Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities
Description
This industry comprises government establishments primarily engaged in the administration, regulation, licensing, and inspection of utilities, such as communications, electric power (including fossil, nuclear, solar, water, and wind), gas and water supply, and sewerage.
Hierarchy
| Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 92 | Public Administration 2-digit sector | The Sector as a Whole The Public Administration sector consists of establishments of federal, state, and local government agencies that administer, oversee, and manage public programs and have executive, legislative, or judicial authority over other institutions within a given area. These agencies also set policy, create laws, adjudicate civil and criminal legal cases, and provide for public safety and for national defense. In general, government establishments in the Public Administration sector oversee governmental programs and activities that are not performed by private establishments. Establishments in this sector typically are engaged in the organization and financing of the production of public goods and services, most of which are provided for free or at prices that are not economically significant. Government establishments also engage in a wide range of productive activities covering not only public goods and services but also individual goods and services similar to those produced in sectors typically identified with private-sector establishments. In general, ownership is not a criterion for classification in NAICS. Therefore, government establishments engaged in the production of private-sector-like goods and services should be classified in the same industry as private-sector establishments engaged in similar activities. As a practical matter, it is difficult to identify separate establishment detail for many government agencies. To the extent that separate establishment records are available, the administration of governmental programs is classified in Sector 92, Public Administration, while the operation of governmental programs is classified elsewhere in NAICS based on the activities performed. For example, the governmental administrative authority for an airport is classified in Industry 92612, Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs, while operating the airport is classified in Industry 48811, Airport Operations. When separate records for multi-establishment companies are not available to distinguish between the administration of a governmental program and the operation of it, the establishment is classified in Sector 92, Public Administration. Examples of government-provided goods and services that are classified in sectors other than Public Administration include: schools, classified in Sector 61, Educational Services; health care facilities, classified in Sector 62, Health Care and Social Assistance; establishments operating transportation facilities, classified in Sector 48-49, Transportation and Warehousing; the operation of utilities, classified in Sector 22, Utilities; and the Government Printing Office, classified in Subsector 323, Printing and Related Support Activities. |
| 926 | Administration of Economic Programs 3-digit subsector | The Administration of Economic Programs subsector groups government establishments primarily engaged in the administration of economic programs. |
| 9261 | Administration of Economic Programs 4-digit industry group | The Administration of Economic Programs subsector groups government establishments primarily engaged in the administration of economic programs. |
| 92613 | Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities 5-digit NAICS industry | See industry description for 926130. |
| 926130 | Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities 6-digit U.S. detail | This industry comprises government establishments primarily engaged in the administration, regulation, licensing, and inspection of utilities, such as communications, electric power (including fossil, nuclear, solar, water, and wind), gas and water supply, and sewerage. |
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Classification References
- 01Operating utilities--are classified in Subsector 221, Utilities; and
- 02Acting as lessors of public land for telecommunications structures (e.g., cellular phone towers)--are classified in Industry 531190, Lessors of Other Real Estate Property.
Index Items
Communications commissions
Communications licensing commissions and agencies
Energy development and conservation programs, government
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Irrigation districts, nonoperating
Licensing and inspecting of utilities
Mosquito eradication districts
Nuclear energy inspection and regulation offices
Public service (except transportation) commissions, nonoperating
Public utility (except transportation) commissions, nonoperating
Regulation of utilities
Sanitation districts, nonoperating
Solar energy regulation
Wind generated electrical power regulation
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External Resources
Official Census Profile
The official NAICS 926130 page detailing the scope and characteristics of utility regulation and administration.
BLS Economic Statistics
Provides detailed breakdown of employment and output statistics for the regulation and administration of utilities sector.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
A federal agency responsible for regulating the transmission, wholesale sales, and related operations in the electric power industry.
