PUC Annual Report–Fiscal Year 2011-12 - Public Utilities Commission

Public Utilities Commission Annual Report 2011-12
State of Hawaii Page 28
that notification, the facility operator must provide either (1) an indication that the facility
operator in the proposed excavation site does not have any subsurface installations that
may be affected by the excavation, (2) an indication that the area of excavation could be
affected, (3) an indication that the facility operator’s records of the subsurface
installations are publicly available to the excavator, or (4) a representative to locate and
field mark in accordance with the American Public Works Association Color Code the
approximate location of the subsurface installation. The facility operator promptly
notifies the Hawaii One Call Center that the facility operator has fulfilled at least one of
the four requirements, and the Hawaii One Call Center promptly provides notice to
excavators that the facility operators have complied.
In November 2005, the Commission selected and contracted with One Call
Concepts, Inc. (“One Call Concepts”) as the exclusive provider for the administration
and operation of the Hawaii One Call Center, commencing December 1, 2005 through
June 30, 2009. One Call Concepts provides one call services for one call centers in
Minnesota, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oregon and Washington and has been
providing one call center services since its formation in 1982. In January 2006,
pursuant to HRS Chapter 269E, the Commission, through One Call Concepts, began
operations of the One Call Center. On May 26, 2009, Governor Linda Lingle signed
House Bill (“H.B.”) No. 1059, H.D.2, S.D.1 into law as Act 72, which changed the status
of the State One Call Center program from a pilot program to a permanent program.
Shortly thereafter, the Commission entered into a formal extension of the
One Call Concepts, Inc., contract for operation of the One Call Center through June 30,
2011. On January 19, 2011, the Commission issued a Request for Proposal (“RFP”) to
contract for the future operation of the Hawaii One Call Center. On April 20, 2011,
One Call Concepts was awarded as the exclusive provider for the administration and
operation of the Hawaii One Call Center from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2014.
The Committee was established by the Commission under Chapter 269E, HRS
to advise the Commission in implementing the One Call Center. The Committee
consists of 18 members appointed by the Commission from various sectors of the utility
industry and government. In the FY 2012, the Advisory Committee held quarterly
meetings to deliberate on a variety of issues regarding the One Call Center. In
November 2011 and May 2012, the One Call Concepts held training seminars on Oahu,
Maui, Kauai and the Island of Hawaii. The training seminars educated participants in
the many facets of the One Call Center law including notification of excavation, marking
of excavation sites, identification of subsurface installations by operator, excavation
procedures and more. There were approximately 200 participants who attended the
training seminars.
On January 23, 2012, Governor Neil Abercrombie approved Chapter 83, Hawaii
Administrative Rules entitled "Hawaii One Call Center Subsurface Installation Damage
Prevention Program." Under the authority of the One Call Center law and the Hawaii
One Call Center Subsurface Installation Damage Prevention Program administrative
rules, the Commission is currently creating the “One Call Enforcement and Compliance
Program” to ensure excavators and operators properly comply with Hawaii’s One Call
laws and rules.
On June 29, 2012, Governor Abercrombie adopted Act 196, SLH 2012, which
exempts the excavation activities of pest control operators from Chapter 269E, HRS,