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#ilNIi/ <br /> AnI11111110.1V <br /> Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association <br /> • MEMORANDUM <br /> To: All MMUA Member Utilities <br /> From: Bill Black, Government Relations Representative <br /> Date: Aug 29, 2008 <br /> Re: Red Flags Rule guidance for municipal utilities <br /> On August 4, MMUA sent a memo to all member utilities alerting them to an upcoming <br /> deadline set by the Federal Trade Commission(FTC)by which all utilities would be <br /> required to have an Identity Theft Prevention Program developed and in place. MMUA <br /> is committed to helping all member utilities meet that federal requirement. <br /> What to do: <br /> 1) Go to: http://www.mmua.org. <br /> • 2) Download the Identity Theft Prevention Program Template provided by MMUA.* <br /> 3) Assign a Program Administrator(Utility Manager or delegate). <br /> 4) Program Administrator: Appoint and lead an Identity Theft Prevention Committee <br /> including at least two additional responsible individuals (e.g., administrative director <br /> or information technician at your utility or the Administrator, Data Practices <br /> Compliance Officer or Attorney for your city). <br /> 5) Committee: Discuss and customize the program template to fit your utility's size and <br /> administrative practices following guidance provided on the following two pages. <br /> * MMUA thanks Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin for its assistance in <br /> 411 developing the program template provided by MMUA. <br /> 3025 Harbor Lane North•Suite 400•Plymouth, MN 55447-5142-763.551.1230-800.422.0119(MN)•Fax 763.551.0459•www.mmua.org <br />