Procedures To Be Followed When Formal Complaints Are Filed Against Common Carriers

This document resolves petitions for reconsideration and/or clarification concerning various aspects of the First Report and Order and Second Report & Order previously issued in this proceeding. As described, the Commission denies all of the petitions for reconsideration and one of the two requests for clarification because they present issues fully addressed in the prior orders or because we reject the positions taken by the petitioners. We grant one petition for clarification to clarify that, before a matter is accepted onto the Accelerated Docket, the parties must participate in staff-supervised settlement negotiations. Moreover, on reconsideration on our own motion, we modify or clarify certain procedural rules, consistent with our experience in implementing those rules.