Code of Massachusetts Regulations
220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
Title 220 CMR 75.00 - The Preservation Of Records Of Electric, Gas, And Water Utilities
Section 75.02 - Definitions

When used in 220 CMR 75.00:

Affiliated companies (or affiliates) means companies or persons that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, control, or are controlled by, or are under common control with, the utility.

Continuing Plant Inventory Records shall be defined as it is in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regulations (18 CFR, Chapter 1, Part 101).

Department means the Massachusetts Department of Public utilities, its Commissioners, and employees.

Destroy at option means to destroy at the discretion of the utility.

Image count indexing or "blipping" refers to a retrieval technique in which rectangular marks called blips or image count marks, that are encoded on micro film, are counted by a reader to automatically advance the film to a specified frame.

Item means the categories or subcategories of 220 CMR 75.05.

Public Utility means any electric, gas, or water company subject to the jurisdiction of the Department, and any municipal gas or electric company subject to the jurisdiction of the Department.

Regulatory Agency or agencies means federal or state entities with jurisdiction over the public utility.

Schedule means the Schedule of Records and Periods of Retention, set forth in 220 CMR 75.05.