2140-AB69 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2140 Surface Transportation Board STB Rail Fuel Surcharges (Safe Harbor), EP 661

In May 2014, the Board issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in Rail Fuel Surcharges (Safe Harbor), EP 661 (Sub-No. 2) seeking comments on whether the safe harbor” provision of its rules governing rail fuel surcharges, which allows rail carriers to rely on a Board-approved fuel index to measure changes in fuel prices for purposes of their fuel surcharge programs, should be modified or removed. On August 29, 2019, the Board served a decision discontinuing the docket because the Board members could not reach a majority decision about the Board’s next action. Rail Fuel Surcharges (Safe Harbor), EP 661 (Sub-No. 2). Chairman Fuchs intends to reevaluate the Board’s approach, including disclosure requirements.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined Undetermined Other Not Yet Determined Not Yet Determined No Next Action 10/00/2026 Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined www.stb.gov www.stb.gov No No Francis O'Connor Acting Director, Office of Economics 2140 Surface Transportation Board STB 202 914-1534 francis.o'connor@stb.gov 395 E Street SW, Washington DC 20423-0001