Each carrier subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission under the Interstate Commerce Act:

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Terms Used In 18 CFR 342.1

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(a) Must establish its initial rates subject to such Act pursuant to § 342.2; and

(b) Must make any change in existing rates pursuant to § 342.3 or § 342.4, whichever is applicable, unless directed otherwise by the Commission.