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paragraph (d)(3), the Board may 

consider all evidence of record in the 

proceeding. The Board also may 

consider and may make of record: 

(i) Any evidence in a related 

proceeding before the Office and 

evidence that a district court can 

judicially notice; and 

(ii) Information identified in response 

to a Board-initiated examination 

assistance. The Board may request the 

examination assistance at any time after 

any motion to amend has been filed if 

no petitioner opposes or all petitioners 

cease to oppose the motion to amend, or 

if the Board determines that a deficient 

prior art challenge in an opposition to 

the motion to amend warrants a search 

for additional prior art. The Board’s 

request for examination assistance and 

the results of such assistance will be 

made of record. 

(4) Determination of unpatentability. 

Where the Board exercises its discretion 

under paragraph (d)(3) of this section, 

the Board must determine 

unpatentability based on a 

preponderance of the evidence of 

record. 

(e) Preliminary guidance. (1) In its 

original motion to amend, a patent 

owner may request that the Board 

provide preliminary guidance setting 

forth the Board’s initial, preliminary 

views on the original motion to amend, 

including whether the parties have 

shown a reasonable likelihood of 

meeting their respective burdens of 

persuasion as set forth under paragraphs 

(d)(1) and (2) of this section and notice 

of any new ground of unpatentability 

discretionarily raised by the Board 

under paragraph (d)(3) of this section. 

The Board may, upon issuing the 

preliminary guidance, determine 

whether to request the Chief 

Administrative Patent Judge extend the 

final written decision deadline more 

than one year from the date a trial is 

instituted in accordance with 

§ 42.200(c) and whether to extend any 

remaining deadlines under § 42.5(c)(2). 

(2) Any preliminary guidance 

provided by the Board on an original 

motion to amend will not be binding on 

the Board in any subsequent decision in 

the proceeding, is not a ‘‘decision’’ 

under § 42.71(d) that may be the subject 

of a request for rehearing or Director 

Review, and is not a final agency action. 

(3) In response to the Board’s 

preliminary guidance, a patent owner 

may file a reply that responds to the 

petitioner’s opposition to the motion to 

amend and/or the preliminary guidance, 

or a revised motion to amend as 

discussed in paragraph (f) of this 

section. The reply or revised motion to 

amend may be accompanied by new 

evidence. The petitioner may file a surreply that is limited to responding to the 

preliminary guidance and/or arguments 

made in the patent owner’s reply brief. 

The sur-reply may not be accompanied 

by new evidence, but may comment on 

any new evidence filed with the reply 

and/or point to cross-examination 

testimony of a reply witness, if relevant 

to the arguments made in the reply 

brief. 

(4) If a patent owner does not file 

either a reply or a revised motion to 

amend after receiving preliminary 

guidance from the Board, the petitioner 

may file a reply to the preliminary 

guidance, but such a reply may only 

respond to the preliminary guidance 

and may not be accompanied by new 

evidence. If the petitioner files a reply 

in this context, a patent owner may file 

a sur-reply, but that sur-reply may only 

respond to the petitioner’s reply and 

may not be accompanied by new 

evidence. 

(f) Revised motion to amend. (1) 

Irrespective of paragraph (c) of this 

section, a patent owner may, without 

prior authorization from the Board, file 

one revised motion to amend after 

receiving an opposition to the original 

motion to amend or after receiving the 

Board’s preliminary guidance. The 

Board may, upon receiving the revised 

motion to amend, determine whether to 

request the Chief Administrative Patent 

Judge to extend the final written 

decision deadline more than one year 

from the date a trial is instituted in 

accordance with § 42.200(c) and 

whether to extend any remaining 

deadlines under § 42.5(c)(2). 

(2) A revised motion to amend must 

be responsive to issues raised in the 

preliminary guidance or in the 

petitioner’s opposition to the motion to 

amend, and must include one or more 

new proposed substitute claims in place 

of the previously presented substitute 

claims, where each new proposed 

substitute claim presents a new claim 

amendment. 

(3) If a patent owner files a revised 

motion to amend, that revised motion to 

amend replaces the original motion to 

amend in the proceeding. 

