policies,
				procedures, training and support programs, and controls must be documented to
				demonstrate that the systems that produce records are reliable.
D. Legal acceptance of records requires proof
				that the process or system is reliable and hence capable of producing
				trustworthy records. State agencies must be able to demonstrate that imaged
				records have been produced in the normal course of business, that the system
				producing and managing the records (the technology, as well as the policies,
				procedures, training, and audit controls) is trustworthy and functioning
				properly, and that system documentation is maintained. System documentation
				must be up to date and show how the system creates, manages, and destroys
				records; define the roles and responsibilities of the individuals managing the
				system; demonstrate how the system provides for consistent quality control;
				document staff training, system and audit controls; and provide for adequate
				security.
E. The trustworthiness
				of imaged records depends on how closely documented procedures are followed.
				Since courts may scrutinize deviations from established procedures, state
				agencies must ensure that procedures are followed and deviations are detected
				and remedied.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 255 - MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Chapter 3 - IMAGING STATE RECORDS › Section 255-3-8 - USE OF MICROFORMS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
An agency having custody of a previously produced original
				  microfilm (or, if the original microfilm is no longer in existence, the master
				  copy) of archival records shall prepare a silver duplicate negative copy for
				  its own use, if required, when it finds that such copies are deteriorating or
				  in danger of deterioration. The agency shall also provide an identical copy to
				  the Maine State Archives. Before imaging microforms, the state agency or
				  alternatively the vendor chosen to conduct the imaging, will produce an
				  inventory of the microforms that records the number of microforms (in reels or
				  fiche), the type of microform (16mm, 35mm, microfiche, aperturecards, etc.),
				  its length if applicable (100 or 215 feet), general film quality (resolution,
				  density, image spacing, and the existence of targets, blips, splices,
				  scratches, warping, separation of the emulsion from the base, or other damage),
				  and general image quality (such as blurry images), the age of the film, and the
				  creator of the film (if known).
(NOTE: The Maine State Archives recommends all
				  microfilm cellulose nitrate or cellulose acetate based be duplicated onto
				  polyester based film.)
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 255 - MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Chapter 3 - IMAGING STATE RECORDS › Section 255-3-11 - STORAGE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Storage Environment
:Storage media must be kept
				  in secure, dust-free area under the proper environmental conditions. Contact
				  the Maine State Archives for proper consistent temperature control levels
				  relative to humidity.
Confidential and sensitive information
: Special
				  care must be taken when physically transferring media from the imaging source
				  to the customer if they contain confidential or sensitive information.
				  Contracts with vendors must delineate the procedures vendors must use to ensure
				  they provide adequate protection to sensitive information.
Back ups
:A periodic backup process of all
				  digitized records should be performed along with geographically remote offsite
				  storage to ensure the accessibility of records in the event of a
				  disaster.
Backups must be stored in areas geographically remote from
				  the offices where the use copies of the records are stored.An appropriate
				  backup location will be one where it is highly unlikely that the backup
				  location will simultaneously suffer the same disaster as the offices.
Regardless of the media used, images must be accessible for
				  the records' entire retention period.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 255 - MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Chapter 3 - IMAGING STATE RECORDS › Section 255-3-12 - DATA MAINTENANCE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any stored record must be protected against file corruption,
				  alteration, or deletion throughout its required retention period. Adequate
				  processes and documented procedures to ensure the integrity of the digital
				  image should be in place.
1.
Reliability
: Controls to ensure a full and accurate representation
				of the transactions, activities or facts to which they attest and can be
				depended upon in the course of subsequent transactions or activities;
2.
Authenticity
: Controls to
				protect against unauthorized addition, deletion, alteration, use, and
				concealment;
3.
Integrity
: Controls, such as audit trails, to ensure records are
				complete and unaltered;
4.
Usability
: Mechanisms to ensure records can be located, retrieved,
				presented, and interpreted;
5.
Content
: Mechanisms to preserve the information contained within
				the record itself that was produced by the creator of the record;
6.
Context
: Mechanisms to
				implement cross-references to related records that show the organizational,
				functional, and operational circumstances about the record, which will vary
				depending upon the business, legal, and regulatory requirements of the business
				activity; and
7.
Structure
: controls to ensure the maintenance of the physical and
				logical format of the records and the relationships between the data elements.
Digital images and their associated index data must be
				  effectively and efficiently managed over time. Regardless of format, records
				  must be retained until their retention requirements have been met.
Agencies must design and implement migration strategies to
				  counteract hardware and software dependencies of electronic records whenever
				  the records must be maintained and used beyond the life of the information
				  system in which the records are originally created or captured. To successfully
				  protect records against technological obsolescence.
Carry out upgrades of hardware and software in such a
					 way as to retain the functionality and integrity of the electronic records
					 created in them;
										Any necessary conversion of storage media to provide
					 compatibility with current hardware;
										Maintaining a link between records and their metadata
					 through conversion or migration, including capture of all relevant associated
