PUBLIC & MEDIA ADVISORY: HEARING ON RAILROADS' COMMON CARRIER OBLIGATION & TRANSPORT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESCHEDULED TO JULY 22

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>From the Surface Transportation Board, Washington, D.C.
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The Surface Transportation Board (Board) today announced that it has
rescheduled—to July 22, 2008—its public hearing examining issues related to
the common carrier obligation of railroads (the duty of railroads to
provide transportation or service on reasonable request) relative to the
transportation of hazardous materials.


 Notices of intent to participate, speakers' written testimonies, and
 written submissions by interested persons not wishing to appear at the
 hearing are now due no later than July 8, 2008.


 The Board originally had scheduled the hearing for July 16, 2008, with
 submissions by hearing participants and by interested persons not wishing
 to appear at the hearing due July 2, 2008.  The rescheduled hearing will
 begin on Tuesday, July 22 at 9:00 a.m. in the Board's Hearing Room on the
 1st Floor of the agency's headquarters at Patriots Plaza, 395 E Street,
 S.W., Washington, D.C.


 The Board's decision rescheduling the hearing in the proceeding entitled
 Common Carrier Obligation of Railroads—Transportation of Hazardous
 Materials, STB Ex Parte No. 677 (Sub-No. 1)(
 http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/WebDecisionID/39141?OpenDocument
 )
 , was issued today, June 19, 2008.  A notice will be published in the
 Federal Register.  The decision is available for viewing and downloading
 on the agency's Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov under "E-Library," then
 under "Decisions & Notices," beneath the date "6/19/08."


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