Dear Stakeholders,

The Underground Safety Board (Board) released Draft Language for Public Comment Prior to Proposed Rulemaking for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and invites and welcomes the input of operators, locators, construction firms, and other interested stakeholders to collect feedback before this draft regulatory language is approved by the Board.

The Underground Safety Board enforces California’s Dig Safe Act. The Act requires operators to map new  subsurface installations using GIS and to maintain these GIS records permanently.

Local jurisdictions that operate underground infrastructure may be subject to the Dig Safe Act and its regulations.

Any interested person, or their authorized representative, may submit written comments on the draft regulatory language. The comment period begins on July 22 to September 3, 2025. Comments must be received by 5 p.m. on September 3, 2025.

SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS 

E-filing: Docket #2025-07-01-PC, or

Email: digboard@energysafety.ca.gov (include in the subject line of the email “GIS Regulatory Language Public Comments”), or

Mail to:

Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety

Attn: Jaime Hastings, Underground Infrastructure Directorate

715 P Street, 15th Floor

Sacramento, CA 95814

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Sincerely,

Underground Safety Board staff