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        <Address>395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423</Address>
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            <NameColumnValue>Daniel R. Elliott, III</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Debra L. Miller</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Ann D. Begeman</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Lucille L. Marvin</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Leland L. Gardner</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>William F. Huneke</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Victoria J. Rutson</NameColumnValue>
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              <Paragraph>The Surface Transportation Board was established in 1996 by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) Termination Act of 1995 (49 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) as an independent adjudicatory body organizationally housed within the Department of Transportation with jurisdiction over certain surface transportation economic regulatory matters formerly under ICC jurisdiction. The Board consists of three members, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate for 5-year terms.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Board adjudicates disputes and regulates interstate surface transportation through various laws pertaining to the different modes of surface transportation. The Board's general responsibilities include the oversight of firms engaged in transportation in interstate and foreign commerce to the extent that it takes place within the United States, or between or among points in the contiguous United States and points in Alaska, Hawaii, or U.S. Territories or possessions. Surface transportation matters under the Board's jurisdiction in general include railroad rate and service issues, rail restructuring transactions (mergers, line sales, line construction, and line abandonments), and labor matters related thereto; certain trucking company, moving van, and noncontiguous ocean shipping company rate matters; certain intercity passenger bus company structure, financial, and operational matters; and certain pipeline matters not regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>In performing its functions, the Board is charged with promoting, where appropriate, substantive and procedural regulatory reform and providing an efficient and effective forum for the resolution of disputes. Through the granting of exemptions from regulations where warranted, the streamlining of its decisionmaking process and the regulations applicable thereto, and the consistent and fair application of legal and equitable principles, the Board seeks to provide an effective forum for efficient dispute resolution and facilitation of appropriate market-based business transactions. Through rulemakings and case disposition, it strives to develop new and better ways to analyze unique and complex problems, to reach fully justified decisions more quickly, to reduce the costs associated with regulatory oversight, and to encourage private sector negotiations and resolutions to problems, where appropriate.</Paragraph>
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      <Footer>For further information, contact the Office of Public Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and Compliance, Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC, 20423. Phone, 202-245-0230.</Footer>
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