Haw. Code R. § 16-605-13 - Tariff content

(a) A tariff must contain the following:

(1) Title page;

(2) Check sheet;

(3) Table of contents;

(4) Listing of water carriers participating in the tariff;

(5) Definitions of technical and other important terms used in the tariff;

(6) Rules;

(7) Index of stations and points for passenger carriage ?

(8) Index of commodities for property carriage, where rates are established for specific commodities;

(9) List of zones for property carriage, where zone rates apply;

(10) Table of fares or rates and charges;

(11) Explanation of abbreviations, symbols, and reference marks used in the tariff; and

(12) Sailing schedules.

Subsections (b) to (1) define each of the content matter listed in subsection (a), except item (5), which is self-explanatory.

(b) The title page must bear the name of the water carrier. The name must be the same as that appearing on the carrier's certificate of public convenience and necessity (or application for a certificate, if none has been issued). If a trade name is used, the name of the carrier or partners must precede the trade name.

Example: John Doe and William Doe

Doing Business as

ABC Water Carrier

If two or more water carriers join in a through rate, the names of all participating carriers must be shown. The title page must also contain:

(1) The name, title, and street address of the officer or agent issuing the tariff;

(2) A brief description of the tariff contents, including zones and points covered by the tariff; and

(3) A reference to the classification tariff, if a classification of articles is published in a separate tariff.

Examples:

"Governed, except as otherwise provided, by the (name of classification) of ABC Company, PUC No. xxx, as modified by supplement or successive issues."

or

"For reference to governing classification and other governing publications, see Item xx, Page yy, as amended."

(c) The check sheet must list all tariff pages. Each listed page must indicate its current revision.

Example:

Page	Revision
Title	4th
1	3rd
2	Original.

If the tariff has less than five pages, including the title page, the check sheet may be omitted.

(d) The table of contents must list in alphabetical order the subject covered by the tariff. For each subject, reference must be made to the page on which the subject may be found. If the tariff has less than five pages, including the title page, and the title page or the interior arrangement plainly discloses the contents, the table of contents may be omitted.

(e) A listing of water carriers participating in the tariff is necessary where the tariff is filed by an agent representing a number of water carriers, except that if the number of participating water carriers is less than five, the participating water carriers may be listed on the title page.

(f) The rules must clearly define the applicability of the fares or rates and charges specified in the tariff and the scope, nature, and limitations of services covered by the tariff.

(g) The index of stations and points for passenger carriage must list in alphabetical order all stations and points from and to which the tariff applies, together with a reference to the page of the tariff where the corresponding fares are noted. No index is necessary if the tariff is less than five pages, including the title page, or if the fares are logically presented in a table or grouped in the same section of the tariff.

(h) The index of commodities for property carriage must list in alphabetical order the commodities to which specific rates are specified in the tariff. For each commodity, reference must be made to the page of the tariff or to the item where the rate for the commodity is noted. No index is necessary if the tariff is less than five pages, including the title page, or if the rates to each destination are arranged by commodities, listed in alphabetical order.

(i) The list of zones for property carriage, where zone rates apply, must describe the boundaries of each zone and include a map for each zone.

(j) The table of fares or rates and charges must be expressed in cents or dollars and cents. In addition:

(1) For passenger carriage, the table must identify the points between which and the routes to which each fare applies;

(2) For property carriage, the table must express the rates and charges in terms of an explicit, definable measure commonly used and understood in the trade, such as per 100 pounds, per mile, per hour, per cubic foot, per ton, per container, etc.;

(3) For property carriage, if a rate or charge is based on distances from a point of origin to a point of destination, the table must show the mileage and indicate how the mileage was determined; and

(4) For property carriage, where rates are stated in terms of per package or per bundle, the table must state the specifications for the package or bundle.

(k) An explanation of all abbreviations, symbols, and reference marks used in the tariff must appear on each page of the tariff where the abbreviations, symbols, or reference marks are used, except that when abbreviations, symbols, and reference marks are used consistently throughout the tariff, a general explanation of the abbreviations, symbols, and reference marks may be placed in a separate section of the tariff.

(l) Sailing schedules must comply with the requirements of section 16-605-21.

Notes

Haw. Code R. § 16-605-13

[Eff 1/1/2019] (Auth: HRS §§ 269-6, 271G-7, 271G-17) (Imp: HRS §§ 269-6, 271G-7, 271G-17)