Opinion ID: 406749
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: The Hearing on the Application

Text: 11 Recreational's application was filed with the Commission on April 17, 1979. It came on for hearing before Administrative Law Judge Glennon (ALJ) on July 8, 1980, at which time the foregoing facts were adduced. The ALJ on October 10, 1980 granted Recreational's application. 9 The grant was divided into two parts which are referred to hereinafter as parts (a) and (b): 12 (a) To operate as common carrier, by motor vehicle, in interstate or foreign commerce, over irregular routes, transporting boats, and boat parts, supplies, and equipment moving in connection therewith, between Mendon, MA on the one hand and, on the other, points in the states of CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI and VT; and (b) between points in the states of CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, and VT on the one hand and, on the other, points in the United States except points in the states of AK, CT, DL, HI, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI and VT. 13 (App. 237.) This division is important because the protestants have stated that this petition for review is essentially concerned with the grant of authority in part (b). Initial Brief of Petitioners at 3. 14 Exceptions to the decision of the ALJ were filed by the two protestants (App. 238-248, 257-270.) and Recreational replied thereto. (App. 271-283.) On appeal to the ICC, Division I denied the appeal, ruling that the protestants' primary evidence was that they were transporting traffic subject to diversion and that such a showing did not establish an interest entitled to regulatory protection. 10 The protestants' petition for administrative review was subsequently denied by the full Commission by order. (App. 286.)