(5) An application for TA shall be accompanied by a Procedures for filing TA applications. corresponding application for permanent authority. Unless otherwise specified in the TA application, it will be considered as proposing service pending disposition of the permanent authority application. (i) Notice to interested persons. (A) Notice of the filing of a TA application and an Publication in Pennsylvania Bulletin. application for permanent authority will be given by simultaneous publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. (B) Service of temporary authority applications shall be made by certified Service on unions. mail upon the unions described in paragraph (3)(i)(H) and (ii)(J). (ii) Filing of protests. (A) A person who can and will provide all or part of the proposed service may file a protest to the TA application. Protests shall be consistent with § 3.381 (relating to applications for transportation of property and persons). The protest shall indicate whether it protests the application for TA or for permanent authority, or both. (B) A union which represents the employes of a motor carrier or supporting shipper, which may be affected by the approval of an application for TA, may file a protest to the application. The protest shall be limited to the issue of whether a threatened or existing labor dispute precludes Commission consideration and approval of the TA application. (C) Protests shall be filed with the Secretary of the Public Utility Commission. (iii) Approval of a TA application is Revocation of ETA upon approval of TA applications. effective upon compliance with the Commission order, which results in the automatic revocation of corresponding ETA.] § 3.384. Reserved. [Disposition of applications for ETA and TA. (a) Initial determination of ETA and TA applications will be made by the Bureau of General. Technical Utility Services with the approval of the Commission. (b) Standards for determination of need. (1) Grants of TA or ETA shall be made upon the establishment of an immediate need General. for the transportation of passengers. Requests involving service to cities, counties, townships or other defined areas warrant approval when supported by evidence that there is a need for service to or from a representative number of points in each city, county, township or areas and that there is a reasonable certainty that the service will be used.
(5) Procedures for filing TA applications. An application for TA shall be accompanied by a corresponding application for permanent authority. Unless otherwise specified in the TA application, it will be considered as proposing service pending disposition of the permanent authority application. (i) Notice to interested persons. (A) Publication in Pennsylvania Bulletin. Notice of the filing of a TA application and an application for permanent authority will be given by simultaneous publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. (B) Service on unions. Service of temporary authority applications shall be made by certified mail upon the unions described in paragraph (3)(i)(H) and (ii)(J). (ii) Filing of protests. (A) A person who can and will provide all or part of the proposed service may file a protest to the TA application. Protests shall be consistent with § 3.381 (relating to applications for transportation of property and persons). The protest shall indicate whether it protests the application for TA or for permanent authority, or both. (B) A union which represents the employes of a motor carrier or supporting shipper, which may be affected by the approval of an application for TA, may file a protest to the application. The protest shall be limited to the issue of whether a threatened or existing labor dispute precludes Commission consideration and approval of the TA application. (C) Protests shall be filed with the Secretary of the Public Utility Commission. (iii) Revocation of ETA upon approval of TA applications. Approval of a TA application is effective upon compliance with the Commission order, which results in the automatic revocation of corresponding ETA.] § 3.384. Reserved. [Disposition of applications for ETA and TA. (a) General. Initial determination of ETA and TA applications will be made by the Bureau of Technical Utility Services with the approval of the Commission. (b) Standards for determination of need. (1) General. Grants of TA or ETA shall be made upon the establishment of an immediate need for the transportation of passengers. Requests involving service to cities, counties, townships or other defined areas warrant approval when supported by evidence that there is a need for service to or from a representative number of points in each city, county, township or areas and that there is a reasonable certainty that the service will be used.
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