49 C.F.R. Appendix I to Subpart A of Part 1139—Revenue Need and Allocation to Traffic at Issue


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Title 49: Transportation
PART 1139—PROCEDURES IN MOTOR CARRIER REVENUE PROCEEDINGS
Subpart A—Common Carriers of General Commodities

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Appendix I to Subpart A of Part 1139—Revenue Need and Allocation to Traffic at Issue
         [Cost allocation_see part II, line 13, [squ] Method A, [squ] Method B; check one; provide both]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                    Restated proforma year \4\                                                              Base              --------------------------------Line                                                        calendar    Present                        Based on No.            Item                   Source \1\         year_actual  proforma  Based on  Based on  constructed                                                              \2\      year \3\   current  proposed    revenue                                                                                 revenues  revenues    need \5\----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------      (1).....................  (2).....................        (3)         (4)       (5)       (6)         (7)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                              Part I. Revenue Need----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   1  Operating revenue.......  A.R. Sch. 2998, L. 3....          $           $         $         $           $   2  Operating expenses......  A.R. Sch. 2998, L. 10...   3  Lease of distinct         A.R. Sch. 2998, Net of       operating unit (net).     Ls. 12 and 13.   4  Miscellaneous deductions  A.R. Sch. 2998 (L. 27       less other income.        minus L. 20).   5  Interest included in      A.R. Sch. 2998, L. 23...       miscellaneous       deductions.   6  Income taxes on ordinary  A.R. Sch. 2998, L. 29...       income \6\.   7  Extraordinary and prior   A.R. Sch. 2998, L. 34...       period items.   8  Net income or loss \7\..  A.R. Sch. 2998, L. 35...   9  Sum of money above        Sum of Ls. 4, 6 and 8...       operating expenses.  10  Percent owned and leased  A.R. Sch. 100, Col. (c)           %           %         %         %           %       property to net           (L. 21+L. 23)÷L.       tangible property (3      26.       decimals).  11  Sum of money related to   (L. 9x_% in L. 10) plus       transportation.           L. 3.  12  System revenue need       L. 2 plus L. 11.........       items and projected       revenue need.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                     Part II. Allocation to Traffic at Issue----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  13  Constant costs and sum    See Method A ( ) and       of money allocated to     Method B ( ), check       issue traffic.            one; provide both.  14  Variable expenses from    From traffic and cost       traffic at issue (90%     study.       variable excluding       return on       investment)\8\.  15  Operating revenues from   From traffic study......       traffic at issue \8\.  16  Constant costs and sum    L. 13 plus L. 14........          $           $         $         $           $       of money allocated to       issue traffic plus       variable expenses.  17  Revenue to cost           L. 15÷L. 16........          %           %         %         %           %       comparison (1 decimal).----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------See Methods A and B and footnotes on following pages.
 Method A_Constant Costs and Sum of Money Allocated To Issue Traffic Based on Ton and Ton-Mile Method (See Note                                                       A)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                      Restated proforma year                                                                                --------------------------------Line                            Source for columns 3 and      Base      Present                        Based on No.            Item                        4               calendar   proforma  Based on  Based on  constructed                                                          year_actual    year     current  proposed    revenue                                                                                 revenues  revenues      need----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------      (1).....................  (2).....................        (3)         (4)       (5)       (6)         (7) (a)  System constant costs...  L. (b)+L. (c)...........          $           $         $         $           $ (b)   Not related to distance  (See Note B)............ (c)   Related to distance....  (See Note B)............          $           $         $         $           $ (d)   Percent not related to   L. (b)÷L. (a)......          %           %         %         %           %       distance (3 decimals). (e)   Percent related to       L. (c)÷L. (a)......          %           %         %         %           %       distance (3 decimals). (f)  System sum of money.....  Appendix I, part I, L.            $           $         $         $           $                                 11. (g)   Not related to distance  L. (f)xL. (d)........... (h)   Related to distance....  