Section 1457.1230  Prohibition Against Protests by Tariff Bureaus

a)         The Commission shall not approve any tariff bureau agreement unless the agreement provides that the tariff bureau shall not, in its own name, intervene in opposition to any action by a participating or non-participating carrier.

b)         A tariff bureau may act as the agent for a carrier in filing or prosecuting a petition for leave to intervene in opposition to the action of a carrier, provided that the tariff bureau does not engage in the unauthorized practice of law.

c)         A tariff bureau may defend a general rate change published by the bureau in an agency publication.