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>From the Surface Transportation Board, Washington, D.C.
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Daniel R. Elliott III was sworn in Aug. 13 as the Board's chairman,
pledging to bring an open mind and sense of fairness to the Board's
economic regulation of railroads.
Elliott, 46, served for 16 years as associate general counsel to
the United Transportation Union. Earlier, he practiced at law
firms in Washington and Cleveland. He graduated from the
University of Michigan with a degree in political science in
1985 and earned a law degree from Ohio State College of Law in
1989.
He was nominated to the Board by President Barack Obama on June
20, 2009 for a four-year term expiring Dec. 31, 2013. He was
confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Aug. 7, 2009.
Elliott became the fifth chairman of the Surface Transportation
Board, which was formed in 1996 as the successor agency to the
Interstate Commerce Commission. The STB is an economic
regulatory agency charged with resolving freight railroad rate
and service disputes, reviewing proposed rail mergers, rail line
purchases, constructions and abandonments. The Board also
oversees Amtrak's on-time performance and has jurisdiction over
other matters.
In his confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science
and Transporation Committee, he said he would use his
chairmanship to bring more harmony to the often contentious
relationship between shippers and railroads and bring more
openness and speed to the Board's processes.
"I would like to thank President Obama for honoring me with this
appointment,'' Elliott said. "It is an honor to serve and I look
forward to briskly moving forward and working closely with my
fellow Board members.''
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