# 49 C.F.R. § 1108.21 (2026): Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 49 C.F.R. § 1108.21 (2026)
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 49 CFR: Transportation / Chapter X: SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD / Part 1108: ARBITRATION OF CERTAIN DISPUTES SUBJECT TO THE STATUTORY JURISDICTION OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD / Subpart B: Voluntary Program for Arbitration of Small Freight Rail Rate Disputes / § 1108.21: § 1108.21   Definitions.

## Text

As used in this subpart:
(a)
Arbitrator
means a single person appointed to arbitrate under this subpart.
(b)
Arbitration panel
means a group of three people appointed to arbitrate under this subpart.
(c)
Arbitration decision
means the decision of the arbitration panel served on the parties as set forth in § 1108.27(c)(3).
(d)
Complainant
means a party that seeks to challenge the reasonableness of a rate charged by a rail carrier using the Small Rate Case Arbitration Program, including rail shippers.
(e)
Final offer rate review
means the Final Offer Rate Review process for determining the reasonableness of railroad rates.
(f)
Lead arbitrator
means the third arbitrator selected by the two party-appointed arbitrators or, if the two party-appointed arbitrators cannot agree, an individual selected from a list of individuals jointly developed by the parties and using the procedures to select from this list, as set forth in § 1108.26(c)(3).
(g)
Limit price test
means the methodology for determining market dominance described in
M&G Polymers USA, LLC
v.
CSX Transp., Inc.,
NOR 42123, slip op. at 11-18 (STB served Sept. 27, 2012).
(h)
Participating railroad
or
participating carrier
means a railroad that has voluntarily opted into the Small Rate Case Arbitration Program pursuant to § 1108.23(a).
(i)
Party-appointed arbitrator
means the arbitrator selected by each party pursuant to the process described in § 1108.26(b).
(j)
Rate disputes
are disputes involving the reasonableness of a rail carrier's rates.
(k)
Small Rate Case Arbitration Program
means the program established by the Surface Transportation Board in this subpart.
(l)
STB
or
Board
means the Surface Transportation Board.
(m)
STB-maintained roster
means the roster of arbitrators maintained by the Board, as required by § 1108.6(b), under the Board's arbitration program established pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 11708 and set forth in subpart A of this part.
(n)
Streamlined market dominance test
means the methodology set forth in 49 CFR 1111.12.

## Nearby sections

- [49 C.F.R. § 1108.21 (2026) § 1108.21   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P1108_S1108_21.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 1108.22 (2026) § 1108.22   Statement of purpose, organization, and jurisdiction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P1108_S1108_22.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 1108.23 (2026) § 1108.23   Participation in the Small Rate Case Arbitration Program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P1108_S1108_23.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 1108.24 (2026) § 1108.24   Use of the Small Rate Case Arbitration Program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P1108_S1108_24.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 1108.25 (2026) § 1108.25   Arbitration initiation procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P1108_S1108_25.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 1108.26 (2026) § 1108.26   Arbitrators.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P1108_S1108_26.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 1108.27 (2026) § 1108.27   Arbitration procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P1108_S1108_27.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 1108.28 (2026) § 1108.28   Relief.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P1108_S1108_28.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 1108.29 (2026) § 1108.29   Decisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P1108_S1108_29.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 1108.30 (2026) § 1108.30   No precedent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P1108_S1108_30.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 1108.31 (2026) § 1108.31   Enforcement and appeals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P1108_S1108_31.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 1108.32 (2026) § 1108.32   Assessment of the Small Rate Case Arbitration Program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P1108_S1108_32.md)
- [49 C.F.R. § 1108.33 (2026) § 1108.33   Exemption from Final Offer Rate Review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T49_P1108_S1108_33.md)

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