Re:	Emergency Rules Adopted in Public Utilities Commission Rulemaking Docket No. 07R-341TR

RULES REGULATING TRANSPORTATION BY MOTOR VEHICLE, 4 CCR 723-6, concerning implementation of the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement in the State of Colorado

BASIS AND PURPOSE
To administer the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement established under the federal “Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005,” which provides for the registration and payment of fees by motor carriers, motor private carriers, freight forwarders, brokers, leasing companies, and other entities engaged in interstate transportation.  Federal rulemaking regarding the UCR Agreement was completed on August 24, 2007, and implementation of the UCR Agreement on-line registration system was completed on September 10, 2007.  With those two elements completed, the UCR Agreement has been implemented nationally. Therefore, the purpose of the emergency rules adopted by this order is to ensure the implementation of the UCR Agreement for the motor carriers, motor private carriers, freight forwarders, brokers, leasing companies, and other entities engaged in interstate transportation that will be designating Colorado as their base state for the purpose of registration and payment of fees under the UCR Agreement.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY
Section 1 of Senate Bill 06-094 (Article 10.5 of Title 40, C.R.S.); §§ 40-2-108(2) and 24-4-103(6), C.R.S.

Federal Authority
Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005, aka Public Law 109-59