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Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part VII - TARIFFS, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-70-326 - Tariffs, filing procedures

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(1)
Method of filing.
A company may submit tariff filings to the commission
				in person, by mail, or by telefacsimile. If a company files by telefacsimile, a
				hard copy must be mailed on the same day as the telefacsimile
				transmission.
(2)
Transmittal
				letter.
A company must file two copies of a transmittal letter with each
				tariff filing submitted to the commission. The commission will stamp one copy
				of the letter and return it to the company as acknowledgment that the filing
				was received.
(a) The transmittal letter must
				include at least the following:
(i) The name,
				certificate number, and trade names of the company;
(ii) A description of each proposed change
				and a brief statement of the reason for each change;
(iii) The dollar and percentage amounts that
				revenue will change if the filing is approved by the commission;
(iv) The percentage amount that rates will
				change if approved by the commission;
(v) A contact person's name, mailing address,
				telephone number, telefacsimile number (if any), and e-mail address (if any);
				and
(vi) A statement that the
				company mailed a copy of the transmittal letter to the chair of the county
				commission or county council of each county affected by the filing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part VII - TARIFFS, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-70-331 - Tariffs, approval

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Receipt by the commission of a tariff filing does not mean
				  that the provisions of the filing are approved. Companies may not implement
				  provisions contained in tariff filings until the commission approves the filing
				  or until the provisions become effective by operation of law.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-331, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part VII - TARIFFS, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-70-336 - Tariffs, free and reduced rates

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(1)
				A company wishing to provide service at free and reduced rates under the
				provisions of
				RCW
				81.28.080, must first publish those rates in
				its filed tariff.
(2) A company may
				publish free and reduced rates for collection services provided:
(a) To the United States, state, county, and
				municipal governments or municipal corporations;
(b) For charitable purposes; or
(c) To specific customer classes, as approved
				by the commission.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part VII - TARIFFS, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-70-339 - Tariffs, suspension by the commission

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(1) The commission may, on receiving a
				complaint or protest, or on its own motion, suspend tariff rates, tariff
				charges, or tariff rules as provided in
				RCW
				81.04.130.
(2) The commission will not take action to
				suspend a tariff, or any part of a tariff, based on a complaint or protest
				unless the complaint or protest is filed in compliance with the commission's
				rules of practice and procedure as set out in chapter 480-07 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 03-24-028 (General
					 Order R-510, Docket No. A-010648), § 480-70-339, filed 11/24/03, effective
					 1/1/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-339, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part VII - TARIFFS, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-70-341 - Pass-through disposal fees

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(1) A
				company must charge its customers the disposal fees contained in the company's
				lawfully filed tariffs applicable to the disposal site actually used for
				disposal, and not those of any other site.
(2) A company must not charge its drop-box
				customers disposal fees that exceed the actual cost to the company.
(3) A company must track fees charged at any
				disposal sites used and change its filed tariff as necessary to accurately
				reflect those fees.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-341, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part VII - TARIFFS, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-70-346 - Rates, general rate increases and fuel cost update

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A company filing a rate change based on changes in general
				  operating expenses must update the test period fuel costs using actual fuel
				  costs for the most recent twelve-month period.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-346, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part VII - TARIFFS, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-70-351 - Rates, recycling programs, credits, or charges

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(1)
Programs to encourage
				recycling.
The commission encourages solid waste collection companies to
				develop programs intended to increase recycling. The commission will, among
				other things, consider whether a proposed program:
(a) Provides an incentive to the party who
				controls the actions or behaviors that the program intends to change;
(b) Defines measurable outcomes reasonably
				attributable to the proposed program; and
(c) May have any unintended results or
				consequences.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part VIII - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-70-361 - Availability of information

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(1)
Company information.
A company that provides traditional solid
				waste service must maintain a business office and must, at least once a year,
				notify its customers of its:
(a) Regular
				business hours. Regular business hours must include at least four hours each
				day between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
				holidays;
(b) Toll-free business
				telephone number; and
(c) Mailing
				address.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part VIII - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-70-366 - Refusal of service

