# Simplified Standards for Rail Rate Cases
> **Surface Transportation Board** · Final rulemaking. · Published 2007-09-07 · Effective 2007-10-07 · 72 FR 51375
## Document
- **Document number:** E7-17689
- **Category:** rail-rate
- **Sub-agency:** Surface Transportation Board
- **Federal Register citation:** 72 FR 51375
- **CFR reference:** 49 CFR 1002
- **Publication date:** 2007-09-07
- **Effective date:** 2007-10-07
- **DOT docket:** STB Ex Parte No. 646 (Sub-No. 1)
## Abstract

On September 5, 2007, the Board served a decision that modifies its simplified rail rate guidelines, creating a simplified stand-alone cost approach for medium-size rail rate disputes and revising its three-benchmark approach for smaller rail rate disputes. The Board also places limits on the total relief available over a 5- year period under these two simplified approaches. Several rules in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) have been updated to reflect the changes in the simplified rail rate dispute approaches.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/09/07/E7-17689/simplified-standards-for-rail-rate-cases)
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