L. (f)xL. (e)........... (i)  Total system constant     L. (a)+L. (f)...........       costs plus sum of money. (j)   Not related to distance  L. (b)+L. (g)........... (k)   Related to distance....  L. (c)+L. (h)...........          $           $         $         $           $ (l)  Tons carried on issue     From traffic study (see       and nonissue traffic      Note C).       combined. (m)  Ton-miles...............  ......do................ (n)  Issue traffic tons        ......do................       carried. (o)  Issue traffic ton-miles.  ......do................ (p)  Percent of issue traffic  L. (n)÷L. (l)......          %           %         %         %           %       tons to system tons (3       decimals). (q)  Percent of issue traffic  L. (o)÷L. (m)......          %           %         %         %           %       ton-miles to system ton-       miles (3 decimals).----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                           Constant Costs and Sum of Money Allocated To Issue Traffic---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (r)   Not related to distance  L. (p)xL. (j)...........          $           $         $         $           $ (s)   Related to distance....  L. (q)xL. (k)........... (t)   Total (enter amount in   L. (r)+L. (s)...........          $           $         $         $          $       Appendix I, part II,       line 13).----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note A: This procedure allocates constant costs and the sum of money based on the ton and ton-mile method and  should be submitted for the information of the Board. How much of the constant and sum of money costs may or  should be recovered by any specific segment of traffic rest on (1) considerations including value of service,  demand, and ability to pay, and (2) considerations which involve matters relating to regulatory policy.Note B: Separate the amount of constant costs, including unrelated, by using Statement No. 6-68, Highway Form B,  Schedule A, Line III. Assign the dollars in columns (6), (7), (8), and (9) times 10 percent to line (b), and  the dollars in columns (4) and (5) times 10 percent to line (c).Note C: Show tons and ton-miles on issue and nonissue traffic based on an expansion of the sample to a full  year.
 Method B_Constant Costs and Sum of Money Allocated To Issue Traffic Based on Dollar (Expense) Method (See Note                                                       A)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                      Restated proforma year                                                                                -------------------------------- Line                              Source for columns 3       Base      Present                        Based on No.             Item                     and 4             calendar   proforma  Based on  Based on  constructed                                                          year_actual    year     current  proposed    revenue                                                                                 revenues  revenues      need----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------       (1).....................  (2)....................        (3)         (4)       (5)       (6)         (7)  (a)  System constant cost      Note B.................          $           $         $         $           $        (excluding.  (b)  System sum of money.....  Appendix I, part I,                                  line II.  (c)  Total system constant     Line (a) plus line (b).        costs plus sum of money.  (d)  Variable expenses on      From traffic and cost        issue traffic.            study; Note C-.  (e)  Variable expenses on      From traffic and cost        issue and nonissue        study; Note D-.        traffic combined.  (f)  Percent relationship (3   Line (d) ÷ line             %           %         %         %           %        decimals).                (e).  (g)  Constant costs and sum    Line (c) x line (f)....          $           $         $         $          $        of money allocated to        issue traffic (enter        amount in Appendix I,        part II, line 13).----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note A: This procedure allocates constant costs and the sum of money based on the dollar (expense) method and  should be submitted for the information of the Board. How much of the constant and sum of money costs may or  should be recovered by any specific segment of traffic rests on (1) considerations including value of service,  demand, and ability to pay, and (2) consideration which involve matters relating to regulatory policy.Note B: Determine the amount of constant costs, including unrelated, by using Statement No. 6-68, Highway Form  B, Schedule A, Line 111, column (3) multiplied by 10 percent; insert this amount on line (a).Note C: Determine the amount of variable costs, including unrelated, by using Statement No. 6-68, Highway Form  B, Schedule A, line 111, column (3) multiplied by 90 percent to obtain the variable portion.Note D: Show variable expenses allocated to the issue traffic based on an expansion of a sample to a full year.Footnotes to Appendix I:Explanatory: The Purpose of Appendix I is twofold, namely: (1) to obtain, through part 1, Revenue Need, an  indication of the past actual, present, and restated system revenue needs of the traffic and cost study  carriers, which, along with the financial data required in appendix