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(1) A company must
				not refuse service to an applicant or cancel service to a customer when there
				are unpaid bills from a prior customer at the same premises unless the company
				has objective evidence that the applicant is acting on behalf of the prior
				customer with the intent to avoid payment.
(2) A company may refuse service to an
				applicant or cancel service to a customer when:
(a) The customer has not complied with state,
				county, or municipal regulations concerning the service.
(b) In the company's judgment, providing the
				service would be hazardous, unsafe, or dangerous to persons or
				property.
(c) In the company's
				judgment, driveways or roads are improperly constructed or maintained, do not
				have adequate turn arounds, or have other unsafe conditions.
(d) The customer has an overdue bill from the
				company for the same class of service at the same or a different location, and
				satisfactory arrangements for payment of the overdue unpaid bill have not been
				made. For purposes of this rule, class of service means residential service or
				commercial service.
(e) The
				customer requests service at a location where there currently resides a former
				customer who has an overdue bill from the company for the same class of service
				at the same location, and satisfactory arrangements for payment of the overdue
				bill have not been made.
(f) The
				customer has obtained or retained service from the company by dishonest or
				fraudulent means, for the purpose of avoiding debts, including, but not limited
				to:
(i) False statement of credit references
				or employment;
(ii) False statement
				of present or prior premises address;
(iii) Use of an alias or false name;
				or
(iv) Rotation of service among
				roommates or persons living together.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part VIII - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-70-371 - Service cancellation, customer

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A company may require that its customers give advance notice
				  to cancel service, but may not require more than three business days' notice. A
				  company may continue to bill for service at approved tariff rates until the
				  company receives notice or until the company realizes that the customer has
				  vacated the property.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-371, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part VIII - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-70-376 - Service cancellation, company

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(1)
Reasons.
If a company has
				properly notified a customer as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the
				company may cancel a customer's service when:
(a) The customer:
(i) Has a delinquent bill (as defined in WAC
				480-70-396 );
(ii) Fails to keep any agreed-upon payment
				arrangement;
(iii) Abandons the
				premises;
(iv) Violates rules,
				service agreements or approved tariffs; or
(v) Fails to comply with state, county, or
				municipal regulations concerning the service;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part VIII - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-70-381 - Reinstatement of service following cancellation

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A company must reinstate service on the next scheduled
				  pick-up date, unless asked not to do so by the customer, when:
(1) The responsible party corrects the causes
				of cancellation;
(2) The customer
				pays all proper charges due or makes satisfactory payment arrangements;
				or
(3) The commission or its staff
				directs reinstatement pending resolution of a dispute.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-381, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part VIII - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-70-386 - Complaints

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(1)
Company
				responsibility.
(a)
Complaints
				from customer.
When a company receives a complaint from a customer or an
				applicant for service, it must:
(i)
				Acknowledge the complaint;
(ii)
				Investigate promptly;
(iii) Report
				the results of the investigation to the complainant;
(iv) Take corrective action, if warranted, as
				soon as appropriate under the circumstances;
(v) Inform the complainant that the decision
				may be appealed to a higher level representative of the company, if
				any;
(vi) Inform the complainant,
				if still dissatisfied after speaking with the higher level representative, of
				the commission's availability for review of the complaint; and
(vii) Provide the complainant with the
				commission's address and toll-free telephone number.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part VIII - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-70-391 - Credits as compensation in consumer complaints or problems

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Companies may offer customers a credit on the customers'
				  bills for:
(1) A missed collection,
				regardless of the reason the collection was missed; or
(2) As compensation for service quality
				problems, billing problems, or other problems experienced by the
				customer.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-391, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part VIII - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-70-396 - Billing

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(1)
Billing
				period.
A company may bill its customers for one, two, or three months
				of service.
(2)
Advance
				billing and payment delinquency dates.
The following chart defines the
				maximum period allowed for advance billing and the date when a bill may be
				considered delinquent:
Billing period
Maximum advance billing
period allowed
Delinquency date
One month's service (monthly)
No advance billing allowed
May not be less than twenty-one days after the date
								the bill is mailed
Two months' service
One month advanced billing allowed
May not be until the last day of the second
								month
Three months' service
Two months' advance billing allowed
May not be until the last day of the third
								month
(3)
				Bills issued to customers must clearly show the company's name and applicable
				registered trade name, business address, and toll-free telephone number where a
				customer may contact the company. Bills must also show:
(a) Account information, including:
(i) The customer's name, service address, and
				billing address;
(ii) Company
				customer identification number, if any;
(iii) The billing period;
(iv) The date the bill was mailed;
(v) The date payment is due; and
(vi) The date the bill becomes
				delinquent;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part VIII - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-70-401 - Payment options

