[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 61 (Monday, March 31, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15553-15554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7752]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Ex Parte No. 646]


Rail Rate Challenges in Small Cases

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board (Board) will hold a public 
hearing on Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at its offices in Washington, DC, 
to provide interested persons an opportunity to express their views on 
the subject of Board processing of rail rate challenges that are not 
suitable for handling under the Board's constrained market pricing 
procedures. Persons wishing to speak at the hearing should notify the 
Board in writing.

DATES: The public hearing will take place on Wednesday, April 16, 2003. 
Any person wishing to speak at the hearing should file with the Board a 
written notice of intent to participate, and should indicate a 
requested time allotment, as soon as possible but no later than April 
8, 2003. Each speaker should also file with the Board his/her written 
testimony by April 11, 2003.

ADDRESSES: An original and 10 copies of all notices of intent to 
participate and testimony should refer to STB Ex Parte No. 646, and 
should be sent to: Surface Transportation Board, Attn: STB Ex Parte No. 
646, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Beryl Gordon, (202) 565-1616. 
[Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) (Hearing Impaired): (800) 
877-8339.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board will hold a public hearing to 
provide a forum for the expression of views by rail shippers, 
railroads, and other interested persons, regarding rail rate challenges 
in small cases to be considered by the Board. This hearing will provide 
a forum for the oral discussion of any proposals that interested 
persons might wish to offer for handling small cases involving a 
challenge to the reasonableness of rates charged by a rail carrier. The 
Board is also interested in participants' views on how small rate cases 
should be defined or identified.

Date of Hearing

    The hearing will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2003, 
in the 7th floor hearing room at the Board's headquarters in 
Washington, DC, and will continue, with short breaks if necessary, 
until every person scheduled to speak has been heard.

Notice of Intent To Participate

    Any person wishing to speak at the hearing should file with the 
Board a written notice of intent to participate, and should indicate a 
requested time allotment, as soon as possible but no later than April 
8, 2003.

Testimony

    Each speaker should file with the Board his/her written testimony 
by April 11, 2003.

Paper Copies

    Each person intending to speak at the hearing should submit an 
original and 10 paper copies of his/her notice of intent to participate 
(as soon as possible but no later than April 8, 2003) and testimony (by 
April 11, 2003).

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Board Releases Available via the Internet

    Decisions and notices of the Board, including this notice, are 
available on the Board's Web site at ``http://www.stb.dot.gov.''
    This action will not significantly affect either the quality of the 
human environment or the conservation of energy resources.

    Dated: March 26, 2003.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-7752 Filed 3-28-03; 8:45 am]
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