Katherine K. Vidal, 

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 

Property and Director of the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of Inspector General 

42 CFR Part 1007 

Performance Standards for Medicaid 

Fraud Control Units 

AGENCY: Office of Inspector General 

(OIG), Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of final revised 

performance standards. 

SUMMARY: This document sets forth OIG 

guidance regarding standards OIG will 

apply in assessing the performance of 

Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs 

or Units). Based on its experience in 

overseeing MFCUs, and after 

consultation with key stakeholders, OIG 

is revising the standards. These 

standards replace and supersede 

standards published on June 1, 2012. 

DATES: Effective Date: These standards 

are effective upon publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Burbach, OIG Office of 

Evaluation and Inspections, 202–731– 

8516, susan.burbach@oig.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The mission of MFCUs is to 

investigate and prosecute (or refer for 

prosecution): (1) fraud committed by 

Medicaid providers, (2) fraud in the 

administration of the Medicaid program, 

and (3) patient abuse or neglect of 

residents in health care facilities and 

board and care facilities and of 

Medicaid enrollees in noninstitutional 

or other settings. MFCUs receive most of 

their funding from the Federal 

Government, and each MFCU operates 

as ‘‘a single, identifiable entity of State 

government.’’ Each of the 50 States has 

a MFCU, as well as the District of 

Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. 

Virgin Islands. Except for four States, 

each MFCU is organized as part of the 

State Attorney General’s office. 

HHS–OIG has been delegated 

authority under sections 1903(q) and 

1903(a)(6) of the Social Security Act (the 

Act) to certify and annually recertify 

Units as eligible for Federal financial 

participation (FFP), and to reimburse 

States for costs incurred in operating a 

MFCU. Through the certification and 

recertification process, OIG ensures that 

the Units meet the requirements for FFP 

set forth in section 1903(q) of the Act 

and in Federal regulations found at 42 

CFR part 1007. As part of this process, 

OIG applies a series of performance 

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1902(a)(61) of the Act, in determining 

the effectiveness of Units in carrying out 

required MFCU functions. The 

standards provide helpful guidance to 

MFCUs in their operations and assist 

OIG in its recertification process and 

periodic reviews of MFCUs. If OIG 

determines there are opportunities for a 

Unit to improve its adherence to the 

standards, OIG will work with the Unit 

to implement changes or may impose 

and monitor formal recommendations 

for improvement. 

The standards reflect practices 

identified both by OIG and MFCUs that 

will improve MFCU effectiveness in 

fulfilling their oversight mission. OIG’s 

goal, both with these standards and with 

OIG’s other oversight activities, is to 

support each Unit in maximizing its 

effectiveness in fighting Medicaid fraud 

and protecting enrollees and other 

facility residents. We encourage Units to 

implement these standards in light of 

each State’s organization and practices 

and to identify additional best practices 

that will improve their effectiveness. 

OIG initially published the MFCU 

performance standards in 1994 (see 59 

FR 49080, September 26, 1994) and 

revised the standards in 2012 (see 77 FR 

32645, June 1, 2012). Based on its 

experience in overseeing MFCUs, OIG 

has updated the standards. The updated 

standards were developed in 

consultation with the National 

Association of Medicaid Fraud Control 

Units. OIG welcomes stakeholder 

feedback on the standards and may 

consider future revisions in response to 

feedback. 

II. Standards for Assessing MFCU 

Performance 

Performance Standard 1—Compliance 

With Requirements 

A Unit conforms with applicable 

statutes, regulations, and policy 

directives, including: 

A. Section 1903(q) of the Social 

Security Act, containing the basic 

requirements for operation of a MFCU; 

B. Regulations for operation of a 

MFCU contained in 42 CFR part 1007; 

C. Federal administrative 

requirements, cost principles, and audit 

requirements referenced in the notice of 

grant award terms and conditions; 

D. Applicable State and Federal 

requirements and standards pertaining 

to information security as described in 

Standard 7F; 

E. OIG policy transmittals as 

maintained on the OIG website; and 

F. Terms and conditions of the notice 

of the grant award as maintained on the 

OIG website. 

