-----------------------------***----------------------------- >From the Surface Transportation Board, Washington, D.C. -----------------------------***----------------------------- The Surface Transportation Board (Board) today announced a schedule of speakers' appearances and their time allocations for the August 2, 2012 public hearing on the agency's proposed rules to increase the use of mediation and arbitration ( http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/WebDecisionID/42527?OpenDocument ) for the resolution of certain matters. The hearing will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Board's Hearing Room on the first floor of the agency's headquarters at Patriots Plaza I, 395 E Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. The hearing will be webcast on the agency's website, www.stb.dot.gov . SCHEDULE OF APPEARANCES / TIME ALLOTTED (minutes) Panel I National Grain and Feed Association: Randall Gordon / 10 National Industrial Transportation League: Curt H. Warfel, Karyn Booth / 20 Western Coal Traffic League: Stephanie M. Archuleta / 5 Montana Wheat & Barley Committee, ARC, et al.: Terry Whiteside / 10 The Tom O'Connor Group: Tom O'Connor / 5 Panel II Association of American Railroads: Louis P. Warchot / 10 Norfolk Southern Railway Company: John M. Scheib / 5 Union Pacific Railroad Company: Louise A. Rinn / 7 United Transportation Union-New York State Legislative Board: Gordon P. MacDougall / 5 ### -----------------------------***----------------------------- 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.