Surface Transportation Board
The Surface Transportation Board proposes to repeal its regulations on "Intramodal Rail Competition," which implement the agency's statutory authority to prescribe reciprocal switching agreements, through routes, and through rates. The approach set out in the regulations, which narrows the Board's statutory discretion, may no longer be appropriate on an industrywide basis, and its repeal would allow the Board to consider the prescription of through routes, through rates, and reciprocal switching agreements on a case-by-case basis under the applicable statutory standards.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Surface Transportation Board 49 CFR Part 1144 [Docket No. EP 788] AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board proposes to repeal its regulations on “Intramodal Rail Competition,” which implement the agency's statutory authority to prescribe reciprocal switching agreements, through routes, and through rates. The approach set out in the regulations, which narrows the Board's statutory discretion, may no longer be appropriate on an industrywide basis, and its repeal would allow the Board to consider the prescription of through routes, through rates, and reciprocal switching agreements on a case-by-case basis under the applicable statutory standards. DATES: Comments on this notice of proposed rulemaking are due by March 10, 2026. Reply comments are due by April 24, 2026. ADDRESSES: Comments and replies may be filed with the Board either via e-filing or in writing addressed to: Surface Transportation Board, Attn: Docket No. EP 788, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423-0001. A summary of the proposed rule and the proposed rule are available on the Board's website at www.stb.gov and can be found by clicking “Search STB Records,” selecting Dockets in the “Search For” menu, selecting EP in the “Docket Number” menu and entering 788. Comments and replies will also be posted to the Board's website. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Ziehm, at (202) 918-5462. If yo…
Citation: 91 FR 945
