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Contact: Dennis Watson
09/28/2004 (Tuesday)
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No. 04-42
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Public & Media Advisory: Surface Transportation Board Provides Schedule of Appearances, Time Allocations for Public & Media Attendance at September 29 Oral Argument in "Arizona Public Service & PacifiCorp" v. "Burlington Northern" Rail Rate-Complaint Case


Surface Transportation Board Chairman Roger Nober today provided a schedule of speakers' appearances and their time allocations for the STB's September 29, 2004 oral argument concerning the railroad rate-complaint case entitled Arizona Public Service Company & PacifiCorp v. The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, Docket No. 41185.


The oral argument will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 29, 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 Docket No. 41185 in a decision issued to the public on September 9, 2004. The schedule of speakers' appearances and time allocations, as published in the agency's decision of September 27, 2004, in Docket No. 41185, 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 (301) 577-2600, or via asapdc@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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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD ORAL ARGUMENT
Arizona Public Service Company & PacifiCorp v. The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, Docket No. 41185


SCHEDULE OF APPEARANCES

Party / Speaker / Time Allotted

Complainant
Arizona Public Service Company and PacifiCorp (Arizona)
Speaker: C. Michael Loftus / 30 minutes
(Note: Arizona will open and may reserve part of its time for rebuttal)

Defendant
The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF)
Speaker: Samuel M. Sipe, Jr., Richard E. Weicher / 30 minutes
(Note: BNSF may divide its time between Messrs. Sipe and Weicher)

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