Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 50 - Common Carriers › Subchapter 10 - Motor Carriers of Passengers › Part 2 - Rules Governing Transportation of Passengers via Taxicabs and Limited Public Motor Vehicles (815-RICR-50-10-2) › Section 815-RICR-50-10-2.15 - Requirements for Filing of Rate Schedule Changes

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Each
				  company shall furnish supporting documentation and exhibits in the case of any
				  proposed rate schedule changes and to furnish specific information and exhibits
				  where an increase in rates is proposed under the applicable statutes. In
				  connection with the latter, the regulations require each company to present its
				  case-in-chief, to the extent feasible, in a standard format. The prescribed
				  information is directed to items that the Division has found useful in prior
				  proceedings; the format should facilitate analysis of the filing by marking a
				  traceable trail from the book source data through the adjustments and summaries
				  to the proposed revenue requirements.
B. These regulations are not intended to
				  restrict in any way the right of any company to submit such additional exhibits
				  and documentation or to argue such theories as it may choose in any
				  proceeding.
C. The rules and
				  regulations contained in this part shall be applicable only to proceedings
				  involving the investigation of changes in rates constituting a rate increase in
				  which the respondent's overall revenue requirements are at issue.
D. Notice to the Division of proposed rate
				  schedule changes by a common carrier pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-14-2.2, shall be given by a
				  filing with the Division pursuant to §
										2.15(H), unless a motion for an
				  exemption from any requirements accompanies the filing.
E. In the event that any information,
				  document or data required by this section is unavailable and/or its
				  ascertainment or submission would be unduly burdensome or is not relevant in
				  light of the schedule change that is the subject of the application, the
				  applicant may file with the application a motion for an exemption from the
				  requirement. The motion shall set forth in detail the reasons why the
				  information, document or data cannot or should not be submitted. The granting
				  of such a motion shall not exempt the applicant from supplying the information,
				  document or data in response to a subsequent data request.
F. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-14-2.2, Division-ordered
				  suspension periods of up to five (5) months commence on the date the change in
				  rates would otherwise take effect. In addition, the administrator shall have
				  power by an order served upon the taxicab or limited public motor vehicle
				  affected to further suspend the taking effect of the change or changes pending
				  the decision thereon, but not for a longer period than three (3) months beyond
				  the expiration of the first mentioned five (5) month period.
G. Within ten (10) days after filing for rate
				  schedule changes, the applicant shall cause a notice of the filing, in a form
				  to be approved by the Division, to be published in the newspaper of widest
				  circulation within the applicant's service territory.
H. The following materials shall be included
				  in or shall accompany the filing:
1. Rate
				  Schedules. Terms and Conditions. The current and proposed rate schedules and
				  the terms and conditions under which the common carrier provides services
				  and/or makes non-tariffed charges.
2. Complete Direct Case. An original and five
				  (5) copies of the applicant's complete direct case in support of the rates
				  applied for. The direct case should include, at a minimum, the following items:
a. Detailed income statement and balance
				  sheet for a test year period that constitutes a historic year of actual data
				  for a period ending within nine (9) months of the filing date.
b. Proforma income statement for a rate year
				  period which constitutes a twelve month period for which new rates are designed
				  to recover the proposed cost of service. The proforma income statement shall be
				  for a yearly period that commences no later than eight (8) months after the
				  proposed effective date of the new rates.
c. A listing of the test year and rate year
				  revenues by source.
d. Supporting
				  schedules or workpapers to disclose the manner in which the proforma amounts
				  were calculated. The adjustments shall be fully explained and the source of the
				  data in support of the adjustments shall be presented, or disclosed, as
				  appropriate.
3.
				  Additional Documents. Annual Report to the Division for the last two years, if
				  reports have not been previously filed with the Division.