-----------------------------***----------------------------- >From the Surface Transportation Board, Washington, D.C. -----------------------------***----------------------------- The Surface Transportation Board today provided a schedule of speakers' appearances and their time allocations for the STB's November 2, 2006 public hearing in the proceeding entitled Rail Transportation of Grain, STB Ex Parte No. 665. The Thursday, November 2 hearing will begin at 10:00 a.m. in Room 760, the STB's hearing room, on the 7th Floor of the agency's headquarters in the Mercury Building, 1925 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. The STB announced the public hearing in a decision issued to the public on October 11, 2006. That decision established due dates for those wishing to speak at the hearing to advise the agency of their intent to participate, to request a time allotment, and to submit summaries of written testimony and other written comments. Based on submissions received, the STB has set the hearing's schedule of speakers as shown on the Attachment to this news release. Written testimony and written comments are due on October 30, 2006. Attendance instructions. The STB requests that all persons attending the hearing use the Mercury Building's main entrance at 1925 K Street (on the northeast corner of the intersection of 20th and K Streets). There will be no reserved seating. Please plan to arrive early enough to be seated no later than 9:45 a.m. For security reasons, all persons should be prepared to produce photo identification (such as a driver's license), pass through a metal detector, and submit to an inspection of all briefcases, handbags, and any other bags. Visitors must be cleared through security in the STB's Suite 100 (on the 1st Floor, at the top of the ramp to the left of the main lobby). Quiet laptops and tape recorders may be brought into the hearing room, but absolutely no provision will be made for the connection of personal computers to agency telephone lines. Cellular telephone use is not permitted in the hearing room, or in the anteroom; cell phones may be used only outside the hearing room. The STB's hearing room complies with the Americans With Disabilities Act, and persons needing such accommodations should telephone (202) 565-1500, or (202) 565-1653, by the close of business on October 30, 2006. As the STB Members will have read written submissions in advance of the hearing, speakers should not read those submissions at the hearing but, instead, briefly summarize key points. If a party wishes to enhance its presentation by using projector-adaptable visual displays and/or handouts, it may do so. Agency staff will be available to demonstrate the hearing room's projection system on October 31, 2006, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please telephone (202) 565-1500, or (202) 565-1653, to make arrangements. The schedule of speakers' appearances and time allocations was provided in a decision issued to the public today, October 27, 2006, in STB Ex Parte No. 665( http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/WebDecisionID/37484?OpenDocument ) . That decision is available for viewing and downloading via the agency's Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov. A printed copy of the agency's decision also is available for a fee by contacting ASAP Document Solutions, 9332 Annapolis Rd., Suite 103, Lanham, MD 20706, telephone (202) 306-4004, or via asapdc@xxxxxxxxxxxx A video broadcast of the hearing will be accessible via the STB's Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov, under "Information Center"/"Webcast"/"Live Video" on the home page. ### ATTACHMENT ______________ Attachment Surface Transportation Board Public Hearing RAIL TRANSPORTATION OF GRAIN, STB Ex Parte No. 665 November 2, 2006 SCHEDULE OF APPEARANCES Party / Speaker / Time Allotted Party Panel I: Government United States Department of Agriculture The Honorable Bruce I. Knight, Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory Programs 10 minutes Panel II A: Shippers/Trade Associations National Grain & Feed Association Kendell W. Keith and/or Dan Mack Andrew P. Goldstein (Legal Counsel) 15 minutes Wheat & Barley Commissions Terry C. Whiteside 15 minutes National Barley Growers Association Evan Hayes 10 minutes U.S. Dry Bean Council Steve Brown 10 minutes National Association of Wheat Growers Dale Schuler 10 minutes Panel II B: Shippers/Trade Associations Alliance for Rail Competition Michael W. Snovitch 10 minutes Ag Processing Inc. Terry J. Voss 5 minutes Bunge North America Darrell R. Wallace 5 minutes The Scoular Company Randal I. Linville 5 minutes Panel III: Government Accountability Office JayEtta Z. Hecker, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues 15 minutes Panel IV: Labor United Transportation Union-General Committee of Adjustment Gordon P. MacDougal 3 minutes Panel V: Railroads BNSF Railway Company Kevin D. Kaufman 15 minutes Canadian National Railway Company Jean-Jacques Ruest 10 minutes Canadian Pacific Railway Company Judy Harrower 10 minutes Union Pacific Railroad Company Douglas Martin 10 minutes -----------------------------***----------------------------- If you have received this e-mail in error or wish to unsubscribe from STB News, please send an e-mail message to stbnewslistserver@xxxxxxxxxxx and place "unsubscribe stbnews" as the body of the message.
