Section 170IAC4-3-5. Notice of new installations or major changes

   Co-operation─Notice. In situations where more than one set of facilities are now or are known to be likely to be concerned at some later date as at crossings, conflicts and inductive exposures, each utility before locating and constructing new lines or before making major changes in height, location or construction of existing lines, or before changing type of system, normal operating voltage, frequency or other operating conditions, shall give reasonable notice in advance in writing, to all of the utilities who are now or who are known to be likely to be concerned later, so that consideration may, when necessary, be given to any specific co-operative measures which may be advisable.

  Steam and electric railroads, before making changes in tracks at crossings where signal or supply lines are involved, shall give reasonable notice of such changes to the parties concerned, and shall give due consideration to the requirements for relocating or reconstructing such lines.

  In case of difficulty in finding owners of any facilities a reasonable effort to locate such owners and giving notice through the public press, in general circulation in the locality affected, shall be considered to be in compliance with this section.

  As an essential step in promoting co-operation, there should be an interchange of pertinent data and information between the utilities concerned. (Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; No. 17689: Safety And Inductive Co-ordination Rule 5; filed Jan 2, 1946, 10:00 am: Rules and Regs. 1947, p. 1634; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 4:30 p.m.: 24 IR 4233; readopted filed Apr 24, 2007, 8:21 a.m.: 20070509-IR-170070147RFA; readopted filed Aug 2, 2013, 2:16 p.m.: 20130828-IR-170130227RFA)