14 CAR pt. 30, Appendix C. Arkansas One-Call Member Fees

Members of the Arkansas One-Call Center pay fees to finance the cost of providing the statewide system to process notices from excavators of their intention to dig, drill or blast and to promote digging safely. The fees fall into two categories - basic monthly fees and call fees. Member Types Arkansas One-Call members fall into one of three categories: Public Authority Membership Premium Membership Regular I Membership A Public Authority Member is limited to owners or operators of utility systems which are governmental entities or otherwise political subdivisions of the State of Arkansas or the United States, such as municipalities, counties, improvement districts, rural water associations, and similar bodies and organizations. A Premium Member includes any member whose facilities are primarily engaged in interstate transmission or whose facilities are not connected directly to end users other than themselves. All other owners and operators of underground facilities. Member Categories Members fall into one of 12 categories based on the total number of notices during the previous year: A 0 150 150 B 151 360 240 C 36 1 750 240 D 75 1 1.500 240 E 1,501 3,000 240 F 3,001 6,000 240 G 6.00 1 15.000 240 15,001 30,000 30,OO 1 75,000 75,001 150,000 150,001 300,000 240 300,001 500,000 240 Appendix I11 Basic Fees The Basic Fee covers the cost of servicing the member with record-keeping, information, mailings, screening of locates not in a member’s territory, and the statewide education and damage prevention program. It also covers the cost of the notices included in the basic fee. 16.25 11.40 24.40 I 29.00 20.30 43.50 I I C 38.75 27.15 58.15 I I D 57.50 40.25 86.25 I E 95.00 66.50 142.50 F 170.00 1 19.00 255.00 I G 395.00 276.50 592.50 I H 770.00 539.00 1,155.00 I 1,895.00 1,326.50 2,842.50 J 3,770.00 2,639.00 5,655.00 K 7,520.00 5,264.00 1 1,280.00 L 12,520.00 8,764.00 18,780.00 Call Fees Call fees cover the cost of receiving the locate requests in the center, processing to determine which members need to be notified, and transmitting the notices to the appropriate members. Call fees are billed on a monthly basis after the free notices included in the basic fees have been used: Data Transmission (modem/internet/FTP) .95 Facsimile 1.40 I Voice 3.00 I Billing - Members are invoiced for both basic fees and call fees (should they exceed the number of “free” notices included) on a monthly basis. Invoices are due and payable within 20 days of the date of invoice. A late charge of 3% is assessed if the invoice is not paid within 30 days. Effective Date: 01/01/2003 Appendix 111