Performance Standard 2—Staffing 

A Unit maintains reasonable staff 

levels and office locations in relation to 

the State’s Medicaid program 

expenditures and has a salary and 

benefit package that allows the Unit to 

recruit and retain qualified staff. To 

determine whether a Unit meets this 

standard, OIG will consider the 

following performance indicators: 

A. The Unit seeks to employ a total 

number of professional staff that is 

commensurate with the State’s total 

Medicaid program expenditures and 

that enables the Unit to effectively 

investigate and prosecute (or refer for 

prosecution) an appropriate volume of 

case referrals and workload for both 

Medicaid fraud and abuse or neglect of 

patients or residents. 

B. The Unit employs an appropriate 

mix and number of attorneys, auditors, 

investigators, and other professional 

staff that is commensurate with the 

State’s total Medicaid program 

expenditures and that allows the Unit to 

effectively investigate and prosecute (or 

refer for prosecution) an appropriate 

volume of case referrals and workload 

for both Medicaid fraud and abuse or 

neglect of patients or residents. 

C. The Unit, when warranted for the 

number of employees, designates one or 

more supervisory staff, such as senior 

investigators, to supervise the activities 

of individual investigators or other 

employees. 

D. The Unit employs a number of 

administrative staff in relation to its 

overall size that allows the Unit to 

operate effectively. 

E. The Unit, consistent with State 

requirements, offers a competitive salary 

and benefits package that permits the 

Unit to recruit and retain qualified 

professional staff in the region where 

the Unit operates. 

F. To the extent that a Unit maintains 

multiple office locations, such locations 

are distributed throughout the State and 

are adequately staffed, commensurate 

with the volume of case referrals and 

workload for each location. 

Performance Standard 3—Policies and 

Procedures 

A Unit establishes written policies 

and procedures for its operations and 

ensures that staff are familiar with, and 

adhere to, policies and procedures. To 

determine whether a Unit meets this 

standard, OIG will consider the 

following performance indicators: 

A. The Unit has written guidelines or 

manuals that contain current policies 

and procedures, consistent with these 

performance standards and any 

applicable laws, regulations, and policy 

transmittals, for the investigation and 

(for those Units with prosecutorial 

authority) prosecution of Medicaid 

fraud and abuse and neglect of patients 

or residents. 

B. The Unit adheres to current 

policies and procedures in its 

operations. 

C. The Unit periodically reviews and 

updates its policies and procedures and 

creates and implements new policies 

and procedures as appropriate. 

D. Policies and procedures also 

address, at a minimum, the following: 

1. A timeframe for conducting 

periodic supervisory case reviews (see 

Standard 5C); 

2. A process for referring cases, when 

appropriate, to Federal and State 

agencies; 

3. Training standards for Unit 

employees; 

4. A policy to ensure collaboration 

with Federal partners as required by 42 

CFR 1007.11(e)(5); and 

5. For those Units with sworn law 

enforcement agents, policies and 

procedures to address the exercise of the 

Unit’s law enforcement authorities. 

E. Written guidelines and manuals are 

readily available to all Unit staff, either 

electronically or in hard copy. 

Performance Standard 4—Maintaining 

Adequate Referrals 

A Unit takes steps to maintain an 

adequate volume and quality of referrals 

from the State Medicaid agency and 

other sources. To determine whether a 

Unit meets this standard, OIG will 

consider the following performance 

indicators: 

A. The Unit takes steps to ensure that 

the State Medicaid agency, managed 

care organizations, and other pertinent 

entities refer to the Unit suspected 

provider fraud. Steps to ensure referrals 

may include having consistent 

communication and meetings with 

referring entities, providing feedback on 

the quality and volume of referrals, and 

training on the characteristics of an 

effective referral. 

B. The Unit, unless prohibited by law, 

provides timely information to the 

referring entity when the entity requests 

information on the status of MFCU 

investigations, including when the 

Medicaid agency requests quarterly 

certification pursuant to 42 CFR 

455.23(d)(3)(ii). 

C. The Unit takes steps to encourage 

pertinent entities to refer complaints of 

patient or resident abuse or neglect to 

the Unit. Pertinent entities may include 

licensing and certification agencies, the 

State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, and 

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D. The Unit takes steps through 

public outreach or other means to 

encourage the public to make referrals 

to the Unit. 

