**SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD**

 

**FEES FOR SERVICES AND FILINGS**

49 CFR Sections 1002.1 and 1002.2

(Selected from 49 CFR Part 1002 - FEES)

**As of September 24, 2003**

 

This document is **intended** to reflect the Board's current rules,
updated as new rules are adopted. The schedule of filing fees begins at
page 7 of this document.

Questions? Contact the Board's Office of Public Service at 202-565-1592.

 

§1002.1 Fees for record search, review, copying, certification, and
related services.

 

            Certifications and copies of such tariffs, reports and other
public records and documents on file with the Surface Transportation
Board as may be practicable to furnish, as well as searches and copying
of records not considered public under the Freedom of Information Act (5
U.S.C. 552), will be furnished on the following basis:

 

            (a) Certificate of the Secretary, \$12.00.

 

\(b\) Service involved in examination of tariffs or schedules, for
preparation of certified copies of tariffs or schedules or extracts
therefrom, at the rate of \$32.00 per hour.

 

\(c\) Service involved in checking records to be certified to determine
authenticity, including clerical work, etc., incidental thereto, at the
rate of \$22.00 per hour.

 

\(d\) Electrostatic copies of tariffs, reports, and other public
documents, at the rate of \$1.00 per letter size or legal size exposure.
A minimum charge of \$5.00 will be made for this service.

 

            (e) The fee for search and copying services requiring ADP
processing are as follows:

 

            (1) A fee of \$55.00 per hour for professional staff time
will be charged when it is required to fulfill a request for ADP data.

 

            (2) The fee for port minute time for the search will be set
at the current rate set forth in the Board's contract with its time
sharing computer contractor. Information on those charges can be
obtained from the Chief, System Services Branch, Surface Transportation
Board, Washington, DC 20423.

 

            (3) Printing shall be charged at the rates of \$.10 per page
of computer generated output with a minimum charge of \$.25. A charge of
\$30 per reel of magnetic tape will be made if the tape is to be
permanently retained by the requestor.

 

      (f) The fees for search, review and copying services for records
not considered public under the Freedom of Information Act are as
follows:

 

            (1) When records are sought for commercial use, requesters
will be assessed the full and reasonable direct costs of document
search, review and duplication. A "commercial use" request refers to a
request from or on behalf of one who seeks information for a use or
purpose that furthers the commercial, trade, or profit interests of the
requester or the person on whose behalf the request is made.

 

            (2) When records are not sought for commercial use and a
request is made by an educational or noncommercial scientific
institution, requesters will be assessed only for the cost of
duplication (excluding charges for the first 100 pages). The term
"Educational Institution" refers to a preschool, a public or private
elementary or secondary school, an institution of graduate higher
education, an institution of undergraduate higher education, an
institution of professional education, and an institution of vocational
education, which operates a program of scholarly research. The term
"noncommercial scientific institutions" refers to an institution that is
not operated on a "commercial" basis and that is operated solely for the
purpose of conducting scientific research, the results of which are not
intended to promote any particular product or industry. They must show
that their request is authorized by and under the auspices of a
qualifying institution and the records are not sought for a commercial
use but, instead, are in furtherance of scholarly or scientific
research.

 

            (3) Requesters who are representatives of the news medial
(persons actively gathering news for an entity that is organized and
operated to publish or broadcast news to the public) will be assessed
only for the cost of duplication (excluding charges for the first 100
pages) if they can show that their request is not made for a commercial
use. A request for records supporting the news dissemination function of
the requester shall not be considered a request for a commercial use.

 

            (4) All other requesters will be assessed fees which recover
the full, reasonable direct cost of searching for and duplicating
records that are responsive to the request (excluding charges for the
first 100 pages of duplication and the first two hours of search time).

 

            (5) All requesters must reasonably describe the records
sought.

 

            (6) The search and review hourly fees will be based upon
employee grade levels in order to recoup the full, allowable direct
costs attributable to their performance of these functions. They are as
follows:

 

**Grade**

**Rate**

 

**Grade**

**Rate**

GS-1

\$9.31

 

GS-9

\$21.75

GS-2

10.14

 

GS-10

23.95

GS-3

11.43

 

GS-11

   26.31

GS-4

12.83

 

GS-12

31.53

GS-5

14.35

 

GS-13

37.50

GS-6

16.00

 

GS-14

44.31

GS-7

17.78

 

GS-15 and over

52.13

GS-8

19.69

 

 

 

            (7) The fee for electrostatic copies shall be \$.60 per
letter or legal size exposure with a minimum charge of \$3.00.

