NAC706.1355. Public notice of application or tariff filing.

     1. If an authorization, expansion, reduction or curtailment of services, facilities or authority, increase in rates, fares or charges, or any change in regulations is filed by application or tariff filing and the filing is not rejected pursuant to NAC 706.133, the Deputy Commissioner shall cause a notice of the application or tariff filing to be published within 10 working days after acceptance unless circumstances dictate otherwise.

     2. If the Deputy Commissioner determines that the proposal will have a statewide effect, he or she shall cause the notice to be published at least once in four or more newspapers of general circulation in this State, no two of which are published in the same county.

     3. If the Deputy Commissioner determines that the proposal will have an effect on a limited number of counties, he or she shall cause the notice to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in each county affected. If there is no newspaper published in an affected county, the Deputy Commissioner shall cause the notice to be published in a newspaper in an adjoining county.

     4. The notice must be an advertisement which is reasonably calculated to notify affected persons and must include, without limitation:

     (a) The name of the applicant or the name of the agent for the applicant;

     (b) A brief description of the applicant’s proposal;

     (c) The location at which the proposal is on file for the public; and

     (d) The date by which persons must file a protest or petition for leave to intervene with the Authority.

     5. The Deputy Commissioner shall cause the notice to be published in the appropriate newspapers not less than 3 working days before the proposal becomes effective.

     6. The applicant shall pay the cost of the publication.

     (Added to NAC by Transportation Serv. Auth. by R071-98, eff. 10-28-98)