753-5.3 System duties.

Each one-call notification system shall perform the following duties:#

(a)provide highest priority to notices concerning the discovery of underground facilities that have unknown operators or are in danger of failing;#

(b)conduct a continuing program to:#

(1)inform excavators of the one-call notification system's existence and purpose and their responsibility to notify the one-call notification system of planned excavation and demolition and to protect underground facilities; and#

(2)inform operators of the responsibility to participate in the one-call notification system, to respond to a notice relating to a planned excavation and demolition and to designate and mark facilities according to the provisions of this Part; and#

(c)provide a means by which contact information provided by the member operators can be obtained for the purpose of learning the location of underground facilities for design purposes; and#

(d)provide an Automated Positive Response (APR) system for mandatory use by excavators and member operators, where determined by the one-call notification system to be technologically and economically practical.#