PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Rail carriers must keep a cost accounting system that follows the rules the Board made under section 11161. A carrier can change its system after it tells the Board, unless the Board says within 60 days that the change breaks those rules. The Board can look at and copy any documents the carrier uses to show it is following the rules. Those documents and copies are not subject to the mandatory public disclosure rules in section 552 of title 5.

Title 49, §11162

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(a)Each rail carrier shall have and maintain a cost accounting system that is in compliance with the rules promulgated by the Board under section 11161 of this title. A rail carrier may, after notifying the Board, make modifications in such system unless, within 60 days after the date of notification, the Board finds such modifications to be inconsistent with the rules promulgated by the Board under section 11161 of this title.

(b)For purposes of determining whether the cost accounting system of a rail carrier is in compliance with the rules promulgated by the Board, the Board shall have the right to examine and make copies of any documents, papers, or records of such rail carrier relating to compliance with such rules. Such documents, papers, and records (and any copies thereof) shall not be subject to the mandatory disclosure requirements of section 552 of title 5.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 11164 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a). A prior section 11162, added Pub. L. 96–448, title III, § 302(a), Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1935; amended Pub. L. 103–272, § 4(j)(30), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1370, related to cost accounting principles, prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104–88, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.

§11162 Rail Carrier Cost Accounting System