Section 1457.50  Emergency Temporary Household Goods Authority Application

a)         Applications for emergency temporary household goods authority shall be filed on forms provided by the Commission and shall be accompanied by:

1)         The required fee specified in Subpart Q; and

2)         Evidence that an urgent and immediate public need exists for the requested service.

b)         Applications received that have not been completed or that are not accompanied by the items specified in subsections (a)(1) and (2) above shall be returned to the applicant.

c)         Applications for emergency temporary authority shall not be granted unless the application demonstrates that there is an urgent and immediate need for the authority requested.  An urgent and immediate need shall exist if a natural disaster, or other circumstance, has created a need for transportation service that would not exist in the absence of the disaster or circumstance.