(B) Within ten working days after a design locate request has been submitted to the notification center for a proposed project, the facility owner or operator shall respond by one of the following methods: (1) designate in accordance with Section 583580 the location of all facilities within the area of the proposed excavation; (2) provide to the person submitting the design locate request the best available description of all facilities in the area of proposed excavation, which might include drawings of facilities already built in the area, or other facility records that are maintained by the facility owner/operator; or (3) at an acceptable location, allow the person submitting the design locate request or any other authorized person to inspect or copy the drawings or other records for all facilities within the proposed area of excavation. (C) A facility owner or operator may reject a design or survey locate request based on homeland security pending additional information confirming the legitimacy of the request. The owner or operator must notify the person making the request of the denial and request additional information within the time frame set forth in Section 583580. Section 5835140. (A) There is hereby created and established the South Carolina Underground Utility Safety and Damage Prevention Board for the purposes of assisting in the enforcement of this chapter, reviewing reported violations of this chapter, and educating facility owners and operators about the provisions of this chapter. (B) The Public Service Commission shall appoint thirteen members as follows: (1) one Carolina Department of Transportation representative; (2) one Carolina Department of Labor representative; (3) one facility contract locator representative; (4) one notification center representative; (5) one electric utility company representative; (6) one telecommunications company representative; (7) one natural gas utility representative; (8) one hazardous liquid pipeline company representative; (9) one municipal representative; (10) one licensed highway contractor representative who does not own or operate facilities;
(B) Within ten working days after a design locate request has been submitted to the notification center for a proposed project, the facility owner or operator shall respond by one of the following methods: (1) designate in accordance with Section 583580 the location of all facilities within the area of the proposed excavation; (2) provide to the person submitting the design locate request the best available description of all facilities in the area of proposed excavation, which might include drawings of facilities already built in the area, or other facility records that are maintained by the facility owner/operator; or (3) at an acceptable location, allow the person submitting the design locate request or any other authorized person to inspect or copy the drawings or other records for all facilities within the proposed area of excavation. (C) A facility owner or operator may reject a design or survey locate request based on homeland security pending additional information confirming the legitimacy of the request. The owner or operator must notify the person making the request of the denial and request additional information within the time frame set forth in Section 583580. Section 5835140. (A) There is hereby created and established the South Carolina Underground Utility Safety and Damage Prevention Board for the purposes of assisting in the enforcement of this chapter, reviewing reported violations of this chapter, and educating facility owners and operators about the provisions of this chapter. (B) The Public Service Commission shall appoint thirteen members as follows: (1) one Carolina Department of Transportation representative; (2) one Carolina Department of Labor representative; (3) one facility contract locator representative; (4) one notification center representative; (5) one electric utility company representative; (6) one telecommunications company representative; (7) one natural gas utility representative; (8) one hazardous liquid pipeline company representative; (9) one municipal representative; (10) one licensed highway contractor representative who does not own or operate facilities;
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