[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 72000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24589]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Ex Parte No. 385 (Sub-No. 6)]


Waybill Sample

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.

ACTION: Clarification.

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SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board provides notice that all 
railroads required to submit a waybill sample under 49 CFR part 1244 
shall report fuel surcharge revenues in the waybill field ``Freight 
Revenue,'' columns 83-91 in the waybill file record layout.

DATES: Effective Date: This notice is effective on January 1, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mac Frampton, (202) 245-0317 or 
[email protected]. [Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) for 
the hearing impaired: 1-800-877-8339.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A carload waybill, which is a document 
describing the characteristics of an individual rail shipment, 
identifies originating and terminating freight stations, the names of 
all railroads participating in the movement, the points of all railroad 
interchanges, the number of cars, the car types, movement weight in 
hundredweight, the commodity, and the freight revenue. Under 49 CFR 
part 1244, a railroad is required to file carload waybill sample 
information (Waybill Sample) for all line-haul revenue waybills 
terminating on its lines if, in any of the three preceding years, it 
terminated 4500 or more carloads, or it terminated at least 5% of the 
total revenue carloads that terminate in a particular state.
    The Waybill Sample is the Board's primary source of information 
about freight rail shipments terminated in the United States. Of 
particular importance, the Board relies on the data in the Freight 
Revenue field to compute its ``Revenue Shortfall Allocation Method'' 
(RSAM) benchmarks.
    For the most part, carriers are already reporting revenue derived 
from fuel surcharges within the Freight Revenue field. However, a few 
carriers are using the ``Miscellaneous Charges'' field to report fuel 
surcharge revenue. This notice clarifies that all reporting carriers 
should report their fuel surcharge revenues in the Freight Revenue 
field. This clarification will provide for uniformity in the reporting 
of fuel surcharge revenue in the Waybill Sample and therefore improve 
the accuracy and utility of the Board's RSAM calculations.
    To purchase a copy of this decision, write to, e-mail or call: ASAP 
Document Solutions, 9332 Annapolis Rd., Suite 103, Lanham, MD 20706; e-
mail [email protected]; telephone (202) 306-4004. [Assistance for the 
hearing impaired is available through FIRS at 1-800-877-8339.]
    Board decisions, notices, filings, and hearings transcripts are 
also available on our Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: December 12, 2007.

    By the Board, Chairman Nottingham, Vice Chairman Buttrey, and 
Commissioner Mulvey.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-24589 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am]
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