# 753-5.3 System duties.

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- **citation:** 16 NYCRR 753-5.3
- **title:** 753-5.3 System duties.
- **source type:** regulation
- **agency:** New York State Public Service Commission
- **status:** current
- **official:** true
- **published on:** Not available
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** Protection of Underground Facilities. 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 responsibi
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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.
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