Section 45 IAC 16-3-3 - Form and preparation of tariffs and supplementsAuthority: IC 8-2.1-18-6
Affected: IC 8-2.1-18
Sec. 3.
FORM AND PREPARATION OF TARIFFS.
(a) Form and size of tariff. All tariffs and supplements thereto shall be in book, pamphlet, or loose-leaf form of size either 8 x 11 inches or 8 1/2 x 11 inches, and shall be plainly printed, planographed, stereotyped, or prepared by other similar durable process on paper of good quality. All tariffs and supplements thereto which are filed and posted shall be clearly legible. Typewritten or proof sheets shall not be used for filing or posting. (b) Size of type. The type used shall be of size not less than 8 point bold or full face, except that 6 point bold or full face type may be used for explanation of reference marks and for column headings. No alteration in writing or erasure shall be made in any tariff or supplement thereto. (c) Margin on binding edge. A margin of not less than five-eighths of an inch, without any printing thereon, shall be allowed at the binding edge of each tariff or supplement thereto. (d) Tables of rates to be ruled and spaced. When rates, rate basis numbers, numerals, or letters for other purposes are shown in tables, the tables shall be ruled from top to bottom. When not more than three figures or letters, including reference characters, are employed, the columns shall be not less than one-fourth of an inch in width with a correspondingly greater width when more than three figures or letters, including reference characters, are employed. Such tables shall not contain more than six horizontal lines without a break in the printed matter by a ruled line or at least one blank space across the page. (e) Loose-leaf tariffs. Pages of loose-leaf tariffs shall be printed on thin paper of strong texture on one side only, must be consecutively numbered in the upper left-hand corner and designated as "Original Page 1", "Original Page 2", etc. Each page must show at the top of the page the name of the carrier or agent, the page number, and the P.S.C.I. number of the tariff. At the bottom of the page shall be shown, the date of issue, the effective date, and the name, title, and street address of the issuing carrier or agent. Department of State Revenue; No. 33034: Common Carrier Freight Tariffs and Classifications PT A,Rule 1; filed Feb 15, 1973, 3:00 pm: Rules and Regs. 1974, p. 458Transferred from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission ( 170 IAC 2-3-3) to the Department of State Revenue ( 45 IAC 16-3-3) by P.L. 72-1988, SECTION 12, effective July 1, 1988.