[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 166 (Monday, August 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 44543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21306]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration


Fiscal Year 1995 Railroad User Fee Calculations

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration; Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Railroad Administration is today publishing its 
fiscal year 1995 assessment rates supporting the collection of railroad 
user fees.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vicky McCully, Railroad User Fee 
Officer, Federal Railroad Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC. 20590; telephone (202) 366-6569.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In its regulations implementing the Railroad 
User Fee provisions of section 20115 of Title 49, United States Code 
(formerly section 216 of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (see 
49 CFR 245.301(a)), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) indicated 
that it would publish a notice each year in the Federal Register 
identifying FRA's calculations of the total railroad user fee to be 
collected for the fiscal year, the assessment rate per train mile, the 
assessment rate per employee hour, and the assessment rate per road 
mile (as adjusted by the sliding scale).
    For fiscal year 1995, user fee assessments totaling $40,584,892 are 
based on 658,208,164 total industry train miles; 150,820 total industry 
road miles; and 518,612,773 total industry employee hours.
    The base assessment rate per road mile is $93.99, with applicable 
adjustments for the sliding scale as follows:

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                                                                 RM rate
             Train mile/road mile ratio                SF \1\      \2\  
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1201 and above......................................      1.00   $113.39
1001 to 1200........................................      0.75     70.49
751 to 1,000........................................      0.50     46.99
501 to 750..........................................      0.25     23.50
Up to 500...........................................      0.00     0.00 
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\1\ SF refers to scaling factor.                                        
\2\ RM Rate refers to Road Mile Rate.                                   

    The assessment rate per train mile is $.033842. The assessment rate 
per employee hour is $.007809.

    Issued in Washington, DC on August 22, 1995.
Donald M. Itzkoff,
Deputy Federal Railroad Administrator.
[FR Doc. 95-21306 Filed 8-25-95; 8:45 am]
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