Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart B - Nonvehicle Code Provisions › Article II - Mass Transit › Chapter 425 - SHARED-RIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE REIMBURSEMENT › Section 425.5 - Applications

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Applications
					 and forms will be sent by the Department to contractors on or before April 1
					 and shall be filed with the Department by May 1 prior to the Commonwealth
					 fiscal year for which reimbursement is requested, in order to insure continued
					 eligibility for reimbursement beyond June 30. Failure of contractors to file
					 complete and accurate application forms with the Department on or before May 1
					 may result in not receiving Departmental approval prior to July 1. If
					 Departmental approval is granted after July 1, the contractor shall be
					 ineligible for reimbursement from July 1 to the date of Department written
					 approval of the application. No applications will be accepted after September 1
					 of the Commonwealth fiscal year for which reimbursement is requested, except
					 for applications to provide service, in areas without program services. Unless
					 there is a request for clarification or additional information by the
					 Department under subsection (b), which shall be made within 30 days of receipt
					 of the applications, the Department will either approve or disapprove
					 applications within 30 days of their receipt by the Department.
(b) A contractor shall respond in writing,
					 within 30 days of the receipt of the Department's letter, to requests for
					 clarification or additional information, or both. Within 30 days of the receipt
					 of the information, the Department will either approve or disapprove the
					 application or request additional clarification and information. Failure of an
					 applicant to respond in writing within 30 days of a request will render the
					 contractor and an affected eligible applicant ineligible for funding for
					 services rendered prior to the date of Department approval of the
					 application.
(c) A transportation
					 company applying directly to the Department or to a designated coordinator
					 shall have an officially filed shared-ride call or demand or paratransit tariff
					 approved by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission on file with the
					 Department and the coordinator, or shall provide shared-ride services under a
					 contract rate, as permitted by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, and
					 approved by the Department under §
											425.7 (relating to fares). An
					 application by a transportation company shall include the Pennsylvania Public
					 Utility Commission approved shared-ride call or demand or paratransit tariff or
					 contract rates under which shared-ride services will be provided.
(d) In the case of first time applicants, no
					 reimbursement will be provided under the program for services offered prior to
					 the date of contract execution.
The provisions of this §
													425.5 amended under section
						  205(5)(v) of the Pennsylvania Urban Mass Transportation Law (55 P. S. §
														600.205(5)(v)).