Overview
| State | Minnesota |
|---|---|
| Project No. | 310 |
| Grant No. | DTPH56-10-G-PHPS09 |
| Grant Recipient | Minnesota Office of Pipeline Safety Minnesota Department of Public Safety Central Office, Town Square Building 444 Cedar Street Saint Paul, MN 55101 |
| GOTR | Sam Hall Annmarie Robertson |
| Grantee Contact Info | Elizabeth Skalnek 651-201-7239 Fax: 651-296-9641 Elizabeth.Skalnek@state.mn.us |
| Project Status | Closed |
|---|---|
| Start Fiscal Year | 2010 (03/01/2010) |
| End Fiscal Year | 2011 (12/31/2010) |
| PHMSA $$ Budgeted | $100,000.00 |
Main Objective
Under this grant agreement, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety will continue to devote the equivalent of one full time employee for the enforcement, education, training, communication, support, analysis, partnership, and mediation activities associated with underground utility damage prevention.
Public Abstract
Under the terms of this grant agreement, the Grantee will address the following elements:
(1): Participation by operators, excavators, and other stakeholders in the development and implementation of methods for establishing and maintaining effective communications between stakeholders from receipt of an excavation notification until successful completion of the excavation, as appropriate.
Element (2): A process for fostering and ensuring the support and partnership of stakeholders, including excavators, operators, locators, designers, and local government in all phases of the program.
Element (3): A process for reviewing the adequacy of a pipeline operator's internal performance measures regarding persons performing locating services and quality assurance programs.
Element (4): Participation by operators, excavators, and other stakeholders in the development and implementation of effective employee training programs to ensure that operators, the one call center, the enforcing agency, and the excavators have partnered to design and implement training for the employees of operators, excavators, and locators.
Element (5): A process for fostering and ensuring active participation by all stakeholders in public education for damage prevention activities.
Element (6): A process for resolving disputes that defines the State authority's role as a partner and facilitator to resolve issues.
Element (7): Enforcement of State damage prevention laws and regulations for all aspects of the damage prevention process, including public education and the use of civil penalties for violations assessable by the appropriate State authority.
Element (8): A process for fostering and promoting the use, by all appropriate stakeholders, of improving technologies that may enhance communications, underground pipeline locating capability, and gathering and analyzing information about the accuracy and effectiveness of locating programs.
Element (9): A process for review and analysis of the effectiveness of each program element, including a means for implementing improvements identified by such program reviews.
Relevant Files & Links
Final Report
Final Report
Contract Documents
DTPH56-10-G-PHPS09 - Executed Grant Agreement.pdf
Grant Application. This application information is from the original application, and, in some cases, the grant projects may have been or will be modified through the process.
Technical Reports and Documents
Progress Report