[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 8]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR1312.7]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER X--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
                               (Continued)
 
PART 1312_REGULATIONS FOR THE PUBLICATION, POSTING AND FILING OF TARIFFS 
 
Sec. 1312.7  STB tariff designation.

    (a) Format. Every tariff shall show an authorized tariff designation 
consisting of:
    (1) The characters ``STB'';
    (2) The assigned alpha code of the carrier or agent issuing the 
tariff; and
    (3)(i) The tariff number (selected by the carrier or agent) to 
distinguish that tariff from all other tariffs filed by the same issuing 
carrier or agent. Tariff numbers shall not exceed 5 numerical digits and 
may be followed by not more than 2 letter suffixes. Examples of tariff 
numbers are:

STB XXXX 100
STB XX 8000-A
STB XXXX 12345-AB

    (ii) Suffixes may be used only to designate reissues of tariffs. As 
an example, a reissue of tariff 1000 could be designated 1000-A, a 
reissue of tariff 1000-A could be designated 1000-B, etc.
    (b) Alpha codes. Alpha codes are assigned to carriers and tariff 
agents by

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the National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc., 2200 Mill Road, 
Alexandria, VA 22314.
    (c) Fees for assignment. Fees may be assessed for the assignment of 
codes, but may not exceed the processing costs.
    (d) Code listing. A list of the assigned alphabetical codes, and the 
names of the carriers and agents to which they are assigned, as well as 
subsequent changes to the list, shall be submitted to the Board's 
Section of Tariffs.