# Offers of Financial Assistance
> **Surface Transportation Board** · Final rule. · Published 2017-07-05 · Effective 2017-07-29 · 82 FR 30997
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-14044
- **Category:** rail-rate
- **Sub-agency:** Surface Transportation Board
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 30997
- **CFR reference:** 49 CFR 1152
- **Publication date:** 2017-07-05
- **Effective date:** 2017-07-29
- **DOT docket:** Docket No. EP 729
## Abstract

The Surface Transportation Board (Board or STB) adopts changes to its rules pertaining to Offers of Financial Assistance to improve the process and protect it against abuse.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/07/05/2017-14044/offers-of-financial-assistance)
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