Overview
| State | Mississippi |
|---|---|
| Project No. | 519 |
| Grant No. | DTPH56-13-G-PHPS07 |
| Grant Recipient | Mississippi Public Service Commission Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services 301 N. Lamar Street, Suite 508 Jackson, MS 39201-1495 |
| GOTR | Annmarie Robertson |
| Grantee Contact Info | Ilicia Boaler Ilicia.Boaler@psc.state.ms.us 601-961-5485 |
| Project Status | Closed |
|---|---|
| Start Fiscal Year | 2013 (09/15/2013) |
| End Fiscal Year | 2014 (09/14/2014) |
| PHMSA $$ Budgeted | $91,455.00 |
Main Objective
Under this grant agreement, the MPSC will:
- Support a Damage Prevention Education Program for industry stakeholders
- Support Public Awareness and Stakeholder Education
- Foster and promote the use of improving technologies
Public Abstract
Under the terms of this grant agreement, the Grantee will address the following elements listed in 49 U.S.C. §60134 (b) through the actions it has specified in its Application.
- Element 4 (Effective Employee Training): 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 (Public Education): A process for fostering and ensuring active participation by all stakeholders in public education for damage prevention activities.
- Element 8 (Technology): 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.
Relevant Files & Links
Final Report
Document.pdf
Contract Documents
DTPH56-13-G-PHPS07 MS - EXECUTED.pdf
Other Files
Financial Report Included.