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Contact: Dennis Watson
11/01/2004 (Monday)
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Public & Media Advisory: Surface Transportation Board Provides Schedule of Appearances, Time Allocations for Public & Media Attendance at November 2 Oral Argument in "Arizona Electric Power" v. "BNSF & Union Pacific" Railroad Rate-Complaint


Surface Transportation Board Chairman Roger Nober today provided a schedule of speakers' appearances and their time allocations for the STB's November 2, 2004 oral argument in the case entitled Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. v. The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company and Union Pacific Railroad Company, STB Docket No. 42058.


The oral argument will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 2, 2004, in Room 760, the STB's hearing room, on the 7th Floor of the agency's headquarters in the Mercury Building, 1925 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.


The STB officially announced the oral argument in STB Docket No. 42058 in a decision issued to the public on October 7, 2004. The schedule of speakers' appearances and time allocations, as published on October 29, 2004, in this case is attached. That decision is available for viewing and downloading via the agency's Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov. A printed copy of the Board's decision also is available for a fee by contacting ASAP Document Solutions, 9332 Annapolis Rd., Suite 103, Lanham, MD 20706, telephone (202) 306-4004, or via asapdc@verizon.net.mailto:asapmd@verizon.net. A fact sheet is attached.


A live broadcast of the hearing will be accessible via the STB's agency's Web site at "http://www.stb.dot.gov.," under "Information Center"/"Webcast"/"Live Audio" on the home page.


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ATTACHMENT
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD ORAL ARGUMENT
Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. v. The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company and Union Pacific Railroad Company, STB Docket No. 42058


SCHEDULE OF APPEARANCES

Party / Speaker /Time Allotted
Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (AEPCO)/
Speaker: Robert D. Rosenberg (Note: AEPCO may
reserve part of its time for rebuttal)
40 minutes


The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Company
Speaker: Samuel M. Sipe, Jr.
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Speaker: David L. Meyer
40 minutes


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