XIII. Shortened Procedure Tariff Docket

We propose to eliminate Article 7, "Applications of Common Carriers to Increase Rates Under the Shortened Procedure Tariff Docket" (Rules 25 through 34). These rules were established, as the title implies, to provide an expedited procedure for common carriers to apply to increase rates, where the increase would not increase the applicant's California revenues by as much as one percent. No carrier appears to have has used this procedure in at least the last ten years. As the rules serve no apparent purpose, we propose to repeal them.