Below are press releases issued by the Surface Transportation Board since the beginning of 2019. Press releases issued prior to 2019 are available here.
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Below are press releases issued by the Surface Transportation Board since the beginning of 2019. Press releases issued prior to 2019 are available here.
01/11/2021 (Monday)
No. 21-03
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Michelle A. Schultz was sworn in today as a new member of the Surface Transportation Board. Ms. Schultz was confirmed by the Senate on November 18, 2020. During the past 14 years, Ms. Schultz has served in various leadership roles with the Southeastern... [Click for full press release.]
01/07/2021 (Thursday)
No. 21-02
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The Board announced that its staff will reconvene the technical conference held on December 18, 2020, concerning a new approach its Office of Economics has developed for possible use in considering class exemption and revocation issues. The technical... [Click for full press release.]
01/07/2021 (Thursday)
No. 21-01
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Robert Primus was sworn in at a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol, officiated by House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, as a new member of the Surface Transportation Board. Mr. Primus was confirmed by the Senate on November 18, 2020. For the past twenty-nine... [Click for full press release.]
12/18/2020 (Friday)
No. 20-19
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The Surface Transportation Board has posted the 2019 Public Use Waybill Sample and the 2019 Uniform Railroad Costing System (URCS) data. Requests for the 2019 Confidential Waybill Sample are being processed. All Board work products reliant on the 2019... [Click for full press release.]
12/04/2020 (Friday)
No. 20-18
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The Board announced that its staff will hold a technical conference concerning a new approach its Office of Economics has developed for possible use in considering class exemption and revocation issues. The technical conference will be held virtually via... [Click for full press release.]
10/30/2020 (Friday)
No. 20-17
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**Updated December 9, 2020: The Office of Environmental Analysis has extended the public comment period 45 days following extension requests from a number of parties. Comments are now due by January 28, 2021. To view the extension notice, click... [Click for full press release.]
10/28/2020 (Wednesday)
No. 20-16
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The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it is actively monitoring any rail service disruptions caused by Hurricane Zeta. The National Hurricane Center forecasts hurricane conditions, especially along the coast of Louisiana, beginning today.... [Click for full press release.]
10/07/2020 (Wednesday)
No. 20-15
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it is actively monitoring any rail service disruptions caused by Hurricane Delta. The National Hurricane Center forecasts hurricane conditions, especially along the coasts of Louisiana and... [Click for full press release.]
10/01/2020 (Thursday)
No. 20-14
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The Surface Transportation Board announced today that it has made its annual determination of revenue adequacy for the Nation’s Class I freight railroads for 2019. The Board found that five Class I railroads (BNSF Railway Company, CSX Transportation,... [Click for full press release.]
09/30/2020 (Wednesday)
No. 20-13
Contact: | (202) 245-0245
The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it is seeking public comment concerning a new approach its Office of Economics (OE) has developed for possible use in considering class exemption and revocation issues. In March 2016, the Board issued a... [Click for full press release.]