# 2026-02179: Nomenclature Corrections Due to Office Reorganization, Removal of Obsolete References, and Payment Processing Changes

2026-02179, Nomenclature Corrections Due to Office Reorganization, Removal of Obsolete References, and Payment Processing Changes, is a Federal Register rule from Surface Transportation Board published 2026-02-03, effective 2026-02-03 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-02179
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-02179
- Title: Nomenclature Corrections Due to Office Reorganization, Removal of Obsolete References, and Payment Processing Changes
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Surface Transportation Board
- Citation: 91 FR 4849
- Published: 2026-02-03
- Effective: 2026-02-03
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## Summary

The Surface Transportation Board combined two legal offices into one new Office of Chief Counsel and updated its rules to reflect this change. They also removed old references to a renamed office and stopped accepting paper checks and money orders for payments starting February 3, 2026. These updates affect anyone dealing with the Board’s payments or legal contacts but won’t change any real rules or costs.

## Abstract

The Surface Transportation Board (Board) recently completed a reorganization in which it combined its two legal offices, the Office of the General Counsel and the Office of Proceedings, to form the Office of Chief Counsel. The Board is issuing a final rule to make nomenclature changes reflecting the establishment of the Office of Chief Counsel as a result of this reorganization, to remove obsolete references, and to revise its rules to no longer accept paper checks or money orders as a form of payment.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2026-02179 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/03/2026-02179/nomenclature-corrections-due-to-office-reorganization-removal-of-obsolete-references-and-payment)
- [2026-02179 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-03/pdf/2026-02179.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-02179 (as of 2026-06-11).