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Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-291 - Tariffs, rates, general

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(1)
				Tariffs must provide adult fares, stated in dollars and cents, per passenger,
				together with the names of the stations or stopping places to or from which
				those fares apply, arranged in a simple and systematic manner.
(2) The tariff must clearly state whether
				fares apply "one way" or "round trip."
(3) Fares applying to specific groups of
				passengers must clearly define the criteria that define that group. For
				example, "children, under two years of age" or "active military personnel with
				military identification."
(4) Fares
				applying during specific periods must be clearly labeled with definitions of
				those periods. For example: A company may charge one fare during peak service
				months, and charge a different fare during off-peak service months.
Illustration of rate page:
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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-291, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-296 - Tariffs and time schedules, rejection

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The commission will reject tariff or time schedule filings
				  that:
(1) Are not accompanied by the
				required transmittal letter;
(2)
				Are not accompanied by all required documentation;
(3) Do not contain all required
				information;
(4) Do not comply with
				format rules;
(5) Are not
				accompanied by required maps;
(6)
				Reflect retroactive rate treatment;
(7) Are not filed as provided in the notice
				requirements shown in WAC
				480-30-301 through
				480-30-316; or
(8) Contain provisions that conflict with
				state statutes, commission rules, or an auto transportation company's
				certificated authority.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-296, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-301 - Tariffs and time schedules, one business-day notice to the commission

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A company must provide at least one business-day notice to
				  the commission for the following filings:
(1) Initial tariff and time schedule filings
				that accompany applications for certificated authority;
(2) Tariff and time schedule adoptions filed
				under the provisions of WAC
				480-30-376; and
(3) Tariff and time schedule filings whose
				only purpose is to add a new service option or a service level which has not
				been previously included in the company's tariff.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-301, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-306 - Tariffs and time schedules, one calendar day notice to the commission

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A company must provide at least one calendar day's notice to
				  the commission for filings whose only purpose is to implement decreases in
				  rates.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040 and
					 80.04.160. 06-23-058 (Docket
					 TC-060177, General Order No. R-539), § 480-30-306, filed 11/8/06,
					 effective 12/9/06. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-306, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-311 - Tariffs and time schedules, requiring thirty calendar day notice to the commission

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A company must provide at least thirty calendar days' notice
				  to the commission for any filing that will result in an increase in rates to
				  customers.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-311, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-316 - Tariffs and time schedules, customer notice requirements

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(1) Each auto transportation company must
				provide notice to its customers at least thirty days prior to the stated
				effective date for any proposed tariff change that would increase recurring or
				prepaid rates or restrict access to services (e.g., rate increase, route
				reduction, time schedule change).
(2)
Thirty-day notice to public.
At least thirty days prior to the stated effective date, the company must post
				a notice in a conspicuous place for each affected route or routes. The
				published notice must remain posted until the commission takes action on the
				request. The notice must be posted:
(a) At
				the company's office;
(b) At each
				passenger facility; and
(c) On the
				company's internet web site, if the company maintains an internet web site
				accessible to the public through which it sells its transportation services and
				posts its rates or time schedules.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-321 - Tariffs and time schedules, notice verification and assistance

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(1) Within five
				days of making a filing requiring posting of a customer notice under WAC
				480-30-316, but no sooner than
				the date the filing is submitted to the commission, a company must file a
				statement with the commission's records center that the required notice has
				been posted. The declaration must include:
(a)
				Description of where the notice was posted;
(b) Date the notice was posted; and
(c) A copy of the customer notice.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-326 - Tariffs and time schedules, less than statutory notice handling

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(1) The commission
				may allow auto transportation company tariff or time schedule filings to become
				effective with less notice than is shown in WAC
				480-30-306 and
				480-30-311 when there is an
				emergency or when good cause is shown. This process is known as "less than
				statutory notice" (LSN) handling.
(2)
LSN application process.
An
				auto transportation company filing for LSN handling may use an LSN form
				supplied by the commission, or a letter containing at least the following
				information:
(a) Company identification
				information:
(i) Name and registered trade
				name;
(ii) Certificate
				number;
(iii) Mailing
				address;
(iv) Telephone number,
				e-mail address, and fax number; and
(v) The name and telephone number of a person
				to contact regarding the filing;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-331 - Tariffs and time schedules, format and size requirements

