Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Public Service Commission
Preservation of Records of Electric, Gas, And Water Utilities
Part I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section R. 460.2505 - Preservation of record storage media generally

Universal Citation: MI Admin Code R. 460.2505

Current through Vol. 24-04, March 15, 2024

Rule 5. A public utility has the flexibility to select its own storage media, subject to the following conditions:

(a) The storage media selected must have a life expectancy at least equal to the applicable record retention period provided in part 2 of these rules unless there is a quality transfer from 1 media to another with no loss of data.

(b) A public utility shall implement internal control procedures that ensure the reliability of, and ready access to, data stored on machine-readable media. Internal control procedures shall be documented by a responsible supervisory official.

(c) A transfer of data from 1 media to another must be verified for accuracy and documented. Software and hardware required to produce readable records shall be retained for the same period as the media format is used.

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