---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 1184.2"
title: "49"
number: "1184.2"
heading: "Contents of a pooling application."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/1184.2"
---

# §1184.2. Contents of a pooling application.


A pooling application filed under [49 U.S.C. 14302](/usc/49/14302.md) should include the following information:

- (a) An identification of all the carriers who are parties to the pooling agreement;
- (b) A general description of the transaction;
- (c) A specific description of the operating authorities sought to be pooled;
- (d) The basis to establish that the agreement is a genuine pooling arrangement (as opposed to a lease or interline arrangement);
- (e) A description of what applicants consider to be the relevant transportation markets affected by the proposed agreement;
- (f) The competitive routing and service alternatives that would remain if the agreement is approved, to the best of applicant's knowledge;
- (g) If there is a lessening of such alternatives, an estimate of the public benefits that will accrue from approval, or new competition that will arise, which would offset such lessening;
- (h) A narrative assessment of how the pooling arrangement will affect present and future competition in the area, including a description of the projected volume of traffic, the revenues, and the commodities which will be subject to the pooling agreement;
- (i) Certification that rates set for traffic moving under the agreement do not violate the restrictions on collective ratemaking contained in 49 U.S.C. Subtitle IV and Board regulations;
- (j) A narrative statement as to the relative transportation importance of the pooling agreement as it would affect the public and the national transportation system;
- (k) If any known non-pooling carriers authorized to transport the subject traffic are not included in the pooling arrangement explain why, and explain whether inclusion would enhance or restrain competition;
- (l) A statement of the energy and environmental effects of the agreement, if any; and
- (m) Certification by applicant, or its representatives, that the representations made in the application are, to the best of applicant's knowledge and belief, true and complete.

## Notes

### Amendments

[46 FR 21181, Apr. 9, 1981. Redesignated and amended at 47 FR 49595, Nov. 1, 1982; 64 FR 53269, Oct. 1, 1999]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 1321, 14302.

### Source

Source: 46 FR 21181, Apr. 9, 1981, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 47 FR 49595, Nov. 1, 1982.

### Amendments

[46 FR 21181, Apr. 9, 1981. Redesignated and amended at 47 FR 49595, Nov. 1, 1982; 64 FR 53269, Oct. 1, 1999]