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The Nebraska Public Service Commission works to provide service regulation and general control of common carriers. It operates communication, recreational vehicle, and grain warehouse and housing departments. The commission has a motor carriers unit that regulates rates, routes and services carrier moving household goods and transporting passengers for hire. The Nebraska Public Service Commission maintains a transportation department that is responsible for equipment inspections and the compilation and filing of reports required by law. It supports a manufactured home program that protects the health and safety of owners of manufactured homes in accordance with the Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act. The commission additionally administers a telephone assistance program that assists qualifying low-income individuals with obtaining and keeping telephone services by lowering monthly service and connection rates. The Nebraska Public Service Commission is located in Lincoln, Neb.

The Nebraska Crime Commission develops plans and coordinates activities related to the improvement of criminal justice administration between state and local agencies. The commission s uniform crime reporting division maintains annual crime and arrest statistics. It provides advice and direction on issues related to data sharing and the use of information technology among criminal justice agencies. The Nebraska Crime Commission also has a jail standards division that is responsible for the promulgation and enforcement of standards for the maintenance, operation and construction of adult and juvenile criminal detention facilities. The commission administers federal and state aid programs in the areas of violent crime, law enforcement, victim assistance, juvenile justice, delinquency prevention and criminal justice information systems. The Nebraska Crime Commission is a part of the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice