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Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart B - Carriers of Passengers or Property › Chapter 39 - BROKERS › Section 39.11 - Duties and obligations of brokers

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(a) A broker shall fairly protect the
				  interest of a shipper/traveler employing his services, by providing or advising
				  the shipper/traveler of the transportation services which, because of rates,
				  schedules, type of motor carrier, or otherwise, will best meet the needs of the
				  shipper/traveler and no broker may misrepresent or make false promises to a
				  shipper/traveler with respect to the service rendered or to be rendered by a
				  carrier.
(b) No broker may
				  knowingly misrepresent to a carrier the transportation to be provided or
				  otherwise give to a carrier incorrect information which may affect the
				  applicable charges for a particular transportation services.
(c) No broker may charge or accept
				  compensation from both a shipper/traveler and a carrier in connection with the
				  same transportation for brokerage service without first advising both parties
				  in writing of the amount and basis for the charge or payment by the
				  other.
(d) A broker shall exercise
				  diligence to carry out an undertaking to arrange for desired transportation, to
				  carry out the terms of its arrangements with a shipper/traveler or carrier and
				  to pay promptly money received by him for the shipper/traveler or
				  carrier.
(e) A charge collected by
				  a broker of property shall be paid in full to the carrier employed by him,
				  without deduction for an amount due to him from the carrier.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart B - Carriers of Passengers or Property › Chapter 39 - BROKERS › Section 39.12 - Transfer of brokers' licenses

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A license issued a broker may be transferred, if approved
					 by the Commission, upon application and proof that the transferee is fit,
					 willing and able to perform the duties and that the transfer is not contrary to
					 the public interest.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart B - Carriers of Passengers or Property › Chapter 39 - BROKERS › Section 39.14 - Accounting

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A property broker who engages in another business, whether
					 as a carrier, warehouseman or otherwise, shall keep and maintain his records in
					 a manner that the revenues and expenses pertaining to his brokerage operations
					 will be separated from those of his other operations. Expenses that are common
					 to his brokerage and other operation shall be allocated to each on an equitable
					 basis, and the broker shall be prepared to show and to report to the Commission
					 when required the allocation of the common expenses and the basis of the
					 allocations.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart B - Carriers of Passengers or Property › Chapter 39 - BROKERS › Section 39.15 - Security for the protection of the public

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No broker may be issued a broker's license unless the
					 broker has furnished a bond or other security approved by the Commission, in an
					 amount of not less than $10,000 and in a form as will insure the financial
					 responsibility of a broker and the supplying of a financial responsibility of
					 an authorized transportation under the contract agreement or arrangement
					 therefor.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart B - Carriers of Passengers or Property › Chapter 41 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENT AND GUIDELINES ON TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 41.1 - Lavatory facilities at terminals

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(a) A carrier of persons by rail, motor
					 vehicle or aircraft shall provide a minimum of 1/2 of their rest room commodes
					 free of charge to patrons, prospective customers and persons picking up and
					 leaving off patrons and prospective customers. The carrier may restrict the use
					 of rest room facilities to passengers and other persons properly waiting at the
					 terminal, but these carriers shall have on duty and available during hours
					 during which the terminal is open an employe who can allow persons to gain
					 entrance to the facilities. In the event a system of restricted usage is
					 employed, signs shall be posted to acquaint persons with this
					 procedure.
(b) In situations where
					 rest room entry doors are locked, admission keys shall be readily provided
					 without charge when requested, and notice as to the availability of the key
					 shall be posted on the rest room entry door.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart B - Carriers of Passengers or Property › Chapter 41 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENT AND GUIDELINES ON TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES › TRANSPORTATION › Section 41.11 - Transportation of persons to or from medical locations by paratransit operations utilizing specialized equipment-statement of policy

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(a) The following words and terms, when used
					 in this section, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise:
Health care facility
-A general or
						special hospital, as defined in section 103 of the Health Care Facilities Act
						(35
						P. S. §
													448.103).
Health care institution
-The major
						categories of health care institutions include: hospitals, nursing care
						institutions, home health agencies, infirmaries and behavorial health
						services.
Health care provider
-A person who
						operates a health care facility, health care institution or health maintenance
						organization.
Health maintenance organization
-An
						organization which provides health care services as defined in section 103 of
						the Health Care Facilities Act.
(b) If the following circumstances are
					 present, the Commission will regard that operation as beyond the regulatory
					 jurisdiction of the Commission, under
					 66 Pa.C.S. §
												102(9) (relating to
					 definitions):
(1) The transportation is
					 performed by a carrier providing paratransit service utilizing specialized
					 equipment.
(2) The passengers are
					 persons, including patients, who-because they are injured or ill-require
					 transportation to or from health care providers, as defined in this
					 section.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart B - Carriers of Passengers or Property › Chapter 41 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENT AND GUIDELINES ON TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES › TRANSPORTATION › Section 41.13 - Reserved

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The provisions of this §
													41.13 issued under the Second
						  Class County Port Authority Act (55 P.S. §
														552).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart B - Carriers of Passengers or Property › Chapter 41 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENT AND GUIDELINES ON TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES › TRANSPORTATION › Section 41.14 - Evidentiary criteria used to decide motor common carrier applications-statement of policy

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An applicant seeking motor common carrier authority has
						the burden of demonstrating that it possesses the technical and financial
						ability to provide the proposed service. In addition, authority may be withheld
						if the record demonstrates that the applicant lacks a propensity to operate
						safely and legally. In evaluating whether a motor carrier applicant can satisfy
						these fitness standards, the Commission will ordinarily examine the following
						factors, when applicable:
(1) Whether
					 an applicant has sufficient capital, equipment, facilities and other resources
					 necessary to serve the territory requested.
(2) Whether an applicant and its employees
					 have sufficient technical expertise and experience to serve the territory
					 requested.
(3) Whether an applicant
					 has or is able to secure sufficient and continuous insurance coverage for all
					 vehicles to be used or useful in the provision of service to the
					 public.
(4) Whether the applicant
					 has an appropriate plan to comply with the Commission's driver and vehicle
					 safety regulations and service standards in Chapter 29 (relating to motor
					 carriers of passengers).
(5) An
					 applicant's record, if any, of compliance with 66 Pa.C.S. (relating to Public
					 Utility Code), this title and the Commission's orders.
(6) Whether an applicant or its drivers have
					 been convicted of a felony or crime of moral turpitude and remains subject to
					 supervision by a court or correctional institution.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart B - Carriers of Passengers or Property › Chapter 41 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENT AND GUIDELINES ON TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES › TRANSPORTATION › Section 41.15 - Policy statement regarding transfer of call or demand certificates to the vehicle's drivers when the certificate holder does not control the operations under the certificate-statement of policy

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When the Commission becomes aware that a certificated
						holder is not controlling the operation of a taxicab and, therefore, the
						drivers are, in fact, providing the utility service, the Commission will
						consider actions against the certificate holder which could include, inter
						alia, fines, suspension, revocation of the certificate, or the forced transfer
						of the certificate to the driver who is actually controlling the certificate,
						if that person is shown fit to provide dependable taxicab
						service.
The provisions of this §
													41.15 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														501 and
						  1103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart B - Carriers of Passengers or Property › Chapter 41 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENT AND GUIDELINES ON TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES › TRANSPORTATION › Section 41.16 - Transportation of waste for disposal-statement of policy

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(a) In
Pennsylvania Public Utility
					 Commission v. Edward Armstrong & Sons, Inc.
, C-850073 (Order
					 entered April 28, 1986), the Commission ruled that the transportation of waste
					 water sludge which has little or no intrinsic value does not involve the
					 transportation of property under
					 66 Pa.C.S. §
												§
												102 and
					 2501 (relating to
					 definitions); and declaration of policy and definitions), and therefore is not
					 subject to the Commission's jurisdiction.
(b) The Commission has no jurisdiction over
					 the transportation by motor vehicle of waste, including but not limited to
					 rubbish, garbage, sludge, sewage and hazardous waste, in solid, liquid or
					 semiliquid state, for disposal.
(c)
					 This exemption does not alter Commission regulation of fixed utility sewage
					 companies or the transportation of scrap materials, such as metal and glass,
					 which have commercial value.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart B - Carriers of Passengers or Property › Chapter 41 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENT AND GUIDELINES ON TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES › TRANSPORTATION › Section 41.18 - Evidentiary criteria used to decide property broker applications-statement of policy

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In cases controlled by
						66 Pa.C.S. §
												§
												2501 and
						2505(b) (relating to
						declaration of policy and definitions; and licenses and financial
						responsibility required of brokers) it is the policy of this Commission that an
						applicant seeking a license to provide property broker services has the burden
						of demonstrating that it is fit, willing and able to provide the proposed
						service and to conform to 66 Pa.C.S. and this title.
The provisions of this §
													41.18 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														501 and
						  2501.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart B - Carriers of Passengers or Property › Chapter 41 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENT AND GUIDELINES ON TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES › TRANSPORTATION › Section 41.19 - Evidentiary criteria used to decide passenger broker applications-statement of policy

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In cases controlled by
						66 Pa.C.S. §
												§
												2501 and
						2505(b) (relating to
						declaration of policy and definitions; and licenses and financial
						responsibility required of brokers) it is the policy of this Commission that an
						applicant seeking a license to provide passenger broker services has the burden
						of demonstrating that it is fit, willing and able to provide the proposed
						service and to conform to 66 Pa.C.S. and this title.
The provisions of this §
													41.19 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														501 and
						  2501.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart B - Carriers of Passengers or Property › Chapter 41 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENT AND GUIDELINES ON TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES › TRANSPORTATION › Section 41.20 - Horse and carriage services-statement of policy

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A provider of horse and carriage services is not a
						"common carrier" under
						66 Pa.C.S. §
												102
						(relating to definitions), and is not subject to the Commission's
						jurisdiction.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart B - Carriers of Passengers or Property › Chapter 41 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENT AND GUIDELINES ON TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES › TRANSPORTATION › Section 41.21 - Insurance coverage for common or contract carriers of less than 16 passengers-statement of policy

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Common or contract carriers of passengers transporting
						fewer than 16 passengers maintain insurance as required by §
											32.11(b) 
						(relating to passenger carrier insurance) of not less than $35,000 to cover
						liability for bodily injury, death or property damages incurred in an accident
						from authorized service. The Commission considers this $35,000 minimum coverage
						as split coverage in the amounts of $15,000 bodily injury per person, $30,000
						bodily injury per accident and $5,000 property damage per
						accident.
The provisions of this §
													41.21 issued under the Public
						  Utility Code,
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														501 and
						  512.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart B - Carriers of Passengers or Property › Chapter 41 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENT AND GUIDELINES ON TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES › TRANSPORTATION › Section 41.22 - Motor carrier passenger transportation services by municipal corporations or State instrumentalities-statement of policy

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(a)
General rule.
As a
					 general rule, passenger transportation services are not subject to Commission
					 jurisdiction when provided by any of the following:
(1) State instrumentalities.
(2) Municipal authorities.
(3) Municipal corporations within their
					 corporate limits. The geographic limitation applicable to municipal
					 corporations will be satisfied as long as the passenger transportation service
					 provided by a municipal corporation is restricted to residents of the
					 municipality, regardless of whether the actual service is provided within the
					 corporate limits of the municipality.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart B - Carriers of Passengers or Property › Chapter 41 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENT AND GUIDELINES ON TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES › MEDIATION PROCESS GUIDELINES › Section 41.31 - General

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The Commission encourages parties to seek negotiated
						settlements of contested proceedings in lieu of incurring the time, expense and
						uncertainty of litigation. To further promote the goal of obtaining negotiated
						settlements in the public interest, the Commission has adopted guidelines that
						offer the parties, in certain contested proceedings, the option of
						mediation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart B - Carriers of Passengers or Property › Chapter 41 - GENERAL ORDERS, POLICY STATEMENT AND GUIDELINES ON TRANSPORTATION UTILITIES › MEDIATION PROCESS GUIDELINES › Section 41.32 - Availability of mediation process

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The mediation process is intended to be a flexible
						program designed to facilitate the amicable resolution of disputes between
						parties. The Office of Administrative Law Judge manages the mediation program.
						The mediation process administered by the Commission follows the procedures in
						Chapter 69 (relating to general orders, policy statements and guidelines on
						fixed utilities) regarding mediation process for fixed service
						utilities.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 51 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 51.1 - Definition of Commission

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As used in this subpart, the term Commission means the
					 Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, or as appropriate, its predecessor, the
					 Public Service Commission of the Commonwealth of
					 Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 51 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › DIVERSITY › Section 51.11 - General

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The Commission's Diversity Policy Statement at 52 Pa.
						Code §
											§
											69.801-69.809 (relating to diversity at
						major jurisdictional utility companies-statement of policy) provides
						recommendations for addressing diversity issues. While the means by which a
						major jurisdictional utility addresses diversity in its workforce and vendor
						supply chains should be utility-specific, the results of such efforts shall be
						reported in accordance with this chapter annually by each major jurisdictional
						utility. Failure to conform with this chapter may result in civil penalties
						under
						66 Pa.C.S. §
												3301
						(relating to civil penalties for violations).
The provisions of this § 51.11 added under
						  66 Pa.C.S. §
														§
														501 and
						  504.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													51.12 (relating to
						  definitions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 51 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › DIVERSITY › Section 51.13 - Diversity reporting requirement

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(a) Each major jurisdictional utility shall
					 file with the Secretary of the Commission by March 31 of each year, an annual
					 report describing its diversity program activity for the prior year starting
					 January 1 and ending December 31. The annual report shall contain the following
					 elements:
(1) A copy of corporate policy
					 committed to improving diversity in the workplace and in the procurement
					 process.
(2) A description of
					 training implemented on diversity initiatives in employment and in the contract
					 of goods and services.
(3) The
					 demographic composition of the major jurisdictional utility's workforce,
					 reporting the number of employees by gender, race and ethnicity, LGBTQ, persons
					 with disabilities and veterans, on a form, Demographics of Utility Workforce,
					 to be provided by the Commission.
(4) A description of diversity recruiting
					 strategies.
(5) A description of
					 diversity promotion efforts.
(6) A
					 description of diversity retention efforts.
(7) A brief description of involvement with
					 organizations promoting diversity.
(8) A brief summary of MBEs/WBEs that the
					 major jurisdictional utility contracts with for goods and services. Includes
					 percentage of dollars spent with MBEs/WBEs versus businesses that are not
					 MBEs/WBEs. Exempt procurements are excluded from this
					 summary.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › FILING REGULATIONS › Section 53.1 - Paper, alterations and reproductions

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Tariffs, revisions and supplements, shall be printed or
						typewritten on hard calendered paper of good quality, 8-1/2 by 11 inches in
						size, from type of size not less than six point full face. Alterations in
						writing or erasures may not be permitted. Reproduction processes resulting in a
						permanent record are acceptable, but tariffs or supplements prepared in
						hectograph impression, or by other means which do not result in a permanent
						record, will not be accepted.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													53.21 (relating to title
						  page).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › FILING REGULATIONS › Section 53.2 - Looseleaf form

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Tariffs filed after March 1, 1946, and consisting of more
						than three sheets, shall be prepared in looseleaf form so that changes may be
						made by inserting a single leaf, to the end that the tariff proper will at all
						times set forth the effective rules, regulations and rates.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › FILING REGULATIONS › Section 53.3 - Changes and additions

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A change in or addition to a looseleaf tariff or schedule
						shall be made by means of a supplement, or by the issuance of revised or
						additional original pages, but no tariff shall combine these alternatives. Each
						supplement shall refer to the page or pages or item or items of the tariff,
						tariff supplement, or schedule which is amended. Each revised page shall refer
						to the page or pages cancelled by such revised page.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › FILING REGULATIONS › Section 53.4 - Bound form

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A bound tariff of three sheets or less may not be revised
						but shall be reissued. Any bound tariff filed prior to the date of this order
						consisting of more than three sheets, may be supplemented to the extent of not
						more than 50% of the number of pages contained in the original tariff.
						Looseleaf tariffs may be revised without limitation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › FILING REGULATIONS › Section 53.5 - Name changes

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In case a public utility changes its name, a tariff
						supplement shall be filed setting forth that fact. Unless otherwise permitted
						by the Commission, when one public utility is acquired by or absorbed with
						another public utility, the predecessor shall unite with the survivor in common
						supplements to existing tariffs, the predecessor withdrawing and the survivor
						accepting and establishing such existing tariffs. The common supplements shall
						be executed jointly by the officers of both predecessor and survivor utilities,
						and numbered as supplements. New tariffs or schedules shall be numbered in
						series as of the surviving utility. Similar provisions shall apply to
						receivership of public utilities.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › FILING REGULATIONS › Section 53.6 - Separate tariffs

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Separate tariffs shall be filed for each kind of public
						service furnished by a public utility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › FILING REGULATIONS › Section 53.7 - Numbering and designation

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(a) Tariffs
					 covering each kind of public service shall be numbered consecutively, in the
					 order of their filing dates and the tariff designation shall show the kind of
					 service and serial number as follows: "Electric Pa. P.U.C. No.
."
(b)
					 Supplements to tariffs shall be numbered in the same manner, as follows: "Supp.
					 No.
to Electric Pa. P.U.C. No. ."
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													53.8 (relating to page
						  identification); and 52 Pa. Code §
													53.21 (relating to title
						  page).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › FILING REGULATIONS › Section 53.8 - Page identification

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Each original or revised page, other than the title page,
						of looseleaf tariffs and tariff supplements shall be identified as
						follows:
(1) The upper left portion of
					 the page shall contain the name of the filing utility.
(2) The upper right portion of the page shall
					 contain the number of the tariff, and the number of the supplement if
					 appropriate as indicated in §
											53.7 (relating to numbering and
					 designation), followed by the page number; immediately thereunder, the page
					 number cancelled by such tariff or supplement. Page numbers shall indicate
					 whether the page is original or revised and the revision number.
(3) The lower left portion of the page shall
					 contain the date of issuance.
(4)
					 The lower right portion of the page shall contain the effective date.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › FILING REGULATIONS › Section 53.9 - Index of tariffs

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If a public utility has five or more tariffs on file with
						the Commission, the utility shall furnish an index of the tariffs in two
						sections, the first of which shall list the tariffs and supplements
						numerically, and the second shall list the kinds of service alphabetically and
						show the numbers of the applicable tariffs and supplements.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › FILING REGULATIONS › Section 53.10 - Letter of transmittal

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Each tariff revision or supplement filed with the
						Commission shall be accompanied by a letter of transmittal, in duplicate if
						receipt is desired, prepared on paper 8 1/2 by 11 inches in size. Specific
						reference shall be made to the tariff revision, or supplement being filed, its
						effective date, and such supporting data as may be required by §
											§
											53.51-53.53 (relating to information
						furnished with the filing of rate changes), unless such supporting data have
						been previously filed. The original will be retained by the Commission. The
						duplicate, if any, when accompanied by postage sufficient to cover return
						mailing, will be stamped and returned to the public utility to evidence receipt
						of the tariff matters filed. When a number of tariffs, revisions or supplements
						pertaining to one kind of public utility service are filed simultaneously, they
						may be included in one transmittal letter. Separate letters shall be used for
						tariffs, revisions or supplements filed for different kinds of public utility
						service. If the tariff filed is a joint one, the letter of transmittal shall
						include a statement to the effect that it is concurred in by all participants,
						under appropriate authorization on file with the Commission or attached to the
						letter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › FORM AND CONTENT OF TARIFFS › Section 53.22 - List of modifications

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All tariffs shall contain a list of modifications of
						existing rules, regulations and rates, in the order specified in §
											53.21 (relating to title page) and
						stating the page and rule or rate schedule effected, together with a brief
						statement of the modification. When a separate notice is filed as provided in
						§ 53.21, the list of modifications, suitably identified by tariff and page
						number, shall be made a part of the notice instead of a part of the individual
						tariff or supplement. All modifications shall be identified throughout the
						tariff by the use of the following symbols following the particular rule or
						rate, or portion of the rule or rate, affected:
Rule or
								rate
Symbol
Increase
(I)
Decrease
(D)
Change
(C)
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													53.21 (relating to title page);
						  and 52 Pa. Code §
													63.107 (relating to applications
						  for authority).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › FORM AND CONTENT OF TARIFFS › Section 53.23 - Table of contents

