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Federal Register #EP 552 (Sub-No. 30)
Pennsylvania consumptive water-use approval renewals and railroad revenue-adequacy findings
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Surface Transportation Board
Posted
October 13, 2026
Identifier
EP 552 (Sub-No. 30)
The supplied material combines regulatory notices, not a request to buy goods or services. - Government entities: The Susquehanna River Basin Commission lists consumptive-water-use approval renewals for oil and gas pads in Pennsylvania. The Surface Transportation Board separately reports revenue-adequacy findings for Class I railroads. - Water-use approvals: The listed limits range from 4.0000 to 7.5000 million gallons per day (mgd); individual approvals and pad locations are detailed in the service line items below. The excerpt does not state the limit for COP Tr 289 Pad D. - Named oil and gas operators: Expand Operating LLC, BKV Operating, LLC, Coterra Energy Inc., Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC, Seneca Resources Company, LLC, and EQT ARO LLC. - Railroads found revenue adequate by the Surface Transportation Board: BNSF Railway Company, CSX Transportation, Inc., Norfolk Southern Combined Railroad Subsidiaries, and Union Pacific Railroad Company. The Board’s standard compares return on net investment with the railroad industry’s cost of capital. - Procurement status: Neither notice requests products or services; no quantities for purchase, OEMs, or contract value are provided.
Description
The Surface Transportation Board announced its 2025 revenue adequacy determinations for the nation's Class I railroads. BNSF Railway Company, CSX Transportation, Inc., Norfolk Southern Combined Railroad Subsidiaries, and Union Pacific Railroad Company were found to be revenue adequate. The Board determines railroad revenue adequacy annually under 49 U.S.C. 10704(a)(3), using a standard based on achieving a return on net investment at least equal to the railroad industry's current cost of capital.