Performance Standard 5—Maintaining 

Case Progression 

A Unit takes steps to maintain 

reasonable case progression and to 

complete cases within an appropriate 

timeframe based on the complexity of 

the cases. To determine whether a Unit 

meets this standard, OIG will consider 

the following performance indicators: 

A. Each stage of an investigation and 

prosecution is completed within an 

appropriate timeframe. 

B. Supervisors document the approval 

to open and close all investigations in 

the case files or electronic case 

management system. 

C. Supervisors conduct periodic case 

reviews, consistent with a specific 

timeframe established in the Unit’s 

policies and procedures. Case reviews 

include a review of case progress and 

ensure that staff complete each stage of 

an investigation and prosecution within 

an appropriate timeframe. The Unit 

maintains a record of these reviews in 

the case files or electronic case 

management system. 

D. Significant delays to cases are 

documented and explained in the case 

files or electronic case management 

system. 

E. The Unit pursues, when warranted 

for the case, the availability and use of 

appropriate technology, such as digital 

forensics, surveillance technology, and 

data analytics. 

F. Unit staff are issued, or have 

appropriate access to, electronic devices 

and other technology to effectively 

perform their duties. 

Performance Standard 6—Case Mix 

A Unit’s case mix, as practicable, 

covers all significant provider types and 

includes a balance of cases involving 

fraud and abuse or neglect of patients or 

residents. To determine whether a Unit 

meets this standard, OIG will consider 

the following performance indicators: 

A. The Unit seeks to have a broad mix 

of cases among the significant provider 

types in the State and seeks to allocate 

resources among provider types based 

on levels of Medicaid expenditures or 

other objective measures of risk. 

B. For those States that cover a 

significant number of Medicaid 

enrollees under managed care plans, the 

Unit investigates an appropriate number 

of cases arising in a managed care 

setting in its mix of cases. 

C. The Unit investigates a balance of 

cases of fraud and cases of abuse or 

neglect of patients or residents, for those 

Units with the responsibility and 

jurisdiction to investigate or prosecute 

abuse or neglect of patients or residents. 

Performance Standard 7—Maintaining 

Case Information 

A Unit maintains case files in an 

effective manner and uses an electronic 

case management system that allows 

efficient access to case information and 

other performance data. To determine 

whether a Unit meets this standard, OIG 

will consider the following performance 

indicators: 

A. The Unit has an electronic case 

management system that manages and 

tracks case information from initiation 

to resolution. 

B. Case file documentation is 

included within the Unit’s electronic 

case management system unless 

particular circumstances (e.g., space 

limitations or security concerns) require 

the selective use of another storage 

system. 

C. Case files or the electronic case 

management system include all relevant 

information, including investigative 

reports and data analyses. 

D. Significant litigation documents, 

such as charging documents, judgments, 

and settlement agreements, are included 

in the case files. 

E. Investigative reports, consistent 

with the Unit’s policies and procedures, 

address all relevant aspects of the 

investigation and are accurate, clear, 

complete, concise, logically organized, 

timely, and objective. 

F. The Unit’s electronic case 

management system ensures the 

protection of sensitive data, case 

information, and confidential sources. 

1. The Unit’s information system, 

including the electronic case 

management system, complies with 

applicable State requirements pertaining 

to information security and breach 

reporting and with current cybersecurity 

standards and guidelines as maintained 

in either: (a) the applicable version of 

the U.S. Department of Justice FBI 

Criminal Justice Information Services 

Division (CJISD) ‘‘Security Policy,’’ 

CJISD–ITS–DOC–08140–5.9, or (b) the 

applicable version of the National 

Institute of Standards and Technology 

(NIST), special publication, ‘‘Security 

and Privacy Controls for Information 

Systems and Organizations,’’ NIST SP 

800–53. 

2. The Unit maintains documentation 

of its compliance with policies 

identified in subsection F1. 

3. Any audits, reviews, or risk 

assessments of the Unit’s information 

system are shared with OIG as a part of 

the Unit’s annual recertification 

submission. 