					 metadata at the point of migration (for both the records and the migration
					 process); and
										Ensure that migration strategies address non-active
					 electronic records that are stored off-line.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 255 - MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Chapter 3 - IMAGING STATE RECORDS › Section 255-3-13 - PROCEDURES FOR ARRANGING FOR REIMBURSABLE SERVICES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
State and non-state agencies desiring imaging services,
				  whether in agency, private vendor or RFP bidder should contact the Maine State
				  Archives. An agreement of services to be provided will be negotiated before
				  work is begun. This agreement shall specify (a) the location of the records to
				  be imaged; (b) a description of the records, including their volume, size,
				  physical condition, filing arrangement, and the nature and frequency of
				  additions, changes, and deletions, etc.; (c) the size and format of the film to
				  be used (if applicable); (d) the type of camera to be used and the reduction
				  ratio at which the documents are to be imaged; (e) the type of reader to be
				  used (if applicable); and (f) the number and type (silver, diazo, vesicular) of
				  reference copies if microfilmed.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 255 - MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Chapter 3 - IMAGING STATE RECORDS › Section 255-3-14 - FEES FOR IMAGING AND CONVERSION SERVICES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A fee schedule for imaging services is available from the
				  Maine State Archives. Imaging and conversion services available are: microfilm
				  processing, silver roll film duplication, digital to microfilm conversion,
				  microfilm to digital conversion, imaging of oversized and fragile documents,
				  and other services are available upon request.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 255 - MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Chapter 3 - IMAGING STATE RECORDS › Section 255-3-15 - VIOLATION OF RULES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Violation of any provision of these rules, except those
				  violations for which specific penalties are provided, is a Class E
				  crime.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 255 - MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Chapter 4 - RULES FOR THE PUBLIC USE OF MATERIALS AND FACILITIES IN THE MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Section 255-4-1 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The following definitions are established for terms used in
				  these rules.
"Agency records" means semi-current records of government
				  agencies to which they retain legal title and control access and use, but that
				  have been transferred to the physical custody of the Maine State Archives to
				  effect economies and efficiency in their storage and use pending their ultimate
				  disposition as authorized by Archives and Records Management law.
"Archives" means noncurrent government records that have been
				  determined by the State Archivist to have sufficient value to warrant their
				  continued preservation, and that are in the physical and legal custody of the
				  Maine State Archives.
"Materials" means agency records as well as related finding
				  aids (including electronic indexes) and reference works in the Maine State
				  Archives.
"Researcher" means a person who has applied for access to
				  materials, and who has been issued a researcher identification card.
"Research Area" means the area beyond the reception desk in
				  the Research Room, including the public computer and microfilm reading
				  areas.
"Research Room" means the designated area where researchers
				  can consult with Archives staff, research microfilm, use public computers and
				  view original documents.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 255 - MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Chapter 4 - RULES FOR THE PUBLIC USE OF MATERIALS AND FACILITIES IN THE MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Section 255-4-2 - AVAILABILITY OF MATERIALS FOR PUBLIC USE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
General
1. Persons seeking
				information that is published and readily available will normally be referred
				to a public library.
2. Persons
				under the age of 16 shall be furnished with materials for use when accompanied
				by an adult researcher who agrees to be present when the materials are used and
				to be responsible for compliance with the rules governing their use, or by
				other special arrangement.
3.
				Original materials shall not normally be provided for use if microfilm or
				digital copies of the materials are available.
4. Researchers shall be permitted to use
				materials only in the Research Room.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 255 - MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Chapter 4 - RULES FOR THE PUBLIC USE OF MATERIALS AND FACILITIES IN THE MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Section 255-4-3 - RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS AND USE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Use of
				Agency Records
Access to and use of agency records shall be permitted only
				  to persons who have received the written approval of the agency whose records
				  are involved, and is governed by any access and use procedures prescribed by
				  law or by that agency.
B.
Use of Archives
Access to and use of archives are subject to any
				  restrictions imposed by statute or regulation.
C.
Additional Restrictions
Access to and use of agency records, and archives records,
				  and deposited records may also be restricted by the Research Room staff if such
				  access and use would, (1) hamper the administrative, professional, or technical
				  operations of the Maine State Archives, (2) unduly limit the furnishing of
				  services to other users, or (3) result in possible deterioration, mutilation,
				  loss or destruction. Application of search restrictions in individual cases is
				  subject to approval by the State Archivist.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 255 - MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Chapter 4 - RULES FOR THE PUBLIC USE OF MATERIALS AND FACILITIES IN THE MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Section 255-4-4 - RESEARCH ROOM RULES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Researchers Responsibility for Materials Other Than Microfilm
1. Researchers shall acknowledge the receipt
				of all materials by signature. The materials made available at one time to any
