Demurrage Liability Disclosure Requirements

This collection requires a railroad to give notice to customers that it has a demurrage tariff. The rule requiring notice conditions a railroad's ability to charge demurrage on its having given, prior to rail car placement, actual notice of the demurrage tariff to the person receiving rail cars for loading and unloading. In a notice of proposed rulemaking, the Board proposes changes to the Board’s regulations governing demurrage liability. Specifically, the Board proposes certain requirements regarding Class I carriers’ demurrage invoices, as well as a requirement that a Class I carrier directly bill the shipper if the shipper and warehouseman agree to that arrangement and have so notified the rail carrier. In a final rule, the Board adopted the requirement for rail carriers to directly bill the shipper under certain circumstances. The other requirements are still pending.

The latest form for Demurrage Liability Disclosure Requirements expires 2023-12-31 and can be found here.