Rule 38.3.402 - APPLICATION AND PROTEST FEES(1) Every application for operating authority and every protest to application for operating authority must be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee: (a) The application fee for a certificate of public convenience and necessity or for a certificate of compliance is $500, $300 to be refunded by the commission if the application does not proceed to hearing.(b) The application fee for a certificate of public convenience and necessity or for a certificate of compliance under a federal or state contract, as provided under 69-12-324, MCA, is $100.(c) The fee for a protest of an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity or for a certificate of compliance is $500. (d) If a written request for the withdrawal of a protest is received by the commission at least two business days before the scheduled hearing, the protest fee will be refunded by the commission.Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, 1977 MAR p. 137, Eff. 8/5/77; AMD, 1991 MAR p. 1724, Eff. 9/13/91; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 1668, Eff. 6/30/00; AMD, 2004 MAR p. 2931, Eff. 12/3/04; AMD, 2011 MAR p. 2420, Eff. 1/1/12; AMD, 2015 MAR p. 1276, Eff. 8/28/2015.AUTH: 69-12-201, MCA; IMP: 69-12-311, 69-12-312, 69-12-313, 69-12-314, 69-12-324, MCA