The Board adopts its 2000 User Fee Update and revises its fee schedule at this time to recover the cost associated with the January 2000 Government salary increases plus increases to its Federal Register publication costs.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board