Railroad Cost Recovery Procedures-Productivity Adjustment

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. EP 290 (Sub-No. 4)]

Railroad Cost Recovery Procedures—Productivity Adjustment

AGENCY:

Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION:

Presentation of the Board's calculation for the change in railroad productivity for the 2020-2024 averaging period.

SUMMARY:

In a decision served on March 31, 2026, the Board proposed to adopt 1.015 (1.5% per year) as the measure of average (geometric mean) change in railroad productivity for the 2020-2024 (five-year) period. The Board's March 31, 2026 decision stated that comments may be filed addressing any perceived data and computational errors in the Board's calculation. The decision also stated that, unless a further order is issued postponing the effective date, the decision will take effect on April 18, 2026.

DATES:

Comments are due by April 15, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

Comments may be filed via e-filing on the Board's website at

www.stb.gov.

Comments must be served on all parties appearing on the service list.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Pedro Ramirez at (202) 245-0333. If you require accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please call (202) 245-0245.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additional information is contained in the Board's decision, which is available at

www.stb.gov

under Docket No. EP 290 (Sub-No. 4).

Authority:

49 U.S.C. 10708.

Decided: March 31, 2026.

By the Board, Board Members Fuchs, Hedlund, and Schultz.

Andrea Pope-Matheson,

Clearance Clerk.

[FR Doc. 2026-06555 Filed 4-2-26; 8:45 am]

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