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Every tariff shall contain a tabulation, by page sequence
						or alphabetically by subject, of the contents of the tariff, setting forth the
						subject matter and the page on which located. This table may be omitted in
						tariffs consisting of six pages or less.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › FORM AND CONTENT OF TARIFFS › Section 53.24 - Index of communities served

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If the territory covered by the tariff is not fully
						indicated on the title page, the territorial application shall be set forth in
						the tariff in the form specified in §
											53.21(4)
						(relating to title page). The territory shall be identified, if applicable, by
						rate areas.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › FORM AND CONTENT OF TARIFFS › Section 53.25 - Standard rules and regulations

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A utility shall set forth all rules and regulations which
						apply generally to all classes of service covered by the tariff, and
						definitions of technical terms and abbreviations used in the tariff, the
						meanings of which are not common knowledge and cannot be gathered exactly from
						the context in which used. Where practicable, special rules applying to a given
						class of service shall be included in the rate schedule covering the particular
						class.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › FORM AND CONTENT OF TARIFFS › Section 53.26 - Schedule of rates

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(a) Separate
					 schedules shall be inserted, if applicable, for each class of public utility
					 service covered by the tariff. Each such schedule shall set forth explicitly
					 the particular circumstances and conditions under which the specific service
					 covered by the rates is available, so as to avoid all doubt as to their
					 application. The schedule shall indicate clearly whether the rates quoted are
					 gross or net.
(b) All rates,
					 charges, and the like, shall be stated, if practicable, in dollars and cents
					 per unit; otherwise in a form reducible to dollars and cents.
(c) If appropriate and feasible, the rate
					 schedules shall be arranged in the following order:
(1) Residential.
(2) Commercial.
(3) Industrial.
(4) Public.
(5) Sales to other utilities for
					 resale.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › PUBLIC NOTICE OF TARIFF CHANGES › Section 53.31 - Requirement of notice

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Unless the Commission otherwise orders, a public utility
						to which this subchapter applies may not change an existing and duly
						established tariff, except after notice of 60 days to the
						public.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													53.43 (relating to maintenance and
						  availability of the public file).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › POSTING OF TARIFFS AND NOTICES › Section 53.41 - File of tariffs

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(a) Every
					 public utility shall provide and maintain at its principal office, if the
					 principal office is located in this Commonwealth, a complete file of the tariff
					 publications which it issues or is a party to, which files shall be in charge
					 of an employe of the company who shall give desired information and assistance
					 to those who may wish to consult the file. This file of tariffs shall be open
					 and accessible to the public on the ordinary business days and during the
					 ordinary business hours of such office.
(b) If the principal office of a utility is
					 not located in this Commonwealth, the utility shall designate a place in this
					 Commonwealth, to be approved by the Commission, where the complete file shall
					 be kept.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													53.68 (relating to notice
						  requirements); 52 Pa. Code §
													53.94 (relating to posting of
						  tariffs); and 52 Pa. Code §
													54.98 (relating to customer notice
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › POSTING OF TARIFFS AND NOTICES › Section 53.42 - Notice of the public file

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A notice, not smaller than 8 by 10 inches in size and
						printed in large type, shall be provided by each public utility and be posted
						and kept posted in a conspicuous place in the principal office or the
						designated office of the utility. The notice shall read as follows:
COMPANY
A COMPLETE PUBLIC FILE OF THE TARIFFS OF THE ABOVE-NAMED
						COMPANY IS MAINTAINED IN THIS OFFICE, AND MAY BE INSPECTED BY ANY PERSON UPON
						REQUEST, AND WITHOUT THE ASSIGNMENT OF ANY REASON FOR SUCH REQUEST. A
						REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY WILL LEND ANY ASSISTANCE IN SECURING INFORMATION
						FROM SUCH TARIFFS.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													53.45 (relating to notice of new
						  tariffs and tariff changes); 52 Pa. Code §
													53.68 (relating to notice
						  requirements); 52 Pa. Code §
													53.94 (relating to posting of
						  tariffs); and 52 Pa. Code §
													54.98 (relating to customer notice
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › POSTING OF TARIFFS AND NOTICES › Section 53.43 - Maintenance and availability of the public file