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Companies must, at a minimum, allow the following methods of
				  payment: Cash, certified funds (e.g., cashier check or money order), and
				  personal checks.
Upon written notice to a customer, companies may refuse to
				  accept personal checks when that customer has tendered two or more
				  nonsufficient-funds checks within the last twelve months.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160 and
					 80.01.040. 04-22-040 (General
					 Order No. R-515, Docket No. TG-041349), § 480-70-401, filed 10/27/04,
					 effective 11/27/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-401, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part VIII - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-70-406 - Refunds

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(1) When there has
				been a transaction that results in a credit being due the customer, the
				following apply:
(a) If the amount due is
				five dollars or less, an adjustment must be shown on the next regular
				bill.
(b) If the amount due is more
				than five dollars, the customer may accept an adjustment to the account or
				request a refund. If the customer elects to have an adjustment made, it must
				show on the next regular billing. If the customer chooses to receive a refund,
				the company must issue a check within thirty days of the request.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part VIII - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-70-411 - Establishing credit and deposits

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Prepayments made to secure temporary drop-box service are not
				  subject to the provisions of this rule. Refer to WAC
				  480-70-416 for provisions related
				  to prepayments.
(1)
Establishing
				credit - Residential service.
A company may not collect a security
				deposit if an applicant for residential service can establish satisfactory
				credit by any one of the following:
(a) The
				applicant had prior service with the company or another solid waste collection
				company for at least six of the twelve months before the application date and:
(i) Service was not canceled for
				nonpayment;
(ii) The customer
				received no more than one delinquency notice; and
(iii) References with the other company (if
				applicable) can quickly and easily be checked. The company may request that the
				references from the previous company be in writing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part VIII - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-70-416 - Prepayments, temporary container and drop-box service

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A company may require its temporary commercial service
				  customers to prepay either:
(1) An
				amount not exceeding the estimated total due for delivery of the container or
				drop box, plus rent for the first month, plus pick-up charges and disposal fees
				for one month; or
(2) Fifty percent
				of the estimated total that will apply over the length of the service
				agreement.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-416, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part VIII - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-70-421 - Fair use of customer information

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(1)
				Customer information includes the customer's name, address, telephone number,
				service level, credit and deposit information, and billing history.
(2) Companies must use customer information
				only for:
(a) Providing and billing for
				services the customer requests;
(b)
				Marketing new services or options to its customers; or
(c) Providing information to its
				customers.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part IX - BIOMEDICAL WASTE RULES › Section 480-70-426 - Biomedical waste, purpose

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It is a matter of statewide concern that biomedical waste be
				  handled in a manner that protects the health, safety, and welfare of the
				  public, the environment, and the workers who handle the
				  waste.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-426, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part IX - BIOMEDICAL WASTE RULES › Section 480-70-431 - Biomedical waste, adoption of federal regulations

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(1) Companies transporting biomedical waste
				must comply with all federal, state and local laws and rules governing such
				transportation. Companies must also comply with Parts 171 through 180 of
				Title
				49, Code of Federal Regulations
				(49 C.F.R.), that are adopted by reference. Information about 49 C.F.R.
				regarding the version adopted and where to obtain copies is set out in WAC
				480-70-999.
(2) Any company transporting waste, that
				meets either federal or state criteria as biomedical waste, must handle and
				transport that waste according to the appropriate requirements of the federal
				hazardous materials regulations and the additional requirements in these
				rules.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 80.04.160,
					 81.04.160, and
					 34.05.353. 12-05-063 (Docket
					 A-111722, General Order R-564), § 480-70-431, filed 2/15/12, effective
					 3/17/12. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-021 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-431, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part IX - BIOMEDICAL WASTE RULES › Section 480-70-436 - Biomedical waste, operational requirements

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(1) A company collecting, transporting and
				disposing of biomedical waste as defined in WAC
				480-70-041 must prepare and
				maintain a biomedical waste operating plan.
(2) A company must keep the biomedical waste
				operating plan:
(a) On file in the company's
				main office; and
(b) A copy must be
				carried in each motor vehicle used in transportation of biomedical
				waste.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part IX - BIOMEDICAL WASTE RULES › Section 480-70-441 - Biomedical waste, training requirements

