Massachusetts v. Interstate Commerce Commission’s Empirical Analysis
1990
Citation profile
1 state decisions
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2321
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“) in this consolidated case. Massachusetts challenges the Commission's order in Ex Parte No. 274 (Sub-No. 11A), Abandonment Regulations--Costing (Implementation of the Railroad Accounting Principles Board Findings), 5 I.C.C.2d 123 (1988), as irrational because the method adopted for calculating opportunity cost in abandonment proceedings, which continues to be based on the net liquidation value (”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“), the Commission proposed regulations to codify both the use of opportunity cost and the methodology for calculating opportunity cost. The 1982 Notice referred specifically to the use of net liquidation value as the value for calculating opportunity cost. 47 Fed.Reg. at 43,750 (”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the Interstate Commerce Commission may promulgate reasonable rules for rail carriers providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission ... prescribing expense and revenue accounting and reporting requirements....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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