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It is the duty of each public utility, with respect to
						each office operated by the utility at which the utility accepts payment for
						service, to do all of the following:
(1) Maintain in each office a file containing
					 a copy of every rule, regulation and rate schedule applicable to the locality;
					 and for that purpose, to provide the office with the proper facilities and
					 instructions so that the file will be in good order at all times. The public
					 utility shall check the conformance of the office file with this section at
					 intervals not greater than 6 months.
(2) Provide each office with changes,
					 cancellations, additions and reissues affecting the files, in ample time to
					 give the public the 60-day notice required by §
											53.31 (relating to requirement of
					 notice), or other notice the Commission may require in special cases.
(3) Instruct persons in the office, accepting
					 payments for service, to make the file available to persons so requesting
					 without requiring a reason for the request, and to assist the requestor in
					 obtaining information from the file if asked to do so.
(4) To keep posted in the office, in a
					 conspicuous place, a notice, printed in large type on a sheet not less than 8
					 by 10 inches in size, which reads as follows:
COMPANY
A FILE OF THE RULES, REGULATIONS, AND RATE SCHEDULES
						APPLICABLE TO SERVICE IN THIS LOCALITY IS MAINTAINED IN THIS OFFICE, AND MAY BE
						INSPECTED UPON REQUEST, WITHOUT ASSIGNING A REASON THEREFOR. THE REPRESENTATIVE
						AT THIS OFFICE WILL LEND ANY ASSISTANCE REQUIRED IN SECURING INFORMATION
						CONCERNING THE RULES, REGULATIONS, OR RATES OF THE COMPANY.
A COMPLETE FILE OF ALL RULES, REGULATIONS, AND RATE
						SCHEDULES OF THE COMPANY IS MAINTAINED.
IN THE CITY OF AND MAY BE INSPECTED UPON REQUEST, WITHOUT
						ASSIGNING A REASON THEREFOR.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													53.45 (relating to notice of new
						  tariffs and tariff changes); 52 Pa. Code §
													53.68 (relating to notice
						  requirements); 52 Pa. Code §
													53.94 (relating to posting of
						  tariffs); and 52 Pa. Code §
													54.98 (relating to customer notice
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › POSTING OF TARIFFS AND NOTICES › Section 53.44 - Notice in an agency not operated by a public utility

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In each agency not operated by a public utility at which
						payments for service are accepted, such public utility shall keep posted, in a
						conspicuous place, a notice printed in large type, on a sheet not less than
						eight by ten inches in size, which reads as follows:
____
COMPANY
A FILE OF THE RULES, REGULATIONS, AND RATE SCHEDULES
						APPLICABLE TO SERVICE IN THIS LOCALITY IS MAINTAINED AT.
_____
IN THE CITY OF AND
_____
MAY BE INSPECTED UPON REQUEST WITHOUT ASSIGNING A REASON
						THEREFOR.
A COMPLETE FILE OF ALL RULES, REGULATIONS, AND RATE
						SCHEDULES OF THE COMPANY IS MAINTAINED AT.
_____
IN THE CITY OF
_____
AND MAY BE INSPECTED UPON REQUEST, WITHOUT ASSIGNING A
						REASON THEREFOR.
This section cited in 52 Pa. Code §
													53.68 (relating to notice
						  requirements); 52 Pa. Code §
													53.94 (relating to posting of
						  tariffs); and 52 Pa. Code §
													54.98 (relating to customer notice
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › INFORMATION FURNISHED WITH THE FILING OF RATE CHANGES › Section 53.51 - General