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(1) An auto transportation company must file
				tariffs and time schedules that:
(a) Are
				filed in loose-leaf format;
(b) Are
				typed or mechanically printed (not handwritten) using at least ten-point type;
				and
(c) Are printed on eight and
				one-half inch by eleven-inch paper, with margins of at least one-half inch on
				each side.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-336 - Tariffs and time schedules, changes must be identified

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Each change in rates, times of arrival and/or departure,
				  routes, schedules, or rules must be clearly identified in filed tariffs and
				  time schedules by using one of the following methods:
(1) By printing the appropriate code symbol
				immediately to the left of the material being changed. Approved symbols are:
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(2)
				By printing a notice in distinctive type at the location defined in the
				following table:
If the changes affect:
The notation must state:
The notation must be printed:
All rates on a tariff page or on a tariff
								supplement page.
All rates on this page are _________ (Company would
								state in the blank the nature of the changes, using one of following
								terms:
In the top margin of the page.
Increases;
Decreases; or
Wording changes resulting in neither increases nor
								decreases.)
All rates in a tariff.
All rates in this tariff are __________ (Company
								would state in the blank the nature of the changes, using one of following
								terms:
In the top margin of the title page.
Increases;
Decreases; or
Wording changes resulting in neither increases nor
								decreases.)
All times of arrival and/or departure.
All times of arrival and/or departure on this page
								are changed.
In the upper corner of the page.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-336, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-341 - Tariffs and time schedules, title pages

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(1)
Tariff.
The title page of
				every auto transportation tariff filed with the commission must show at least
				the following:
(a) The certificate name of
				the auto transportation company, its certificate number, and all trade names
				filed with the commission to which the tariff applies.
(b) An identifying tariff number.
(c) The number of any tariff being canceled
				by the tariff to which the title page applies (canceling a tariff also cancels
				all supplements applying to that tariff).
(d) The types of services covered by the
				tariff. For example: "Rates for passenger service" or "rates and time schedule
				for passenger service."
(e) A clear
				description of the territory and routes to which the tariff applies;
(f) The date the tariff is issued and the
				date it becomes effective;
(g) The
				name, title, telephone number, fax number (if any), e-mail address (if any),
				and mailing address of the person who files the tariff; and
(h) A box that is at least three-fourths of
				one inch in height, spans from margin to margin, and is labeled "for official
				use only."
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-346 - Tariffs and time schedules, page format

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(1)
Tariff.
All pages in an auto
				transportation company's tariff, except the title page, must include the
				following:
(a) A page header that includes:
(i) The identifying number of the tariff and
				canceled number, if any;
(ii) A
				page number and canceled number, if any;
(iii) A revision number and canceled number,
				if any;
(iv) The name and
				certificate number of the company filing the tariff; and
(v) Any applicable registered trade
				name.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-351 - Tariffs and time schedules, maps with tariffs

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An auto transportation company must file a map with its
				  tariff that clearly identifies the company's entire certificated authority
				  area. If an auto transportation company divides its authorized certificate area
				  into service territories, areas, or zones the company must also file a map
				  showing each of the tariff service territory divisions. The maps must meet the
				  specifications in WAC
				  480-30-051.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-351, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-361 - Tariffs and time schedules, changes

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Companies may change filed tariffs or time schedules by one
				  of two methods:
(1) Issuing revised
				pages to the tariff or time schedule. A revised page must have the same page
				number as the page it cancels. For example: "1st revised page 1" cancels
				"Original page 1."
(2) Issuing a
				complete new tariff or time schedule. Each of the pages in a new tariff or time
				schedule must be identified as an original page. For example: "Original Title
				Page," "Original Page 1," "Original Page 2," and so on.
(3) Tariff and time schedule changes must be
				filed with the commission under the provisions of WAC
				480-30-381.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-361, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-366 - Tariffs and time schedules, supplements