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(1) Any person involved in collection,
				transportation, and disposal of biomedical waste must be adequately trained. A
				company involved in collection, transportation, and disposal of biomedical
				waste must:
(a) Develop, publish and maintain
				an employee training plan;
(b)
				Ensure that company employees are properly trained; and
(c) Certify that company employees are
				properly trained.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part IX - BIOMEDICAL WASTE RULES › Section 480-70-446 - Biomedical waste, cooperative agreements

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The commission may enter into cooperative agreements with
				  other state or local agencies, such as the department of labor and industries
				  or the department of health, to review biomedical waste operating or training
				  plans for compliance.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-446, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part IX - BIOMEDICAL WASTE RULES › Section 480-70-451 - Biomedical waste, packaging and containment

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(1) Biomedical waste, except for sharps waste
				(refer to subsection (2) of this section), must be contained in bags or lined
				containers that are impervious to moisture and that will not rip, tear, leak,
				or burst under normal conditions of transportation. If bags are used, they must
				be properly secured to prevent leakage during handling and
				transportation.
(2) Containers used
				for sharps waste (refer to WAC
				480-70-041 ) must:
(a) Be impervious to moisture;
(b) Not rip, tear, leak, or burst under
				normal conditions of transportation;
(c) Be rigid and puncture-resistant;
				and
(d) Be labeled in accordance
				with applicable federal standards.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part IX - BIOMEDICAL WASTE RULES › Section 480-70-456 - Biomedical waste, transfer to offsite treatment and disposal facilities

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A company must transport biomedical waste to a facility that
				  meets all local, state, and federal environmental regulations for treatment,
				  storage, and disposal.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-456, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part IX - BIOMEDICAL WASTE RULES › Section 480-70-461 - Biomedical waste, compaction not allowed

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A company must not compact biomedical waste or any material
				  in a container labeled as containing biomedical waste.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-461, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part IX - BIOMEDICAL WASTE RULES › Section 480-70-466 - Biomedical waste, vehicle requirements

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(1) A company that transports biomedical
				waste must ensure that all motor vehicles used to transport biomedical waste
				are equipped with cargo compartments that:
(a) Can be secured to limit access at all
				times, except by company personnel during loading and unloading;
(b) Are fully enclosed;
(c) Are leak-proof;
(d) Are made of nonporous material impervious
				to biomedical waste; and
(e) Are
				physically separated from the driver's compartment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part IX - BIOMEDICAL WASTE RULES › Section 480-70-471 - Biomedical waste, shipping-paper requirements

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(1) A company collecting or transporting
				biomedical waste must issue a shipping paper for each shipment transported. The
				shipping paper must comply with the requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 172. The
				shipping paper must contain at least the following information:
(a) Name and address of the generator of the
				biomedical waste;
(b) Name of the
				person representing the generator from whom delivery is accepted;
(c) Name of the company transporting the
				biomedical waste;
(d) Date and time
				of collection;
(e) Destination,
				naming final treatment, storage and disposal destination;
(f) The general type and quantity of
				biomedical waste collected by the company;
(g) A signature by a representative of the
				generator of biomedical waste, acknowledging delivery and compliance with all
				applicable federal, state and local rules regarding packaging and containment;
				and
(h) A signature by a
				representative of the company transporting the biomedical waste, acknowledging
				receipt.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part IX - BIOMEDICAL WASTE RULES › Section 480-70-476 - Biomedical waste, inspections

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(1)
				Any shipment of waste meeting the criteria for biomedical waste is subject to
				inspection by commission staff and by those state, county, and local government
				personnel charged with the enforcement of laws and ordinances relating to the
				transport of biomedical waste.
(2)
				All companies that transport biomedical waste must give authorized persons, as
				defined in subsection (1) of this section, a reasonable opportunity to inspect
				containers and motor vehicles, to review shipping papers, and to inspect other
				places incidental to the transportation of biomedical waste.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-476, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part X - HAZARDOUS WASTE RULES › Section 480-70-481 - Hazardous waste, purpose

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It is a matter of statewide concern that hazardous waste be
				  handled in a manner that protects the health, safety, and welfare of the
				  public, the environment, and the workers who handle the
				  waste.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-481, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part X - HAZARDOUS WASTE RULES › Section 480-70-486 - Hazardous waste, adoption of federal regulations