 

            (8) The fee charged for ADP data is set forth in paragraph
(e) of this section.

 

            (9) If the cost of collecting any fee would be equal to or
greater than the fee itself, it will not be assessed.

 

            (10) A fee may be charged for searches which are not
productive and for searches for records or those parts of records which
subsequently are determined to be exempt from disclosure.

 

            (11) Interest charges will be assessed on any unpaid bill
starting on the date specified in the bill, at the rate prescribed in 31
U.S.C. 3717 and will accrue from the date of the billing. The Debt
Collection Act, 5 U.S.C. 5514 (1982), including disclosure to the
consumer reporting agencies and the use of collection agencies, as
prescribed in the Board's Debt Collection Regulations in 49 CFR part
1018, will be utilized to encourage payment where appropriate.

 

            (12) If search charges are likely to exceed \$25, the
requester will be notified of the estimated fees unless requester
willingness to pay whatever fee is assessed has been provided in
advance. The administrative time limits prescribed in 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(6)
will not begin until after the requester agrees in writing to accept the
prospective charges.

 

            (13) An advance payment (before work is commenced or
continued on a request) may be required if the charges are likely to
exceed \$250. Requesters who have previously failed to pay a fee charged
in timely fashion (i.e. within 30 days of the date of billing) may be
required first to pay this amount plus any applicable interest (or
demonstrate that the fee has been paid) and then make an advance payment
of the full amount of the estimated fee before the new or pending
request is processed. The administrative time limits prescribed in 5
U.S.C. 552(a)(6) also will not begin until after a requester has
complied with this provision.

 

            (14) Documents shall be furnished without any charge or at a
charge reduced below the fees set forth above if disclosure of the
information is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute
significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of
the government and is not primarily in the commercial interest of the
requester. The following six factors will be employed in determining
when such fees will be waived or reduced:

 

            (i) The subject of the request: Whether the subject of the
requested records concerns "the operations or activities of the
government";

 

            (ii) The informative value of the information to be
disclosed: Whether the disclosure is "likely to contribute" to an
understanding of government operations or activities;

 

            (iii) The contribution to an understanding of the subject by
the general public likely to result from disclosure: Whether disclosure
of the requested information will contribute to "public understanding";

 

            (iv) The significance of the contribution to public
understanding: Whether the disclosure is likely to contribute
"significantly" to public understanding of government operations of
activities;

 

            (v) The existence and magnitude of a commercial interest:
Whether the requester has a commercial interest that would be furthered
by the requested disclosure; and, if so

 

            (vi) The primary interest in disclosure: Whether the
magnitude of the identified commercial interest of the requester is
sufficiently large, in comparison with the public interest in
disclosure, that disclosure is "primarily in the commercial interest of
the requester."

 

This fee waiver and reduction provision will be implemented in
accordance with the guidelines issued by the U.S. Department of Justice
on April 2, 1987 and entitled "New FOIA Fee Waiver Policy Guidance." A
copy of these guidelines can be inspected or obtained from the Surface
Transportation Board's Freedom of Information Office, Washington, DC
20423.

 

            (g) Payment for services described in paragraphs (a) through
(f) of this section may be made in cash or by postal money order or
check payable to the Secretary, Surface Transportation Board,
Washington, D.C. and forwarded to his office.

 

            (h) Transcript of testimony and of oral argument, or
extracts therefrom, may be purchased by the public from the Board's
official reporter. For information regarding the official reporter,
contact the Secretary, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC
20423.

 

§ 1002.2 Filing fees.

 

            (a) *Manner of payment*. (1) Except as specified in this
section, all filing fees will be payable at the time and place the
application, petition, notice, tariff, contract summary, or other
document is tendered for filing. The filing fee for tariffs, including
schedules, and contracts summaries including supplements (Item 78) may
be charged to tariff filing fee accounts established by the Board in
accordance with paragraph (a)(2) of this section.

 

     (2) Billing account procedure. Form STB-1032 must be submitted to
the Board\'s Budget and Fiscal Office to establish a tariff filing fee
account or an insurance service fee account.

 

     (i) Each account will have a specific billing date within each
month and a billing cycle. The billing date is the date that the bill is
prepared and printed. The billing cycle is the period between the
billing date in one month and the billing date in the next month. A bill
for each account which has activity or an unpaid balance during the
billing cycle will be sent on the billing date each month. Payment will
be due 20 days from the billing date. Payments received before the next
billing date are applied to the account. Interest will accrue in
accordance with 49 CFR 1018.30.

