Surface Transportation Board
The Surface Transportation Board (Board) recently completed a reorganization in which it combined its two legal offices, the Office of the General Counsel and the Office of Proceedings, to form the Office of Chief Counsel. The Board is issuing a final rule to make nomenclature changes reflecting the establishment of the Office of Chief Counsel as a result of this reorganization, to remove obsolete references, and to revise its rules to no longer accept paper checks or money orders as a form of payment.
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 Parts 1002, 1007, 1011, 1012, 1018, 1019, 1021, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1109, 1110, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1130, 1132, 1150, 1151, 1152, 1155, 1177, 1180, and 1253 [Docket No. EP 786] AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board (Board) recently completed a reorganization in which it combined its two legal offices, the Office of the General Counsel and the Office of Proceedings, to form the Office of Chief Counsel. The Board is issuing a final rule to make nomenclature changes reflecting the establishment of the Office of Chief Counsel as a result of this reorganization, to remove obsolete references, and to revise its rules to no longer accept paper checks or money orders as a form of payment. DATES: This final rule is effective on February 3, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Ziehm at (202) 918-5462. If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please call (202) 245-0245. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board has made a change to its agency organization. Effective August 1, 2025, ( printed page 4850) the Board's two legal offices, the Office of Proceedings and the Office of the General Counsel, were combined into the Office of Chief Counsel. The Board is therefore revising its regulations at 49 CFR Chapter X to update office names and personnel titles to reflect the new consolidated structure. These nomenclature changes will not result in any sub…
Citation: 91 FR 4849