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(1) Auto transportation companies may issue
				supplements to filed tariffs or time schedules to reflect short-term
				situations.
(2) Auto transportation
				companies may not issue tariff supplements to make general rate
				increases.
(3) Supplements are
				subject to all applicable rules and procedures including transmittal letters,
				notice to customers and the commission, and proper format.
(4) Supplements to a tariff or time schedule
				must be numbered consecutively. If a newly filed supplement cancels a previous
				supplement(s), that information must be clearly shown on the new supplement.
				For example: "Supplement 6 cancels Supplements 4 and 5."
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-366, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-371 - Tariffs and time schedules, supplements or new filings required

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(1)
Discontinuance of service.
When the commission grants permission
				for an auto transportation company to discontinue service, the company must
				file supplements to cancel tariffs and time schedules on file with the
				commission. If permission is granted to discontinue service to only a portion
				of routes operated, the company must file supplements reflecting the
				discontinued routes or new tariffs and time schedules reflecting the routes
				that are not discontinued.
(2)
Lease or sale of authority.
An auto transportation company leasing
				or selling a portion of its certificated authority to another company must file
				supplements reflecting the transferred routes or new tariffs and time schedules
				reflecting the routes retained.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-371, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-376 - Tariffs and time schedules, filings after name change or change in ownership

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(1) When an
				auto transportation company changes the name on its certificate, the company
				must file a tariff and time schedule in its new name or must adopt the existing
				filed tariff and time schedule.
(2)
				When an auto transportation company leases, transfers, or acquires a portion of
				the certificated authority of another company, it must file a new tariff and
				time schedule reflecting the same rates and routes as the prior
				company.
(3) When an auto
				transportation company obtains operating control of another company, it must
				file a new tariff and time schedule at the same rate levels and on the same
				time schedule as the prior company or adopt the existing filed tariff and time
				schedule of the prior company.
(4)
				An auto transportation company filing a tariff to comply with subsections (1),
				(2), and (3) of this section cannot raise rates in that filing. A separate rate
				increase filing must be made.
(5)
				To adopt existing filed tariffs or time schedules, the auto transportation
				company must file with the commission an adoption form.
(a) Adoption forms are available from the
				commission on request.
(b)
				Companies may use alternate forms as long as those forms are substantively
				equal to that shown in the example below.
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Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-381 - Tariffs and time schedules, filing procedures

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(1)
Method of filing.
An auto
				transportation company may submit tariff and time schedule filings to the
				commission in person, electronically, by mail, or by fax. If an auto
				transportation company files by fax, the company must mail a hard copy on the
				same day as the fax transmission. Companies are encouraged to file their
				tariffs and time schedules electronically, according to the commission's
				policies and procedures.
(2)
Transmittal letter.
An auto transportation company must file a
				transmittal letter with each tariff or time schedule filing submitted to the
				commission.
(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 in
				the tariff or time schedule and a brief statement of the reason for each
				change;
(iii) If the filing
				requires customer notice under the provisions of WAC
				480-30-316, the transmittal may
				also include the information required by WAC
				480-30-321; and
(iv) A contact person's name, mailing
				address, telephone number, fax number (if any), and e-mail address (if
				any).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-386 - Tariffs and time schedules, approval

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Receipt by the commission of a tariff or time schedule filing
				  does not mean that the provisions of the filing are approved. Companies may not
				  implement provisions contained in filings until the commission approves the
				  filing or until the commission allows the filed provisions to become effective
				  by operation of law.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-386, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-391 - Tariffs and time schedules, ticket agent agreements must be filed and approved

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(1) An auto
				transportation company may enter into contracts or agreements with a second
				party for the sale of tickets or fares on behalf of the company, provided the
				form of such contracts or agreements has been previously approved by the
				commission.
(2) The contract or
				agreement form submitted to the commission for approval must contain, but is
				not limited to, the following:
(a) The name
				and certificate number of the auto transportation company;
(b) Spaces in which to record identifying
				information about the person entering into the contract or agreement with the
				company. This information must include at least the person's:
(i) Name;
(ii) Business address;
(iii) Business telephone number;
(iv) Business fax number;
(v) Business e-mail address;
(c) Spaces in which will be
				recorded the date on which the contract or agreement becomes valid and the date
				on which the contract or agreement will expire;
(d) A clear description of the services that
				will be provided by the second party on behalf of the company;
(e) A statement of the percentage of revenue
				or the set dollar amount that the company will pay the second party for
				performing those services; and
(f)
				A statement as to how and when payment will be made to the company for tickets,
				less commission.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-396 - Tariffs and time schedules, free and reduced rates

