27 CAR § 110-1002 – Shipper certification in support of applications

(a)
1. (1) Every application for a certificate or permit shall indicate whether the application will be supported by shippers or others who will present evidence in support of the application as to their need for the service proposed.
2. (2) Such shipper certification shall not be substituted for the witness list required by 27 CAR § 110-314(d).
(b)
1. (1) Certifications by each supporting shipper shall be filed at the time the application for permanent authority is filed.
2. (2) Such certification shall include but not be limited to:
  1. (A) The business name of the supporting shipper;
  2. (B) Its address;
  3. (C) The name and title of the person who will be testifying on behalf of that supporting shipper; and
  4. (D) The commodities to be transported by the applicant.
3. (3) In the event that the applicant secures additional supporting shippers prior to the time verified statements of supporting shippers are due, the applicant shall file a supplemental certification of supporting shipper for each supporting shipper.
(c) Noncompliance with the aforementioned requirements, absent a showing of good cause for failing in their observance, will result in the disallowance of testimony and evidence proffered by public witnesses upon whose behalf certifications or identifications (by name and location) have not been filed.