[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 1, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19236-19237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10763]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

49 CFR Parts 1100 Through 1149

[STB Ex Parte No. 527]


Expedited Procedures for Processing Rail Rate Reasonableness, 
Exemption and Revocation Proceedings

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment due 
date.

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SUMMARY: The original comment due date in this proceeding of May 6, 
1996, is extended to May 20, 1996, at the request of the Association of 
American Railroads (AAR), Edison Electric Institute (EEI), National 
Grain & Feed Association (NG&FA), National Industrial Transportation 
League (NITL), The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI), and 
Western Coal Traffic League (WCTL).

DATES: Comments are due on May 20, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments (an original and 10 copies) referring to STB 
Ex Parte No. 527 to: Surface Transportation Board, Office of the 
Secretary, Case Control Branch, 1201 Constitution Ave., N.W., 
Washington, DC 20423-0001. Parties are encouraged to submit all 
pleadings and attachments on a 3.5-inch diskette in WordPerfect 5.1 
format.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Stilling, (202) 927-7312. 
(TDD for the hearing impaired: (202) 927-5721.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 22, 1996, an Advance Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) was served and published in the Federal 
Register, at 61 FR 11799, soliciting comments on how existing 
regulations could be modified to expedite the handling of rail rate 
reasonableness and exemption/revocation proceedings. On April 19, 1996, 
AAR, EEI, NG&FA, NITL, SPI, and WCTL jointly requested an extension of 
the comment due date until May 20, 1996, so that they can better 
respond to the ANPR. Because the parties requesting the extension 
represent a significant segment of railroad and shipper interests that 
are seeking ``to identify and develop consensus positions on the major 
issues,'' the due date for comments is extended to May 20, 1996. Given 
our tight statutory deadline, we do not anticipate further extensions.

    Decided: April 26, 1996.


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    By the Board, Linda J. Morgan, Chairman.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-10763 Filed 4-30-96; 8:45 am]
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