Surface Transportation Board August 14, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Methodology To Be Employed in Determining the Railroad Industry's Cost of Capital
Document Number: E7-15888
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-08-14
Agency: Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation
The Board proposes to revise its method for calculating the railroad industry's cost of capital by computing the cost of equity using a capital asset pricing model.
Rail Fuel Surcharge Reporting
Document Number: E7-15863
Type: Rule
Date: 2007-08-14
Agency: Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation
The Surface Transportation Board is amending its regulations to require Class I railroads to report certain data concerning fuel costs and fuel surcharges billed. The data reported pursuant to this rule will provide an overall picture of the use of fuel surcharges and will permit the Board to monitor the fuel surcharge practices of Class I carriers. The new rule will be codified as 49 CFR 1243.3. The reporting form can be found in an Appendix to this section.
Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad Inc.-Lease and Operation Exemption-Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Document Number: E7-15861
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-08-14
Agency: Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation
Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, the Board is granting a petition for exemption from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10902 for Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc., a Class II rail carrier, to lease and operate approximately 35.9 miles of a line of railroad owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway Company. The rail line extends from milepost BR 8.8 near Gravity, NY, to milepost BR 44.7+/-, immediately south of the northbound home signal and insulated joint for CP-Machias near Machias, NY. The exemption is subject to employee protective conditions.
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