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(1) Companies transporting hazardous waste
				must comply with all federal, state and local laws and rules governing such
				transportation. Companies must also comply with Parts 171 through 180 of
				Title
				49, Code of Federal Regulations
				(49 C.F.R.) that are adopted by reference. Information about 49 C.F.R.
				regarding the version adopted and where to obtain copies is set out in WAC
				480-70-999.
(2) Any company transporting waste that meets
				either federal or state criteria as hazardous waste must handle and transport
				that waste according to the appropriate requirements of the federal hazardous
				materials regulations and the additional requirements in these rules.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 80.04.160,
					 81.04.160, and
					 34.05.353. 12-05-063 (Docket
					 A-111722, General Order R-564), § 480-70-486, filed 2/15/12, effective
					 3/17/12. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 81.04.160,
					 81.77.030 and
					 80.01.040. 01-08-012 (Docket No.
					 TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), § 480-70-486, filed 3/23/01,
					 effective 4/23/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part XI - ADOPTION BY REFERENCE › Section 480-70-999 - Adoption by reference

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In this chapter, the commission adopts by reference all, or
				  portions of, regulations and standards identified below. They are available for
				  inspection at the commission library. The publications, effective dates,
				  references within this chapter, and availability of the resources are as
				  follows:
(1)
The
North
				American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria
is published by the
				Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA).
(a)
				The commission adopts the version in effect on April 1, 2023.
(b) This publication is referenced in WAC
				480-70-201 (Vehicle and driver
				safety requirements).
(c) The
North American Out-of-Service Criteria
is a copyrighted
				document. Copies are available from CVSA.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-70 - Solid waste and/or refuse collection companies › Part XI - ADOPTION BY REFERENCE › Section 480-70-999 - Adoption by reference

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In this chapter, the commission adopts by reference all, or
				  portions of, regulations and standards identified below. They are available for
				  inspection at the commission library. The publications, effective dates,
				  references within this chapter, and availability of the resources are as
				  follows:
(1)
The
North
				American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria
is published by the
				Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA).
(a)
				The commission adopts the version in effect on April 1, 2024.
(b) This publication is referenced in WAC
				480-70-201 (Vehicle and driver safety requirements).
(c) The
North American Out-of-Service
				Criteria
is a copyrighted document. Copies are available from
				CVSA.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-73 - Hazardous liquid pipeline companies › Part I - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 480-73-010 - Application of rules

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The rules in this chapter apply to hazardous liquid pipeline
				  companies regulated as common carriers under
				  Title
				  81 RCW. The purpose of these
				  rules is to address the economic regulation of liquid pipeline companies
				  regulated as common carriers.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 80.04.160,
					 81.04.160 and
					 34.05.353. 05-06-051 (Docket No.
					 A-021178 and TO-030288, General Order No. R-518), § 480-73-010, filed
					 2/28/05, effective 3/31/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-73 - Hazardous liquid pipeline companies › Part I - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 480-73-020 - Exemptions from rules in chapter 480-73 WAC

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The commission may grant an exemption from the provisions of
				  any rule in this chapter in the same manner and consistent with the standards
				  and according to the procedures set forth in WAC
				  480-07-110 (Exceptions from and
				  modifications to the rules in this chapter; special rules).
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 80.04.160,
					 81.04.160 and
					 34.05.353. 05-06-051 (Docket No.
					 A-021178 and TO-030288, General Order No. R-518), § 480-73-020, filed
					 2/28/05, effective 3/31/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-73 - Hazardous liquid pipeline companies › Part I - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 480-73-030 - Additional requirements

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(1) These rules
				do not relieve any company from any of its duties and obligations under the
				laws of the state of Washington.
(2) The commission retains the authority to
				impose additional or different requirements on any company in appropriate
				circumstances, consistent with the requirements of law.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 80.04.160,
					 81.04.160 and
					 34.05.353. 05-06-051 (Docket No.
					 A-021178 and TO-030288, General Order No. R-518), § 480-73-030, filed
					 2/28/05, effective 3/31/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-73 - Hazardous liquid pipeline companies › Part I - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 480-73-040 - Severability

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If any provision of this chapter or its application to any
				  person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter or the
				  application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not
				  affected.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 80.04.160,
					 81.04.160 and
					 34.05.353. 05-06-051 (Docket No.
					 A-021178 and TO-030288, General Order No. R-518), § 480-73-040, filed
					 2/28/05, effective 3/31/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-73 - Hazardous liquid pipeline companies › Part I - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 480-73-050 - Tariffs