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(1) No auto transportation company will
				charge, demand, collect, or receive a greater, lesser, or different
				compensation for transportation of persons, than the rates that are contained
				in that company's effective tariff filed with the commission. Further, no auto
				transportation may extend to any person any privilege that is not uniformly
				extended to all persons under the same circumstances.
(2) An auto transportation company wishing to
				provide service at free or reduced rates must first publish those free or
				reduced rates in its filed tariff in accordance with
				RCW
				81.28.080.
(3) If an auto transportation company chooses
				to provide service at free or reduced rates, the company must publish in its
				tariff:
(a) A detailed description of the
				customer class and criteria to qualify;
(b) The service provided;
(c) The expiration date, if any;
				and
(d) The applicable rate(s),
				amount of reduction (such as, twenty percent), or if free, "$0.00" or "no
				charge."
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-401 - Tariffs and time schedules, substitute page filings

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(1) An auto transportation company may file
				substitute tariff or time schedule pages within a pending tariff filing if:
(a) There is no material change to the terms
				and conditions of service contained in the pending tariff page. This
				restriction does not apply to changes made to address commission concerns with
				the filing;
(b) The change does not
				increase the rates or fares contained in the pending tariff page; or
(c) The change makes typographical
				corrections to the pending tariff page.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-406 - Tariffs and time schedules, withdrawing a filing

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When withdrawing a tariff or time schedule filing, an auto
				  transportation company must submit a letter that includes the following:
(1) The name and address of the auto
				transportation company;
(2) Docket
				number of the filing being withdrawn;
(3) The name of the company's contact
				person;
(4) An explanation of why
				the company is requesting the withdrawal; and
(5) A statement certifying that the
				submitting person has authority to withdraw the filing on behalf of the auto
				transportation company.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-406, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-411 - Tariffs and time schedules, 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, tariff rules, or tariff time schedules as provided in
				RCW
				81.04.130.
(2) The commission will not take action to
				suspend a tariff or time schedule, or any part of a tariff or time schedule,
				based on a complaint or protest unless the complaint or protest complies with
				the commission's rules of practice and procedure as set out in chapter 480-07
				WAC.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-411, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-416 - Tariffs, joint tariffs and through-ticketing arrangements

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(1) Auto
				transportation companies may file joint tariffs providing through-ticket
				arrangements. Such tariffs must list all companies participating in the tariff,
				must show all fares, rates and charges applicable between points on its line
				and all affected points on the line of the connecting carrier or carriers, and
				all rules that govern how those rates will be assessed to customers.
(2) Joint tariffs and amendments or
				supplements to joint tariffs must be issued and filed under the rules in Part 5
				of this chapter.
(3) Companies must
				provide information to customers, at the time a ticket is purchased, or a
				reservation is made, as to the identities of all companies that will be
				providing transportation, the locations of any transfer points, and any
				policies that differ between the companies.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-416, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-420 - Fare flexibility

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(1) It is in
				the public interest to provide flexibility to auto transportation companies to
				charge fares for service.
(2) For
				the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Base fare" means the fares set forth in
				the company's tariff, except for tariff supplements, in effect on the date the
				company files a proposed tariff for flexible fares as a means to establish
				maximum fares.
(b) "Flexible fares"
				means the authority to charge, at the company's discretion, fares in any amount
				at or below the maximum fares.
(c)
				"Maximum fare" means a fare set initially at twenty-five percent above the
				company's base fare, as published in the company's effective tariff, except for
				tariff supplements. After a maximum fare has been published and become
				effective, the maximum fare will increase annually by five percent.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-421 - Tariffs, general rate increase filings

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(1) A general rate increase filing is a
				tariff change that would:
(a) Increase the
				company's gross annual revenue from activities regulated by the commission by
				three percent or more.
(b)
				Restructure tariffs so that the gross revenue generated by any customer class
				would increase by three percent or more.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-426 - Tariffs, general rate increase filings, work papers