 

     (ii) The Debt Collection Act of 1982, including disclosure to the
consumer reporting agencies and the use of collection agencies, as
prescribed in the Board\'s Debt Collection Regulations in 49 CFR part
1018, will be utilized to encourage payment where appropriate.

 

     (iii) An account holder who files a petition in bankruptcy or who
is the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding must provide the following
information to the Chief, Budget and Fiscal Office, Surface
Transportation Board, Washington, DC:

    

            (A) The filing date of the bankruptcy petition;

     (B) The court in which the bankruptcy petition was filed;

     (C) The type of bankruptcy proceeding;

     (D) The name, address, and telephone number of its representative
in the bankruptcy proceeding; and

     (E) The name, address, and telephone number of the bankruptcy
trustee, if one has been appointed.

 

     (3) Fees will be payable to the Surface Transportation Board by a
check payable in United States currency drawn upon funds deposited in a
United States or foreign bank or other financial institution, money
order payable in United States\' currency, or credit card (VISA or
MASTERCARD).

     

            (b) Any filing, other than a tariff filing, that is not
accompanied by the appropriate filing fee is deficient except for
filings that satisfy the deferred payment procedures in paragraph (a) of
this section. However, the Board may find that a tariff which is
submitted without the appropriate filing fee is deficient and reject the
tariff filing, if the filer repeatedly fails to submit the appropriate
filing fee after the Board has advised the filer of the proper filing
fee and tariff filing procedures.

 

     (c) *Fees not refundable*. Fees will be assessed for every filing
in the type of proceeding listed in the schedule of fees contained in
paragraph (f) of this section, subject to the exceptions contained in
paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section. After the application, petition,
notice, tariff, contract, or other document has been accepted for filing
by the Board, the filing fee will not be refunded, regardless of whether
the application, petition, notice, tariff, contract, or other document
is granted or approved, denied, rejected before docketing, dismissed, or
withdrawn. If an individual exemption proceeding becomes a matter of
general applicability and is handled through the rulemaking process, the
Board will refund the filing fee.

 

     (d) *Related or consolidated proceedings*. (1)(i) Except as
provided for in paragraph (d)(1)(ii) of this section, separate fees need
not be paid for related applications filed by the same applicant that
would be the subject of one proceeding.

 

     (ii) In proceedings filed under the rail consolidation procedures
at 49 CFR part 1180, the applicable filing fee must be paid for each
proceeding submitted concurrently with the primary application. The fee
for each type of proceeding is set forth in the fee schedule contained
in paragraph (f) of this section.

 

    (2) A separate fee will be assessed for the filing of an application
for temporary authority to operate a motor carrier of passengers as
provided for in paragraph (f)(5) of this section regardless of whether
such application is related to a corresponding transfer proceeding as
provided for in paragraph (f)(2) of this section.

 

     (3) The Board may reject concurrently filed applications,
petitions, notices, contracts, or other documents asserted to be related
and refund the filing fee if, in its judgment, they embrace two or more
severable matters wich should be the subject of separate proceedings.

 

     (e) *Waiver or reduction of filing fees*. It is the general policy
of the Board not to waive or reduce filing fees except as described
below:

 

    (1) Filing fees are waived for an application or other proceeding
which is filed by a federal government agency, or a state or local
government entity. For purposes of this section the phrases \`\`federal
government agency\'\' or \`\`government entity\'\' do not include a
quasi-governmental corporation or government subsidized transportation
company.

 

     (2) In extraordinary situations the Bard will accept requests for
waivers or fee reductions in accordance with the following procedure:

 

     (i) *When to request*. At the time that a filing is submitted to
the Board the applicant may request a waiver or reduction of the fee
prescribed in this part. Such request should be addressed to the
Secretary.

 

     (ii) *Basis*. The applicant must show the waiver or reduction of
the fee is in the best interest of the public, or that payment of the
fee would impose an undue hardship upon the requestor.

 

     (iii) *Board action*. The Secretary will notify the applicant of
the decision to grant or deny the request for waiver or reduction.

 

            (f) Schedule of filing fees.

 

Type of Proceeding

Fee

PART I: Non-Rail Applications or Proceedings to Enter Upon a Particular
Financial Transaction or Joint Arrangement:

 

(1)       An application for the pooling or division of traffic. . . . 