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(1) Each pipeline
				company must file tariffs in accordance with the requirements set out in
				chapter 480-149 WAC titled Tariff Circular No. 6.
(2) In addition to the tariff filing
				requirements in subsection (1) of this section, the tariff must include the
				pipeline company's nomination and proration policies and procedures.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 80.04.160,
					 81.04.160 and
					 34.05.353. 05-06-051 (Docket No.
					 A-021178 and TO-030288, General Order No. R-518), § 480-73-050, filed
					 2/28/05, effective 3/31/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-73 - Hazardous liquid pipeline companies › Part I - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 480-73-060 - Definitions

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"Affiliated interest"
means a person or
				  corporation as defined in
				  RCW
				  81.16.010.
"Business days"
means the same as defined in WAC
				  480-07-120 (Office hours).
"Control"
means the possession, direct or
				  indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
				  policies of a company, whether through the ownership of voting shares, by
				  contract, or otherwise.
"Hazardous liquid pipeline companies"
or
"pipeline company"
means any hazardous liquid pipeline company
				  regulated as a common carrier under
				  Title
				  81 RCW.
"Investment grade"
means a pipeline company
				  whose corporate credit/issuer rating is in one of the four highest rating
				  categories of either Standard & Poor's L.L.C. or Moody's Investors Service,
				  Inc.
"Nominations"
means the method a shipper uses to
				  reserve pipeline capacity for shipments.
"Proration"
means the method the carrier uses to
				  allocate space to shippers when nominations exceed the pipeline
				  capacity.
"Subsidiary"
means any company in which the
				  pipeline company owns directly or indirectly five percent or more of the voting
				  securities, unless the pipeline company demonstrates it does not have
				  control.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 80.04.160,
					 81.04.160 and
					 34.05.353. 05-06-051 (Docket No.
					 A-021178 and TO-030288, General Order No. R-518), § 480-73-060, filed
					 2/28/05, effective 3/31/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-73 - Hazardous liquid pipeline companies › Part II - FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REPORTING RULES › Section 480-73-110 - Filing information

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(1)
Filing.
The commission records center will accept any filing under
				WAC 480-73-170 (Issuing securities)
				delivered in person, by mail, telefacsimile, or electronic mail message. The
				commission records center will accept all other reports required in Part II in
				person, by mail, or when procedures are in place, electronic mail
				message.
(2)
Commission may
				require additional information.
The commission may require information
				in addition to that specified by statute or in this chapter.
(3)
Information by reference.
When any information required to support a filing is on file with the
				commission, it is sufficient to make specific reference to the information
				indicating the proceeding, report, or other filing that contains the referenced
				information.
(4)
When
				information is unavailable.
If any required information is unavailable
				at the time of the filing, the filing must include the reason why the
				information is not available and state when it will be available.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 80.04.160, and
					 81.04.160. 05-17-026 (Docket No.
					 A-021178 and TO-030288, General Order No. R-522), § 480-73-110, filed
					 8/5/05, effective 9/5/05. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 80.04.160,
					 81.04.160 and
					 34.05.353. 05-06-051 (Docket No.
					 A-021178 and TO-030288, General Order No. R-518), § 480-73-110, filed
					 2/28/05, effective 3/31/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-73 - Hazardous liquid pipeline companies › Part II - FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REPORTING RULES › Section 480-73-120 - Additional reports

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Part II does not supersede any reporting requirement
				  specified in a commission order or limit the commission's ability to request
				  additional information.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 80.04.160,
					 81.04.160 and
					 34.05.353. 05-06-051 (Docket No.
					 A-021178 and TO-030288, General Order No. R-518), § 480-73-120, filed
					 2/28/05, effective 3/31/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-73 - Hazardous liquid pipeline companies › Part II - FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REPORTING RULES › Section 480-73-130 - Accounting system requirements

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(1)
				Each pipeline company must use the uniform system of accounts applicable to
				pipeline companies as published by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
				(FERC) in Title 18 of the Code
				of Federal Regulations (18 C.F.R.), Part 352 - Uniform System of Accounts
				Prescribed for Oil Pipeline Companies Subject to the Provisions of the
				Interstate Commerce Act. Information about the Code of Federal Regulations
				regarding the version adopted and where to obtain it is set out in WAC
				480-73-999 (Adoption by
				reference).
(2) Each pipeline
				company having multistate operations must maintain records in such detail that
				the costs of property located and business done in Washington can be readily
				ascertained in accordance with geographic boundaries.
(3) Any deviation from the uniform system of
				accounts, as prescribed by the FERC, will be accomplished only after due notice
				and order of this commission.
(4)
				This rule does not supersede any commission order regarding accounting
				treatments.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 80.04.160,
					 81.04.160 and
					 34.05.353. 05-06-051 (Docket No.
					 A-021178 and TO-030288, General Order No. R-518), § 480-73-130, filed
					 2/28/05, effective 3/31/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-73 - Hazardous liquid pipeline companies › Part II - FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REPORTING RULES › Section 480-73-140 - Expenditures for political or legislative activities

