§ 520.10 - Integrity of tariffs.

§ 520.10 Integrity of tariffs.

Cross Reference

Link to an amendment published at 89 FR 32, Jan. 2, 2024.

(a) Historical data. Carriers and conferences shall maintain must keep the data that appeared in their tariff publication systems for a period of five ( 5 ) years from the date such information is superseded, canceled, or withdrawn, and shall must provide on-line online access to such data for two ( 2 ) years. After two ( 2 ) years, such data may must be retained on-line online or in other electronic form , and shall must be made available to any person or the Commission upon request in a reasonable period of timewithin 45 days, unless otherwise agreed. Carriers and conferences may charge a reasonable fee for the provision of historical data, not to exceed the fees for obtaining such data on-line. No fee shall apply to federal agenciesonline. Carriers and conferences must not charge a fee to the Commission or any other Federal agency.

(b) Access date capability. Each tariff shall must provide the capability for a retriever to enter an access date, i.e., a specific date for the retrieval of tariff data, so that only data in effect on that date would be directly retrievable. This capability would also align any rate adjustments and assessorial charges that were effective on the access date for rate calculations and designation of applicable surcharges. The access date shall also apply applies to the alignment of tariff objects for any governing tariffs.

(c) Periodic review. The Commission will periodically review published tariff systems and will prohibit the use of any system that fails to meet the requirements of this part.

(d) Access to systems. Carriers and conferences shall must provide the Commission reasonable access to their automated systems and records in order to conduct reviews. for the Commission's review.

[64 FR 11225, Mar. 8, 1999, as amended at 89 FR 32, Jan. 2, 2024]