\$3,300.

(2)       An application involving the purchase, lease, consolidation,
merger, or acquisition of control of a motor carrier of passengers under
49 U.S.C.
14303. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

 

\$1,500.

(3)       An application for approval of a non-rail rate association
agreement. 49 U.S.C. 13703.. . . . . . . . . . . . 

                    

\$20,600.

(4)       An application for approval of an amendment to a non-rail rate
association agreement:

\(i\) Significant
amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

 

\$3,400.

\(ii\) Minor
amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$70.

(5)       An application for temporary authority to operate a motor
carrier of passengers. 49 U.S.C. 14303(i). . . . . . 

\$350.

(6)       A notice of exemption for transaction within a motor passenger
corporate family that does not result in adverse changes in service
levels, significant operational changes, or a change in the competitive
balance with motor passenger carriers outside the corporate family. . .

\$1,300.

(7)-(10) \[Reserved\]

 

 PART II: Rail Licensing Proceedings other than Abandonment or
Discontinuance Proceedings:

 

 

(11)     (i) An application for a certificate authorizing the extension,
acquisition, or operation of lines of railroad. 49 U.S.C. 10901

 

\$5,400.

\(ii\) Notice of exemption under 49 CFR

            1150.31-1150.35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$1,400.

\(iii\) Petition for exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502 . . . . 

\$9,400.

(12)     (i) An application involving the construction of a rail
line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$55,600.

\(ii\) A notice of exemption involving construction of a rail line under
49 CFR 1150.36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$1,400.

\(iii\) A petition for exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502 involving
construction of a rail line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$55,600.

(13)     A Feeder Line Development Program application filed under 49
U.S.C. 10907(b)(1)(A)(i) or 10907(b)(1)(A)(ii)

 

\$2,600.

(14)     (i) An application of a class II or class III carrier to
acquire an extended or additional rail line under 49 U.S.C.
10902.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

\$4,600.

\(ii\) Notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 -
1150.45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$1,400.

\(iii\) Petition for exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502 relating to an
exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C.
10902. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

 

\$4,900.

(15)     A notice of a modified certificate of public convenience and
necessity under 49 CFR 1150.21-1150.24. . . . . . . . .

\$1,300.

(16)-(20) \[Reserved\]

 

PART III: Rail Abandonment or Discontinuance of Transportation Services
Proceedings:

 

(21)     (i) An application for authority to abandon all or a portion of
a line of railroad or discontinue operation thereof filed by a railroad
(except applications filed by Consolidated Rail Corporation pursuant to
the Northeast Rail Service Act \[Subtitle E of Title XI of Pub. L.
97-35\], bankrupt railroads, or exempt abandonments) . . . . .

        

\$16,500.

\(ii\) Notice of an exempt abandonment or discontinuance under 49 CFR
1152.50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$2,800.

\(iii\) A petition for exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502 . . 

\$4,700.

(22)     An application for authority to abandon all or a portion of a
line of a railroad or operation thereof filed by Consolidated Rail
Corporation pursuant to Northeast Rail Service
Act.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

\$350.

(23)     Abandonments filed by bankrupt railroads. . . . . . . . . . . 

\$1,400.

(24)     A request for waiver of filing requirements for abandonment
application proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$1,300.

(25)     An offer of financial assistance under 49 U.S.C. 10904 relating
to the purchase of or subsidy for a rail line proposed for
abandonment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

 

\$1,100.

(26)     A request to set terms and conditions for the sale of or
subsidy for a rail line proposed to be abandoned. . . . . . .

\$16,800.

(27)     A request for a trail use condition in an abandonment
proceeding under 16
U.S.C.1247(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

\$150.

(28)-(35) \[Reserved\]

 

 

PART IV: Rail Applications to Enter Upon a Particular Financial
Transaction or Joint Arrangement:

 

(36)     An application for use of terminal facilities or other
applications under 49 U.S.C. 11102. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$14,100.

(37)     An application for the pooling or division of traffic. 49
U.S.C.
11322. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$7,600.

(38)     An application for two or more carriers to consolidate or merge
their properties or franchises (or a part thereof) into one corporation
for ownership, management, and operation of the properties previously in
separate ownership. 49 U.S.C. 11324:

\(i\) Major
transaction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$1,111,700.

\(ii\) Significant
transaction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$222,300.

\(iii\) Minor
transaction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$5,900.

