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>From the Surface Transportation Board, Washington, D.C.
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The Surface Transportation Board will hold a public hearing on Thursday,
July 29 on a case that centers on whether a railroad may deny service to
coal shippers who do not follow the railroad's rules on coal dust
dispersal.
The case, Arkansas Electric
Cooperative Corporation—Petition
for Declaratory Order, Docket No.
FD 35305
( http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/WebDecisionID/40823?OpenDocument )
, raises the issues of whether
BNSF Railway Co. may establish
rules regarding coal dust
dispersion from coal trains
operating over its lines and if it
can refuse to provide rail service
to shippers who do not comply with
its rules. The Board will decide
if this constitutes an
unreasonable practice and whether
the provision would violate BNSF's
common carrier obligation.
The hearing is scheduled for 9:30
a.m. at STB Headquarters, 395 E
Street SW, Washington, D.C. The
hearing will be open to the
public, but only parties of record
in the case will be permitted to
speak. Parties wishing to
participate must file a notice of
intent no later than June 18.
A video broadcast of the hearing
will be available through the
Board's website at www.stb.dot.gov
.
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