B, will facilitate an analysis of the  financial stability of these carriers, and (2) to allocate a part of these system revenue needs to the traffic  at issue as provided for in part II, line 13. It is that portion of constant and sum of money costs resulting  from this allocation plus the related variable expenses (line 14) which produces the total costs assigned to  the issue traffic (line 16) which is then compared to the issue traffic revenues in the revenue-to-cost  comparison shown on line 17. This comparison provides some indication of how much the total issue traffic is  contributing to the carriers' overall revenue needs; and serves as a reference point for the consideration of  ratemaking factors, other than costs, which may influence the appropriateness of the issue traffic's  contribution.Appendix I data should be completed and submitted for all traffic and cost study carriers combined. However,  data for the ``base calendar year_actual,'' column (3), should be developed and completed for each traffic and  cost study carrier and the results combined for all such carriers. The data in part I, columns (4) through  (7), which reflect an updating of revenue need data for the ``base calendar year_actual'' to present and  restated levels, should be developed on either an individual carrier basis, or on a composite carrier basis  comprised of all traffic and cost study carriers. Data in part II, line 14 columns (4) through (7), which  reflect an updating of the cost and traffic study data for the ``base calendar year_actual'' to present and  restated levels, should be developed by the use of either individual carrier data for each of the study  carriers, or the composite carrier data for those study carriers whose revenues from the issue traffic amount  to 50 percent or more of their total system revenues for the ``base calendar year_actual.'' However, for line  14, the method selected should be the same as that used to update the operating ratios to present and restated  levels as required in .3 Cost study. As indicated above, appendix I data should be completed and submitted  only for all traffic and cost study carriers combined. Since appendix I are to be submitted on a combined  carrier basis, any underlying individual carrier data used to complete this appendix should be furnished to  the Board for its use as well as for the use of parties opposing the sought increases. Data in columns (4)  through (7) must be appropriately explained and supported. Each of the dollar figures called for in these  columns shall be accompanied by an explanation of the bases or methods of restatement, including explicit  identification of all projected or assumed changes in revenues, in wage rates, in price levels of other  expenses and property items, and in productivity, as compared with the preceeding (actual) year results. Note  that the time periods referred to in appendix I, that is, ``Base calendar year_actual,'' ``Present proforma  year'' and ``Restated proforma year'' are the same time periods indicated in § 1139.3, Cost study.\1\ Sources in this column apply to column (3) ``Base calendar year_actual.'' Data for columns (4) through (7)  should rely on column (3) as a base in order to reflect data for the ``Present proforma year'' and the  ``Restated proforma year.'' Annual report sources apply to class I motor carriers for class II carriers use  comparable sources.\2\ The data in column (3) should reflect the revenue need data (part 1), and the traffic and cost study data  (part II), for the traffic study year. That is, the ``Base calendar year_actual,'' which should coincide with  the ``Base calendar year_actual'' referred to in the Cost study (§ 1139.3). Parts I and II should be  completed for each individual study carrier_the purpose being to allocate a portion of each carrier's system  revenue need to the traffic at issue as provided for in part II. The results for all study carriers should  then be aggregated and submitted on a combined carrier basis.\3\ The data in column (4) should be based on present wage, price and productivity levels and reflect conditions  prevailing on a date no later than the 45 days prior to the date of the tariff filing.\4\ The data in columns (5), (6), and (7) should be based on wage, price, and productivity levels anticipated on  the effective date of the proposed rates.\5\ The purpose of this column is to obtain data on what system revenue needs of the study carriers should be at  a giving time. Part I should consider the sum of money in addition to operating expenses (including that  needed to attract debt and equity capital) which the carriers feel they require to insure financial stability  and the capacity to render service.\6\ In columns (4) through (7), show income taxes based on estimated taxable income reduced by the taxes  applicable to other income such as, for example, capital gains transactions.\7\ In columns (4) through (7), determine the net income based on data shown for lines 1 though 7. In column  (7), the estimate of the net income needed should be supported by evidence that it is a just and reasonable  amount.\8\ Show expenses and revenues allocated to the total issue traffic based on an expansion of the sample to a  full year. The amount shown on line 14 for variable expenses should agree with that shown in Method B, line  (d).

[47 FR 49579, Nov. 1, 1982; 47 FR 54081, Dec. 1, 1982]

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