RR 2.03(3)(b) (b) Staff acting in a supervisory capacity.

RR 2.03 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1982, No. 322, eff. 11-1-82; am. (3) (a), Register, August, 1986, No. 368, eff. 9-1-86.

RR 2.04 RR 2.04 Procedure for billing and collection of direct charges.

RR 2.04(1) (1) 

RR 2.04(1)(a) (a) The office shall make an express finding of necessity for an investigation of the books, accounts, practices and activities, or an appraisal of the property of any railroad, and of the intention to assess costs incurred by the office.

RR 2.04(1)(b) (b) Notice of finding and notice of the existence of the resulting statutory duty to pay the expenses reasonably attributable to the contemplated investigation or appraisal are served upon the affected railroad by the office.

RR 2.04(2) (2) The usual practice of the office is to render monthly statements. Itemization is made on the bill to indicate the names of the office’s employes engaged on the work, the hours expended, their hourly rates, special charges and the amount of the charges. In a joint investigation or where the charges in one investigation are to be divided between 2 or more railroads, such charges shall be assessed, unless otherwise ordered, in proportion to their respective gross operating revenues for the preceding calendar year from the kind of service involved.

RR 2.04(3) (3) Each railroad shall file with the office on or before April 1 of each year a verified statement of its gross operating revenues for the preceding calendar year, exclusive of those derived from the transportation of mail, derived from intrastate operations in the state of Wisconsin, showing the amounts for each operating revenue-account as prescribed by the current classification of accounts for railroads of the interstate commerce commission.

RR 2.04 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1982, No. 322, eff. 11-1-82; am. (1), Register, August, 1986, No. 368, eff. 9-1-86; am. (2), (3), Register, May, 1996, No. 485, eff. 6-1-96.

RR 2.05 RR 2.05 Forms — general. The forms named in this chapter are listed by title, and may be obtained from the office.

RR 2.05 Note Note: The office can be contacted at the Office of the Commissioner of Railroads, Hill Farms State Office Building, 4822 Madison Yards Way, Suite S633, P.O. Box 7854, Madison, WI 53707-7854, [phone].

RR 2.05 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1982, No. 322, eff. 11-1-82; am. Register, August, 1986, No. 368, eff. 9-1-86; am. Register, May, 1996, No. 485, eff. 6-1-96.

RR 2.06 RR 2.06 List of forms. The following forms may be obtained from the office:

RR 2.06(1) (1) Wisconsin Annual Report Class I Railroads.

RR 2.06(2) (2) Wisconsin Annual Report Class II Railroads.

RR 2.06(3) (3) Wisconsin Annual Report Class III Railroads.

RR 2.06(4) (4) Quarterly report of freight commodity statistics.

RR 2.06(5) (5) Gross operating revenues derived from intrastate operations in the state of Wisconsin for each calendar year. Required of railroads as defined in s. 195.02, Stats.

RR 2.06 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1982, No. 322, eff. 11-1-82; am. (intro.) and (1) to (3), Register, August, 1986, No. 368, eff. 9-1-86.

RR 2.07 RR 2.07 Number crossings. All railroads operating in the state of Wisconsin over public highway grade crossings are required to number the crossings in this state and submit the information to the office.

RR 2.07 History History: 1-2-56; am. Register, October, 1982, No. 322, eff. 11-1-82; am. Register, August, 1986, No. 368, eff. 9-1-86.

RR 2.08 RR 2.08 Crossing changes. All railroads shall submit to the office an annual statement of changes at railroad-highway crossings including openings, closings, separations, and changes in protective devices.

RR 2.08 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1982, No. 322, eff. 11-1-82; am. Register, August, 1986, No. 368, eff. 9-1-86.

RR 2.09 RR 2.09 Plans.

RR 2.09(1) (1) All railroads operating in Wisconsin shall submit to the office for its approval detailed circuit plans and a description of the operations and functions to be performed by signals for any proposed highway-railroad grade crossing signal installation and for proposed changes in existing installations.

RR 2.09(2) (2) The railroads shall keep a copy of the circuit plans in the instrument cases for the signal installations.

RR 2.09 History History: Cr. Register, October, 1982, No. 322, eff. 11-1-82; am. (1), Register, August, 1986, No. 368, eff. 9-1-86.

RR 2.10 RR 2.10 Maintenance.

RR 2.10(1) (1) The railroads shall inspect and test each signal installation in the state at least once a month and record the dates of inspection and maintenance activities in the instrument cases.