# Petition for Rulemaking; Railroad Performance Data Reporting
> **Surface Transportation Board** · Final rule. · Published 2020-05-21 · Effective 2020-07-20 · 85 FR 30849
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-10952
- **Category:** rail-rate
- **Sub-agency:** Surface Transportation Board
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 30849
- **CFR reference:** 49 CFR 1250
- **Publication date:** 2020-05-21
- **Effective date:** 2020-07-20
- **DOT docket:** Docket No. EP 724 (Sub-No. 5)
## Abstract

The Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) is adopting a final rule amending its railroad performance data reporting regulations to include chemical and plastics traffic as a distinct reporting category for the "cars-held" metric.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/05/21/2020-10952/petition-for-rulemaking-railroad-performance-data-reporting)
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