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Fee Increases

The update formula produces increases for most fees because all cost factors increased this year. Fees for two of the most frequently made filings will increase as follows: Fee Item (1) for motor carrier operating rights applications will become $300; and Fee Item (74) for tariff filings will become $10 per tariff series. However, certain fees will not change due to the fee rounding procedures set forth at 49 C.F.R. § 1002.3(e), or policy considerations such as those discussed below.

Deferral of Increase For Capped Fees

In Regulations Governing Fees For Services--1992 Update, 9 I.C.C.2d 61 (1992) (1992 Fee Update), the Commission adopted 25% fee increases for certain previously capped rail finance, abandonment, and exemption proceedings shown in the Schedule of Filing Fees at 49 C.F.R. § 1002.2(f) as item numbers 33(ii), 38, 41, and 55 (i) - (iv). Also in that proceeding, the Commission increased to $1,000 the fees for complaint and complainttype declaratory order proceedings. The Commission currently is conducting a cost study for these and other rail fee items. We anticipate that the study will be completed in 1994, and are deferring increases in these fee categories until we evaluate data from that study. Therefore, the fee for the rail finance, abandonment, and exemption proceedings specified above and for complaint and complaint-type declaratory order proceedings shown in the Schedule of Filing Fees at 49 C.F.R. § 1002.2(f) as item number 60, 61, 62, and 62(ii) will remain at the levels set in 1992 Fee Update.

Adjustment to the 1992 Fee Schedule

The 1992 fee schedule included an incorrect fee of $1,800 for Fee Item (66) relating to petitions for review of state regulation of intrastate rates, rules, or practices filed by interstate rail carriers. That fee should have remained capped at $1,000. The 1993 fee schedule will be corrected accordingly.

Notice and Comment Requirement

The fee increases involved here result only from the mechanical application of the update formula in 49 C.F.R. § 1002.3(d) adopted through notice and comment procedures in Regulations Governing Fees for Services-1987 Update, 4 I.C.C.2d 137 (1987). Therefore, we believe that good cause exists for finding that notice and comment are unnecessary for this proceeding. See Regulations Governing Fees For Services-1990 Update, 7 I.C.C.2d 3 (1990), and Regulations Governing Fees For Services--1991 Update, 8 I.C.C.2d 13 (1991).

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

The Commission concludes that these fee increases will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because the Commission's regulations provide for waiver of filing fees for those entities which can make the required showing of financial hardship.

It is ordered:

1. Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as set forth in Appendix B.

2. This rule change is effective on October 1, 1993.

By the Commission, Chairman McDonald, Vice Chairman Simmons, Commissioners, Phillips, Philbin, and Walden.

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