Indexing the Annual Operating Revenues of Railroads

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title: "Indexing the Annual Operating Revenues of Railroads"
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section_name: "Indexing the Annual Operating Revenues of Railroads"
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document_type: "notice"
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  - "Surface Transportation Board"
fr_citation: "69 FR 53769"
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#  Indexing the Annual Operating Revenues of Railroads

This Notice sets forth the annual inflation adjusting index numbers which are used to adjust gross annual operating revenues of railroads for classification purposes. This indexing methodology will insure that regulated carriers are classified based on real business expansion and not from the effects of inflation. Classification is important because it determines the extent of reporting for each carrier.

The railroad's inflation factors are based on the annual average Railroad's Freight Price Index. This index is developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This index will be used to deflate revenues for comparison with established revenue thresholds.

The base year for railroads is 1991. The inflation index factors are presented as follows:

| Year | Index | Deflator |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1991 | 409.50 | 100.00 |
| 1992 | 411.80 | 99.45 |
| 1993 | 415.50 | 98.55 |
| 1994 | 418.80 | 97.70 |
| 1995 | 418.17 | 97.85 |
| 1996 | 417.46 | 98.02 |
| 1997 | 419.67 | 97.50 |
| 1998 | 424.54 | 96.38 |
| 1999 | 423.01 | 96.72 |
| 2000 | 428.64 | 95.45 |
| 2001 | 436.48 | 93.73 |
| 2002 | 445.03 | 91.92 |
| 2003 | 454.33 | 90.03 |

**EFFECTIVE DATE:**

January 1, 2003.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Scott Decker at (202)-565-1531. [Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired: 1-800-877-8339.]

By the Board, Leland L. Gardner, Director, Office of Economics, Environmental Analysis, and Administration.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.