				researcher may be limited by the Research Roomstaff.
2. Researchers are responsible for all
				materials delivered to them until the materials are returned to an attendant.
				Researchers shall return materials to an attendant as soon as use of them is
				completed for the day, and of all remaining materials at the end of each
				day.
3. Researchers shall notify an
				attendant before leaving the Research Room, or for a short period, and before
				leaving shall replace all unbound materials in their proper
				containers.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 255 - MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Chapter 4 - RULES FOR THE PUBLIC USE OF MATERIALS AND FACILITIES IN THE MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Section 255-4-5 - SERVICES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Information Services
Within the limits of available resources, information
				  services shall be provided on a priority basis, respectively, in response to
				  official requests of State and local government agencies. The Maine State
				  Archives cannot undertake substantive research for private individuals.
B.
Information About
				Materials
Upon request, overall information about holdings or specific
				  materials shall be furnished, provided that the time required to furnish the
				  information is not excessive in the judgment of the Research Room staff, and
				  provided that the information is not restricted.
C.
Information From Materials
Normally, information contained in materials shall be
				  furnished in the form of photocopies of the documents involved. A schedule of
				  fees for photo duplication services is available from the Maine State Archives;
				  by law, fees for all such services must be paid to the Maine State Archives in
				  advance.
D.
Certification of Copies
Photocopies of nonrestricted materials in the custody of the
				  Maine State Archives shall be attested upon request and after payment of the
				  specified fee. The Maine State Archives will not attest to the nonexistence of
				  a record that cannot be produced from its holdings. Authentication services are
				  not provided.
E.
Loan
				Requests
Records in the custody of the Maine State Archives shall not
				  be loaned to private persons nor to non-governmental
				  organizations.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 255 - MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Chapter 4 - RULES FOR THE PUBLIC USE OF MATERIALS AND FACILITIES IN THE MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Section 255-4-6 - PUBLIC USE OF FACILITIES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Public use of facilities of the Maine State Archives
				  normally shall be restricted to the Lobby, Research Room and administrative
				  offices. Access to stack areas and laboratories normally shall be restricted to
				  authorized agency personnel. Pets of any kind are prohibited in the archives
				  facility unless it is a registered service animal.
Code of Maine Rules › 29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE › 255 - MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Chapter 4 - RULES FOR THE PUBLIC USE OF MATERIALS AND FACILITIES IN THE MAINE STATE ARCHIVES › Section 255-4-7 - VIOLATION OF RULES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Violation of any provision of these rules, except those
				  violations for which specific penalties are provided, is a Class E
				  crime.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - COIN-OPERATED TELEPHONE SERVICE › Section 407-25-1 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
COCOT
. A COCOT is a
				customer-owned coin-operated telephone. For the purposes of this Chapter, a
				COCOT also means a customer-owned credit card-operated telephone.
B.
LECCOT
. A LECCOT is a local
				exchange carrier coin-operated telephone. For the purposes of this Chapter a
				LECCOT also means a local exchange carrier credit card-operated
				telephone.
C.
Public
				Location
. A public location is one on public property or a thoroughfare
				or one to which entry by members of the public is generally not monitored or
				restricted. The COCOT or LECCOT instrument shall be available for general use
				of a primarily transient nature. Some examples include transportation
				terminals, schools, common areas of shopping centers, and lobbies of multiple
				unit office or apartment buildings. LECCOT service at a public location is
				offered at the initiative or option of the local exchange carrier, subject to
				the requirements of section
				3(D).
D.
Semi-Public Location
. A
				semi-public location is one inside a single business or establishment, or on
				private property, to which access by the public may be restricted. Access is by
				the consent of and under the control of the property owner or his agent. The
				primary use of a COCOT or LECCOT in a semi-public location is intended to be by
				the customer, the customer's employees, and patrons or guests, with any
				transient public use occupying a secondary role. Some examples include bars,
				restaurants, movie theaters, service stations, retail stores, and other
				business establishments. Semi-public LECCOT service is provided at the request
				of the customer.
E.
Central
				Office Implemented Service
. Central office implemented service, or coin
				service, is that service which requires the use of TSPS (Traffic Service
				Position System) or TOPS (Traffic Operator Position System) equipment or
				operators on local exchange carrier premises in conjunction with a terminal
				device that provides coin insert tones and engages in an electrical protocol
				exchange with central office equipment to control coin deposits.
F.
Instrument Implemented
				Service
. Instrument implemented service is that service which utilizes
				devices that contain all the circuitry required to execute coin acceptance and
				other coin-related and/or credit card-related functions within the telephone
				instrument itself, without central office involvement, without line polarity
				reversal, and without TSPS or TOPS equipment or operator intervention. This
				equipment connects to regular subscriber Public Access Line services, rather
				than to central office implemented service lines.
G.
Local Service
. Local service
				is that service provided within the local calling area of the serving exchange,
				plus the calling area within the serving exchange's extended area service
				(EAS), if any has been established by tariff.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - COIN-OPERATED TELEPHONE SERVICE › Section 407-25-3 - LECCOT Service