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(a) In order that
					 the Commission may be concurrently advised of the net effect of a proposed
					 change in rates upon the customers and the revenues of a public utility, as
					 well as the
prima facie
reasonableness of the proposed rate
					 changes, the data called for in this chapter, as appropriate, shall accompany
					 the filing of the proposed rates.
(b) Utilities shall file with the Commission
					 Secretary an original of the proposed rate changes and of the data required
					 under this chapter. If necessary or appropriate, the Secretary shall request
					 additional copies.
(c) No tariff or
					 tariff supplement will be deemed perfected for filing purposes until all data
					 required by this chapter to accompany the tariff or tariff supplement is filed
					 with the Commission. A tariff or tariff supplement not accompanied by the data
					 and required to be so accompanied is not perfected for filing purposes and will
					 be rejected unless the Commission, by order and for good cause shown, allows
					 the tariff or tariff supplement to be filed; however, the submission of data
					 regarding trended original cost referred to by this chapter shall be at the
					 option of the public utility. In the event that a tariff or tariff supplement
					 filing is deemed not perfected and is rejected for the reason that it is not in
					 compliance with this chapter, the Secretary will notify the sender, within 30
					 days after the filing, that the filing is not perfected, and will, in the
					 notice, set forth specifically the deficiencies in the filing.
(1) Whenever a tariff or tariff supplement
					 filing is rejected in accordance with this subsection, the sender, in
					 submitting an amended filing, shall submit a new proposed effective date, not
					 earlier than 60 days after the amended filing is perfected, for the tariff or
					 tariff supplement.
(2)
					 Notwithstanding this subsection, if the Secretary fails to notify the sender
					 within 30 days that a tariff or tariff supplement is not perfected because it
					 is not accompanied by the required data, with deficiencies specifically set
					 forth in the notice, the tariff or tariff supplement will be deemed perfected
					 for filing purposes and will be filed as of the date it was first filed with
					 the Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › INFORMATION FURNISHED WITH THE FILING OF RATE CHANGES › Section 53.52 - Applicability; public utilities other than canal, turnpike, tunnel, bridge and wharf companies

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(a)
					 Whenever a public utility, other than a canal, turnpike, tunnel, bridge or
					 wharf company files a tariff, revision or supplement effecting changes in the
					 terms and conditions of service rendered or to be rendered, it shall submit to
					 the Commission, with the tariff, revision or supplement, statements showing all
					 of the following:
(1) The specific reasons
					 for each change.
(2) The total
					 number of customers served by the utility.
(3) A calculation of the number of customers,
					 by tariff subdivision, whose bills will be affected by the change.
(4) The effect of the change on the utility's
					 customers.
(5) The direct or
					 indirect effect of the proposed change on the utility's revenue and
					 expenses.
(6) The effect of the
					 change on the service rendered by the utility.
(7) A list of factors considered by the
					 utility in its determination to make the change. The list shall include a
					 comprehensive statement about why these factors were chosen and the relative
					 importance of each. This subsection does not apply to a portion of a tariff
					 change seeking a general rate increase as defined in
					 66 Pa.C.S. §
													1308
					 (relating to voluntary changes in rates).
(8) Studies undertaken by the utility in
					 order to draft its proposed change. This paragraph does not apply to a portion
					 of a tariff change seeking a general rate increase as defined in
					 66 Pa.C.S. §
													1308.
(9) Customer polls taken and other documents
					 which indicate customer acceptance and desire for the proposed change. If the
					 poll or other documents reveal discernible public opposition, an explanation of
					 why the change is in the public interest shall be provided.
(10) Plans the utility has for introducing or
					 implementing the changes with respect to its ratepayers.
(11) FCC, FERC or Commission orders or
					 rulings applicable to the filing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part I - Public Utility Commission › Subpart C - Fixed Service Utilities › Chapter 53 - TARIFFS FOR NONCOMMON CARRIERS › INFORMATION FURNISHED WITH THE FILING OF RATE CHANGES › Section 53.53 - Information to be furnished with proposed general rate increase filings in excess of $1 million

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(a) When a
					 public utility, other than a canal, turnpike, tunnel, bridge or wharf company,
					 files a tariff or tariff supplement seeking a general rate increase within the
					 meaning of
					 66 Pa.C.S. §
												1308(d) (relating to
					 voluntary changes in rates), and the general rate increase exceeds $1 million
					 in gross annual revenues, in addition to the data required by other provisions
					 of this chapter, the tariff or tariff supplement shall be accompanied by
					 responses to the data requests contained in the following exhibits which apply
					 to the utility types indicated.
(1) Exhibit
					 A-Utilities except communications, electric, water and wastewater
					 utilities.
(2) Exhibit
					 B-Communications utilities.
(3)
					 Exhibit C-Electric utilities.
(4)
					 Exhibit D-Water and wastewater utilities.