THE RRRR ACT--SOME IMPLICATIONS FOR RAILROAD RATE BUREAUS

Three fundamental changes in Interstate Commerce Commission procedures seem to be required by the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976. Discussed are the 120-day rule mandating prompt action on rail ratemaking actions; freedom of individual lines to take rate actions without "bureau constraints"; and restrictions on interline ratemaking proposals only to those lines which can practically participate in the proposed rates.

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  American Society of Traffic and Transportation

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• Authors:
  • Rooney, G J
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 17-31
• Serial:
  • Transportation Journal
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Society of Transportation and Logistics
  • ISSN: 0041-1612
  • Serial URL: https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/transportation-journal

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Industry structure; Rate making; Regulations; Tariffs
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission
• Old TRIS Terms: Government regulations
• Subject Areas: Law; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172628
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1978 12:00AM