# REPORTS OF THIRD PARTY DAMAGE

**Citation:** 18.60.5.18 NMAC  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** New Mexico Public Regulation Commission  
**Effective:** 2019-01-15  
**Published:** Not stated

A. A UFO shall report to the director or pipeline safety bureau any incident in which the owner or operator's underground facility is damaged by excavation activities. Such report, where practicable, shall be submitted using the commission's website at: http://nmprc.state.nm.us/transportation/pipeli

## Document text

A. A UFO shall report to the director or pipeline safety bureau any incident in which the owner or operator's underground facility is damaged by excavation activities. Such report, where practicable, shall be submitted using the commission's website at: http://nmprc.state.nm.us/transportation/pipeline-safety.html. For purposes of this subsection, incident is to be taken in its general sense and is not to be restricted to the definition given in 49 CFR 191.3.

B. The report shall be filled out in its entirety and should include any and all information, such as pre-dig and post-damage photos, the UFO used to determine probable cause and support or justifies its position.

C. The report shall be submitted within 30 calendar days of occurrence. Any additional information provided after the 30 day deadline may be considered on a case by case basis.

D. The UFO shall make available to the director or staff, within a reasonable time, such other information or documentation as the director or staff may require regarding any damage reportable under this section.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title18/18.060.0005.html>
- Source ID: `nm-srca-nmac`
- SHA-256: `5e20aab5cc07e83e217022589b57b3e8b3963c037d55becdbe10fcdbb8ffe446`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T08:28:34.875Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T06:09:59.207Z
- Document slug: `nm-nmac-18-60-5-18`

### Source metadata

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  "title": 18,
  "chapter": 60,
  "part": "5",
  "section": 18,
  "partTitle": "PIPELINE SAFETY EXCAVATION DAMAGE PREVENTION",
  "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.",
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