---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 1312.13"
title: "49"
number: "1312.13"
heading: "Furnishing copies of tariff publications."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/1312.13"
---

# §1312.13. Furnishing copies of tariff publications.

- (a) **Definitions. Subscriber,—** as used in this section, means any person (other than carrier participants in a tariff) that is voluntarily furnished, or that requests that it be furnished, one or more copies of a particular tariff with or without subsequent amendments or reissues of that tariff.
- (b) **Sending new publications to subscribers.**
  - (1) The publishing carrier or agent shall send each newly-issued tariff, supplement, or loose-leaf page as requested to each subscriber by first class mail, or other means requested in writing by the subscriber.
  - (2) Newly-issued tariffs, supplements, or loose-leaf pages shall be sent to each subscriber not later than the time the copies for official filing are sent to the Board.
  - (3) Carriers or agents may, if acceptable to a subscriber, furnish only specific portions of original tariffs and amendments affecting those portions.
- (c) **Certification.** The letter of transmittal accompanying the copies filed with the Board shall contain the following certification:
- (d) **Charges.**
  - (1) If any charge is made, the charge for copies of tariff publications sent to subscribers shall be reasonable, and identical for the same publications.
  - (2) No charge may be made (even for the cost of sending the publication) for any publication that is invalidated by the Board.
- (e) **Notice of invalidation.** If a publication is invalidated, the subscribers shall be notified.
- (f) **Alternative subscription services.** The service described in this section must be available to any subscriber requesting it; however, the requirement to offer such service does not preclude the offering of different services to subscribers requesting those services.
- (g) **Exemption for electronically filed tariffs.** A water carrier that publishes, files, and keeps its tariffs electronically in accordance with [§ 1312.4(b)](/cfr/49/1312.4.md?p=b) is exempt from this section.

## Notes

### Amendments

[62 FR 19058, Apr. 18, 1997, as amended at 84 FR 20296, May 9, 2019]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 1321(a), 13702(a), 13702(b), and 13702(d).

### Source

Source: 62 FR 19058, Apr. 18, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[62 FR 19058, Apr. 18, 1997, as amended at 84 FR 20296, May 9, 2019]