1. (a) Sample short summary for the Index.

   1. (1) Primary documents. [Type of document] between [name and address of lessor, mortgagor, bailor, etc.] and [name and address of lessee, mortgagee, bailee, etc.] dated [date], and covering [briefly list amount and types of equipment].

   2. (2) Secondary documents.

      1. (i) If an assignment—Assignment between [name and address of assignor] and [name and address of assignee] dated [date of assignment] and covering [list amount and types of equipment], and connected to [type of document primary document is] with Recordation No. [recordation number of the primary document if known, at time recorded].
      2. (ii) Other secondary documents—[Type of document] to [type of primary document] with Recordation No. [Recordation number of the primary document], dated [date of amendment, supplement, release, etc.] and covering [list amount and types of equipment].

2. (b) Sample Letter of Transmittal.

   [Chief of Case Administration, Chief Counsel's Name] Chief of Case Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC. Dear Section Chief: I have enclosed an original and one copy/counterpart of the document(s) described below, to be recorded pursuant to Section 11301 of Title 49 of the U.S. Code. This document is a [mortgage, lease, equipment trust, supplement, etc.], a [primary or secondary] document, dated [date]. (If a secondary document)—The primary document to which this is connected is recorded under Recordation No. __. (If an assignment)—We request that this assignment be cross-indexed. The names and addresses of the parties to the documents are as follows: Vendor, Lessor, Mortgagor, etc: [name and address] Vendee, Lessee, Mortgagee, etc: [name and address]. A description of the equipment covered by the document follows: [Type of equipment, amount of each, AAR designation if any, identifying marks, road or serial numbers, etc., as outlined in 1177.3(d)(4).] A fee of ______ is enclosed. Please return the original and any extra copies not needed by the Board for recordation to [party to whom documents should be returned]. A short summary of the document to appear in the index follows: [a short summary as described in 1177.4(a).). Very truly yours, [signature of an executive officer of one of the parties, their attorney, or representative in fact.]

[46 FR 54946, Nov. 5, 1981, as amended at 64 FR 53268, Oct. 1, 1999; 74 FR 52910, Oct. 15, 2009; 91 FR 4856, Feb. 3, 2026]