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Providers of
				LECCOT service shall be local exchange carriers under the regulatory
				jurisdiction of the Maine Public Utilities Commission.
B. LECCOT instruments may be connected to a
				central office line furnished by the local exchange carrier franchised in the
				area in which the LECCOT instrument is located.
C. LECCOTs in public locations shall conform
				to the requirements of sections
				2 and
				5 of this Chapter. LECCOTs in
				semi-public locations shall conform to the requirements of sections
				2 and
				6 of this Chapter.
D. Every local exchange carrier in Maine
				shall provide at least one LECCOT in the area served by each central office,
				unless this requirement is waived by the Commission pursuant to section
				8 of this Chapter.
E. A notice shall be placed on or near each
				LECCOT informing the user that credit card service offering lower toll call
				charges may be available even if the user does not subscribe to individual
				telephone service.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - COIN-OPERATED TELEPHONE SERVICE › Section 407-25-5 - Requirements for COCOT and LECCOT Service in Public Locations

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. All COCOT and LECCOT instruments in public
				locations shall be capable of receiving incoming calls and shall be equipped
				with a working ringer or audible signaling device, unless the owner of the
				premises specifically states he will not accept an instrument which receives
				incoming calls.
B. All COCOT and
				LECCOT instruments in public locations shall provide access to all locally
				accessible long distance common carriers. This requirement may be satisfied by
				placement of instructions posted on the telephone to inform users how to reach
				the various available interstate long distance common carriers. If a locally
				accessible long distance carrier is accessible only through use of a toll-free
				number, the COCOT or LECCOT must provide such access.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - COIN-OPERATED TELEPHONE SERVICE › Section 407-25-6 - Requirements for COCOT and LECCOT Service in Semi-Public Locations

