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Agencies: 65-407: Public Utilities Commission - General 65-625: Emergency Services Communications Bureau
65 407 Public Utilities Commission - General
Ch. 25 Coin-Operated Telephone Service
Ch. 35 Accounting Treatment for Area Lighting
Ch. 62 Service Standards for Water Utilities
Ch. 63 Major Construction Projects for Water Companies
Ch. 65 Water Main Extension and Service Line Rule
Ch. 68 Water Utilities Depreciation Rates
Ch. 69 Determination of Fire Protection Revenues for Water Utilities
Ch. 83 Political Activities, Institutional/Promotional Advertising,
Allowances by Public Utilities
Ch. 89 Confidentiality of Customer Records
Ch. 110 Rules of Practice and Procedure
Ch. 120 Filing Requirements for Schedule of Rates, Terms and Conditions
Ch. 130 Safety and Accident Reporting Requirements
Ch. 140 Utility Service Area and Infrastructure Maps
Ch. 200 Telecommunications Carrier Outage Reporting
Ch. 201 Provider of Last Resort Service Quality
Ch. 202 Requirements for Audiotext (Pay-Per-Call) Service
Ch. 204 Basic Service Calling Areas
Ch. 206 Standards for Designating and Certifying Eligible Telecommunications
Carriers Qualified to Receive Federal Universal Service Fund Support
Ch. 210 Uniform System of Accounts for Telephone Utilities
Ch. 220 Removal of Provider of Last Resort Service Obligation
Ch. 230 Installation, Maintenance and Ownership of Customer Premises Wire
Ch. 252 Public Interest Payphone Program
Ch. 280 Provision of Competitive Telecommunications Services
Ch. 284 Prepaid Wireless Fee
Ch. 285 Maine Telecommunications Education Access Fund
Ch. 288 Maine Universal Service Fund
Ch. 289 Requirements and Terms for Bundled Services
Offered by Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers
Ch. 290 Standards for Billing, Credit, and Collection and Customer Information
for Eligible Telecommunications Carriers Providing Basic Telephone Service
Ch. 291 Standards for Billing, Credit, and Collection and Customer Information
for Non-Eligible Telecommunications Carriers
Ch. 292 Standards for Billing, Credit, and Collection and Customer Information
for Interexchange Carriers
Ch. 293 Abandonment of Service and Authority to Provide Services and Transfer of
Customers by Competitive Telecommunications Carriers
Ch. 294 Lifeline
Ch. 296 Selection of Preferred Telecommunications Carriers and the
Imposition of Preferred Carrier Freezes
Ch. 297 Anti-Cramming Rule: Registration Requirements, Complaint Procedures and
Penalty Provisions for Service Providers and Billing Aggregators
Ch. 301 Standard Offer Service
Ch. 304 Standards of Conduct for Transmission and Distribution Utilities
and Affiliated Competitive Electricity Providers
Ch. 305 Licensing Requirements, Annual Reporting, Enforcement and Consumer Protection
Provisions for Competitive Provision of Electricity
Ch. 306 Uniform Information Disclosure and Informational Filing Requirements
Ch. 307 Sale of Capacity and Energy of Undivested Generation
Assets; Extension of Divestiture Deadline
Ch. 308 Standards of Conduct for Transmission and Distribution
Utilities and Affiliated Generators
Ch. 310 Uniform System of Accounts for Electrical Utilities
Ch. 311 Portfolio Requirement
Ch. 312 Distributed Generation Procurement
Ch. 313 Customer Net Energy Billing
Ch. 314 Statewide Low-Income Assistance Plan
Ch. 315 Small Generator Aggregation
Ch. 316 Long-term Contracting and Resource Adequacy
Ch. 317 Statewide Arrearage Management Program
Ch. 319 Criteria to Exclude Small Transmission Projects and Distribution
Projects from Investigation by the Nonwires Alternative Coordinator
Ch. 320 Electric Transmission and Distribution Utility Service Standards
Ch. 321 Load Obligation and Settlement Calculations for
Competitive Providers of Electricity
Ch. 322 Metering, Billing, Collections, and Enrollment
Interactions among Transmission and Distribution Utilities
and Competitive Electricity Providers
Ch. 323 Electronic Business Transactions Standards
