FOR RELEASE
Contact:
Janie Sheng (202) 245-0221
06/06/2007 (Wednesday)
No. 07-20
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PUBLIC & MEDIA ADVISORY: SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD TO HOLD JULY 18 PUBLIC HEARING IN KANSAS CITY, MO. ON RAIL TRANSPORTATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES
Surface Transportation Board Chairman Charles D. Nottingham today announced that the STB will hold a public hearing on
July 18, 2007
, in
Kansas City, Missouri
, as a public forum to examine issues related to the efficiency and reliability of railroad transportation of resources critical to the Nation's energy supply, including coal, ethanol and biofuels.
The
Wednesday, July 18
public hearing will begin at
9:00 a.m.
in the
Ground Floor Conference Room
of the
Richard Bolling Federal Building, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, MO
.
The STB officially announced the July 18 hearing in the proceeding entitled
Rail Transportation of Resources Critical to the Nation's Energy Supply, STB Ex Parte No. 672, in a decision issued to the public on June 6, 2007
. That decision established due dates for those wishing to speak at the hearing to advise the agency of their intent to participate and to request a time allotment, and for the submission of written testimony. The June 6 decision is available for viewing and downloading via the STB's Web site at
http://www.stb.dot.gov
. A printed copy of the agency's decision also is available by contacting
ASAP Document Solutions, 9332 Annapolis Rd., Suite 103, Lanham, MD 20706, telephone (202) 306-4004
, or via
asapdc@verizon.net
.
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