\(iv\) Notice of an exempt transaction under 49 CFR
1180.2(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$1,300.

\(v\) Responsive
application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$5,900.

            (vi) Petition for exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502. . . . 

\$7,000.

(39)     An application of a non-carrier to acquire control of two or
more carriers through ownership of stock or otherwise. 49 U.S.C. 11324:

\(i\) Major
transaction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

\$1,111,700.

\(ii\) Significant
transaction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$222,300.

\(iii\) Minor
transaction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$5,900.

\(iv\) A notice of an exempt transaction under 49 CFR
1180.2(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$1,000.

\(v\) Responsive
application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$5,900.

            (vi) Petition for exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502. . . . 

\$7,000.

(40)     An application to acquire trackage rights over, joint ownership
in, or joint use of any railroad lines owned and operated by any other
carrier and terminals incidental thereto. 49 U.S.C. 11324:

\(i\) Major
transaction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$1,111,700.

            (ii) Significant
transaction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$222,300.

\(iii\) Minor
transaction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$5,900.

\(iv\) Notice of an exempt transaction under 49 CFR
1180.2(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$950.

\(v\) Responsive
application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$5,900.

\(vi\) Petition for exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502. . . . 

\$7,000.

(41)     An application of a carrier or carriers to purchase, lease, or
contract to operate the properties of another, or to acquire control of
another by purchase of stock or otherwise. 49 U.S.C. 11324:

\(i\) Major
transaction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$1,111,700.

\(ii\) Significant
transaction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$222,300.

\(iii\) Minor
transaction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$5,900.

\(iv\) Notice of an exempt transaction under 49 CFR
1180.2(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$1,100.

\(v\) Responsive
application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$5,900.

            (vi) Petition for exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502. . . . 

\$4,900.

(42)     Notice of a joint project involving relocation of a rail line
under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$1,800.

(43)     An application for approval of a rail rate association
agreement. 49 U.S.C. 10706. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$52,000.

(44)     An application for approval of an amendment to a rail rate
association agreement. 49 U.S.C. 10706:

\(i\) Significant
amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

 

\$9,600.

\(ii\) Minor
amendment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$70.

(45)     An application for authority to hold a position as officer or
director under 49 U.S.C. 11328. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$550.

(46)     A petition for exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502 (other than a
rulemaking) filed by rail carrier not otherwise
covered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

\$6,000.

(47)     National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) conveyance
proceeding under 45 U.S.C. 562. . . . . . . . . 

\$150.

(48)     National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) compensation
proceeding under Section 402(a) of the Rail Passenger Service
Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

\$150.

(49)-(55) \[Reserved\]

PART V: Formal Proceedings:

 

(56)     A formal complaint alleging unlawful rates or practices of
carriers:

\(i\) A formal complaint filed under the coal rate guidelines
(Stand-Alone Cost Methodology) alleging unlawful rates and/or practices
of rail carriers under 49 U.S.C. 10704(c)(1)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$62,100.

\(ii\) All other formal complaints (except competitive access
complaints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$6,100.

            (iii) Competitive access
complaints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$150.

(57)     A complaint seeking or a petition requesting institution of an
investigation seeking the prescription or division of joint rates or
charges. 49 U.S.C. 10705. . . . . . . . . . ..

 

\$6,600.

(58)     A petition for declaratory order:

\(i\) A petition for declaratory order involving a dispute over an
existing rate or practice which is comparable to a complaint
proceeding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

\$1,000.

\(ii\) All other petitions for declaratory order. . . . . . . . . . .

\$1,400.

(59)     An application for shipper antitrust immunity. 49 U.S.C.
10706(a)(5)(A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$5,200.

(60)     Labor arbitration
proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$150.

(61)Appeals to a Surface Transportation Board decision and petitions to
revoke an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
10502(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

\$150.

(62)     Motor carrier undercharge
proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$150.

(63)-(75) \[Reserved\]

 

PART VI: Informal Proceedings:

 

(76)     An application for authority to establish released value rates
or ratings for motor carriers and freight forwarders of household goods
under 49 U.S.C. 14706. . . . . . . . . . .

 

\$900.

(77)     An application for special permission for short notice or the
waiver of other tariff publishing requirements. . . . . .

\$90.

(78)     (i) The filing of tariffs, including supplements, or contract
summaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$1 per page.

(\$18 minimum charge.)

            (ii) Tariffs transmitted by
fax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$1 per page.