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. COCOT and LECCOT instruments in
				semi-public locations may, at the option of the owner, provide either local
				only, or both local and long distance service.
B. If only local service is provided, notice
				of such calling limitation must be prominently displayed at or near the COCOT
				and LECCOT location.
C. For COCOT
				instruments in semi-public locations, if the rates proposed to be charged for
				either local or toll service vary from those authorized for COCOTs in public
				locations, thirty (30) days' advance notice must be provided to the Public
				Utilities Commission of those rates. If the rates are not unreasonable and no
				suspension action is taken by the Commission, then those rates may become
				effective thirty (30) days after receipt by the Commission.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - COIN-OPERATED TELEPHONE SERVICE › Section 407-25-7 - Charges

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Charges for local calls from a COCOT:
1. The charge for a local call from a COCOT
				in a public location, connected by a flat-rate Public Access Line, shall be the
				same as the charge for a local call from a local exchange carrier-provided pay
				telephone in that central office.
2. The initial charge for a local call from a
				COCOT in a public location, connected by a measured Public Access Line, shall
				be the same as the charge for a local call from a local exchange
				carrier-provided pay telephone in that central office. However, an initial
				durational limit of five (5) minutes may be imposed, so long as a notice is
				given thirty seconds before the termination of such initial period, after which
				the COCOT user may be charged for each additional minute at the rate
				authorized.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 25 - COIN-OPERATED TELEPHONE SERVICE › Section 407-25-8 - Waiver

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any local exchange carrier or COCOT provider may request that
				  the Commission waive some of the requirements of this Chapter. The request may
				  be granted if good cause is shown, and granting of the waiver would not be
				  inconsistent with the intent of this Chapter.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 35 - ACCOUNTING TREATMENT FOR AREA LIGHTING › Section 407-35-1 - Costs

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Area lighting fixtures and installation costs shall be
				  charged to property account 357, Street Lighting and Signal Systems. The costs
				  are to be charged in this manner regardless of whether the installations are on
				  private property or on poles in the public right-of-way. Utility owned poles,
				  wire, and other equipment charges are to be made to the appropriate plant
				  accounts.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 35 - ACCOUNTING TREATMENT FOR AREA LIGHTING › Section 407-35-2 - Revenue

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The revenue from area lighting shall be credited to a
				  subdivision of account 503 to be designated as Account 503-A, Area Lighting,
				  and reported on line 11 of page 304 of the Annual Report, columns (b) and (c).
				  The utility will keep records of estimated kilowatt-hour consumption, columns
				  (d) and (e), and numbers of customers, columns (f) and (g).
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 35 - ACCOUNTING TREATMENT FOR AREA LIGHTING › Section 407-35-4 - Maintenance Expenses

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Maintenance expenses incurred in area lighting shall be
				  charged to account 687, Maintenance of Street Lighting and Signal
				  Systems.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 62 - SERVICE STANDARDS FOR WATER UTILITIES › Section 407-62-1 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Corporation.
A body created
				and authorized by law to act and be treated as a single legal entity with an
				identity distinct from that of its individual members. This definition
				includes, private companies, municipal and quasi-municipal
				corporations.
B.
Customer.
A person, firm, government or government division which
				has applied for an is granted service or which is responsible for payment of
				the service.
C.
Establishment.
A location at which water service is sought or is
				being rendered.
D.
Limited
				Service Contract.
A written agreement, approved by the Commission, under
				which a water company agrees to provide and the customer agrees to accept a
				substandard level of service described in the contract.
E.
Person.
An individual,
				partnership, or voluntary association.
F.
Private Line.
(1) A water line constructed prior to May 7,
				1986 across private property to serve one or more customers and not considered
				by the utility to be a main;
(2)
				except as provided under section
				2(C)"of Chapter 65", a
				water line constructed after May 7, 1986 across private property to serve a
				single customer, a single multi-unit dwelling complex or a single commercial or
				industrial development upon which no other person has an easement or other
				right of access for water line purposes. All other water lines shall be
				considered mains.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 62 - SERVICE STANDARDS FOR WATER UTILITIES › Section 407-62-2 - General Provisions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Applications for Service.
An application for service may be made
				by either owner or occupant of the establishment to be served. If a new service
				connection or other work on the owner's premise is required, the owner must
				authorize the water company to enter the premises to do the necessary
				work.
B.
Advance Payment for
				Utility Jobbing.
Whenever a water company agrees to do work outside the
				scope of regulated utility service for a customer at the customer's expense,
				the utility may require an advance payment equal to the utility's estimated
				cost of the work. At the completion of the work, any excess over the actual
				bill for services will be returned, and any amount due in excess of the advance
				payment will be payable.
C.
Service Pipe
i. A water company
				shall install, own and maintain the service drop portion of the service pipe,
				as described in and subject to the payment and other requirements of Chapter
				65. The water company shall determine the size and location of its portion of
				the service pipe. The customer shall pay for, install, own and maintain the
				customer's portion of the service pipe. If a public way must be crossed by the
				customer's portion of the public way must be crossed by the customer's portion
				of the service pipe, the crossing must be approved by the company.
ii. When a water company is requested by a
				customer to thaw a frozen service pipe and it cannot be determined whether it
				was frozen on the water company's portion of the pipe or the customer's
				portion, one half of the cost of thawing the pipe shall be borne by the water
				company.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 62 - SERVICE STANDARDS FOR WATER UTILITIES › Section 407-62-3 - Meters

