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Docket Number:   | EP_670_2 | ![]() | ![]() |
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Case Title:   | NOTICE OF RAIL ENERGY TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE VACANCY | ||
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Decision Type:   | Notice | ||
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Deciding Body:   | Director Of Proceedings | ||
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Decision Notes:   | PROVIDED NOTICE OF A VACANCY ON THE FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND SOLICITATION OF NOMINATIONS. | ||
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45552 SERVICE
DATE – NOVEMBER 16, 2016 DO Surface Transportation Board DECISION Docket No. EP 670 (Sub-No. 2) NOTICE OF
RAIL ENERGY TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE VACANCY AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. ACTION: Notice of vacancy on federal advisory
committee and solicitation of nominations. SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board (Board)
hereby gives notice of one vacancy on its Rail Energy Transportation Advisory
Committee (RETAC) for a representative of private railcar owners, lessors, or manufacturers. The Board is soliciting suggestions from the
public for a candidate to fill this vacancy. DATES: Suggestions for a candidate for membership on
RETAC are due December 21, 2016. ADDRESSES: Suggestions may be submitted either via the Board’s
e-filing format or in paper format. Any
person using e-filing should attach a document and otherwise comply with the
instructions at the E-FILING link on the Board’s website, at
http://www.stb.gov. Any person
submitting a filing in paper format should send the original and 10 copies
to: Surface Transportation Board,
Attn: Docket No. EP 670 (Sub-No. 2),
395 E Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20423-0001. FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Jason
Wolfe at 202-245-0239. [Assistance for
the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.] SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION: The Board exercises broad
authority over transportation by rail carriers, including rates and services
(49 U.S.C. §§ 10701-10747, 11101-11124), construction, acquisition,
operation, and abandonment of railroad lines (49 U.S.C.
§§ 10901-10907), and consolidation, merger, or common control arrangements
between railroads (49 U.S.C. §§ 10902, 11323-11327). In 2007, the Board established RETAC as a federal advisory
committee consisting of a balanced cross-section of energy and rail industry
stakeholders to provide independent, candid policy advice to the Board and to
foster open, effective communication among the affected interests on issues
such as rail performance, capacity constraints, infrastructure planning and
development, and effective coordination among suppliers, railroads, and users
of energy resources. RETAC operates
under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, §§ 1-16). RETAC’s membership is balanced and representative of
interested and affected parties, consisting of not less than: five
representatives from the Class I railroads; three representatives from Class II
and III railroads; three representatives from coal producers; five
representatives from electric utilities (including at least one rural electric
cooperative and one state- or municipally-owned utility); four representatives
from biofuel refiners, processors, or distributors, or biofuel feedstock
growers or providers; one representative of the petroleum shipping industry;
and, two representatives from private car owners, car lessors, or car
manufacturers. RETAC may also include up
to two members with relevant experience but not necessarily affiliated with one
of the aforementioned industries or sectors.
(At present, the at-large seats are occupied by representatives of
railway labor and the downstream petroleum production industry.) Members are selected by the Chairman of the
Board with the concurrence of a majority of the Board. The Chairman may invite representatives from
the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Energy, and Transportation and the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission to serve on RETAC in advisory capacities as ex officio (non-voting) members. The three members of the Board serve as ex officio members of the Committee. RETAC meets at least twice per year. Meetings are generally held at the Board’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., but may be held in other locations. Members of RETAC serve without compensation and without reimbursement of travel expenses unless reimbursement of such expenses is authorized in advance by the Board’s Managing Director. Further information about RETAC is available on the RETAC page of the Board’s website at http://www.stb.gov/stb/rail/retac.html. The Board is soliciting nominations from the public for a
candidate to fill one vacancy on RETAC for a representative of private railcar
owners, lessors, or manufacturers, for a three-year term ending September 30,
2019. According to revised
guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget, it is permissible for
federally registered lobbyists to serve on advisory committees, such as RETAC,
as long as they do so in a representative capacity, rather than an individual capacity. See Revised Guidance on Appointment
of Lobbyists to Fed. Advisory Comms., Bds., & Comm’ns, 79 Fed. Reg.
47,482 (Aug. 13, 2014). Members of RETAC
are appointed to serve in a representative capacity. Nominations for a candidate to fill this vacancy should be
submitted in letter form and should include: (1) the name of the candidate; (2)
the interest the candidate will represent; (3) a summary of the candidate’s
experience and qualifications for the position; (4) a representation that the
candidate is willing to serve as a member of RETAC; and, (5) a statement that
the candidate agrees to serve in a representative capacity. Suggestions for a candidate for membership on
RETAC should be filed with the Board by December 21, 2016. Please note that submissions will be
available to the public at the Board’s offices and posted on the Board’s
website under Docket No. EP 670 (Sub-No. 2). Authority: 49 U.S.C. § 1321; 49 U.S.C. § 11101; 49
U.S.C. § 11121. Decided: November
16, 2016. By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. |