SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD ADOPTS ANNUAL REVISIONS TO ITS USER FEES

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>From the Surface Transportation Board, Washington, D.C.
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The Surface Transportation Board (Board) announced today it has adopted its
2008 User Fee Update Schedule (2008 Update) for the processing of various
transportation financial transactions and other types of proceedings filed
with the agency.  The changes in the 2008 Update—to become effective July
18, 2008—primarily are designed to offset Board expenses and to reflect
changes to agency overhead costs.   The 2008 Update complies with the
Congressional directive that the Board assess fees to cover a portion of
its budget and with the statutory requirement that the agency conduct a
proceeding annually to update its user fee schedule to reflect the cost of
the services it provides.


 Fee increases in the 2008 Update generally were derived from the formula
 adopted by the Board (following public notice and comment) in the
 proceeding entitled Regulations Governing Fees for Services—1987 Update, 4
 I.C.C.2d 137 (1987).  In addition, the Board's fee update decision
 complies with the Congressional directive to maintain user fees for rate
 complaint cases at a level no higher than the filing fee for a federal
 lawsuit ($350 per complaint filing).  In adopting the 2008 Update, the
 Board reiterated that the regulations provide for the waiver of a fee for
 any entity demonstrating that payment of such a fee will present a
 financial hardship.


 The Board made its 2008 Update in the proceeding entitled Regulations
 Governing Fees for Services Performed in Connection with Licensing and
 Related Services—2008 Update, STB Ex Parte No. 542 (Sub-No. 15)(
 http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/WebDecisionID/38803?OpenDocument
 )
 .  That decision is available for viewing and downloading via the STB's
 Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov, under "E-Library," then under
 "Decisions & Notices," beneath the date "6/18/2008."


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