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Application.
A customer may
				receive water through a meter upon written application to the water company
				serving him. The water company shall determine the size of the meter, which
				shall be reasonable in view of the nature of the water service
				provided.
B.
Conversion from
				Metered Rates.
A water company shall not convert an establishment served
				at metered rates to flat rates without the written approval of the
				Commission.
C.
Meter
				Setting.
All meters shall be set as close as possible to the point of
				entrance of the service pipe to the building. The water company shall require
				the customer to provide a warm, dry, and accessible location for the meter. The
				cost of the meter and installation shall be borne by the water company. The
				location of the meter, once set, may be changed at the request and expense of
				the customer, but the change may be made only by an agent of the company. For
				new installations of meters one and one-half inches and larger in nominal size,
				the piping arrangement shall be in accordance with the requirements of the
				water company.
D.
Remote
				Reading Registers
i. If a water
				company installs a remote meter reading register at the request of a customer
				for his convenience, the register and installation shall be paid for by the
				customer but the equipment shall be owned and maintained by the water
				company.
ii. If a remote reading
				register is installed by the water company to expedite its meter reading and
				billing procedures, the installation shall be at the water company's
				expense.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 62 - SERVICE STANDARDS FOR WATER UTILITIES › Section 407-62-4 - Conditions of Service

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Entry.
A water company shall reserve, as a condition of service,
				the right of reasonable access to all premises which it serves, at reasonable
				hours, to permit the inspection of plumbing and fixtures, to set, remove, or
				read meters, and to ascertain the amount of water used.
B.
Stop and Waste Valve.
A water
				company shall require, as a condition of service, that every establishment be
				equipped with an operable stop and waste valve located inside the building near
				the service entrance, easily accessible, and protected from freezing. The water
				company shall also require that all piping be arranged to prevent
				back-siphonage and to permit draining whenever necessary.
C.
Pressure Fluctuation.
A water
				company shall adopt reasonable regulations to prohibit or limit the use of
				water consumption equipment which will affect the utility's pressure or
				operating conditions and interfere with the service of other customers. If a
				customer fails to comply with these regulations, the water company may
				disconnect service pursuant to Chapter 81 of the Commission's rules.
D.
Safeguarding Direct Pressure,
Water Devices, and Systems Supplied by Automatic Feed Valves. A water company
				shall require, as a condition of service, that customers install vacuum,
				temperature, and pressure relief valves or cutouts to prevent damage to a
				direct pressure water device or secondary system supplied by an automatic feed
				valve.
E.
Cross
				Connections.
A water company shall adopt regulations to limit or
				prohibit any cross connection between the public water supply system and any
				other supply unless it is properly protected by measures which comply with
				rules of the Department of Human Services. In addition, the water company shall
				prohibit any connection that will cause back flow between the public water
				supply system and any plumbing fixtures, device or appliance, or between any
				waste outlet or pipe having direct connection to waste drains. If the owner of
				such a connection fails or refuses to break or properly protect the connection
				within a time limit specified by the utility or department, the utility shall
				seek to discontinue service pursuant to Chapter 81.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 62 - SERVICE STANDARDS FOR WATER UTILITIES › Section 407-62-5 - Appeal to the Commission

