Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 174 - Pipeline Saftey Office
Chapter 7560 - EXCAVATION NOTICE SYSTEM
Part 7560.0225 - EXCAVATOR RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING A LOCATE

Universal Citation: MN Rules 7560.0225

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024

Subpart 1. [Repealed, 29 SR 1503]

Subp. 2. Responsibility to protect and preserve.

The excavator is responsible for reasonably protecting and preserving a locate until no longer required for proper and safe excavation near the underground facility. If the excavator has reason to believe a locate is obliterated, obscured, missing, or incorrect, the excavator shall notify the facility operator or notification center in order to have an operator verify, refresh, or re-mark the locate.

Subp. 3. Use of locate.

A locate is valid for 14 days from the excavation commencement time stated on the excavation or location notice, unless the excavator has made previous arrangements with the operators affected to periodically verify, refresh, or re-mark the locate.

Statutory Authority: MS s 14.06; 216D.08; 299J.04; 299F.60

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