4. Any known security breaches are 

reported within 30 days of discovering 

the incident to the OIG Information 

Systems Security Officer, isso@

oig.hhs.gov. 

G. The Unit’s electronic case 

management system allows for 

monitoring cases and for monitoring 

and reporting case outcome data to OIG 

as specified in 42 CFR 1007.17(a)(2). 

H. The Unit stores nondocumentary 

evidence securely and records the 

evidence in an effective and accessible 

system. 

Performance Standard 8—Cooperation 

With Federal and Other State 

Authorities on Fraud Cases 

A Unit cooperates with OIG and other 

Federal and State agencies in the 

investigation and prosecution of 

Medicaid and other health care fraud. 

To determine whether a Unit meets this 

standard, OIG will consider the 

following performance indicators: 

A. The Unit communicates on a 

regular basis with OIG and other Federal 

or State agencies investigating or 

prosecuting health care fraud in the 

State. 

B. For criminal or civil cases that are 

regional or national in scope, the Unit 

collaborates with Federal agencies and 

other State MFCUs as appropriate. 

C. The Unit cooperates and, as 

appropriate, coordinates with OIG’s 

Office of Investigations and other 

Federal agencies on cases being pursued 

jointly, cases involving the same 

suspects or allegations, and cases that 

have been referred to the Unit by OIG 

or another Federal agency. 

D. The Unit makes available, to the 

extent authorized by law and upon 

request by Federal investigators and 

prosecutors, all information in its 

possession concerning provider fraud or 

fraud in the administration of the 

Medicaid program. 

E. For cases that require the granting 

of extended authority under 42 CFR 

1007.11(a)(2) to investigate Medicare or 

other Federal health care fraud, the Unit 

seeks approval from the OIG regional 

Special Agent in Charge following 

procedures set by OIG or other relevant 

Federal Inspectors General under 

procedures set by those agencies. 

F. For cases that have civil fraud 

potential, the Unit investigates and 

prosecutes such cases under State 

authority or refers such cases to OIG or 

the U.S. Department of Justice. 

G. The Unit transmits to OIG, for 

purposes of program exclusions under 

section 1128 of the Social Security Act, 

all pertinent information on MFCU 

convictions, including joint cases. 

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judgments of conviction, charging 

documents, plea agreements, and 

sentencing orders. Information will be 

provided within 30 days of sentencing, 

or as soon as practicable if the Unit 

encounters delays in receiving the 

necessary information from the court, as 

required by 42 CFR 1007.11(g)(3). 

H. The Unit reports qualifying cases, 

as defined by 45 CFR 60.5, to the 

National Practitioner Data Bank, or 

successor data bases, within 30 days of 

sentencing or other reportable action. 

Performance Standard 9—Program 

Recommendations 

A Unit makes statutory or 

programmatic recommendations, when 

warranted and appropriate, to the State 

government. To determine whether a 

Unit meets this standard, OIG will 

consider the following performance 

indicators: 

A. The Unit, when warranted and 

appropriate, makes statutory 

recommendations to the State 

legislature to improve the operation or 

effectiveness of the Unit, including 

amendments to the enforcement 

provisions of the State code. 

B. The Unit, when warranted and 

appropriate, makes other regulatory or 

administrative recommendations 

regarding program integrity issues to the 

State Medicaid agency and to other 

agencies responsible for Medicaid 

operations or funding. 

C. The Unit monitors and maintains 

records regarding actions taken by the 

State legislature and the State Medicaid 

agency or other agencies in response to 

Unit recommendations. 

Performance Standard 10—Agreement 

With Medicaid Agency 

A Unit periodically reviews its 

memorandum of understanding (MOU) 

with the State Medicaid agency to 

ensure that the MOU reflects current 

practice, policy, and legal requirements. 

To determine whether a Unit meets this 

standard, OIG will consider the 

following performance indicators: 

A. The MOU complies with Federal 

regulations contained in 42 CFR 

1007.9(d), ‘‘Relationship and agreement 

between Unit and Medicaid agency,’’ 

including: (1) an agreement for regularly 

scheduled meetings or communication 

with the Medicaid agency (and 

procedures for how the two agencies 

will coordinate their efforts), (2) 

procedures (as applicable) for managed 

care referrals as required by 42 CFR 

438.608(a)(7), (3) a requirement that the 

Unit reviews the MOU at least every 5 

years, and (4) an agreement that the Unit 

renegotiates the MOU as necessary to 

ensure that it addresses current law and 

practice. 

