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>From the Surface Transportation Board, Washington, D.C.
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The Surface Transportation Board today provided a schedule of speakers'
appearances and their time allocations for the STB's January 31, 2007
public hearing in the proceeding entitled Simplified Standards for Rail
Rate Cases, STB Ex Parte No. 646 (Sub-No. 1).
The Wednesday, January 31 hearing will begin
at 9:00 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 January 31 public
hearing in STB Ex Parte No. 646 (Sub-No. 1)
in a decision issued to the public on
December 19, 2006. That decision
established due dates for those wishing to
speak at the hearing to advise the agency of
their intent to participate, and to request
a time allotment. Based on submissions
received, the STB has set the hearing's
schedule of speakers as shown on the
Attachment to this news release.
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 8:45 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
rear 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 January 26, 2007.
Witnesses are encouraged to supplement,
rather than repeat, the testimony of others
on their panel. In an effort to further
focus the testimony, in a decision issued to
the public yesterday, January 22, 2007, the
STB identified a number of specific issues
which it invited parties to address during
the hearing. In that decision, the STB also
indicated that the record in STB Ex Parte
No. 646 (Sub-No. 1) would remain open until
February 26, 2007.
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 January 27, 2007, 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 yesterday, January 22,
2007, in STB Ex Parte No. 646 (Sub-No. 1)
and amended by a notice issued today,
January 23, 2007(
http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/WebDecisionID/37726?OpenDocument
)
. The schedule is available for viewing and
downloading via the agency's Web site at
http://www.stb.dot.gov. A printed copy of
the Board'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.
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ATTACHMENT
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Attachment
Surface Transportation Board Public Hearing
SIMPLIFIED STANDARDS FOR RAIL RATE CASES,
STB Ex Parte No. 646 (Sub-No. 1)
SCHEDULE OF APPEARANCES
Party / Speaker / Time Allotted
Panel I: Government
United States Department of Transportation /
Paul S. Smith / 5 minutes
Panel II: Shippers/Trade Associations
Interest Parties (Joint Shipper Group) /
Nicholas J. DiMichael, Andrew P. Goldstein,
Thomas D. Crowley, Gerald W. Fauth III / 45
minutes
National Grain & Feed Association / Dan Mack
/ 10 minutes
National Industrial Traffic League / Doug
Kratzberg / 10 minutes
Panel III: Shippers/Trade Associations
Dow Chemical Company / Jeffrey O. Moreno /
10 minutes
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation /
Steve Sharp / 10 minutes
Alliance for Rail Competition / Michael W.
Snovitch / 7 minutes
Snavely King Majoros O'Connor & Lee / Tom
O'Connor / 10 minutes
Panel IV: Labor
United Transportation Union-General
Committee of Adjustment / Gordon P.
MacDougal /
3 minutes
Panel V: Railroads
Association of American Railroads / Samuel
M. Sipe, Jr. / 10 minutes
BNSF Railway Company / Richard E. Weicher /
10 minutes
Union Pacific Railroad Company / Louise A.
Rinn / 10 minutes
Panel VI: Railroads
Canadian National Railway Company / Theodore
K. Kalick / 10 minutes
Canadian Pacific Railway Company / Terence
M. Hynes / 10 minutes
CSX Transportation, Inc. / G. Paul Moates /
10 minutes
Norfolk Southern Railway Company / G. Paul
Moates / 10 minutes
Kansas City Southern Railway Company /
William A. Mullins / 10 minutes
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