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(1) General rate increase filings must
				include work papers supporting the proposed tariff changes based on a test year
				which is the most recent or appropriate consecutive twelve-month period for
				which financial data are available. Work papers must include, but are not
				limited to, the following:
(a) A detailed pro
				forma income statement by account including restating and pro forma
				adjustments, and all supporting calculations and documentation for each
				adjustment. See sample pro forma income statement below.
(i) Restating adjustments modify historic
				operating results to more properly reflect a "normal, representative"
				twelve-month test period and give recognition to those areas where the
				company's accounting methodology may differ from accepted regulatory practice.
				Restating adjustments fall into three categories:
(A) Reclassification - Reclassification moves
				dollars from one account to another with no effect on the final net
				income.
(B) Accounting adjustments
				- Accounting adjustments are necessary if the income statement does not
				properly apply basic accounting principles, such as an out-of-period expense
				posted in the test year, or to correct an error or oversight.
(C) Ratemaking - Ratemaking adjustments
				modify the records of the company to reflect proper ratemaking theory, such as
				removing expenses that were incurred by the company but are not generally
				allowed to be passed on to ratepayers, or converting from accelerated
				depreciation to straight line depreciation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-431 - Tariffs, general rate increase filings and fuel cost update

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An auto transportation 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
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-431, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 7 - TARIFFS, TIME SCHEDULES, RATES, AND RATE FILINGS › Section 480-30-436 - Tariffs, special or promotional fare tariff filings

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(1) The commission encourages auto
				transportation companies to explore innovative rates and rate structures
				including special or promotional fares intended to:
(a) Retain or increase the number of
				passengers using the company's services;
(b) Provide the public with flexible
				transportation options; and
(c)
				Make more efficient and effective use of the company's equipment and other
				resources.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 8 - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-30-441 - Charter and excursion carriers not subject to provisions of Part 8

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The consumer rules apply only to auto transportation
				  companies. Charter and excursion carriers are not subject to the provisions of
				  Part 8 of this chapter.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-441, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 8 - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-30-446 - Availability of information

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(1)
Company information.
A company that provides auto transportation company
				service must have a:
(a) Toll-free or local
				business telephone number for customers located within the company's authorized
				service area; and
(b) Mailing
				address.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 8 - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-30-450 - Nondiscrimination

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Passenger transportation companies must comply with the
				  American with Disabilities Act (ADA), comparable Washington statutes, and
				  federal and state rules promulgated pursuant to those statutes including, but
				  not limited to, requirements for nondiscrimination, service animals, employee
				  training, standards for accessible vehicles, and equivalent service standards
				  as referenced in C.F.R. 49 Part 37, C.F.R. 28 Part 35.136, and chapter 49.60
				  RCW.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 8 - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-30-451 - Refusal of service

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(1) A company may
				refuse service to a person when:
(a) In the
				company's judgment, providing the service would be hazardous, unsafe, or
				dangerous to persons or property;
(b) In the company's judgment, driveways or
				roads are improperly constructed or maintained, do not have adequate turn
				arounds, or have other unsafe conditions;
(c) The customer has an outstanding amount
				due to the company;
(d) The
				customer refuses to allow company personnel, drivers, agents, or
				representatives access to baggage or other materials prior to it being loaded
				in or on the vehicle;
(e) The
				customer appears to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol; or
(f) The customer attempts to bring onboard
				the vehicle materials that would be detrimental to the safety or comfort of
				other passengers.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 8 - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-30-456 - Fair use of customer information

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(1)
				Customer information includes the customer's name, address, and telephone
				number.
(2) Companies must use
				customer information only for:
(a) Providing
				and billing for services the customer requests, either directly or through a
				contractor;
(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 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 8 - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-30-461 - Service or rate complaints

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(1)
Company responsibility.
(a)
Complaints from customer.
When a company receives a service or
				rate complaint from a customer it must:
(i)
				Acknowledge the complaint within twenty-four hours;
(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) Advise
				that if the complainant is still dissatisfied after speaking with the higher
				level representative, the commission is available to review 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 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 8 - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-30-466 - Credits or refunds as compensation in consumer complaints or problems

