Haw. Code R. § 16-603-10

Current through April, 2024
Section 16-603-10 - Tariff content

Tariffs shall contain the following, in the order named:

(1) Title page. The title page of the tariff shall conform to the format requirements of section 16-603-9, except that the notation "Title Page" may be used instead of the page number required in sections 16-603-9(a)(3) and 16-603-9(c)(4). In addition, the title page shall contain:
(A) The tariff number and the full legal name of the common carrier or agent issuing the tariff. The name of the common carrier must be the same as that appearing in the common carrier's certificate of public convenience and necessity (or application if no certificate has been issued). If a trade name is used, the name of the individual or partners must precede the trade name.

Example: John Doe and William Doe Doing Business As ABC Trucking

When two or more common carriers join in a through rate the names of all participating common carriers must be shown;

(B) A brief description of the contents of the tariff, including the island or islands covered by the tariff; and
(C) Reference to a classification tariff, if applicable. If a classification is published in a separate tariff, the title page for a rate tariff must contain a reference to the classification tariff.

Examples of references are as follows: Governed, except as otherwise provided, by the General Commodities Classification of ABC Trucking Co., PUC No. XXX, as modified by supplement or successive issue.

or

For reference to governing classification and other governing publications, see Item XX, Page YY, as amended;

(2) Check sheet. The check sheet shall list all tariff pages, and shall identify the current revision for each page. If the tariff has less than five pages, the check sheet may be omitted.

Example:

Page

Revision

Title

4th

1

3rd

2

Original;

(3) Table of contents. The table of contents shall show each subject covered by the tariff, in alphabetical order, and the number of the page where each subject may be found. If the tariff has less than five pages and its title page or interior arrangement plainly discloses its contents, the table of contents may be omitted;
(4) List of participating carriers.
(A) An alphabetical listing of the issuing common carriers, including those for which an issuing agent acts under a power of attorney. If fewer than ten common carriers participate in the tariff, the participating common carriers may be listed on the title page ;
(B) Alternatively, the participating common carriers may be listed alphabetically in a separate tariff.
(5) List of definitions for the technical and other important terms used in the tariff;
(6) Rules or other provisions affecting the application of rates or charges and other provisions applicable to the services covered in the tariff;
(7) For common carriers of passengers: If rates are based on distance, an alphabetical index of all stations and points, showing the stations and points from and to which the tariff applies and a table of the distance between the stations and points;
(8} For common carriers of property:

Alphabetical index of all commodities for which specific rates apply, together with a reference to the page or items where the rates or commodities are listed. No index is necessary if the tariff is less than five pages or if all the rates to each destination are alphabetically arranged by commodities;

(9) For common carriers of property: List of zones and description of the boundaries of each zone and a zone map;
(10) For common carriers of property: Classifications (including commodity descriptions), ratings, and rules governing commodity descriptions;
(11) Table of actual rates, fares, or charges. All rates or fares shall be explicitly stated in cents or in dollars and cents, per 100 pounds, per mile, per hour, per cubic foot, per net ton of 2,000 pounds, per gross ton of 2,240 pounds, per truckload (of stated amount), or other definable measure commonly used and understood in the trade. Where rates are stated in amounts per package or bundle, specifications for the packages or bundles must be stated;
(A) If rate table is based on distances from a point of origin to a point of destination, the table must show mileage and indicate how the mileage has been determined; and
(B) Fare tables shall identify the points from and to which the fares apply;
(C) When a tariff names rates by classes, a classification of articles shall be published either in the rate tariff or in a separate tariff. Separate classification tariffs shall comply with the requirements of section 16-603-13.
(12) Explanation of all abbreviations, symbols, and reference marks used in the tariff. The explanation shall appear on each page where the abbreviation, symbol, or reference mark is used, except that where the explanation of the abbreviation, symbol, or reference mark is consistent throughout the tariff, a general explanation of all abbreviations, in a separate section; and
(13) Last page. The last page of the tariff shall contain the words "The End" centered on the bottom of the last page.

Haw. Code R. § 16-603-10

[Eff 1/1/2019] (Auth: HRS §§ 269-6, 271-9) (Imp: HRS §§ 271-9, 271-20, 271-21)