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Mnops Adopts New Rules <br />~~, illark Palma <br />On ;Al arch 3], 2007 Administrative Law fudge Kichard C. <br />I ~uis issued his Report on the Proposed Rules i7rodifying <br />Chapter 760, kno~~~n to many as the "Gopher State One Call' <br />rules. In addition tq Minnesota Statutes Chapter 216D, these <br />two bodies of la.+~, the statutes and the rules define the duties <br />ice must follow in 1'Iinnesota. <br />His Report culminates a 2+ ~~ear e(fott by the ~~linnesota <br />Office of Pipeline Safety (1V'InOpsj to update and change tyre <br />law in A~rnnesota as it relates to the duties of excavators, <br />underground facility operators; and GSOC itself. <br />It is fair to say that the rules have something for everyone; <br />although, not everyone considers the Rules to be a positive <br />outcome in ever} case. <br />'hhc rules may be found through GSOC.org's link to the <br />~~1n0~~>s website. <br />Turning to the changes to the riles, this is au vvervie~~ oI <br />the changes: <br />1560.0100 Definitions. <br />These new definitions ha~~e been added in the Rules, they <br />include defining: <br />• a "meet" <br />• the "public right-of-way" ~ <br />• a "service lateral" <br />These definitions are important due to other changes made <br />in the rules and should be read carefully. <br />7560150 Public Right-of-«'ay Responsibilities. <br />Several netiv duties ~~-ere placed by 11~InOps on facility oper- <br />atorsfor facilities within the area defined as the public right- <br />of-way (RO~~'j after 12/31/05: <br />• An operator must rnap its underground facilities in the <br />IZO~'. <br />• An operator must install locating wire on non-condud- <br />Coritinued on paKe 3 and 4 <br />