B. The MOU meets other current 

Federal legal requirements as contained 

in law or regulation, including 42 CFR 

455.21, ‘‘Cooperation with State 

Medicaid fraud control units,’’ and 42 

CFR 455.23, ‘‘Suspension of payments 

in cases of fraud.’’ 

C. The MOU is consistent with 

current Federal and State policy, 

including any policies issued by OIG or 

the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS). 

D. Consistent with Performance 

Standard 4, the MOU establishes a 

process to encourage the receipt of an 

adequate volume and quality of referrals 

to the Unit from the State Medicaid 

agency and, as applicable, from 

managed care organizations. 

E. The MOU incorporates by reference 

CMS’s ‘‘Performance Standard for 

Referrals of Suspected Fraud from a 

Single State Agency to a Medicaid 

Fraud Control Unit.’’ 

F. Consistent with 42 CFR 1007.11(c), 

the MOU specifies that overpayments 

will be referred to the State agency 

when the Unit is unable to recover such 

overpayments as a part of a fraud action. 

Performance Standard 11—Fiscal 

Control 

A Unit exercises proper fiscal control 

over Unit resources. To determine 

whether a Unit meets this standard, OIG 

will consider the following performance 

indicators: 

A. The Unit promptly submits to OIG 

its preliminary budget estimates, 

proposed budget application, and 

Federal financial expenditure reports. 

B. The Unit limits its requests for 

grant funding, including its requested 

staffing levels, to operational amounts 

and staffing levels that it reasonably 

expects to fulfill in the upcoming fiscal 

period. 

C. The Unit makes reasonable efforts 

to employ the number of staff that is 

included in the Unit’s budget 

application request as approved by OIG. 

D. The Unit maintains a property 

inventory that is updated regularly to 

reflect all equipment (as defined under 

2 CFR 200.1) under the Unit’s control 

and includes all property that may 

contain personally identifiable 

information or sensitive information or 

may be a potential security concern, 

such as computing devices, weapons, 

and investigative tools (e.g., surveillance 

video or audio equipment). 

E. The Unit maintains an effective 

time and attendance system and 

personnel activity records. 

F. The Unit applies generally 

accepted accounting principles in its 

control of Unit funding. 

G. The Unit employs a financial 

system in compliance with the 

standards for financial management 

systems contained in Federal grant 

administration requirements. 

Performance Standard 12—Training 

A Unit conducts training that aids the 

mission of the Unit. To determine 

whether a Unit meets this standard, OIG 

will consider the following performance 

indicators: 

A. The Unit maintains a training plan 

for each professional discipline that 

includes an annual minimum number of 

training hours and that is at least as 

stringent as required for professional 

certification. 

B. The Unit ensures that professional 

staff comply with their training plans 

and maintains records of completed 

training. 

C. Professional certifications are 

maintained for all staff, including those 

that fulfill continuing education 

requirements. 

D. The Unit participates in MFCUrelated training, including training 

offered by OIG, other MFCUs, and other 

relevant organizations, as such training 

is available and as funding permits. 

E. The Unit participates in crosstraining with the fraud detection staff of 

the State Medicaid agency. As part of 

such training, Unit staff provide training 

on the elements of successful fraud 

referrals and receive training on the role 

and responsibilities of the State 

Medicaid agency. Unit training of 

Medicaid staff should be supplemented 

as appropriate with training for staff of 

managed care special investigations 

units. 

Christi A. Grimm, 

Inspector General. 

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BILLING CODE P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

49 CFR Part 1002 

[Docket No. EP 542 (Sub-No. 32)] 

Fees for Services Performed in 

Connection With Licensing and 

Related Services—2024 Update 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Board updates for 2024 

the fees that the public must pay to file 

certain cases and pleadings with the 

Board. Pursuant to this update, 95 of the 


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