### Question
How is the term one-call notification system defined?


### Answer
The term **one-call notification system** is defined in *49 U.S.C. § 6102* as the following:

> a system operated by an organization that has as 1 of its purposes to receive notification from excavators of intended excavation in a specified area in order to disseminate such notification to underground facility operators that are members of the system so that such operators can locate and mark their facilities in order to prevent damage to underground facilities in the course of such excavation

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 6102*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE III-GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS > CHAPTER 61-ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS**

