Assessment Information
Overview
At its Nov. 8, 2007, public meeting, the Commission adopted assessment factors for
the transportation industry based on three utility groups: motor carrier passenger,
motor carrier property, and railroads. This grouping was intended to more accurately
reflect the cost of regulation of each of these industries. The result of using
three utility groups has lowered the assessments for property motor carriers and
substantially increased the assessment for passenger carriers and railroads. Objections
have been filed by various passenger carriers and railroads challenging their increased
assessments. The Commission recognizes that the magnitude and timing of the increase
on passenger carriers and railroads may cause an undue hardship.
In response to those concerns, the Commission has issued an Emergency Order (issued
Jan. 14, 2008) and a Ratification Order (issued Feb. 14, 2008) that: (1) permits
passenger carriers and railroads to pay their 2007/08 in three equal installments;
(2) permits passenger carriers to implement a temporary 1% surcharge to recover
the increased assessment; (3) issues a supplemental assessment notice that gives
these utility groups additional time to object to their assessment; (4) establishes
a technical conference and evidentiary hearings on the issues surrounding the allocation
of Commission costs in regulating the transportation industry.
Secretarial Letter - An explanation of the assessment changes. Dated Feb.
14, 2008.
Assessment Instructions - Instructions for implementing the 1% surcharge
as authorized at Docket No. P-2008-2013624.
Orders
Recommended Decision
- The Recommended Decision issued by the Administrative Law Judge on May 16, 2008.
Docket No. I-2008-2022003.
Prehearing Conference Order - A Prehearing Conference Order issued by the
Administrative Law Judge on February 21, 2008. Docket No. I-2008-2022003.
Ratification Order - Petition for Emergency Relief
of the Pennsylvania Taxi and Paratransit Association. Docket No. P-2008-2013624.
Public Meeting of Feb. 14, 2008.
Emergency Order - Petition for Emergency Relief
of the Pennsylvania Taxi and Paratransit Association. Docket No. P-2008-2013624.
Dated Jan. 14, 2008.
Notices
Public Notice of Technical Conference & Evidentiary Hearings - The PUC's
Office of Administrative Law Judge will hold a technical conference and evidentiary
hearings in order to provide an open forum in which interested stakeholders can
address issues surrounding an equitable allocation of the Commission’s costs
of regulating the transportation industry before the allocation is finalized for
Fiscal Year 2007/08.
Docket No. I-2008-2022003. To be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on
Feb. 23, 2008.
Notice of Initial Prehearing Conference - The PUC's
Office of Administrative Law Judge will hold an initial prehearing conference on
March 14, 2008 in Harrisburg. Docket No. I-2008-2022003.
2007-08 Assessment Notice for Passenger Carriers & Railroads - PUC extends
the due date for payment of 2007/08 Assessments for Passenger Carriers and Railroads.
Docket No. P-2008-2013624. Public Meeting of Jan. 24, 2008.
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