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Regulatory Capture Assessment

Regulatory capture occurs when a regulatory agency advances the interests of the industry it is meant to oversee. The indicators below track evidence of capture for this agency. According to the academic literature (Stigler 1971, Carpenter & Moss 2013), captured agencies exhibit declining enforcement, revolving door personnel pipelines, and rule-making that favors incumbents over public interest.

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Type	Connected To	Details	Source
issued_rule	Updating Class I Rail Carrier Reporting Requirements; Extension of Comment Period	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Updating Class I Rail Carrier Reporting Requirements	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fees for Services Performed in Connection With Licensing and Related Services-2025 Update	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Semiannual Regulatory Agenda	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Final Offer Rate Review; Expanding Access to Rate Relief	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Civil Monetary Penalties-2025 Adjustment	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Reciprocal Switching for Inadequate Service; Correction	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fees for Services Performed in Connection With Licensing and Related Services-2022 Update	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fees for Services Performed in Connection With Licensing and Related Services-2024 Update	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Reciprocal Switching for Inadequate Service	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Semiannual Regulatory Agenda	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fees for Services Performed in Connection With Licensing and Related Services-2023 Update	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Review of Replies to Replies	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Updating Class I Rail Carrier Reporting Requirements	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Civil Monetary Penalties-2026 Adjustment	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Petition for Rulemaking-Amendments to Regulations Governing Ex Parte Communications	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Permitting Reform-Environmental Review Process	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Reciprocal Switching	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Reciprocal Switching for Inadequate Service	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Semiannual Regulatory Agenda	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Semiannual Regulatory Agenda	Issued the rule.	Source
proposed_rule	Semiannual Regulatory Agenda	STB proposed rule: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda	Source
Employs	Michelle Schultz (Surface Transportation Board)	Vice Chairman (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Richard Kloster	Board Member (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Karen Hedlund	Board Member (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Patrick Fuchs	Chairman (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source