(79)     Special docket applications from rail and water carriers:

            (i) Applications involving \$25,000 or
less. . . . . . . . . . . .

\$50.

\(ii\) Applications involving over \$25,000. . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$100.

(80)     Informal complaint about rail rate applications. . . . . . . . 

\$450.

(81)     Tariff reconciliation petitions from motor common carriers:

\(i\) Petitions involving \$25,000 or less. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

 

\$50.

\(ii\) Petitions involving over \$25,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$100.

(82)     Request for a determination of the applicability or
reasonableness of motor carrier rates under 49 U.S.C. 13710(a)(2) and
(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

\$150.

(83)     Filing of documents for recordation.

            49 U.S.C. 11301 and 49 CFR
1177.3(c).. . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$30 per document.

(84)     Informal opinions about rate applications (all modes). . .

\$150.

(85)     A railroad accounting
interpretation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$850.

 

(86)     An operational
interpretation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$1,100.

\(87\)     Arbitration of Certain Disputes Subject to the Statutory
Jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board under 49 CFR 1108:

\(i\)
Complaint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

\$75.

\(ii\) Answer (per defendant), Unless Declining to Submit to Any
Arbitration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$75.

\(iii\) Third Party
Complaint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$75.

\(iv\) Third Party Answer (per defendant), Unless Declining to Submit to
Any Arbitration. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$75.

\(v\) Appeals of Arbitration Decisions or Petitions to Modify or Vacate
an Arbitration Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$150.

(88)-(95) \[Reserved\]

 

PART VII: Services:

 

(96)     Messenger delivery of decision to a railroad carrier\'s
Washington, DC,
agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$23 per delivery.

(97)     Request for service or pleading list for proceedings. . . . 

\$18 per list.

(98)     (i) Processing the paperwork related to a request for the
Carload Waybill Sample to be used in a Surface Transportation Board or
State proceeding that does not require a Federal Register
notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

 

\$200.

            (ii) Processing the paperwork related to a

            request for Carload Waybill Sample to be

            used for reasons other than a Surface

            Transportation Board or State proceeding

             that requires a Federal Register
notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$500.

\(99\)     (i) Application fee for the Surface Transportation Board\'s
Practitioners\' Exam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$100.

            (ii) Practitioners\' Exam Information

            Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$25.

(100)   Uniform Railroad Costing System (URCS) software and information:

\(i\) Initial PC version URCS Phase III software program and
manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

\$50.

\(ii\) Updated URCS PC version Phase III cost file, if computer disk
provided by requestor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$10.

\(iii\) Updated URCS PC version Phase III cost file, if computer disk
provided by the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$20.

\(iv\) Public requests for Source Codes to the PC version URCS Phase
III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$500.

            (v) PC version or mainframe version URCS Phase II. . . 

             \$400.

\(vi\) PC version or mainframe version Updated Phase II
databases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$50.

\(vii\) Public requests for Source Codes to PC version URCS Phase II
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

\$1,500.

\(101\)   Carload Waybill Sample data on recordable compact disk (R-CD):

\(i\) Requests for Public Use File on R-CD -First Year. . . 

 

\$450.

\(ii\) Requests for Public Use File on R-CD Each Additional
Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$150.

\(iii\) Waybill - Surface Transportation Board or State proceedings on
R-CD - First Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$650.

\(iv\) Waybill - Surface Transportation Board or State proceedings on
R-CD - Second Year on same R-CD. . . .

\$450.

\(v\) Waybill - Surface Transportation Board of State proceeding on
R-CD - Second Year on different R-CD. .

\$500.

\(vi\) User Guide for latest available Carload Waybill
Sample. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

\$50.

 

            (g) *Returned check policy.* (1) If a check submitted to the
Board for a filing or service fee is dishonored by a bank or financial
institution on which it is drawn, the Board will notify the person who
submitted the check that:

 

\(i\) All work will be suspended on the filing or proceeding, other than
a tariff filing, until the check is made good;

 

            (ii) A returned check charge of \$6.00 and any bank charges
incurred by the Board as a result of the dishonored check must be
submitted with the filing fee which is outstanding; and

 

            (iii) If payment is not made within the time specified by
the Board, the proceeding will be dismissed or the filing may be
rejected.

 

            (2) If a person repeatedly submits dishonored checks to the
Board for filing fees, the Board may notify the person that all future
filings must be submitted in the form of a certified or cashier's check
or a money order.