# Railroad Cost Recovery Procedures-Productivity Adjustment
**AGENCY:**
Surface Transportation Board.
**ACTION:**
Proposed adoption of a Railroad Cost Recovery Procedures productivity adjustment.
**SUMMARY:**
The Surface Transportation Board proposes to adopt 1.022 (2.2%) as the measure of average change in railroad productivity for the 1998-2002 (5-year) period. The current value of 1.9% was developed for the 1997 to 2001 period.
**DATES:**
Comments are due 15 day after the date of this decision.
**EFFECTIVE DATE:**
The proposed productivity adjustment is effective 30 days after the date of service.
**ADDRESSES:**
Send comments (an original and 10 copies) referring to STB Ex Parte No. 290 (Sub-No. 4) to: Office of the Secretary, Case Control Branch, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. Parties should submit all pleading and attachments on a 3.5-inch diskette in WordPerfect 6.0 or 6.1 compatible format.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
H. Jeff Warren, (202) 565-1533. Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired: 1-800-877-8339.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Additional information is contained in the Board's decision, which is available on our Web site *http://www.stb.dot.gov.* To purchase a copy of the full decision, write to, call, or pick up in person from the Board's contractor, ASAP Document Solutions, Suite 405, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006, phone (202) 293-7878. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through FIRS: 1-800-877-8339.]
This action will not significantly affect either the quality of the human environment or energy conservation.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), we conclude that our action will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
By the Board, Chairman Nober.
Decided: January 6, 2004.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.