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Public Utilities Commission will, upon motion of the
				  water company or customer, interpret the meaning and effect of the provisions
				  of this Chapter and may, for good cause shown, grant exceptions to these
				  provisions to prevent undue hardship or injustice, or injury to
				  health.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 62 - SERVICE STANDARDS FOR WATER UTILITIES › Section 407-62-6 - Inconsistent Tariff Provisions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
This Chapter supersedes any inconsistent tariff provision of
				  a water company. All water companies shall revise their regulations to be
				  consistent with this chapter and file their revised regulations by January 1,
				  1984.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 63 - MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OF WATER UTILITIES › Section 407-63-1 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Major construction projects - Any new
				water system or any addition or alteration of an existing water system which is
				estimated to cost in excess of 5% of the utility's fixed capital investment or
				$1,000,000; whichever is smaller.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 63 - MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OF WATER UTILITIES › Section 407-63-2 - Reporting Required

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
No municipality, water district or water company providing or
				  proposing to provide public water service shall commence a major construction
				  project without submitting a written report to the Commission at least 30 days
				  before bids for the project are requested or 45 days prior to the start of
				  construction in the event bids are not required.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 63 - MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OF WATER UTILITIES › Section 407-63-3 - Report Content

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Each report
				shall include the following information:
1. a
				description of the project;
2. the
				need for the project;
3. the
				purpose of the project;
4.
				construction plans and specifications along with any data providing the basis
				for the engineering design;
5.
				estimated costs and evidence that the most economical methods have been
				chosen;
6. proposed method(s) of
				financing to include source of funds, interest rates and proposed terms of
				borrowing;
7. such other
				information as the Commission may deem necessary.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 65 - WATER MAIN EXTENSION AND SERVICE LINE RULE › Section 407-65-1 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Customer
. A person taking or
				proposing to take water service at an establishment.
B.
Customer Contribution
. The
				amount which a new customer on a water main extension must contribute to a
				water main extension. The amount of the customer contribution shall be the
				customer's share of the length of the extension up to the point of service
				minus the investment amount. The customer's share shall be: (1) the length of
				the main extension, if any, which serves that customer exclusively plus, (2)
				for each segment of extension serving 2 or more customers, the length of that
				segment divided by the number of customers served by it. In calculating the
				customer contributions the utility shall use the average cost per foot of the
				entire water main extension, including the fire protection allocation described
				in sections 3(A) and 4(A). The total contribution shall also include the net
				federal and state income tax liability resulting from the contribution, as
				calculated pursuant to section 3(C) and 4(C). The cost allocated among
				customers shall not include the cost of service lines.
EXAMPLE
Customer A is located at 200 feet on an extension.
Customer B is located at 120 feet.
Investment amount ($ amount to be invested by utility per
				  customer) = $600
Cost of extension = $6000
Average cost of extension per foot = $30
1. Customer A pays for all of extension
				beyond 120 feet,
i.e
.
, 200 - 120 = 80 feet, and
				pays for half of first 120 feet,
i.e
.
, 120/2 = 60
				feet. Customer A pays for 140 feet (80 + 60) of the 200 feet (70%).
2. Customer B pays for half of first 120 feet
				(30%) of the extension = 60 feet.
3.
				Customer A's share is 140 feet x $30 per foot = $4200 (70%). After deduction of
				utility's investment amount of $600, Customer A pays $3600.
4. Customer B's share is 60 feet x $30 per
				foot = $1800 (30%). After deduction of utility's investment amount of $600,
				Customer B pays $1,200.
If, after deduction of the investment amount for any
				  customer, the contribution required from that customer is a negative amount,
				  the customer shall make no contribution, but the utility shall make an
				  investment on behalf of that customer equal only to that customer's share
				  calculated as described above.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 68 - WATER UTILITIES DEPRECIATION RATES › Section 407-68-1 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Definitions.
A. Service Life - The average length of time
				a unit of equipment will remain in service taking into account factors such as
				the effect of normal wear and tear, economic and technological obsolescence and
				public requirements.
B. Net Salvage
				Price - The price that the sale of a unit of equipment will bring upon the end
				of its useful service life to a utility, less the estimated cost of removal
				involved in retiring such property.
C. Depreciation Rate - This rate is derived
				by using the following formula:
Annual Depreciation Rate = 100% - Net Salvage Price as
				  percent of original cost/Service life (in years)
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 68 - WATER UTILITIES DEPRECIATION RATES › Section 407-68-2

