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49 U.S.C. § 1304 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 49. Transportation § 1304. Reports

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Annual report.--The Board shall annually transmit to the Congress a report on its activities, including each instance in which the Board has initiated an investigation on its own initiative under this chapter or subtitle IV.

(b)Rate case review metrics.--

(1)Quarterly reports.--The Board shall post a quarterly report of rail rate review cases pending or completed by the Board during the previous quarter that includes--

(A) summary information of the case, including the docket number, case name, commodity or commodities involved, and rate review guideline or guidelines used;

(B) the date on which the rate review proceeding began;

(C) the date for the completion of discovery;

(D) the date for the completion of the evidentiary record;

(E) the date for the submission of closing briefs;

(F) the date on which the Board issued the final decision; and

(G) a brief summary of the final decision;

(2)Website posting.--Each quarterly report shall be posted on the Board's public website.

(c)Complaints.--

(1)In general.--The Board shall establish and maintain a database of complaints received by the Board.

(2)Quarterly reports.--The Board shall post a quarterly report of formal and informal service complaints received by the Board during the previous quarter that includes--

(A) the date on which the complaint was received by the Board;

(B) a list of the type of each complaint;

(C) the geographic region of each complaint; and

(D) the resolution of each complaint, if appropriate.

(3)Written consent.--The quarterly report may identify a complainant that submitted an informal complaint only upon the written consent of the complainant.

(4)Website posting.--Each quarterly report shall be posted on the Board’s public website.

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