BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Own Motion to Examine Whether the Regulations Regarding Prearrangement of Charter-Party Transportation Contained in General Order 157-C Should Be Revised.

FILED PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION AUGUST 8, 2002 SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE RULEMAKING 02-08-002

ORDER INSTITUTING RULEMAKING

SUMMARY

By this order, we open a rulemaking to examine whether the Commission's regulations regarding prearrangement of transportation by charter-party carriers should be revised. We want to be certain that our regulations are adequate to ensure that carriers do not unlawfully conduct taxicab or taxicab-like operations under their Commission-issued licenses.