[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: 49CFR1312.3]

[Page 222]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER X--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
                               (Continued)
 
PART 1312_REGULATIONS FOR THE PUBLICATION, POSTING AND FILING OF TARIFFS 
 
Sec. 1312.3  Tariff contents and standards; Essential criteria.

    (a) Contents. Tariffs filed with the Board must include an accurate 
description of the services offered to the public; must provide the 
specific applicable rates (or the basis for calculating the specific 
applicable rates) and service terms; and must be arranged in a way that 
allows for the determination of the exact rate(s) and service terms 
applicable to any given shipment (or to any given group of shipments).
    (b) Use of multiple tariffs. All information necessary to determine 
applicable rates and service terms for a given shipment need not be 
contained in a single tariff, but if multiple tariffs are used to convey 
that information, the tariff containing the rates must make specific 
reference (by STB tariff designation) to all other tariffs required to 
determine applicable rates and service terms, and the carrier(s) party 
to the rates must participate in all of the tariffs so linked.
    (c) Clarity. Tariff information must be presented in a way that 
facilitates the determination of the prices and services offered, and 
the related service terms. Ambiguous terms and complex methods of 
presentation shall not be used.
    (d) Explanations. Reference marks and abbreviations, other than 
commonly used abbreviations, shall be explained either in the item in 
which they are used or in a separate item.