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Except as provided in Section
				  3 the following are the maximum
				  depreciation rates which will be allowed by the Commission for ratemaking and
				  accounting purposes.
MAXIMUM DEPRECIATION RATES
WATER UTILITIES
%
STRUCTURES
Brick, Concrete 2
Frame 3
IMPOUNDING DAMS & RESERVOIRS 1.3
SPRINGS & WELLS 2
INTAKES & SUCTION MAINS 1.5
PURIFICATION SYSTEM
Filters (Mfg. in Place) 3
Filters (Package Plant) 3
Chlorinators 10
Chemical Feeders 10
Test Equipment 10
Other Related Equip. 5
PUMPING EQUIPMENT
Electric 5
Gas & Oil 5
Hydraulic 5
TRANSMISSION MAINS 1.3
SUBMARINE MAINS 5
DISTRIBUTION MAINS
6" & Larger 1.3
4" & Smaller (Buried & Surface) 3
DISTRIBUTION RESERVOIRS 1
Floating Covers 2
STANDPIPES & TANKS
Above Ground (Conc. & Steel) 1.7
Below Ground (Conc.) 1.3
SERVICES
Copper 3
C.I. & D.I. (Large) 1.3
Plastic 3
METERS 4
Remote Readers 7.5
HYDRANTS 2
FOUNTAINS & TROUGHS 1
GENERAL EQUIPMENT
Office-Electronic 12
Office Furniture 5
Shop 7
Stores 5
TRANSPORTATION
Trucks 10
Cars & Pickups 20
Telephone 10
Radio 10
Laboratory 10
Misc. Construction 10
Garage 7
Utilities may continue to use rates previously allowed by the
				  Commission until their next rate case after the effective date of this
				  rule.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 68 - WATER UTILITIES DEPRECIATION RATES › Section 407-68-3

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Commission may allow a utility to use alternative
				  depreciation rates which may be justified using on e or more of the methods
				  described in two manuals published by the National Association of Regulatory
				  Utility Commissioners, Public Utility Depreciation Practices (1968) and
				  Depreciation Practices for Small Water Utilities (1979). Requests to use
				  alternative depreciation rates may be ruled upon by the Director of the
				  Technical Analysis Division, in consultation with the Director of the Finance
				  Division whose decision shall be contained in a written order. This delegation
				  of authority shall not affect the Commission's authority to rule upon requests
				  or review the decision of the Director of Technical Analysis.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 69 - DETERMINATION OF FIRE PROTECTION REVENUES FOR WATER UTILITIES › Section 407-69-1 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. "Fire Protection Allocation Curve" means
				the curve established from studies done by the Maine Water Utilities
				Association, as described in its Journal of March 1961, and attached to this
				Rule.
B. "Peak Flow" means the peak
				hourly flow in gallons per minute for the utility's system. In cases where the
				peak hourly flow cannot be readily determined, it shall be estimated on the
				basis of 2 1/2 times the average daily flow in gallons per minute.
C. "Required Fire Flow" shall be determined
				by the National Board of Fire Underwriters (N.B.F.U.) formula 1020 x (1-.01 x)
				in gallons per minute, where X is the population in thousands served by the
				utility.
D. "Standard Allocation
				Method" is the method of determining the percentage of a utility's gross
				revenue to be derived from public fire protection charges as determined by
				Section
				2 of this Rule.