Overview
| State | Mississippi |
|---|---|
| Project No. | 582 |
| Grant No. | DTPH5614GPPS12 |
| 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 601-961-5485 ilicia.boaler@psc.state.ms.us |
| Project Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Start Fiscal Year | 2014 (09/22/2014) |
| End Fiscal Year | 2015 (09/21/2015) |
| PHMSA $$ Budgeted | $73,750.00 |
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 Recipient will address the following elements listed in the approved application as stated in 49 U.S.C. §60134 (b).
- 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
MS DTPH5614GPPS12Document.pdf
Contract Documents
SDP Grant Agreement DTPH5614GPPS12 - Executed.pdf
Other Files
Document.pdf