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Companies may offer customers a credit or refund as
				  compensation for service quality problems, billing problems, or other problems
				  experienced by the customer.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-466, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 8 - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-30-471 - Ticketing requirements

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(1) An auto
				transportation company must provide its customers with tickets, receipts, or
				other alternate informational documents that include, but are not limited to,
				the following information:
(a) The name of the
				company;
(b) The service, trip, or
				route on which the ticket applies;
(c) The date or dates on which ticket is
				valid;
(d) Information about the
				company's policy for refunds;
(e) A
				list of items that are prohibited from being brought onboard the vehicle or
				being packed in checked baggage;
(f) Notice that baggage may be inspected and
				the consequences of failing to allow access to baggage for such
				inspection;
(g) Information related
				to baggage liability, the ability to declare higher value, and the charges for
				such declaration;
(h) The company's
				toll-free or local business telephone number.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 8 - CONSUMER RULES › Section 480-30-476 - Baggage liability and claims for loss or damage

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(1)
Baggage liability.
An auto
				transportation company must include provisions in its filed tariff relating to
				its liability for loss or damage to baggage checked by the passenger.
(a) The minimum amount of liability must be:
(i) At least two hundred fifty dollars per
				adult fare; and
(ii) At least one
				hundred dollars per child's fare.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 9 - INTERSTATE OPERATIONS › Section 480-30-900 - Interstate operations

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(1)
General requirements:
No passenger transportation company may
				operate any motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles over the public
				highways of this state in interstate commerce unless the company has:
(a) Obtained the appropriate operating
				authority from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) if
				operating as a registered carrier;
(b) Obtained valid insurance as required by
				FMCSA; and
(c) Registered with the
				commission and paid fees as required by the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR)
				program or any successor program as required by the laws and rules of
				FMCSA.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 9 - INTERSTATE OPERATIONS › Section 480-30-910 - Interstate carrier fees

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A carrier operating under interstate authority issued by the
				  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) or its successor agency
				  must register with the commission and pay fees as required by the Unified
				  Carrier Registration (UCR) program or any successor program as required by the
				  laws and rules of FMCSA.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 80.04.160,
					 81.04.160, and
					 34.05.353. 13-05-023 (Docket
					 A-121496, General Order R-569), § 480-30-910, filed 2/11/13, effective
					 3/14/13. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-910, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 9 - INTERSTATE OPERATIONS › Section 480-30-930 - Registration fee and receipts

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(1)
Registration fee.
The annual registration fee for registered and
				registered exempt interstate passenger transportation companies operating
				vehicles over the public highways of Washington state is:
(a) $10 For each motor vehicle operated by a
				passenger transportation company providing interstate charter or excursion
				service.
(b) $0 For each motor
				vehicle operated by a passenger transportation company providing interstate
				regular route service.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 9 - INTERSTATE OPERATIONS › Section 480-30-940 - Insurance requirements for interstate operations

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Registered and registered exempt carriers conducting
				  interstate operations must provide evidence of insurance in the amount required
				  by the USDOT or its successor agency written by a company authorized to write
				  insurance in any state.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 80.01.040,
					 81.04.160,
					 81.12.050,
					 81.68.030, and
					 81.70.270. 06-13-006 (General
					 Order No. R-533, Docket No. TC-020497), § 480-30-940, filed 6/8/06,
					 effective 7/9/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission › Chapter 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 10 - ADOPTION BY REFERENCE › Section 480-30-999 - 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)
North
				American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria
(OOSC) 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
				480-30-221 (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 480-30 - Passenger transportation companies › Part 10 - ADOPTION BY REFERENCE › Section 480-30-999 - 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)
North
				American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria
(OOSC) 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 480-30-221 (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 480-31 - Private, nonprofit transportation providers › Section 480-31-010 - Purpose

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The purpose of this section is to ensure that private,
				nonprofit transportation providers, who primarily operate by using revenues
				received from governmental grants and/or charitable organizations, do so in a
				manner that is safe and reasonable for persons with special transportation
				needs.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  80.01.040 and
				  chapter
				  80.01 RCW. 97-08-037
				  (Order R-440, Docket No. TC 961102), § 480-31-010, filed 3/27/97,
				  effective 4/27/97.