Ch. 324 Small Generator Interconnection Standards
Ch. 325 Community-based Renewable Energy Pilot Program
Ch. 326 Green Power Offer
Ch. 327 Ceiling on Energy Efficiency Spending from the Energy and Carbon Savings
Trust Fund and Rebates to Electric Ratepayers
Ch. 330 Filing Requirements for Petitions for Certificates of Public Convenience
and Necessity for Electric Transmission Facilities and Standards
for Granting Certificates
Ch. 332 Filing Requirement for Petitions for Purchases of Energy /
Fuel Conversion of Generation Facilities
Ch. 334 Filing Requirement for Significant Agreements Re: Electric
Generating / Energy / Trans Capacity
Ch. 360 Cogeneration and Small Power Productions
Ch. 380 Electric Energy Conservation Programs (transferred to 95-648)
Ch. 381 Selection of Conservation Program Service Providers (transferred to 95-648)
Ch. 395 Construction Standards, Ownership, Cost Allocation, and Customer Charges Rules
for Electric Distribution Line Extensions and Service Drops
Ch. 396 Efficiency Maine Trust Procurement Funding Cap
Ch. 397 Rule Governing Procurement of Renewable Energy Promoting the Use of Contaminated Land
Energy Programs (formerly with 19-530)
Ch. 400 Energy Efficiency Standards for Subsidized Multi-Family Residences
PUC - General (cont.)
Ch. 410 Uniform System of Accounts for Gas Utilities
Ch. 420 Safety Standards for Natural Gas and Liquefied Natural Gas Facility Operators
Ch. 421 Safety and Operation Standards for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Distribution Systems
Ch. 430 Cost of Gas Adjustment for Gas Utilities
Ch. 440 Gas Utility Meter Performance, Accuracy, Testing, and Related Standards
Ch. 480 Natural Gas Energy Conservation Programs (transferred to 95-648)
Ch. 510 Authorization and Operation of Ferries in Casco Bay
Ch. 520 Tour, Charter and Water Taxi Services, and Unscheduled
Freight Services in Casco Bay
Ch. 560 Publication and Posting Requirement for Rate Changes filed by
the Casco Bay Island Transit District
Ch. 610 Uniform System of Accounts for Water Companies
Ch. 615 Exemptions from Regulatory Requirements for Consumer-Owned Water Utilities
Ch. 616 Specific Exemptions from Regulatory Rquirements for Consumer-Ownder Water Utilities
Ch. 620 Service Standards for Water Utilities
Ch. 640 Private Fire Protection Services
Ch. 660 Consumer Protection Standards for Water Utilities
Ch. 675 Infrastructure Surcharge and Capital Reserve Accounts
Ch. 691 Sale of Water Resource Land
Ch. 710 Auditing Requirements for all Public Utilities
Ch. 720 Compliance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)
Required of SFAS #106
Ch. 730 Compliance with the GAAP Requirements of SFAS 109
Ch. 815 Consumer Protection Standards for Electric
and Gas Transmission and Distribution Utilities
Ch. 820 Utility Requirements for Non-Core Activities and
Transactions Between Affiliates
Ch. 840 Intervenor Funding
Ch. 850 Regulatory Proceeding Expenses
Ch. 870 Late Payment Charges, Interest Rates to be Paid on Customer Deposits, and
Charges for Returned Checks
Ch. 880 Attachments to Joint-Use Utility Poles; Determination and Allocation
of Costs; Procedure
Ch. 885 Land Use Regulation Exemption
Ch. 895 Underground Facility Damage Prevention Requirements
Ch. 910 Safety of Overhead Utility Lines Crossing Water and Adjacent Areas
Suitable for Rigging, Launching, and Operation Boats
Ch. 920 Maine Model Building Energy Code (repealed)
Ch. 930 Solar and Wind Energy Rebate Program (transferred to 95-648)
65 625 Emergency Services Communication Bureau
Ch. 1 Standards for Establishing a Statewide Enhanced E9-1-1 System
Ch. 2 Requirements for the Enhanced E9-1-1 Service Provider and Local Exchange Carriers
Ch. 3 Provision of Enhanced E9-1-1 Access-only Service
Ch. 4 Requirements for the Dispatch Center Consolidation Grant Program
Ch. 5 Standards for the Implementation and Administration of Emergency Fire Dispatch Protocols
Ch. 11 PBX/Multiline Telephone System (MLTS) Requirements