Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-10-.05-.14

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 770-X-10-.05-.14 - Collective Rate Changes

(1) DEFINITION. A general rate change is defined herein as a change that affects most of the rates in a tariff.

(2) JUSTIFICATION REQUIRED; EXEMPTION.

(a) Unless a carrier is within the exemption, all carriers that participate in a general rate change established through collective ratemaking shall provide data and justification for the change required herein.

(b) An exemption from providing the data and justification is granted for participating carriers that receive a de minimis amount of annual revenue from the subject tariff. De minimis revenue shall be such annual revenue that is less than the figure established by written notice from the Supervisor, Transportation Rates and Services, to the tariff publishing agent.

(3) JUSTIFICATION AND OTHER DATA.

(a) Participating carriers that generated more than the de minimis amount of annual revenue from the subject tariff shall submit, to the tariff publishing agent, the justification statement specified in 770-X-10-.05 -.15, below, and a statement disclosing and quantifying any substantial changes that have accrued or are known to be accruing after the end of a 12-month period included in the justification statement. The justification statement shall cover a 12-month period ending at the end of the calendar quarter preceding the issue date of the tariff publication.

(b) The tariff publishing agent shall compile the data received from participating carriers into a composite justification statement and a composite statement of substantial changes, and file these composite statements with the Commission on or before the issue date of the tariff publication. In addition, the tariff publishing agent shall retain the statements received from participating carriers at its offices in Montgomery while the tariff change is pending, and these statements shall be available, on demand, for inspection and review by the Commission, its employees, and its agents.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-10-.05-.14

Effective July 1989. Filed with LRS February 5, 2013. Filed for Codification in the Alabama Administrative Code by the Alabama Public Service Commission on February 5, 2013, pursuant to Code of Ala. 1975, § 41-22-7.

Author: Alabama Public Service Commission

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 37-3-5, 37-3-7, 37-3-20.