291 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 3, § 001 - GENERAL
001.01
DEFINITIONS:
The definitions found in Neb. Rev. Stat. §
75-302
(Reissue 2018) apply to these rules. In addition to those definitions, the
following apply to this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
001.01A
COMMISSION:
The Nebraska Public Service Commission.
001.01B
DRIVER: Any
person who operates a motor vehicle.
001.01C
LIMOUSINE: A
vehicle used to provide limousine service.
001.01D
LOW SPEED
VEHICLE: a (1) four-wheeled motor vehicle (a) whose speed
attainable in one mile is more than twenty miles per hour and not more than
twenty-five miles per hour on a paved, level surface, (b) whose gross vehicle
weight rating is less than three thousand pounds, and (c) that complies with 49
C.F.R. part 571 , as such part existed on January 1, 2019, or (2) three-wheeled
motor vehicle (a) whose maximum speed attainable is not more than twenty-five
miles per hour on a paved, level surface, (b) whose gross vehicle weight rating
is less than three thousand pounds, and (c) which is equipped with a windshield
and an occupant protection system.
001.01E
NPSC PLATE:
A license plate which is issued by the Commission to holders of Commission
authority.
001.01F
ONDEMAND: Service requested by street hail; offered at
a cab stand, airport feeder lines, bus stations, or similar staging area;
personal summoning by a passenger; or personal solicitation by a driver of the
vehicle or an employee, contractor, or agent of the carrier;
001.01G
PREARRANGED:
Service requested and arranged in advance of the time that the service is to be
performed. Nothing in this definition will be construed to allow on demand
services. This definition will not replace the definition of prearranged in
§ 012.02(1) of the rules pertaining to Transportation Network
Companies;
001.01H
PREMIUM FARE: A rate based on an hourly rental of not
less than one (1) hour at a scheduled rate which will be set, and periodically
reviewed, by the Commission and which will include a minimum rental of not less
than one hour. A mileage charge may be assessed for the transportation of the
vehicle only for such time before and after the transportation is provided and
only in addition to the minimum hourly charged as provided by this
definition.
001.01I
TAXI SOFT METER: a mechanical or digital device that
calculates the time-and-distance fares for a taxicab service by software-based
devices that utilize GPS or other measurement data in the calculation of
time-and-distance fares for taxicab service.
001.01J
TAXIMETER: a
mechanical or digital device that calculates the time-and-distance fares for a
taxicab service by a physical connection to the vehicle.
001.02
MATTER TO BE SET FOR
HEARING: All matters that require a hearing will be set for
hearing at the earliest practicable date and in no event, except for good cause
shown, will the time fixed for hearing be more than six (6) months after the
date of the filing of the petition. Any application that is not set for hearing
as set forth above will be dismissed.
001.03
REQUIREMENTS FOR AN
EFFECTIVE COMMON OR CONTRACT CARRIER AUTHORITY:
001.03A The following requirements must be
fulfilled no later than forty-five (45) days following the date an authority is
granted by the Commission:
001.03A1 Filing of
proposed rates;
001.03A2 Filing of
Commission required insurance documents; and
001.03A3 Payment of Annual Fees
001.03B An authority issued by the
Commission is not effective until the requirements of subsection 001.03A have
been fulfilled.
001.03C If after
forty-five (45) days an applicant has not fulfilled the requirements of
subsection 001.03A above, the Commission's grant of authority will be
considered null and void.
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