1. Serving Area Table Project Update
ACACSO
May 11th, 2017

2. Project Timeline Sponsored by EAC in October 2015
Approved by RPSWC in August 2016
Development beginning June 2017
Implementation expected by EOY 2017

3. Issues with Current Industry Practices
Universal definition of a switch district?
Is it OPSL 6000 (Official Railroad Station List)?
Is it Centralized Station Master (CSM)?
Lack of transparency between roads and owners:
No framework to exchange switch district information
No visibility to how reclaiming roads apply switch districts to their records
No methodology for the dispute of switch districts

4. OT-10 Rule 22 Existing – Rule 22 Verbiage A. General
1. Reclaims made under this rule shall be prepared on a form similar to that shown in Appendix K.
2. Loading point, referred to in this rule, means any point within the limits of the switching district in which the industry being serviced is located.
3. The date and hour placed for loading, referred to in this rule will be the date and hour demurrage free time commences or the date and hour released loaded, whichever comes first.
4. When assignee is granted relief from storage charges as provided in service orders or tariffs, car owner will allow reclaim for the hours car is so exempted from storage charges.

5. OT-10 Rule 22 Proposed Proposed – Rule 22 Verbiage A. General
1. Reclaims made under this rule shall be prepared on a form similar to that shown in Appendix K. (no change)
2. Serving area, as referred to in this rule, means Standard Point Location Codes (SPLC) within a reasonable geographic distance of the industry being serviced used to stage, prepare or store cars for use by the shipper. Each loading carrier must use the Serving Area Repository maintained at Railinc to create and maintain a list of the serving area(s) associated with each loading point. Arbitration may be requested under Car Hire Rule 17 if the SPLC’s in a serving area are not within the same two-digit SPLC or if the SPLC’s in a serving area are not required to accommodate reasonable rail operations.

6. OT-10 Rule 22 Proposed Proposed – Rule 22 Verbiage
3. Loading point, as referred to in this rule, means any point within the limits of the serving area in which the industry being serviced is located.
4. The date and hour placed for loading, referred to in this rule will be the date and hour demurrage free time commences or the date and hour released loaded, whichever comes first. (no change)
5. When assignee is granted relief from storage charges as provided in service orders or tariffs, car owner will allow reclaim for the hours car is so exempted from storage charges. (no change)

7. Project Themes Project themes: Create a common/shared platform (table)
User maintenance of table
Automated
Manual (user interface)
Facilitate the population of the table

8. Project Benefits Project benefits: Create a common/shared platform
Centralized and standardized system repository
Transparency between using roads and car owners
Simplification of Rule 22 in OT-10
Provide the information necessary for audits
Provide a methodology for settling disputes

9. Project – User Development
Internal development :
Review internal reclaim receivable systems
Ensure appropriate serving areas are being used
Review internal counter reclaim systems
Ensure appropriate counters are being issued
Establish input methodology
Create automated process
Manual input

10. Questions?