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(1) For ratemaking purposes, the commission
				will not allow recovery of either direct or indirect expenditures by a pipeline
				company for political or legislative activities.
(2) For purposes of this rule, political or
				legislative activities include, but are not limited to:
(a) Encouraging support or opposition to
				ballot measures, legislation, candidates for a public office, or current public
				office holders;
(b) Soliciting
				support for or contributing to political action committees;
(c) Gathering data for mailing lists that are
				generated for the purposes of encouraging support for or opposition to ballot
				measures, legislation, candidates for public office, or current office holders,
				or encouraging support for or contributions to political action
				committees;
(d) Soliciting
				contributions or recruiting volunteers to assist in the activities set forth in
				(a) through (c) of this subsection.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-73 - Hazardous liquid pipeline companies › Part II - FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REPORTING RULES › Section 480-73-150 - Retaining and preserving records and reports

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Each pipeline company must retain records and reports in
				  accordance with the 18 C.F.R., Part 356, Preservation of Records for Oil
				  Pipeline Companies, which the commission adopts by reference. Information about
				  the Code of Federal Regulations regarding the version adopted and where to
				  obtain it is set out in WAC
				  480-73-999 (Adoption by
				  reference).
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 80.04.160,
					 81.04.160 and
					 34.05.353. 05-06-051 (Docket No.
					 A-021178 and TO-030288, General Order No. R-518), § 480-73-150, filed
					 2/28/05, effective 3/31/05.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-73 - Hazardous liquid pipeline companies › Part II - FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REPORTING RULES › Section 480-73-160 - Annual reports

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(1) Each pipeline
				company must use the commission's annual report form and attach FERC Form No. 6
				promulgated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in 18 C.F.R., Part 357
				(Annual, Special or Periodic Reports), for purposes of annual reporting to this
				commission. Information about the FERC Form No. 6 regarding the version adopted
				and where to obtain it is set out in WAC
				480-73-999 (Adoption by
				reference).
(2) Each pipeline
				company must also submit to the commission, in essentially the same format and
				content as the FERC Form No. 6, a report that documents the costs incurred and
				the property necessary to provide service to its customers and the revenues
				obtained in the state of Washington.
(3) Combination and multistate pipeline
				companies must submit with the annual report their cost allocation methods
				necessary to develop results of operations in the state of Washington. Approval
				of cost allocation methods for ratemaking purposes is accomplished only by
				commission order.
(4) The pipeline
				company must submit the annual report for the preceding calendar year by May 1
				of each year.
(5) Economic
				regulatory fees. An economic regulatory fee is an annual assessment paid by
				each company to cover the costs of economic regulation of the industry. The
				economic regulatory fee is separate from the pipeline safety fee identified in
				WAC 480-75-240 (Annual pipeline
				safety fee methodology). The maximum economic regulatory fee is set by statute
				at one-tenth of one percent of the first fifty thousand dollars of gross
				intrastate operating revenue plus two-tenths of one percent of any gross
				intrastate operating revenue in excess of fifty thousand dollars.
(a) The maximum economic regulatory fee is
				assessed each year, unless the commission issues an order establishing the
				economic regulatory fee at an amount less than the statutory maximum.
(b) The minimum economic regulatory fee that
				a pipeline company must pay is twenty dollars.
(c) The twenty-dollar minimum economic
				regulatory fee is waived for any pipeline company that reports less than twenty
				thousand dollars in gross operating revenue.
(d) A pipeline company must pay its economic
				regulatory fee by May 1 each year.
(e) The commission does not grant extensions
				for payment of regulatory fees.
(f)
				If a company does not pay its economic regulatory fee by May 1, the commission
				will assess an automatic late fee of two percent of the amount due, plus one
				percent interest for each month the fee remains unpaid.
(g) The commission may issue penalty
				assessments or take other administrative action if a company fails to pay its
				regulatory fee.