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Fees for Services Performed in Connection With Licensing and Related Services-2026 Update
The Surface Transportation Board published this final rule in the Federal Register on October 13, 2026. It takes effect on November 12, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Board updates for 2026 the fees that the public must pay to file certain cases and pleadings with the Board. Pursuant to this update, 87 of the Board's 135 fees will increase and 48 fees will remain at their current levels.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-20889
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Surface Transportation Board
- Published
- October 13, 2026
- Takes effect
- November 12, 2026
- Dates
- This final rule is effective November 12, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. EP 542 (Sub-No. 34)
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 49 CFR 1002
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Common carriers; Freedom of information
- Pages
- 4
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| Civil Monetary Penalties-2026 Adjustment 2026-08747 | Final rule | May 5 |
| Petition for Rulemaking-Amendments to Regulations Governing Ex Parte Communications 2026-07230 | Proposed rule | Apr 14 |
| Permitting Reform-Environmental Review Process 2026-05791 | Proposed rule | Mar 25 |
| Nomenclature Corrections Due to Office Reorganization, Removal of Obsolete References, and Payment Processing Changes 2026-02179 | Final rule | Feb 3 |
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