# DEFINITIONS

**Citation:** 18.60.4.7 NMAC  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** New Mexico Public Regulation Commission  
**Effective:** 2006-07-17  
**Published:** Not stated

In addition to the definitions in 18.60.2.7 and 18.60.5.7 NMAC, as used in this rule, respondent means an owner or operator of gas and hazardous liquid pipelines or underground facilities, an excavator, or a one-call notification system.

## Document text

In addition to the definitions in 18.60.2.7 and 18.60.5.7 NMAC, as used in this rule, respondent means an owner or operator of gas and hazardous liquid pipelines or underground facilities, an excavator, or a one-call notification system.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title18/18.060.0004.html>
- Source ID: `nm-srca-nmac`
- SHA-256: `712319f225fb7aadc4f132f4d04d47c41d21d3741c732cba106f6f67a6ca5579`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T08:28:34.875Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T04:34:07.024Z
- Document slug: `nm-nmac-18-60-4-7`

### Source metadata

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  "jurisdiction": "US-NM",
  "title": 18,
  "chapter": 60,
  "part": "4",
  "section": 7,
  "partTitle": "PIPELINE SAFETY ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES",
  "pipelineScope": "new-mexico-pipeline-safety",
  "legalScope": "Complete current official NMAC Title 18, Chapter 60, Parts 2 through 5: general pipeline-safety provisions, annual fees, enforcement procedures, and excavation-damage prevention. Part 1 is reserved.",
  "applicabilityCaveat": "Applicability depends on New Mexico Public Regulation Commission jurisdiction, pipeline or underground-facility type, operator and activity, intrastate or interstate status, federal preemption, incorporated federal rules, exemptions, waivers, and current Commission orders. Excavation-damage provisions also apply to one-call systems and excavators as specified in Part 5.",
  "rights": "Official New Mexico Administrative Code text is preserved with State Records Center and Archives attribution and source provenance. Agency marks, site presentation, linked material, and incorporated federal or third-party standards may carry separate rights; confirm reuse requirements beyond legal research.",
  "currentEffectiveOn": "2006-07-17",
  "effectiveDateBasis": "Latest explicit date in the official section history note; not a chapter-wide publication date.",
  "rawHistory": "[18.60.4.7 NMAC - Rp, 18.60.2.7 NMAC, 7-17-06]",
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    {
      "citation": "18.60.2.7 NMAC",
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  "publicationStatus": "Current official NMAC part text published by the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives.",
  "region": "NM"
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```