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>From the Surface Transportation Board, Washington, D.C.
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The federal Surface Transportation Board will hold an oral argument on
Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at its Washington, D.C. headquarters.
The BNSF Railway Company currently
transports chlorine shipments of
Canexus Chemicals Canada, L.P. between
North Vancouver, B.C. and Kansas City,
Mo., and between Marshall, Wash., and
Kansas City, Mo. in joint line service
under temporary rates. According to
Canexus' complaint, BNSF interchanges
with the Union Pacific Railroad
Company in Kansas City, and UP then
hauls the shipments to final
destinations in Illinois, Texas, and
Arkansas. A dispute has arisen from
BNSF's indication that, in the future,
it will transport the chlorine only as
far as Portland, Ore. for movements
originating from North Vancouver, and
only as far as Spokane, Wash. for
movements originating from Marshall,
where BNSF will then interchange with
UP. Canexus and UP object to BNSF's
proposed interchange points. Canexus
has asked the Board to issue an order
compelling BNSF to establish common
carrier rates and service terms for
transportation between both the North
Vancouver-Kansas City and
Marshall-Kansas City routes.
By January 12, 2012, each party must
submit to the Board the name of
counsel who will be presenting
argument and the party represented.
Canexus and UP will have 30 minutes to
present their argument, as will BNSF.
Canexus and UP must advise the Board
how they choose to divide their time,
and the amount of time requested for
rebuttal, if any. The oral argument
will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the hearing
room at STB headquarters, 395 E
Street, S.W., in Washington, D.C.
Though the proceedings are open to the
public, only counsel to the parties to
the case will be permitted to speak.
Photo identification is necessary to
enter the building.
A live video broadcast of the oral
argument, in Canexus Chemicals Canada
L.P. v. BNSF Railway Company—Oral
Argument, Docket No. NOR 42131
( http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/WebDecisionID/42089?OpenDocument )
, will be available via the Board's
website, at www.stb.dot.gov, under
"Information Center/Webcast/Live
Video" on the home page.
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