81 FR 200 pgs. 71563-71564 - InterVISTAS Study
Type: NOTICEVolume: 81Number: 200Pages: 71563 - 71564
Pages: 71563, 71564Docket number: [Docket No. EP 736]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2016-25020 Filed 10-14-16; 8:45 am]
Agency: Surface Transportation Board
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. EP 736]
InterVISTAS Study
AGENCY:
Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION:
Notice of roundtable discussion.
SUMMARY:
The Board will host a roundtable discussion among noted economists on an independent report that assesses the Board's rate reasonableness methodologies, including the stand-alone cost methodology, and possible alternatives.
DATES:
The roundtable discussion will take place on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES:
The roundtable discussion will be held in the Hearing Room on the first floor of the Board's headquarters at Patriot's Plaza, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nathaniel Bawcombe: (202) 245-0376. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Board commissioned a study by InterVISTAS Consulting LLC (InterVISTAS) in late 2014, and the study was released by the Board on September 22, 2016. The Board asked for an independent assessment of its stand-alone cost (SAC) rate reasonableness methodology and possible alternatives. Among other things, the scope of the work required InterVISTAS to look for alternative methodologies to SAC that could be used to reduce the time, complexity, and expense historically involved in rate cases; determine whether SAC is sufficient for large rate cases; and whether the Board's simplified methodologies were appropriate alternatives to SAC. The report is available at https://www.stb.gov/stb/elibrary/IndependentStudy.html.
To promote discourse on these issues, the Board will hold an economic roundtable regarding the issues and conclusions presented in the report. The panel will include the following independent and government economists:
Michael Tretheway, InterVISTAS Consulting LLC
Richard Schmalensee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wesley W. Wilson, University of Oregon
John Mayo, Georgetown University
Jeffrey Macher, Georgetown University
Mark Cooper, Consumer Federation of America
Russell Pittman, Director of Economic Research in the Economic Analysis Group,
Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice
William Huneke, Chief Economist, Surface Transportation Board, Office of Economics
William Brennan, Deputy Director, Surface Transportation Board, Office of Economics
[top] The roundtable discussion will be open for public observation but not public participation. In addition, the discussion will be available on the Board's Web site by live video streaming. To access the roundtable,
Decided: October 12, 2016.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2016-25020 Filed 10-14-16; 8:45 am]
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