[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 8]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR1305.4]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER X--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
                               (Continued)
 
PART 1305_DISCLOSURE AND NOTICE OF CHANGE OF RATES AND OTHER SERVICE 
TERMS FOR PIPELINE COMMON CARRIAGE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1305.4  Notice requirement.

    (a) A pipeline carrier may not increase any rates or charges, or 
change any service terms (except for changes that are equivalent to rate 
reductions) unless 20 days have expired after written or electronic 
notice has been provided to all persons who, within the previous 12 
months:
    (1) Have requested, under Sec. 1305.2 or Sec. 1305.3, the affected 
rates or service terms; or
    (2) Have made arrangements with the carrier for a shipment that 
would be subject to the increased rates or changed service terms.
    (b) The notice required by this section may be provided either in 
writing or in electronic form, as agreed to by the parties. If the 
parties cannot agree, the information is to be provided in electronic 
form where both parties have the requisite capabilities; otherwise, it 
is to be provided in writing.
    (c) For purposes of this section, a mailed notice is deemed 
``provided'' on the date such notice is postmarked.

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    (d) The notice required by this section must clearly identify the 
increase in rates or charges or the change in service terms.